Tarangire National Park

Following breakfast, the tour starts between 08:30 and 09:00 with a private guide and 4x4 vehicle. The first stop is Tarangire National Park, arriving at the lodge for lunch before an afternoon game drive. The park is noted for its large elephant population and baobab trees. During the dry season from June to November, visitors can see vast herds numbering in the thousands of zebra, wildebeest, and cape buffalo. Common animals found here include giraffes, impalas, Grant's gazelles, elands, dik diks, vervet monkeys, banded mongooses, olive baboons, and waterbucks. Predators in the park feature African lions, leopards, cheetahs, caracals, honey badgers, and African wild dogs.

360 min

Lake Manyara National Park

Following breakfast at the lodge, drivers collect guests between 8:30 and 9:00 am with a picnic lunch and proceed directly to Manyara National Park for a long game drive. The park is recognized for flamingos that gather in thousands along the lake edges during the wet season but are less frequent in the dry season. Animals such as elephants, impala, zebras, dik-dik, gazelles, Masai giraffes, hippopotamuses, blue monkeys, leopards, East African lions, and cheetahs inhabit the park and can be seen throughout the year. At one end of the park is a hippo pond where visitors may leave their vehicles to watch safely. Leopards and lions are known to rest in trees when not hunting.

360 min

Serengeti National Park

Following breakfast, departure is made for Serengeti National Park via the highland farmland of Karatu and the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. After leaving the highlands, the route descends into Serengeti National Park, characterized by vast plains extending to the horizon. The journey continues to the central Seronera area, one of the park’s richest wildlife habitats, centered around the Seronera River which supplies water attracting diverse wildlife typical of the Serengeti. Arrival is timed for lunch, followed by an afternoon game drive within the park.

180 min

Ngorongoro Conservation Drive

An early morning refreshment of coffee, tea, and biscuits is provided before departing between 08:00 and 14:30 for an early morning game drive. After the game drive, the group travels to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area with game viewing along the route. The day concludes with dinner and overnight accommodation in the conservation area.

420 min

Ngorongoro Crater Visit

After an early breakfast with coffee, the group descends more than 600 meters into the Ngorongoro Crater to observe wildlife. The crater’s constant water sources and vegetation sustain a wide range of animals such as buffalo, eland, hippos, giant African elephants, warthogs, wildebeest, and zebra. This area also supports a large number of predators including lions, hyenas, jackals, cheetahs, and occasionally leopards, which may need careful searching to detect. The visit includes Lake Magadi, a large shallow alkaline lake located in the southwestern part of the crater, where flamingos, hippos, and various water birds are commonly seen. Afterwards, the group transfers back to Arusha city for hotel drop-off.

480 min