Itinerary

1. Day 1: Arrival

   • Arrive at Kilimanjaro Airport and get transferred to a hotel in Arusha.  

   Meal: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

   Note: The hotel cost only includes breakfast.

   Overnight stay at Ngare Sero Mountain Lodge.

2. Day 2: Tarangire National Park

   • Travel to Tarangire National Park after breakfast with your safari guide and begin your safari.
   • In this park, you have the chance to see lots of wild Tanzanian animals (African big 5). Still, above all else, it is famous for its astonishing number of elephants, who typically tend to stay close to their drinking source, the Tarangire River.
   • Continue to the next safari after lunch.
   • Transfer to the hotel by evening after the safari.

   Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

   Overnight stay at Karatu Simba lodge.

3. Day 3: Lake Manyara

   • Have breakfast early in the morning and travel to Lake Manyara. The entire territory of this park is cut through with groundwater streams that provide a favourable environment for plants and, in addition, for a multitude of birds (including pink flamingos) and African forest animals.
   • Visit the Maji Moto hot springs around lunchtime.
   • The safari will continue after this stop.
   • Transfer to a hotel located on the edge of the Ngorongoro volcanic crater by evening.

   Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

   Overnight stay at Karatu Simba lodge.  

4. Day 4: Ngorongoro Crater - Serengeti

   • Leave the hotel early in the morning, so you can see the variety of animals that are only active during the morning hours. Breakfast will be packed in lunchboxes specifically for this purpose.
   • Head off to Ngorongoro Conservation Area, and after about an hour, you will already be inside the crater. Ngorongoro is one of the most famous and interesting of Tanzania's national parks because you can find the most significant number of different animal species per square kilometre. You will have the chance to see buffalo, elephants, lions, wildebeests, zebras, hippopotamus and feline species such as caracals and servals. The luckiest travellers might even see a rhinoceros, an animal whose numbers are rapidly declining.
   • Arrive at the lakeside by lunch, after which the safari will continue. 
   • Proceed to Serengeti National Park. While travelling, visit a memorial dedicated to two West German researchers, Bernhard and Michael Grzimek. It is them we have to thank for Northern Tanzania National Parks having survived till our times in its current natural state. In the evening, transfer to a hotel in the center of the Serengeti valley. 

   Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

   Overnight stay at Sound of silence.

5. Day 5: Serengeti Valley

   • Begin your safari drive in the eastern and southern parts of the park. The more significant part of these areas is a savanna with wide-open spaces, which provides a reasonable opportunity to see cheetah hunting antelopes.

   Transfer to the hotel by evening

   Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

   Overnight stay at Sound of silence.  

6. Day 6: Serengeti National Park

   • After breakfast, you will start the safari by being transferred to the central part of the Serengeti (also called Seronera). Here your driver will try to find the animals you're the most interested in. 
   • Visit the Serengeti Visitor Centre close to lunch; Here, you will be provided with exciting information about the wildlife and the history of the Serengeti National Park. Also, in this area, you will be able to see hyraxes, which are the elephant's closest relatives. It is difficult to describe in detail all the animals of the Serengeti valley, for the number in the thousands: elephants, buffalo, ostriches, giraffes, jackals, hyenas, lions, antelopes, leopards and cheetahs—keep your eyes peeled and enjoy nature around you.

   By the evening, you will be transferred to the northern part of the Serengeti and then to your hotel.

   Meals: Breakfasts, Lunch, Dinner.
   Overnight stay at Sound of silence.

7. Day 7 : Serengeti - Natron Lake,

   • Have breakfast and begin your game drive through the northern part of the Serengeti, which is in a league of its own when it comes to its landscape and diversity of fauna. Today, we will see the animals that live in the most remote areas of the park.
   • By evening you will be transferred to Natron Lake, where you will stay the night in a hotel.

   Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

   Overnight stay at Lake Natron camp.

8. Day 8: Ngare Sero Waterfall - Lake Natron

   • Head over to Ngare Sero Waterfall by early morning in the gorge of a rift valley. This trekking is very light and relaxing, but at some point, you will be crossing a river, so it is better to wear flip-flops or sandals.
   • Transfer to Lake Natron, where you can take photos of the magnificent Ol Doinyo Lengai Volcano, walk along the shore, and stick around for lunch. Finish the safari and return to the hotel in Arusha.

   Overnight stay at Ngara Sero Lodge.

   Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner.

   Note: We can organize trekking to Ol Doinyo Lengai for an extra fee. But be aware that this trekking is rather difficult and requires good physical training.

9. Day 9: Departure to Kilimanjaro airport

   • Rest in the hotel and transfer to the Kilimanjaro Airport. 

   Note:  In case you need a late check-out because of an evening flight, you have the option to extend your hotel stay till 6:00 PM for an extra fee.