DAY 0

We will pick you up from the airport & take you to your hotel, later on will brief you on the tour

Tip: clients flying to Arusha at 9:15am or Kilimanjaro airport before 8:00am can start tour on arrival from the airport.

DAY 1
ARUSHA TO TARANGIRE

We will pick you up from your hotel at 7:30am and after being familiar to the guide & chef we will drive to Tarangire national park (2hr drive) famous for its diverse landscape. The park is particularly known for the abundance of Ancient Baobab trees & having the largest concentration of elephants in the whole country and provides unique chances to observe the interaction between elephant families. We will do a game drive through the park depending on where they are reported sightings of animals (mostly predators, lions, cheetah & leopards as they are harder to spot) as herbivores (giraffes, wildebeest, zebras etc are plenty to see through the park.

Later on will go to the Tarangire river picnic site and enjoy the beautiful view of the river & animals while having lunch, small monkeys & baboons will try to scare you of your lunch but there is nothing to worry about

After lunch will proceed with the game drive and exit the park around 5:30pm where will head to accommodation (fig big tree lodge) for dinner & sleep

Tip: on a private trip there is an option to camp inside of Tarangire with no extra cost (this is better in terms of wildlife sightseeing but another day without a proper shower) – this option will increase game drive for 2 more hours on this day & 1 hour on the next day

Meals included:

Lunch
Dinner

DAY 2
MTO WA MBU TO SERENGETI

After breakfast(8:30am) you will drive from mto wa mbu to Serengeti which takes 6 hours (includes all stops) as it transits through the ngorongoro conservation area

Stop at: Ngorongoro Crater, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Arusha Region

Will briefly stop at the gate and view point to look at the breath taking view of the crater

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop at: Ngorongoro Crater, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Arusha Region

Visit Maasai village, its optional to visit and explore the culture of the great Maasai tribe known for chasing lions of their kill and hunting lions to be considered a warrior, drinking raw animal blood though these traditions are thing of the past with exception of drinking blood you can surely learn something

Duration: 20-45 minutes

This is an optional visit not included in the price

And many clients opt against it

Entrance is 10 – 20usd

Serengeti National Park

Arrive in late afternoon and do a game drive in Seronera (center of Serengeti) to late evening and experience the sunset in Serengeti while having close view of wild animals lucky enough seeing a predator hunting or on a kill, later heading to Seronera camp site

note: can still view animals from camp mostly hyenas there is close protection from active rangers so no worries

Meals included:

Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner

Accommodation included: overnight at seronera camp site

Note:

Camping equipment (tents, sleeping bags & mattress are provided)
Tents are set up for you
Camp grounds are not fenced but there is protection from armed rangers (camping is safe, also advised not to roam far of the camp & refrain from getting closer to the animals as animals will likely run or attack if they feel threatened)
Bathrooms facilities are shared, in Serengeti no warm showers in ngorongoro warm showers are available (like all other public bathrooms they are not in the very best sanitary conditions)
Dining & kitchen designated areas are also present

Tip: there is an option to upgrade accommodation to tented camps or lodges these with private bathrooms and proper beds but will be at an extra cost

DAY 3
SERENGETI

Seronera, Serengeti National Park

After an early breakfast(6:30am) will go on an early game drive seeing a lot of animals till afternoon where will head to camp for lunch and packing doing a game drive while we exit the Serengeti heading to Simba campsite (2hrs drive) near rim of ngorongoro crater

note; animals can be spotted on campsites

Note: the night in ngorongoro is cold gets between 6 – 12 degrees

Meals included:

Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner

Accommodation included: overnight stay at Simba campsite ngorongoro

DAY 4
THE NGORONGORO CRATER

Ngorongoro Crater, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Arusha Region

After an early breakfast will descend the crater (6:15 am) on a journey to find the black rhino, rhinos are the hardest to spot in the beautiful crater as most animals will be easier to spot from this park due to it being a floor crater

After lunch will do game drive and ascend (around 12:45) the crater to camp pack for the trip to (sun bright lodge & campsite/fig big tree lodge) near lake manyara national park (be prepared for swimming if interested)

Meals included

breakfast
Lunch
dinner

DAY 5
LAKE MANYARA NATIONAL PARK

After breakfast will go to the lake Manyara national park famous for the large number of flamingoes in the lake & it’s tree climbing lions (though they are rarely seen)

We will do a game drive viewing plenty of birds, lucky enough you can spot these famous tree climbing lions, visit the hippo pool for close look of hippos and the hot spring all this while doing a game drive and viewing plenty of animals (buffaloes, wildebeest, warthogs, vultures, eagles, monkeys etc.)

Later on returning to Arusha

Tip: After safari transfer to the hotel in Arusha (Expected arrival in Arusha is 4:50pm to 5:20pm, possible to catch evening flights to Zanzibar from Kilimanjaro airport 7:40pm or 8:20 pm by air Tanzania & precision air respectively.