Itinerary

1. Day 1: ARUSHA TO TARANGIRE

   • Pick you up from the airport & take you to your hotel (Tulia spa & boutique). Later on, you will be briefed on the tour.

   Note: lodges inside the park are comfortable, but you can opt for an upgrade to lodges of your choice at an extra charge (recommendation such as Serena or Sopa lodges in Serengeti or Ngorongoro).

   • Pick you up from your hotel at 7:30 and 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 country. It provides unique chances to observe the interaction between elephant families. 
   • 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, 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 off your lunch, but there is nothing to worry about
   • After lunch, proceed with the game drive and exit the park around 4:30 pm, where will head to our accommodation (fig big tree lodge & campsite) for dinner & sleep

   Meals included: Lunch, Dinner

2. Day 2: MTO WA MBU TO SERENGETI

   • After breakfast, 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
   • Briefly stop at the gate and viewpoint to look at the breathtaking view of the crater; Duration: 20 minutes. 
   • Stop at: Ngorongoro Crater, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Arusha Region
   • Visit Maasai village (optional) to 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 a thing of the past except 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. The entrance is 10 - 20usd.
   • Arrive in the late afternoon and do a game drive in Seronera (center of Serengeti) to late evening and experience the sunset in Serengeti while having a close view of wild animals lucky enough to see a predator hunting or on a kill, later heading to Seronera campsite.

   Note: Animals can be viewed from camps, mostly hyenas. There is close protection from active rangers, so no worries 

   Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

3. Day 3: SERENGETI

   • Go to the wider parts of the Serengeti / south/east/west depending on wildlife movements.
   • Later, have lunch and continue the game drive to the evening.
   • Return to the campsite Seronera for dinner & overnight stay.

   Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

4. Day 4: Seronera, Serengeti National Park

   • After an early breakfast, go on an early game drive seeing a lot of animals till afternoon.
   • Head to camp for lunch and pack doing a game drive while we exit the Serengeti heading to Simba campsite (2hrs drive) near the rim of Ngorongoro crater.

   Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

   Accommodation included

5. Day 5: THE NGORONGORO CRATER

   • After an early breakfast, 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, do a game drive and ascend the crater to camp and pack for the trip to fig big tree lodge & campsite near lake Manyara national park (be prepared for swimming if interested).

   Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, & Dinner

6. Day 6: Lake Manyara national park

   • After breakfast, go to the Lake Manyara National Park famous for the large number of flamingoes in the lake & its tree-climbing lions (though they are rarely seen).
   • Do a game drive viewing plenty of birds. If you are lucky enough, you can spot these famous tree-climbing lions. 
   • Visit the hippo pool for a close look at hippos and the hot spring all this while doing a game drive and viewing plenty of animals (buffaloes, wildebeest, warthogs, vultures, eagles, monkeys, etc.)
   • After the tour, head back to Arusha (your hotel or airport).