Days 1-2: Arusha:
Begin your journey with a night in Arusha. If you have time to explore, the city has a number of interesting attractions to discover. Otherwise, simply relax after your long flight before heading to Ngorongoro tomorrow.
Accommodation:
- Arusha Coffee Lodge (1 night)
Days 2-5: Tarangire:
After breakfast, check out of your hotel and depart for Tarangire where you will arrive and check in at your lodge around lunchtime. Enjoy your lunch and relax for a bit before heading out for your afternoon game drive.
Spend your three days exploring Tarangire National Park, famous for its magnificent Baobabs and high numbers of elephants and with the largest populations of animals migrating here between June and September, the dry season provides an awe-inspiring spectacle of wildlife. Spend your days on day and night game drives out into the African bush, tracking and observing a variety of predators and mammals such as dry-country antelope; this is the only place in Africa where the fringe-eared oryx and long-necked gerenuk can be seen.
Accommodation:
Days 5-7: Ngorongoro:
Check out of your lodge after breakfast and transfer to the Kuro Airstrip for a light aircraft flight to the Manyara Airstrip, where you will spend a brief amount of time being introduced to the Manyara Region by your personal guide before transferring to your lodge.
Spend your three days exploring the Ngorongoro Crater and Conservation Area’s dramatic scenery and wildlife. The world’s largest intact volcanic caldera, its magnificent topography and fertile soils attract a diverse range of plains game and predators, creating a thrilling amphitheater of wildlife viewing. The Big Five, including the Black Rhino, are all present, and you can see flamingos on the central soda lake, zebras grazing on the plains, lions lazing in the tall grass, leopards lying in the trees, and big “tuskers” in the forests.
Accommodation:
Days 7-10: North Serengeti:
Check out of your lodge after breakfast and transfer to Manyara airport for a light aircraft flight to the Kogatende airstrip, where you will be meet and transferred to your lodge for the next two nights.
Spend your days on safari exploring the northern reaches of the Serengeti, tracking the diverse array of game and wildlife that this vast area has to offer. If you’re lucky enough to be there during the great migration (depending on the season), this is the region where the herds are most concentrated as they seek to cross the Mara River to reach the open grasslands beyond, and it’s where you’ll see iconic river crossings. It’s also a place of wild natural beauty, with rolling hills, rivers, forests, and open plains.
Accommodation:
Days 10: Departure:
Transfer from your lodge to Kogatende airstrip and board your light aircraft flight from Northern Serengeti to Kilimanjaro Airport for your homebound flight.
