Itinerary

1. Day 1: Moshi to Lake Manyara National Park

   • Depart from Moshi or Arusha at 08.30 am and transfer by our special safari vehicles to Lake Manyara National Park for game viewing with packed lunch boxes.
   • Lake Manyara National Park has a wonderful mosaic of different habitats, which attracts a whole host of animals, including a high density of elephants. Look out for monkeys, antelopes, zebras and hippos too. 
   • There are also lions, and some have developed the unusual behaviour of climbing trees for their afternoon snooze. However, they have not mastered the art of dragging their kill high into the branches, as the leopard is so adept at doing.
   • Birdlife is fascinating at Lake Manyara, and numbers are at their peak during the rainy season when seed-eaters, insect-eaters and waterbirds thrive. Nomadic quelea (finch-like birds) gather in breeding flocks of many thousands and fly across Lake Manyara National Park in vast twittering clouds. Pelicans, storks, geese, herons and cormorants share their water world with migrant flamingos, which come and feed on the algae rich water and turn the crystalline edges of the soda lake a vibrant pink.

   Dinner and overnight at Lake Manyara Hotel or Jambo Campsite.

   Meal Plan: Lunch & Dinner.

2. Day 2: Serengeti National Park

   • After breakfast, transfer straight to Serengeti NP with packed lunch via Olduvai Gorge Museum at Ngorongoro – the archaeological site of Leakey’s family.
   • Olduvai Gorge is an archaeological site located in the eastern Serengeti Plains. The gorge is a very steep-sided ravine roughly 30 miles long and 295 ft. deep.
   • Exposed deposits show rich fossil fauna, many hominid remains and items belonging to one of the oldest stone tool technologies, called Olduwan. The time span of the objects recovered date from 2,100,000 to 15,000 years ago.

   Dinner and overnight at Serengeti Sopa Lodge or Seronera Campsite.

   Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner.

3. Day 3: Serengeti National Park - Full Day

   • After breakfast, full day game viewing at Serengeti with packed lunch.
   • Making a game driving on the Serengeti plains, searching for the migration, the largest concentration of plains game (wildebeest, zebra and gazelle) to be found anywhere in the world. Also, the predators (lion and cheetah) and the scavengers (hyena and jackals) together with elephant, buffalo, giraffe, warthog and many other species of both big and small game.

   Dinner and overnight at Serengeti Sopa Lodge or Seronera Campsite.

   Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner.

4. Day 4: Serengeti National Park - Full Day

   • After breakfast, another full day game viewing at Serengeti with packed lunch.

   Dinner and overnight at Serengeti Sopa Lodge or Seronera Campsite.

   Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner.

5. Day 5: Ngorongoro Crater

   • Early morning transfer to Ngorongoro Crater for a full-day tour with packed lunch.

   Dinner and overnight at Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge or Simba Campsite.

   Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner.

6. Day 6: Tarangire National Park & Departure

   • After early breakfast, Transfer to Tarangire NP with packed lunch.
   • In the late afternoon, transfer back to Arusha or Moshi via curio shops on the way.

   Meal Plan: Breakfast & Lunch.