Itinerary

Day 1

Arrival to Arusha,
Transfer from Kilimanjaro International Airport to Impala Hotel for Dinner and overnight,
Tarangire National Park

Day 2

Serengeti Classic Camp set in acacia woodland and grassland on the northern boundary of Tarangire National Park, for lunch. In the afternoon enter Tarangire National Park, characterized by giant baobab trees and famous for its elephants, plains game and predators, but also boasting a large variety of bird life including endemic species.

Day 3

Full day game drives with picnic lunch, ranging far and wide. The elephants have a fascinating way of communicating with subtle interactions, which your Guide will be able to point out and share with you. In the late afternoon you head back to camp and set out for a bush walk with local Maasai guides.
Lake Manyara National park

Day 4

Drive to Lake Manyara National Park, passing through the cool ground water forest before reaching the Lakeshore. The Park is best known for its tree climbing lions, but you are more likely to see elephants, giraffe, zebra, wildebeest, primates and a wealth of bird life. Picnic lunch in the park and afternoon game-drives, Return as the sunsets behind the distant highlands and climb the escarpment to Kirurumu Tented Lodge for a relaxing dinner and overnight.
Ngorongoro Conservation area (Ngorongoro Crater)

Day 5

Morning game-drives in the Ngorongoro Crater, with picnic lunch, , ascending to the rim and onwards to the descent road. Descend into the Crater for a tour around the Lerai Acacia Forest and the crater floor, looking for giant-tusked elephant, rare black rhino and the black-maned lion. Ascend the crater rim in the early evening through verdant montane forest for dinner and overnight at the Camp site.

Day 6

Morning game-drives in the Ngorongoro Crater,followed by lunch back at the camp site. In the afternoon you head out to the rolling hills of the Ngorongoro Highlands to meet a Maasai chief, who guides you around the nearby bomas and on an afternoons walk in the surrounding area. In the late afternoon head back to Ngorongoro Serena for dinner and overnight.
Serengeti National park

Day 7

Spent exploring the famous Serengeti and watching the great migration, Depending on the East African rains and the grazing availability, you may be privileged to watch the wildebeest giving birth. Wildebeest babies are born during the period where the rich, nutritious grass of the southern Serengeti, grown on the fertile volcanic soil is still available. The young can stand up within seven minutes and run within a few hours of being born! Over one million wildebeest are constantly on the move in search of food and water in nature's well-stocked park - the predators live well!

Day 8

Full day game drives in the Serengeti, home to the greatest concentration of large mammals on earth. The land is characterised by vast stretches of open plains, punctuated by kopjes, rock formations that have survived from the Pre-Cambrian period, and more rolling, hilly, mixed savannah woodland, cut by seasonal streams and rivers that nurture huge trees. At night relax by the campfire, under a canopy of stars.

Day 9

After breakfast, transfer to Seronera airstrip to connect with return flight to Arusha. Upon arrival there will be time for some shopping/browsing and a dayroom will be available before final farewell dinner and transfer to Kilimanjaro International Airport for the return international flight.