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Arrival (See Getting There for more details)

Arrival (See Getting There for more details)

  • A transfer from the airport can be arranged for an extra cost.
  • Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Day 1

Drive to Tarangire National Park

Drive to Tarangire National Park

After breakfast, meet your expert guide - your key to Tanzania's wild heart. Explore Tarangire's elephant kingdoms among thousand-year-old baobabs, with a picnic lunch soundtracked by hornbills and vervet monkeys. As the afternoon light gilds the savanna, journey to your campsite in Mto wa Mbu, where Maasai warriors greet you with steaming chai. Fall asleep to the distant whoop of hyenas beneath a blanket of stars.

Main Destination:
Tarangire National Park
Best Time To Visit July to November (Animals come to the Tarangire River)
High Season June to October (The park is full of visitors)
Best Weather June to October (Little rainfall)

Wildlife in Tarangire NP

ElephantAbundant
GiraffeCommon
LionCommon
BuffaloAbundant
ZebraAbundant
WildebeestAbundant
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HippoCommon
HyenaOccasional
Wild DogVery Rare
Accommodation:
Budget camping
  • Outside Tarangire NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 2

Drive to Serengeti National Park

Drive to Serengeti National Park

After breakfast, ascend through Ngorongoro’s misty highlands with your expert guide, watching landscapes transform to golden savanna. Spot cheetahs surveying from granite kopjes and wildebeest herds dusting the horizon. Enjoy a hearty bush picnic under acacia shade before arriving at Nyani Public Campsite. As the equatorial sun dips, gather around the firepit with fellow travelers, swapping stories under a sky ablaze with stars.

Main Destination:
Serengeti National Park
Best Time To Visit January to February and June to October (Different areas are best at different times)
High Season July to March (The Seronera area is crowded)
Best Weather June to October (Little to no rainfall)

Wildlife in Serengeti NP

ElephantCommon
LionCommon
CheetahCommon
BuffaloAbundant
ZebraAbundant
WildebeestAbundant
Show more
GiraffeCommon
HippoCommon
HyenaCommon
LeopardOccasional
Black RhinoVery Rare
Wild DogVery Rare
Accommodation:
Budget camping
  • Inside Serengeti NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 3

In Serengeti National Park

In Serengeti National Park

Dawn light reveals the savanna from your Nyani campsite. With your expert guide, track the Big Five—lions on the hunt, leopards draped over acacia boughs, and (seasonally) the Great Migration’s thunder. Feast on bush breakfasts near hippo-filled pools, then toast the day with sundowners at scenic kopjes. Return to camp where a crackling fire and fellow adventurers await under a star-flooded sky.

Main Destination:
Serengeti National Park
Accommodation:
Budget camping
  • Inside Serengeti NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 4

Drive to Ngorongoro

Drive to Ngorongoro

At dawn, chase the Big Five through Serengeti’s woodlands—lions prowling, cheetahs sprinting, and (seasonally) wildebeest river crossings. After a picnic lunch in the wild, climb to Simba Public Campsite on the crater rim. Claim your tent with a caldera view, then join fellow travelers for sundowners as the sky ignites. Share firelit stories of the day’s adventures under a ceiling of stars.

Main Destination:
Ngorongoro Crater
Best Time To Visit June to October (Wildlife viewing is best)
High Season Most of the year – July to March (Expect crowds)
Best Weather June to October (Rainfall is little to none)

Wildlife in Ngorongoro Crater

LionCommon
BuffaloAbundant
ZebraAbundant
WildebeestAbundant
HyenaAbundant
Show more
ElephantCommon
HippoCommon
LeopardOccasional
Accommodation:
Budget camping
  • Inside Ngorongoro Crater
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 5

Ngorongoro Grand Finale

Ngorongoro Grand Finale

After breakfast, descend with your private guide into the UNESCO-listed Ngorongoro Crater – Earth’s largest intact caldera. Spend the day tracking the Big Five, including rare black rhinos and crater lions, with a champagne picnic on the grasslands. As the golden light fades, return to Arusha (airport transfers/lodging available*).

Main Destination:
Arusha (City)
Accommodation:
No accommodation (End of tour)
Meals & Drinks:
  • Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

End of tour (See Getting There for more details)

End of tour (See Getting There for more details)

  • Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
  • A transfer back to the airport can be arranged for an extra cost.

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