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Day 1: Pick up

Pick up from Kilimanjaro Airport and drive to Arusha Center your hotel in Arusha for dinner and overnight.

Day 2: Lake Manyara

Meals: Breakfast/Lunch |Dinner

Accommodation: Lake Manyara Safari Lodge- https://www.serenahotels.com/lake-manyara

Pick up from Arusha Center Tourist Inn hotel at 10.00 am drive to Lake Manyara National Park (2 hours driving from Arusha) for full day game drive with your picnic lunches. This superb scenic park is set around the Lake is most famous for its tree-climbing Lions. Late evening drive to Lake Manyara Serena Lodge for dinner and overnight.

Day 3: Serengeti National Park

Meals: Breakfast/Lunch | Dinner

Accommodation: Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge/Similar-https://www.serenahotels.com/serengeti

After breakfast drive en-route to Serengeti National Park, crossing over Ngorongoro Conservation Area. The vast Serengeti plains are home to a huge variety of animals and birds species. Game – viewing and picnic lunches en route to Serengeti Serena lodge for dinner and overnight.

Day 4: Serengeti National Park

Meals: Lunch | Dinner

Accommodation: Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge/Similar-https://www.serenahotels.com/serengeti

Early in the morning have a cup of Coffee proceed for a sunrise game drive in Serengeti, return back to the lodge for breakfast, After breakfast proceeds for a game drive in the vast Serengeti Plains, home to a huge variety of animals and birds, Search among the trees and kopjes form the elusive Leopards and cheetah as well as Wildebeest Migration. After Sunset game drive back to Serengeti Serena lodge for Dinner and overnight

Day 5: Serengeti- Ngorongoro crater rim

Meals: Lunch | Dinner |Breakfast

Accommodation: Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge/Similar –https://www.serenahotels.com/ngorongoro

After breakfast proceeds for a Game viewing en-route with picnic lunches and a visit to the small but very interesting Dr. Leakey Museum at Olduvai Gorge. Ascend from the plains to the rim of Ngorongoro Crater for dinner and overnight at Ngorongoro Serena Lodge (Crater rim).

Day 6: Ngorongoro Crater

Meals: Lunch | Dinner |Breakfast

Accommodation: Tarangire Safari Lodge/Similar –https://www.tarangiresafarilodge.com/

After early breakfast descends to the Crater floor for 7 hrs game viewing with picnic lunches in Ngorongoro Crater. Ngorongoro is one of the true wonders of nature and home of Rhinos, Elephants, Lions, and many other species. Late evening drive to Tarangire Safari Lodge for dinner and overnight.

Day 7: Tarangire- Depart

After breakfast proceeds for a full day game drive with picnic lunches in Tarangire National Park among the large heard of Elephants and other animals. Late evening drive back to Arusha and transfer to Airport for your flight back home.

Day 1: Kilimanjaro Airport – Arusha City

Your international flight will arrive at Kilimanjaro International Airport, home to the ‘The Roof of Africa’, Mount Kilimanjaro. After clearing immigration and collecting your luggage, you’ll be met by your driver who will be waiting for you at arrivals.

You will drive to your accommodation in Arusha, and on a clear day you may have views of Kilimanjaro en route. After a long day travelling you may want to rest, but if you want to keep yourself busy until the evening, we can arrange a city tour or other experiences dependent on your interests.

Overnight at your chosen accommodation

Day 2: Tarangire National Park

Today you’ll be heading out to your first Tanzania national park the beautiful Tarangire, often a favourite park among guides due to its size and remoteness, particularly in the southern section. The park is known for the large numbers of elephant that congregate here.

There are substantial populations of wildebeest, zebra, impala, giraffe, eland and buffalo as well, and even a few localized and unusual species including the gerenuk and fringe-eared oryx. The primary landscape is dry, open woodland scattered with hundreds of Africa’s prehistoric ‘Trees of Life’, the baobab tree. You’ll explore the park in your private vehicle, stopping for a picnic lunch during your game drive, and eventually head to your camp for the evening.

Overnight at your chosen accommodation

Day 3: Serengeti National Park

Your drive from Karatu to the Serengeti will wind you through wide green hills and across flat lowlands. The land stretches to the horizon in all directions, interrupted only by small dusty towns and earthy round Maasai huts. Once you’ve crossed into the Serengeti, you’ll be on a game drive as you make your way toward camp.

The southern section of the park is covered with flat or gently rolling grasslands and occasionally dotted with rock kopjes, home to good populations of resident game. Big cats love to have a good vantage point and the kopjes provide that. Massive herds of wildebeest call this southern section home when they’re birthing before moving farther north. The Serengeti is home to a variety of landscapes, and what’s around you will depend on where you’re staying in the park.

Overnight at your chosen accommodation

Day 4: Full Day in Serengeti National Park

Today you will continue your African safari experience to one of the country’s biggest draws: the Serengeti National Park. The endless plains and abundance of wildlife that call the Serengeti home are unsurpassed. The Wildebeest Migration with more than a million wildebeest is probably the highlight of the Serengeti. It is a true spectacle and impressive to watch millions of wildebeest, zebras and gazelles thunder across the endless plains of the Serengeti.

Together with your private guide, you will be looking for the herds across the plains. Apart from the migratory animals, you will also get to see lots of other animals, like lions, cheetahs, leopards, and many more. Expect to be impressed by the natural beauty of Africa’s most famous park.

If you like to watch wildlife from another perspective, we recommend you go on a balloon safari. It is an amazing experience to drift silently above the plains with herds of wildlife.

Overnight at your chosen accommodation

Day 5: Ngorongoro Crater

Early morning you drive from Serengeti to the Ngorongoro. Upon arrival at Ngorongoro, you will start descending into the crater. This collapsed volcano is the main feature of the area and creates a unique ecosystem with a wide variety of vegetation. Enjoy the beautiful colours of the landscapes and the diversity of animals.

The crater is home to the highest concentration of wildlife in Africa and is choked with elephants, lions, buffaloes, hippos and even the rare black rhino. This is one of the best places to spot all of the Big Five. The views from the crater rim over the crater floor are incredible. Because of its natural beauty, the Ngorongoro Crater is chosen as one of Africa’s Seven Natural Wonders.

There is a range of activities to do in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, like visiting a Maasai village.  You can spend up to six hours in the crater before heading back to Karatu.

Overnight at your chosen accommodation

Day 6: Karatu – Kilimanjaro Airport

After breakfast, depending on the flight time, your driver will transfer you to Arusha Airport or Kilimanjaro International Airport for your onward flight.