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Arrival
Day 1
Zanzibar - Arusha - Tarangire National Park
Zanzibar - Arusha - Tarangire National Park
Your safari adventure begins today! You’ll be picked up from your hotel in Zanzibar and transferred to Zanzibar Airport for your short flight to Arusha. Upon arrival, your guide will meet you and drive you to Tarangire National Park. Enjoy your first game drive as you explore the park’s famous elephant herds, giant baobab trees, and diverse wildlife including giraffes, zebras, wildebeest, buffalo, and—if you're lucky—big cats. After a picnic lunch, continue your afternoon game drive before heading to your lodge inside Tarangire or in Karatu for dinner and overnight.
Good to know: We offer secure luggage storage in Zanzibar if you need to travel with lighter soft bags.
- Main Destination:
- Tarangire National Park
- Accommodation:
- Heart and Soul Lodge
Wildlife in Tarangire NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Tarangire/Karatu - Ngorongoro Highlands - Serengeti National Park
Tarangire/Karatu - Ngorongoro Highlands - Serengeti National Park
After breakfast, depart via the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, crossing the scenic Malanja Depression toward Serengeti National Park. You’ll make a short stop at Naabi Hill Gate—stretch your legs with a quick walk among the Naabi Hill kopjes while your guide handles park formalities. Enjoy an early picnic lunch at the gate (or en route), then continue into the Serengeti for a full afternoon of game drives.
The Serengeti—named from the Maasai word “Siringet,” meaning “endless plains”—unfolds in vast golden savannah dotted with granite outcrops and acacia woodlands. This area is big-cat country: keep watch for lions, cheetahs, and leopards, alongside vast herds of zebra, wildebeest, buffalo, giraffe, and abundant birdlife. Routing focuses on Central Serengeti (Seronera) for year-round wildlife, or shifts seasonally to follow the Great Migration (Dec–Mar Ndutu/Naabi; May–Jun Western Corridor; Jul–Oct North/Kogatende).
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- Main Destination:
- Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Safari Haven Serengeti Camp
Wildlife in Serengeti NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Serengeti (AM) - Ngorongoro Rim (PM)
Serengeti (AM) - Ngorongoro Rim (PM)
Rise early for a sunrise game drive in Central Serengeti (Seronera)—prime time for big cats on the move. Visit the hippo pools and, if you wish, the Seronera Visitor Centre for short walking trails and exhibits. Return for a hearty bush breakfast (or take a packed breakfast to maximise wildlife time), then continue game drives as you backtrack toward Naabi Hill Gate.
After a picnic lunch, exit the park at Naabi and cross back into the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Enjoy a scenic drive along the highlands to the crater rim, arriving by late afternoon/early evening—perfect positioning for tomorrow’s early descent.
- Main Destination:
- Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Ngorongoro Safari Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Ngorongoro Crater Tour - Zanzibar (Fly-Out) or Arusha Overnight
Ngorongoro Crater Tour - Zanzibar (Fly-Out) or Arusha Overnight
After an early breakfast, descend ~600 m into the Ngorongoro Crater for a half-day game drive. Sustained by permanent water and rich grasses, the crater hosts large herds of wildebeest, zebra, buffalo, eland, warthog, hippo, and elephants, plus an unusually high density of predators—lions, hyenas, jackals, cheetahs, and the occasionally sighted leopard. With luck, you may also spot the black rhino, for which the crater is renowned.
Stop at a designated picnic site near the hippo pools/Lake Magadi, the shallow alkaline lake in the southwest corner, often fringed with flamingos and bustling with other waterbirds.
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- Main Destination:
- Ngorongoro Crater
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
Wildlife in Ngorongoro Crater
- Meals & Drinks:
