Itinerary

1. Day 1: Arusha - Lark Plain (this day depends on your arrival time to Tanzania)

   • After breakfast, depart from your lodge and drive to Engikaret Bird conservation for birding at Lark's plain.
   • Late afternoon drive to your lodge for check-in, dinner and overnight.

   Eastern Arc Mountain Birding tour

2. Day 2: West Usambara Mountains - Birding

   • After breakfast, depart your lodge with a packed lunch and drive to Mkomanzi National Park. 
   • Enjoy your day with bird watching and your lunch at a picnic site. 
   • In the late afternoon, drive to your lodge for check-in, dinner and overnight.

3. Day 3: West Usambara Mountains - Birding

   • On this day, you will enjoy birding as you will be in the forest of Lushoto hills, searching for the most forest-based birds. 

   Check-in, dinner and overnight at a lodge/Hotel

4. Day 4: East Usambara Mountains - Birding

   • Another full birding day as you will be in Sawmills forest/the old German farm hills in search of the most forest-based birds.

   Check-in, dinner and overnight at a lodge/Hotel

5. Day 5: East Usambara Mountains - Birding

   • Birding in Amani Nature Reserve - East Usambara. On this day, you will enjoy the birding enroute to Amani Nature reserve as you will visit some forest patches in search of some local good birds on the highway.

6. Day 6: East Usambara Mountains - Birding

   • Birding in Amani Nature Reserve - East Usambara. On this day, you will enjoy birding as you will have a short/long walk in the nature reserve, depending on the year's season.

7. Day 7: Departure

   • Prepare for a flight back home, or opt to extend to Zanzibar for more endemics.