Itinerary

1. Day 1: Kilimanjaro International Airport

   • You will be picked up at the Kilimanjaro International Airport and transferred to Arusha town. You will meet your driver guide, who will brief you on your upcoming safaris, then rest until the next day morning.

2. Day 2: Arusha – Tarangire National Park

   • After breakfast at your hotel or lodge in Arusha, meet our safari manager and your driver guide for a short safari briefing before departing for Tarangire National park via Arusha town for any last-minute purchases. The driving is along maasai steppe and across many villages all the way to the Tarangire gate. Tarangire is the fifth largest National park in Tanzania, located at the base of the Great East African Rift Valley. The Park runs between lines of the Tarangire River, and it is made up of high hills and low land dominated by acacia woodlands and huge baobab trees that dwarf some animal species that come beneath it.
   • Spot herds of buffalo, zebra, wildebeest, warthog, hippos, giraffes, and many baboons and monkeys. Predators like lions, leopards, cheetahs, jackals and hyenas also inhabit the park. For bird watchers, this is paradise as over 400 bird species were recorded here, including ostrich, herons, secretary birds and other migratory birds. Late afternoon drive to the lodge via the Great East African Rift Valley for sunset watching, then to Marera Valley lodge.

   Overnight at Marera Valley Lodge in Karatu. 

   All meals included.

3. Day 3: Ngorongoro Crater – Arusha

   • Start early and descend 600 meters into the crater floor for wonderful game viewing. Ngorongoro Crater is referred to by many as the 8th nature wonder of the world. Supported by yearly water supply & fodders, the Crater supports a larger number of animal species, including herds of wildebeest, buffalo, zebra, eland, topi, warthog, hippos, African elephant & the rare species of black rhino.
   • Spot lions, cheetahs, hyenas, jackals as well as the ever-mysterious leopard which sometimes needs a binocular to spot. 
   • You will visit Lake Magadi larger but shallow alkaline lake on the Southwest corner of the crater, frequently accommodating hippos & some flocks of flamingos and other aquatic birds. With a bit of luck the ‘Big Five’ can be seen in just one day of game drive in the Ngorongoro Crater (picnic lunch will be served on the crater floor).
   • In the afternoon, drive out & return back to Arusha. 
   • Drop off at Kilimanjaro international airport JRO to catch your flight.