Itinerary

1. Day 1- Arusha to Tarangire national park

   • After being picked up at the hotel or the airport you will depart for Tarangire, which is Tanzania's third-largest national park and a sanctuary for an unusually large elephant population. 
   • Majestic baobab trees are an interesting park feature—they dwarf the animals that feed beneath them. 
   • Animals concentrate along the Tarangire River, which provides the only permanent water supply in the area. There is a great diversity of wildlife, including lions, leopards, cheetahs, and up to six thousand elephants. 
   • Enjoy a game drive with a picnic lunch. 
   • Dinner and your overnight at Marera Valley Lodge.

2. Day 2- Karatu - Ngorongoro Crater - Serengeti National park

   • After an early breakfast you’ll pick up picnic lunch boxes and drive to Ngorongoro Crater for a crater tour. 
   • You will descend 2,000ft/600m to the floor of the crater for a half-day excursion. 
   • You’ll explore the forest areas that are inhabited by monkeys and elephants, the lake area where you may see flamingos, and the open savannah where the lions hunt for food. Lunch in the crater will be a picnic with great views of the marshes, hippos, and birds. 
   • In the afternoon, you’ll drive to Serengeti National Park and continue game driving before settling into the camp for dinner and overnight at Osero Serengeti Tented Camp.

   Ngorongoro Crater is nicknamed the “Eighth Wonder of the World” — and for good reason. An amazing panorama unfolds here. Imagine a collapsed volcano spanning 102 miles that is home to lions, rhinos, hippos, hyenas, and antelopes by the thousands.

3. Day 3- Serengeti - Karatu

   • We will enjoy an early breakfast and set off on our game drive at about 6:30 am, spending 6-7 hours exploring this incredible park. 
   • The Serengeti is the habitat for abundant wildlife, including impala, buffalo, crocodiles, and hippo. It is most well-known, however, for its great migrating herds of zebras (two hundred and fifty thousand), wildebeest (one and a half million!) and antelope (half a million).
   • The animals’ trek is determined by the rainfall and varies yearly. 
   • Apart from the migrating herds, we may see predators, such as leopards, cheetahs, and lions, stalking their prey. 
   • At roughly 2:00 pm, we will head back to Karatu, arriving at our carefully selected mid-range partner lodge in time for dinner. 
   • We'll be in an excellently appointed restaurant (with a pool nearby for relaxation if desired) before partaking in a digestif by the fire with the endless African sky above. 
   • Your capacious quarters await you for a night of ease and dreams of wild cats. You will stay overnight at Marera Valley Lodge.

4. Day 4- Lake Manyara National park

   • After breakfast, you will drive to your final destination on this epic safari: Lake Manyara National Park. This is a relatively small but diverse park situated 120km west of Arusha. 
   • The park’s namesake is a shallow salt lake. It covers a large area of the park, which is flooded and dry with the seasons. It is home to thousands of flamingos and over 500 other bird species. 
   • During your exploration, you will see monkeys, giraffes, zebras, wildebeests, buffalo, elephants, and, with some luck, lions lounging in the trees. The park is known for its various landscapes—open grassy plains, primate-filled woodlands, and baobab-dotted cliffs. 
   • After extensive game drives through the park, you will head back to Arusha and the airport for your departure.