DETAILED ITINERARY

 

Day 1: Arrive in Kilimanjaro Airport- Arusha | 1 Nights

As you walk out of Kilimanjaro International Airport, your personal guide greets you with a big smile: ‘Karibu Tanzania – welcome to Tanzania!’ The guide takes you straight to your hotel, where you can relax and take in the African atmosphere. The next day your guide takes you on an exclusive, private safari that allows you to travel at your own pace. Enjoy the luxury of your own safari jeep and take the liberty to stop and watch the animals as long as you like!

•  Main destination: Arusha
• Accommodation: Africa Safari Lodge Arusha

 

Days 2-3: Tarangire National Park | 2 Nights

Early morning breakfast then start your safari with a visit to Tarangire National Park, renowned for its large herds of elephants and striking baobab trees. As you drive through the park, you will encounter a variety of wildlife, including giraffes, zebras, lions, and various bird species. Spend two nights exploring Tanzania’s most unique and underrated wildlife destinations. The park is known for its striking landscape, featuring vast savannahs dotted with iconic baobab trees and the Tarangire River, which attracts large herds of elephants, especially during the dry season. The park is a haven for wildlife, including zebras, giraffes, buffaloes, lions, leopards, and over 500 species of birds. Its varied habitats—ranging from grasslands to woodlands—provide a diverse environment for both predators and prey. Tarangire is also renowned for its peaceful atmosphere, offering a more intimate safari experience compared to other major parks in the region. It’s a perfect spot for those looking to see elephants in large numbers and enjoy a quieter, less-crowded safari experience.

• Main destination: Tarangire National Park
• Accommodation: Burunge Tented Lodge

 

Days 4: Lake Manyara National Park | 1 Nights

Early morning breakfast then check out for your drive to the close-by Lake Manyara National Park for a full day game drive. Lake Manyara National Park is a compact yet diverse park nestled at the base of the Great Rift Valley escarpment. It’s known for its stunning landscapes, which include lush forests, wetlands, and the alkaline Lake Manyara itself. The park is famous for its tree-climbing lions, a rare behavior seen here, as well as large flocks of flamingos that flock to the lake, particularly during the wet season. Wildlife enthusiasts will also encounter elephants, giraffes, zebras, and a variety of bird species, making it a great spot for both wildlife and birdwatching. Lake Manyara’s combination of varied ecosystems, striking scenery, and rich biodiversity makes it a must-visit park, offering a unique and scenic safari experience.

• Main destination: Tarangire National Park
• Accommodation: Lake Manyara Safari Lodge

 

Days 5-8: Explore Central and North Serengeti | 4 Nights

Early morning breakfast, check out and depart to Serengeti National Park where you will spend the next four days exploring the endless plains of Serengeti on Morning and evening or full day game drives. The Serengeti is the heart of the African safari experience, where every game drive feels like an adventure and the wilderness is at its purest and undisturbed. It is renowned for its sweeping landscapes, where vast golden plains stretch to the horizon. This open landscape offers incredible views, and the chance to watch wildlife roam freely is an experience unlike any other. It is home to a wealth of wildlife, including the Big Five (lion, elephant, buffalo, leopard, and rhino). It boasts one of the highest concentrations of big cats in Africa, including large prides of lions, leopards stalking the trees, and cheetahs racing across the open plains in pursuit of prey. Aside from the Big Five, the Serengeti is home to vast herds of giraffes, zebras, impalas, and wildebeests, while predators such as hyenas, cheetahs, and wild dogs patrol the land. The park is also home to an astounding variety of bird species, including vultures, eagles, and flamingos around the seasonal lakes.

You will spend two nights exploring Central Serengeti (Seronera). This region is known for its vast, open plains and abundant wildlife, making it an ideal location for game drives year-round. The Central Serengeti is particularly renowned for its rich concentration of predators, including lions, leopards, cheetahs, and hyenas, as well as the iconic wildebeest and zebra herds that are part of the Great Migration. The Seronera River that flows through this area is a lifeline for wildlife, attracting large numbers of animals during the dry season, especially elephants, buffaloes, and various antelope species.

The other two nights, you will concentrate on Serengeti North (Kogatende) which is one of the best spots to witness the dramatic spectacle of the Great Migration, particularly during the months of July to October when millions of wildebeest and zebras cross the Mara River. The river crossings here are some of the most iconic and thrilling moments in safari travel, with massive herds battling strong currents and predators lurking nearby.

• Main destination: Serengeti
• Accommodation: Osinon Tented Camp – Seronera (2 Nights)  |  Heritage Mara Migration Camp- Kogatende (2 Nights)

 

Days 9: Ngorongoro Crater- Karatu | 1 Nights

Early morning breakfast then check out for your drive to Ngorongoro. Enjoy a short en-route morning game drive out of Serengeti. Viewing is often best early in the day. Big cats and other predators always capture the imagination. Arrive at Nabii gate and continue our journey through the Ngorongoro Conservation Area and up into the more mountainous terrain around the Crater rim. As the low clouds clear from the Crater rim we take the journey down to the floor of the ancient caldera, Ngorongoro, for the chance to see more wildlife including the Big Five – lion, leopard, elephant, rhino and buffalo. We spend the morning in this perfectly intact volcanic caldera and the world’s largest extinct volcano. On the Crater floor we find a garden of Eden full of all the wildlife for which Africa is famous – rhino, hippo, lion, elephant, hyena, buffalo, zebra, gazelle, impala, wildebeest, ostrich, flamingo, and many, many more. Plain’s game peacefully grazes. Hippopotamus are found lolling in the pools and Lake Magadi can be rimmed with the pink of greater and lesser flamingo. After exploring the crater, you will exit the crater and drive to Karatu Area where you will spend the night.

• Main destination: Ngorongoro Crater
• Accommodation: The Castle at Ngorongoro- Karatu

 

Days 10: Karatu- Arusha | 1 Night

Relaxed Morning breakfast and enjoy a relaxed mid-morning time at the castle at Ngorongoro before starting your drive back to Arusha. A small afternoon Arusha city tour and souvenir shopping before drop off at your hotel for dinner and overnight.  We will arrange for your airport transfer depending on your flight time tonight or the following day in the morning.

• Main destination: Arusha
• Accommodation: Africa Safari Lodge Arusha

Included in the cost:

• 2 nights pre and post safari accommodation in Arusha on bed and breakfast.
• 8 nights’ accommodation on Full Board while on Safari
• All necessary permits, conservancy and park fees
• All activities (Unless labelled as optional)
• All accommodation as mentioned on the itinerary
• A professional driver/guide
• All transportation in a 4X4 Safari Land cruiser jeep with a pop up roof
• All airport transfer
• Meals (As specified)
• Drinking water in the vehicle on game drives
• 24/7 assistance and support during your trip

 

Excluded:

• International flights.
• Travel/Medical insurance
• Visa fees.
• Balloon excursion (US$620 pp)
• Meals, drinks, and excursions not described in the itinerary
• Tips & Gratuities
• Any other items of a personal nature, laundry, telephone and postage
• Item of personal Nature