Kilimanjaro Airport to Arusha
Upon arrival at Kilimanjaro Airport, you will be met by our representative at the arrival point and transferred to your hotel in Arusha, which is approximately an hour's drive from the airport. You'll be at Arusha Villa, found in the slopes of Mt Meru, you'll be there on bed and breakfast basis. You'll also have a pre-safari briefing.
- Main Destination:
- Arusha (City)
- Accommodation:
- Arusha Villa
- Meals & Drinks:
Maasai Tradition and culture Experience
Depart for Africa Amini Lodge in the morning at leisure then in the afternoon after lunch, head out for Maasai activity at the lodge. This lodge is built and run by the Maasai. The Original Maasai Lodge offers nature, culture, and relaxation with views of Kilimanjaro. Get to know the Maasai through campfire stories, spear throwing or traditional dances. All meals and your overnight stay are at Africa Amini Lodge.
- Main Destination:
- Arusha National Park
- Accommodation:
- Original Maasai Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Game Drive Arusha National Park
Arusha National Park is one of the most beautiful wilderness areas in Tanzania. It lies between the peaks of Mount Kilimanjaro and Mount Meru. Although the park covers just 52.9sq miles, it has three spectacular features with unique habitats. Momela Lakes, a string of crater lakes; Ngurdoto Crater, a swampy crater base surrounded by highland Montana forest; and Mount Meru, with an imposing summit at 4565 meters. The forests are rich with birds and other savanna animals. Within the wide range of habitats, almost 400 species of birds have been recorded in the park. Arusha National Park is approximately 45 minutes from Arusha town and is a great start to your trip. Enjoy a game drive below Mt Meru, driving up to the fig tree arch, an arch formed as strangler figs smothered 2 host trees on either side of the road. Enjoy a picnic lunch in the park before heading back for afternoon activities arranged by the lodge. Have breakfast, lunch, and dinner at your lodge.
- Main Destination:
- Arusha National Park
- Accommodation:
- Original Maasai Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Arusha to Lake Manyara National Park
After breakfast, we will transfer to Lake Manyara for a morning game drive and lunch. Have a classic safari picnic, and get a final glimpse of the great wilds of Northern Tanzania. Transfer time is approximately 2.5 hours, covering 130km without game driving.
Lake Manyara offers an insight into the Great Rift Valley system and the adaptation of many herd of animals and magnificent birdlife.
Lake Manyara National Park is a protected area in Tanzania's Arusha and Manyara Regions, situated between Lake Manyara and the Great Rift Valley. It is administered by the Tanzania National Parks Authority and covers an area of 325sq km (125 sq miles) including about 230sq km (89sq miles) lake surface. More than 350 bird species have been observed on the lake.
We'll continue to Silalei Maasai Village to explore the area. Have an afternoon game viewing enjoying great scenery of the lake and habitat. Late afternoon, we will drive to the lodge/camps.
All meals are at Manyara Wildlife Camp & Lodges.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Manyara National Park
- Accommodation:
- Manyara Wildlife Safari Camp
- Meals & Drinks:
Cultural Tour and Village Walk in Mto wa Mbu
Today you will be transferred by your driver/guide to Mto wa Mbu, a famous village closer to Lake Manyara Park, about 7km from the lodge.
At Mto Wa Mbu village, you will walk through the banana plantations and visit the home of a local farming family with different tribes and cultures. Take in the colourful market and even taste some banana beer at a local brewhouse. Then continue to your lodge for lunch or have local lunch prepared by the lady at the village.
Optional, you will proceed with cycling along the lakeshore or Great Rift Valley then later go back to the lodge/camp.
Breakfast, lunch, and dinner are provided.
- Main Destination:
- Mto Wa Mbu (Town)
- Accommodation:
- Manyara Wildlife Safari Camp
- Meals & Drinks:
Manyara - Serengeti National Park via Olduvai Gorge
Leave your lodge and drive along the crater rim before descending the outer slopes of the Ngorongoro Crater and via Olduvai Gorge onto the vast plains of the Serengeti. Arrive at your lodge at approx. 4-5 hours later. The Serengeti is not only famous for the great wildebeest migration that moves around the park from October – July every year, but also for the vast number of species that reside in the park all year round. The concentration of predators in the Serengeti is high with a large pride of lion, numerous hyena clans, and regular sightings of both cheetah and leopard. Elephant, buffalo, giraffe, and antelope can be found feeding on the rich plains as well as some of the lesser-known species such as aardwolf, mongoose, caracal, servals, and hyrax.
In our camps and lodges, meals are served in the main restaurant or privately on request. They are prepared in international and local Tanzania flavours by professionally trained Chefs. later to your camp.
| Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
- Main Destination:
- Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Serengeti Pure Tented Camp
- Meals & Drinks:
Full Day Game Drive Central to North Serengeti National Park
Have early breakfast and depart the camp heading north of Serengeti which is approximately 200km away. With game drive en-route, enjoy this beautiful area with different geographical features. In the north during this period, the chances of seeing the wildebeest migration is quite high. Later head back to your lodge/ hotel.
| Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
- Main Destination:
- Northern Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Mara Kati Kati Tented Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
River Crossing - North Serengeti National Park
Spend your day exploring the extensive plains of the Serengeti in search of the ‘Big Five’. If you would like to maximize your time game viewing and have a chance of seeing river crossing, you can take a picnic lunch out into the park. Enjoy the meal out in the vast savannah before returning to your lodge later in the day. Every year, triggered by the rains, 1.3 million wildebeest, 200,000 zebra, and 300,000 Thomson's gazelle gather to undertake the long trek to new grazing lands. The migration of the herbivores roughly defines the boundaries of Serengeti National Park. It is the central zone of the Serengeti ecosystem, an area that also takes in Kenya's Maasai Mara National Reserve, the Ngorongoro Conservation Area and the Maswa Game Reserve in the west. Later go back to your lodge/ hotel.
| Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
- Main Destination:
- Northern Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Mara Kati Kati Tented Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
North to the Central Serengeti National Park
Have breakfast then depart with a game drive en-route back to Central Serengeti. This is another great day that you will get a chance to see Big Five on the way. Your guide will always stop in areas with attractions to keep on giving you more experience of this endless plain. Later, drop off for all meals and your overnight stay at Tanzania Pure Serengeti Tented Camp.
- Main Destination:
- Central Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Serengeti Pure Tented Camp
- Meals & Drinks:
Serengeti National Park - Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Today you will leave Serengeti behind and travel east to the famous Ngorongoro Crater that rises from the plains in the distance. The drive will take 4-5 hours as you travel across extensive plains with possible game sightings en-route. As you travel onto the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, you may see Maasai herding their cattle before your vehicle climbs the outer walls of the Ngorongoro Crater. The Maasai are semi-nomadic people and one of the most recognizable tribes in East Africa with their red shukas and elaborate beading. Visit a Maasai boma today and meet with the village elder who will introduce you to the traditional Maasai lifestyle and culture that has been maintained successfully for centuries and still continues to thrive in our ever-changing world. Ngorongoro Sopa is perched in the eastern side on the rim of Ngorongoro Crater and has the most magnificent and uninterrupted views of the sunset over the crater floor. Later drive to your lodge.
| Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
Ngorongoro Conservation Area - Crater Tour
After breakfast, early in the morning, depart the lodge and descend into the crater for a game drive. Your game drive is like no other as you visit one of the most dramatic safari destinations in Africa, the Ngorongoro Crater.
The Ngorongoro Conservation Area is a protected area and a World Heritage Site located 180km (110 miles) west of Arusha in the Crater Highlands area of Tanzania. The area is named after Ngorongoro Crater, a large volcanic caldera within the area.
Descend to the crater floor in search of the Big Five with the forest-covered crater walls surrounding you, creating stunning backdrops for all of your wildlife photographs. Travel through the Lerai Forest looking for leopard and onto the plains where the wildebeest and zebra graze whilst cheetah and lion lay and watch. Old elephants pass your vehicle whilst further afield, rhino wander and hippos hide in the pools. Enjoy your picnic lunch and maximize your day in the crater. Later ascend and drive back to your lodge.
- Main Destination:
- Ngorongoro Crater
- Accommodation:
- Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Short Walk to Embakai and Olmoti Crater
After breakfast drive along the scenic crater road, to the Maasai village of Nainokanoka. Proceed to the rim of the Olmoti Crater and with your ranger, descend down to a small waterfall along the way. Later, proceed uphill from where you'll have a last panoramic view of the grass plains below. Then drive up and down through the bushy landscape which finally opens up to the view of an active volcano, Oldonyo Lengai Mt. Enjoy your picnic lunch at the picnic site on the rim of Empakai Crater. Later, descend and explore the crater and on a well-maintained path, you'll descend to the Lake Empakai inside the crater. This alkaline soda lake is an important food source for flamingos, which can be seen throughout the year. Later, ascend and drive back and on to Karatu to your lodge. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner are provided. Your overnight will be at Ngorongoro Farm of Dream Lodge.
- Main Destination:
- Ngorongoro Highlands
- Accommodation:
- Farm of Dreams Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Karatu to Tarangire National park
This morning, you will drive to Tarangire National Park with a picnic lunch. Enjoy a game drive in the park and arrive late in the evening to the lodge/ camp.
Breakfast, lunch and dinner are provided. Your overnight stay is at Tarangire Sopa Lodge
Tarangire National Park is one of the finest parks in Tanzania. Centred on the Tarangire River, this park has expansive views with wide panoramas of wooded savannah stretching in every direction. The most outstanding feature is the Tarangire River, which is permanent. It is the only reliable dry-season source of water available to wildlife in a vast stretch of Tanzania's Rift Valley, attracting tremendous concentrations of different animals in the same location.
- Main Destination:
- Tarangire National Park
- Accommodation:
- Tarangire Sopa Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Tarangire National Park Full-Day
Early in the morning, go out for a sunrise game drive in Tarangire National Park then have breakfast. After breakfast, leave the lodge with a picnic lunch. Enjoy a full game drive in the park and arrive late in the evening to the lodge. Your overnight stay will be at Tarangire Sopa Lodge.
| Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
- Main Destination:
- Tarangire National Park
- Accommodation:
- Tarangire Sopa Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Tarangire to Arusha and on to Kilimanjaro Airport
After a leisure breakfast at the lodge, your driver-guide meets you and drives you back to Arusha/Kilimanjaro Airport for a drop off and proceed under your own arrangement. Driving time is approximately 3 hours to Arusha and 4 hours to Kilimanjaro Airport for your outbound flight.
End of Service.
- Main Destination:
- Kilimanjaro Airport
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks: