Itinerary
- Day 1
Kilimanjaro International Airport to Arusha
A driver will collect you from Kilimanjaro International Airport and take you to Themi Fall Leisure campsite, situated on coffee farms in the area. Once you've settled into your accommodations, everyone gathers for a pre-safari briefing where your guide confirms you have the required medical coverage and travel insurance before the adventure starts.
- Start point
- Arusha, Tanzania (Arusha)
- Meals
- Dinner, Breakfast
Included Activities
- Pre-safari briefing at campsite
- Confirmation of mandatory medical coverage and travel insurance
Landmarks/POIs Kilimanjaro International Airport - Day 2
Arusha to Lake Manyara National Park
You'll head out toward Lake Manyara National Park, one of Tanzania's most varied reserves. The landscape here shifts between groundwater forests, open grasslands, hot springs, and woodlands with the mountain rising behind it all. After a picnic lunch, you'll look for the park's famous tree-climbing lions and watch for over 350 bird species moving through the trees. By late afternoon you'll drive back to the campsite.
- Meals
- Lunch (Picnic lunch), Dinner, Breakfast
Included Activities
- Game viewing at Lake Manyara National Park
- Picnic lunch in the park
- Wildlife observation including tree-climbing lions and birdwatching
Landmarks/POIs Lake Manyara National Park Great Rift Valley - Day 3
Lake Manyara to Serengeti National Park
The journey toward Serengeti National Park includes a stop at Olduvai Gorge where you can walk through the museum and see archaeological finds from human ancestors going back 2.5 million years. Following lunch, you enter the Serengeti and spend the afternoon looking for wildlife across the plains dotted with acacia trees and rocky kopjes. Giraffe, buffalo, elephant, and big cats move through the landscape, and you might catch sight of migration herds as well.
- Meals
- Lunch, Dinner, Breakfast
Included Activities
- Visit to Olduvai Gorge museum and archaeological sites
- Game viewing in Serengeti National Park
- Wildlife observation including potential migration viewing (seasonal December-February)
Landmarks/POIs Olduvai Gorge Serengeti National Park - Day 4
Serengeti National Park
You'll start before dawn for a full day of game viewing across the Serengeti. Stop at Hippo Pool to watch hippos and crocodiles in the water, then search for lion prides moving through the territory. The volcanic rocky outcrops called kopjes provide shelter for animals, and you'll explore these formations while scanning for plains game including elephants, giraffe, zebra, wildebeest, and the harder-to-spot leopards and cheetahs. Birdlife fills the skies throughout the day.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Early morning game drive
- Wildlife viewing at Hippo Pool
- Game viewing across Serengeti plains and kopjes
- Birdwatching throughout the day
Landmarks/POIs Serengeti National Park - Day 5
Serengeti to Ngorongoro Conservation Area to Arusha
An early morning game drive takes you through the Serengeti before you head toward Ngorongoro Conservation Area, where wildlife and local Masai herders coexist on the same land. You'll descend into the crater where natural walls protect large populations of lions, elephants, buffalo, and rhino. Note that giraffes can't handle the steep crater sides, so they don't live here. After exploring the crater floor, the drive back to Arusha takes place in the late afternoon.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Early morning game drive in Serengeti
- Ngorongoro Conservation Area visit and crater descent
- Game viewing in Ngorongoro Crater
- Glimpse of Masai way of life during drive
Landmarks/POIs Ngorongoro Conservation Area Ngorongoro Crater - Day 6
Arusha to Kilimanjaro International Airport
After breakfast or lunch depending on your flight time, you'll drive directly to Kilimanjaro International Airport for your international flight home.
Landmarks/POIs Kilimanjaro International Airport
