Day 1: Drive to Lake Manyara or Tarangire – Afternoon Game Drive (LD)
Lake Manyara Option
Depart after breakfast and drive to Lake Manyara National Park with a picnic lunch. Enjoy an afternoon game drive along the base of the Great Rift Valley escarpment. The park features lush forests, a soda lake, and dramatic 600-meter red and brown cliffs.
Lake Manyara is famous for its tree-climbing lions and is home to nearly 400 bird species including flamingos, pelicans, cormorants, and red-billed quelea.
Tarangire Option
Alternatively, depart for Tarangire National Park with a picnic lunch. Explore this beautiful park known for its huge baobab trees, large elephant herds, and vast wildlife concentrations. During the dry season, animals travel long distances to drink from the Tarangire River, creating excellent game-viewing opportunities.
Meals Included: Lunch, Dinner
Budget/Mid-Range: Kudu Lodge
Mid-Range: Pembeni Rhotia (Karatu)
Luxury: Plantation Lodge
Day 2: Drive to Serengeti – Afternoon Game Drive (BLD)
Depart after breakfast for a 3–4-hour drive to the Serengeti National Park, arriving in time for an afternoon game drive.
The Serengeti, meaning “endless plains,” is one of Africa’s greatest wildlife sanctuaries. It hosts the Great Migration, where over one million wildebeest, 200,000 zebras, and hundreds of thousands of gazelles move across the plains in search of fresh grazing. This vast ecosystem supports incredible predator populations including lions, leopards, cheetahs, and hyenas.
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Mid-Range: Kananga Special Tented Camp
Mid-Range/Luxury: Serengeti Tortilis Camp
Luxury: Kubu Kubu Tented Camp
Day 3: Serengeti – Full Day Game Drive (BLD)
Spend a full day exploring the Serengeti with a packed lunch enjoyed at the Visitor Center.
The Serengeti ecosystem has remained unchanged for over a million years. The expansive plains are dotted with acacia woodlands, rolling hills, towering termite mounds, rocky kopjes, and seasonal rivers. In addition to big cats and grazing herds, the Serengeti is home to many unique species such as bat-eared foxes, jackals, mongooses, hyrax, warthogs, baboons, and several monkey species.
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Mid-Range: Kananga Special Tented Camp
Mid-Range/Luxury: Serengeti Tortilis Camp
Luxury: Kubu Kubu Tented Camp
Day 4: Serengeti to Ngorongoro – Optional Olduvai Gorge & Maasai Village Visit (BLD)
Depart Serengeti for Ngorongoro Conservation Area, enjoying game viewing along the way.
You may choose to visit:
Olduvai Gorge – One of the world’s most important paleoanthropological sites, where 3.6-million-year-old hominid footprints and early human fossils were discovered.
Maasai Village – Visit a traditional Maasai boma to meet local families, learn about their customs, see traditional dances, and purchase handmade jewelry.
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Budget/Mid-Range: Rhino Lodge
Mid-Range: Ang'ata Ngorongoro Camp
Mid-Range/Luxury: Ngorongoro Serena Lodge
Day 5: Ngorongoro Crater Tour – Return to Arusha/Kilimanjaro Airport (BL)
After early breakfast, descend 600 meters into the spectacular Ngorongoro Crater for a half-day game drive.
This natural wonder supports over 20,000 large animals, including black rhino, elephants, lions, buffalo, hippos, and countless herbivores. The Ngorongoro Conservation Area is also unique for its harmonious coexistence of wildlife with over 40,000 Maasai pastoralists who live and graze their livestock here.
In the late afternoon, return to Arusha, or Kilimanjaro Airport for your onward journey.
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch
