Itinerary

1. Day 1- Arrival in Arusha

   • Upon your arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport, you will meet your driver/guide. He will give you a short briefing about Tanzania and drive you to the hotel for dinner and overnight.

2. Day 2- Arusha - Lake Manyara National Park - Karatu

   • At around 8:00 am in morning, drive to Manyara National Park with your tour guide.
   • On the way, have time to visit a local market for shopping souvenirs. 
   • Then, reach Lake Manyara, a unique national park where you will see lions climbing trees and different animals like elephants, zebra and hippopotamus with varying species of bird. Manyara river becomes the main source of water to the park where attract animals, especially during the drought where most of the animals come to get water. Hence, it becomes easy for predators to hunt. It will be easy for you to take a good look and pictures. 
   • After a whole day game drive, you will be taken to the lodge found in Karatu for dinner and overnight.

3. Day 3-5 - Karatu - Serengeti National Park

   • After breakfast, in the morning, start a safari to Serengeti National Park. This national park is called the endless plain, where the largest plain land is found. Predators like lions and leopards get enough time to chase prays because of the available enough land space; hence you will get time to spot animal hunting. It is the second-largest national park in Tanzania.
   • See the great movement of animals within the park (wildebeest migration) crossing the river which is most famous in the world. The movement contains more than two million wildebeest and other animals like zebra, impala and bird species. 
   • Do several game drives, and by the late evening, you will be taken to the Luxurious Tented Camp for dinner and overnight.

4. Day 6- Serengeti - Ngorongoro Crater - Tarangire National Park

   • Early in the morning, do a game drive towards Ngorongoro Crater, the largest unbroken caldera in the world. The Ngorongoro crater is known as the hole of God, and the crater is home to many species of wild animals and birds. With the exception of impala and topi due to competition with the wildebeest and the giraffe, because there is not much to eat at tree level, almost every species of African plains mammal lives in the crater, including the endangered black rhino, and the densest population of predators in Africa. 
   • See the interaction of wild animals and local people (Maasai) who are permitted to water their cattle at the permanent lake and can be seen leading their animals in and out of the crater. The area is accessible all over the year, especially during the dry season. 
   • Drive out of the crater directly to Tarangire for dinner and overnight.

5. Day 5- Tarangire - Departure

   • Go for a game drive in Tarangire National Park, located approximately 110 km southwest of Arusha. This park is the best place to visit for elephant lovers; it is commonly known as ”The Palace of Elephant” if you are lucky, you can see more than 500 elephants in their group. During the dry season from June to October, the park has a particularly high concentration of wildlife, as prey comes to search for water and pasture along the mighty Tarangire River. Predators follow them for hunting; hence it will be easy to see different animals which are coming from their hiding places from bushes. You will enjoy the predator hunting, good view and photo taking. Also, this park is an ornithologist’s paradise offering shelter to more than 300 species of birds, including the largest bird in the world, rarely spotted species, the ostrich and the heaviest bird that can fly, the Kori Bustard.
   • Spot lions, buffalos, cheetahs, wild dogs, wildebeests, leopards, zebra, gazelles and many more animals. The best game viewing months are between July and December, but it is best to come between October and May for bird viewing. 
   • After the whole afternoon game drive, return to Arusha/Kilimanjaro to go back home or to another destination, depending on your time schedule.