Pre-Safari Briefing

Welcome to Tanzania! On arrival at the Kilimanjaro International Airport, you will proceed through customs and immigration (Visa on Arrival Fee: $100 USD per person - payable in US dollars - Cash). After clearing customs, you will be met in the arrivals hall by a local representative, who will be holding a sign with your name on it. You will then be transferred to your accommodations in Arusha, a journey of approximately 1 hour.

This evening, you will meet with your expert guide for an exciting pre-safari briefing!

Arusha

Arusha is the gateway to Tanzania's northern circuit, serving as a base for Kilimanjaro treks and wildlife safaris into Tarangire, Lake Manyara and Ngorongoro Crater. Transport hub aside, Arusha even offers its own opportunities for exploration, including day trips to Arusha National Park, canoeing tours on Momella Lake and Meru coffee plantation visits. For those looking to just rest and recover from jet lag, Arusha also features the perfect stop to relax and recharge, before continuing your African adventure!

Lake Manyara Game Drive & Esilalei Maasai Village Visit

After checking out of your hotel in Arusha, you will embark on the journey into Lake Manyara. Enjoy a thrilling morning game drive and a classic safari picnic lunch, as you experience your first glimpse of Northern Tanzania's wild wonders! Lake Manyara offers an insight into the Great Rift Valley system and the adaptation of many herd animals and magnificent bird life.

This afternoon, you will continue to the Esilalei Maasai Village, where you will explore the community, meet the villagers and learn about our local school project. After this extraordinary cultural experience, you will zig zag your way up the Rift Valley Escarpment towards the Crater Highlands, where you will be staying this evening. Your lodge is located on the farmland bordering the Ngorongoro Conservation Area boasting incredible views over the Great Rift Valley.

Crater Highlands

The Crater Highlands features an idyllic stopping point, on the journey from Tarangire and Lake Manyara to Ngorongoro and the Serengeti. This rural region is known for its lovely farmhouse lodges, vast landscapes, flourishing coffee plantations, working farms and local ethnic communities. Through a variety of cultural activities on offer in the area, you are invited to immerse yourself in the rhythms and beauty of rural farm life and the pristine surrounding nature.

Ngorongoro Crater Game Drive

Early this morning, you will embark on an epic descent into the Ngorongoro Crater. Featuring dramatic open landscapes and impressive game viewing, it is no surprise that this attraction is often described as the eighth wonder of the world. Ngorongoro is a collapsed volcano - a fascinating natural amphitheater that stretches 25 kilometers across. This destination is teeming with Africa's most alluring big game. Later this evening, you will continue to your next lodge, literally located on the crater rim. Get ready for a true unique lodging experience! It is quite common for zebra, buffalo and even elephant to be grazing right outside the lodge.

Ngorongoro Crater

Ngorongoro Crater is one of Tanzania's most amazing sights: a collapsed volcano which forms an incredible natural amphitheater, 25 km (16 mi) across and teeming with all of the African big game. Many of Tanzania’s last remaining black rhino can be seen grazing on the open grassland of the crater floor surrounded by some of the 20,000 large animals that occupy the crater, including lion, cheetah, eland, zebra and gazelle. Flamingo, among other bird species can often be seen feeding at Makat soda lake. This is an area of spectacular beauty and superb game viewing, a truly unique safari destination.

Serengeti Game Drive

After breakfast at the lodge this morning, your adventure continues to the limitless plains of the Serengeti! Upon entering the Serengeti National Park, you can enjoy an exclusive game drive en route to your next camp. As the name suggests, your camp is mobile, promising the ultimate wildlife experience. A mobile camp means that you follow the exact migration patterns, making the most of your safari adventure. Depending on where the migration is at the time, the mobile camp can be located anywhere from the northern Serengeti, to the far southern plains of Ndutu.

Serengeti National Park

The Serengeti National Park is the best place on the planet to admire large game. An experience in the Serengeti promises an adventure you will never forget. From one exhilarating game drive to the next, your guide will help you to track down majestic prides of lions, cheetah, leopard and much more! Each evening can be spent at your enchanting tented camp, sharing stories by the fire and enjoying dinner beneath a blanket of African stars.

Serengeti Game Drive

Spend this entire day exploring the enchanting Serengeti scenery. Admire the vast plains as far as the eye can see and observe the wildlife roam around in their natural habitat. Your guide will teach you about their fascinating routines and habits, as you track down the wildlife action. You never know what is waiting around the next bend in the road! At some point this afternoon, you will stop for a traditional picnic lunch, before heading back to camp. Fall asleep this evening, listening to the calls of the wild!

Serengeti Game Drive & Olduvai Gorge

Today, you will say goodbye to the enticing wonders of the Serengeti. En route to your next destination, you will pass through Olduvai Gorge, where you will stop for lunch. Following lunch, you can explore the area's incredible archaeological sites, where early human tools and fossils have been discovered, including "Lucy". Visit the informative museum, before continuing your transfer to Tarangire National Park. You should arrive at your next camp just in time for sunset. This evening's camp offers a classic bush experience that ensures intimacy, luxury and authenticity.

Tarangire National Park

Tarangire is one of the most diverse National Parks in Tanzania. Covering a promising area of 1,360 sq km, Tarangire is situated in the northwestern corner of Tanzania’s Masai Steppe, east of The Great Rift Valley. This region boasts large herds of elephant and buffalo, in addition to an impressive concentration of big cats. Featuring over 500 different species, Tarangire also offers the best bird diversity in East Africa. The rugged landscape offers a unique safari backdrop, that blends seamlessly between rolling grasslands, messy swamps and forests of baobab trees.

Tarangire Game Drive

Bright and early this morning, you will embark on your final game drive through the treasures of Tarangire National Park! This legendary park is known for its massive elephant herds, true sense of wilderness and majestic backdrop of baobabs. Its setting encompasses authentic Africa, offering the perfect end to your iconic safari experience. After your morning game drive, you will be returned to Arusha.