Itinerary
- Day 1
Arusha
You'll land at Kilimanjaro International Airport where someone meets you for the drive to Arusha Serena Hotel. The afternoon is yours to do as you like, whether that's walking around Arusha town or just relaxing by the hotel on Lake Duluti's shores.
Optional Activities
- Explore Arusha at your own pace
- Use hotel facilities
Landmarks/POIs Lake Duluti - Day 2
Arusha to Tarangire
After a morning briefing and lunch, you'll head out in a safari vehicle through the Masai Steppe, passing villages and plantations. From there you continue through Makuyuni toward Tarangire National Park, handle the gate formalities, and start game viewing on your way to Tarangire Sopa Lodge for dinner.
- Meals
- Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Game viewing in Tarangire National Park
- Park entrance formalities
Landmarks/POIs Tarangire National Park Tarangire River Masai Steppe Makuyuni - Day 3
Tarangire to Lake Manyara
This morning brings game viewing in Tarangire where you'll look for lion prides and elephant herds across the baobab-lined terrain and Silale Swamp. Back at the lodge for lunch, then you drive north through the park and escarpment to reach Lake Manyara Serena Lodge, which sits on the Rift Valley rim with views over the lake.
- Meals
- Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Morning game drive in Tarangire National Park
- Afternoon drive to Lake Manyara
Landmarks/POIs Tarangire National Park Silale Swamp Lake Manyara Rift Valley - Day 4
Lake Manyara to Serengeti
After breakfast you're out for a game drive in Lake Manyara National Park, then back to the lodge for lunch. Next you head through highland countryside with wheat and coffee fields, moving into the Ngorongoro Conservation Area and onto the Serengeti plains with wildlife sightings along the way. Once you clear the park formalities, you arrive at Serengeti Serena Lodge for dinner.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Game drive in Lake Manyara National Park
- Game viewing en route to Serengeti National Park
- Park entrance formalities
Landmarks/POIs Lake Manyara National Park Ngorongoro Conservation Area Serengeti National Park Grumeti River - Day 5
Serengeti
Breakfast first, then you're out for full-day game drives across Serengeti National Park hunting for the Big Five through riverine forests, woodlands, kopjes, and volcanic grassland. Midday lunch happens back at the lodge, then you continue searching for wildlife in the afternoon before heading back for dinner.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Morning game drive in Serengeti National Park
- Afternoon game drive in Serengeti National Park
Landmarks/POIs Serengeti National Park - Day 6
Serengeti to Ngorongoro
After breakfast you depart Serengeti, watching for wildlife across the vast plains and stopping for a picnic lunch along the way. Late afternoon brings you to Ngorongoro Serena Lodge, perched on the crater rim, where you'll have dinner.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Picnic lunch en route), Dinner
Included Activities
- Game viewing across Serengeti plains en route to Ngorongoro
Landmarks/POIs Serengeti National Park Ngorongoro Crater - Day 7
Ngorongoro
You descend 2,000 feet into Ngorongoro Crater with a picnic lunch to explore the world's largest intact volcanic caldera. The terrain shifts from forests and swamps to grassland and lakes filled with wildlife. You're back at the lodge by late afternoon for some downtime before dinner.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Picnic lunch in the crater), Dinner
Included Activities
- Game drive descending into Ngorongoro Crater
Landmarks/POIs Ngorongoro Crater - Day 8
Ngorongoro to Kilimanjaro
After breakfast you head southeast past Lake Manyara and Mto wa Mbu Village through highlands and the Karatu district with its wheat plains and coffee plantations. Then down the escarpment through the Masai Steppe to Arusha, and from there you transfer to Kilimanjaro International Airport for your flight home.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch
Landmarks/POIs Lake Manyara Mto wa Mbu Village Karatu Masai Steppe
