Arrive Arusha

Welcome to Tanzania. On arrival you will be met in person by a SafariHQ guide and transferred to your accommodation for an overnight stay. Depending on your time of arrival,  You can choose to relax at the hotel or the more adventure minded may decide to explore the bustling city of Arusha. Take the opportunity to shop for souvenirs. You can find many examples of handicrafts at the local craft markets, such as colourful scarves, mekonde carvings, batik, jewellery and artworks.

Accommodation: Ilboru Safari Lodge (Comfort) | Four Point Sheraton (Comfort Plus) | Ngare Sero Mountain Lodge (Luxury)

Day 2 Arusha to Manyara National Park

After a relaxed breakfast you will enjoy a panoramic morning drive to Lake Manyara National Park, home of the tree climbing lions and flamingos, not to mentioned the largest baboon troop ever recorded. The park stretches along the base of the 600 metre high Great Rift Valley escarpment. Lake Manyara covers two thirds of the park. Incredibly, the other third of the park homes a variety of animals, which are supported by open savannah grassland with rocky outcrops, marshes and acacia woodland. The  wildlife in this park is incredibly diverse and a wonderful way to commence your safari.

Overnight at your lodge of choice

 Country Lodge (Comfort), Ngorongoro Farmhouse (Comfort Plus) Ngorongoro Neptune (Luxury)

DAY 3

Lake Manyara to Ngorongoro Crater

Today you will enjoy a morning of game viewing in the world famous Ngorongoro Crater. With an estimated 30,000 mammals, you are sure to be overwhelmed at the abundance of wildlife that exist within the crater at any one time. Ngorongoro Crater is one of the few places left in East Africa that you can witness the BIG 5 all in one Park and of course the Black Rhino. After enjoying a picnic lunch at a nearby hippo pool, we will ascend from the Crater and visit a nearby Maasai Boma for a village tour before retiring for the day.

Overnight at your lodge of choice

Country Lodge(Comfort), Ngorongoro Farmhouse (Comfort Plus) Ngorongoro Neptune (Luxury)

Day 4

Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Olduvai Gorge & Serengeti National Park

We will depart early and drive to the endless plains of the Serengeti. We will stop at Olduvai Gorge, site of Louis and Mark Leakey’s famous discoveries of man’s ancient ancestors, the Zinjanthropus Bosei.  We will then proceed towards the world famous Serengeti National Park. The Serengeti is unequalled for its beauty and scientific value and has come to symbolise the classic African Safari. With more than 2 million wildebeest, 500,000 Thomson’s gazelle, and 250,000 zebra, it has the largest concentration of plains game animals in Africa.

Overnight at your lodge of choice

Tukaone Camp (Comfort), Serengeti Mawe Luxury Camp (Comfort Plus) Kubu Kubu Tented Camp (Luxury)

DAY 5

Game Drive at Serengeti National Park

You will rise at dawn to set off on an early morning game drive in the Serengeti National Park. Sunrise on the Serengeti is not to be missed and extraordinary photographic opportunities will abound at this magical time of day. You have the option to return to your accommodation for a hot lunch or to opt for a packed lunch which can be enjoyed at one of the various picnic sites found in the Serengeti. After lunch you will continue on a game drive. 

Overnight at your lodge of choice

Tukaone Camp (Comfort), Serengeti Mawe Luxury Camp (Comfort Plus) Kubu Kubu Tented Camp (Luxury)

DAY 6

Game drive Serengeti National Park

Spend another full day exploring the vast Serengeti. You have the option to return to your accommodation for a hot lunch or to opt for a packed lunch which can be enjoyed at one of the various picnic sites found in the Serengeti. After lunch you will continue on a game drive.  Around the time of dusk be on the lookout for lion. Cheetah can also be spotted on the plains in the early morning and late afternoon when temperatures are not too high. They rely on daylight and speed to catch their prey.   

Overnight at your lodge of choice

 Seronera Mawe Tented Camp (comfort), Sound of Silence Camp (Comfort Plus) or Kubu Kubu Tented Lodge or Lahia Tented (Luxury)

DAY 7

Game Drive at Serengeti National Park to Arusha

After breakfast enjoy your last opportunity to witness the mornings sun rays as they kiss this pristine and majestic landscape of the Serengeti National Park. This will also be your last opportunity to observe the Serengeti’s diverse range of animal and birdlife. We bid the Serengeti farewell as we head towards Arusha where you safari concludes.