Day 1: Arrival in Arusha

Upon arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport or Arusha Airport, our safari representative will warmly welcome you and transfer you to your hotel in Arusha.

Take time to relax after your journey while your safari guide provides a detailed briefing about the adventure ahead. Depending on your arrival time, you may explore the town or simply unwind before your safari begins.

Accommodation: Hotel in Arusha

Day 2: Arusha National Park

After breakfast, depart for Arusha National Park, located only a short drive from the city. Although smaller than Tanzania’s other parks, it offers remarkable scenery and diverse wildlife.

Explore lush montane forests where black-and-white colobus monkeys, blue monkeys, and colorful bird species thrive. Visit the beautiful Momella Lakes, famous for flamingos and waterbirds, and enjoy spectacular views of Mount Meru. Continue to Ngurdoto Crater while spotting giraffes, zebras, buffaloes, warthogs, and antelopes throughout the day.

Return to your accommodation for dinner and overnight.

Day 3: Arusha to Tarangire National Park

After breakfast, drive to Tarangire National Park, one of Tanzania’s best wildlife destinations.

Tarangire is renowned for its massive elephant population, ancient baobab trees, seasonal swamps, and the Tarangire River that attracts wildlife throughout the year.

During your game drive, search for elephants, lions, giraffes, zebras, wildebeests, impalas, leopards, ostriches, and numerous bird species while enjoying the park’s peaceful atmosphere.

Later, continue to your campsite for dinner and overnight.

Day 4: Tarangire to Central Serengeti (Seronera)

After breakfast, begin your journey toward the world-famous Serengeti National Park.

Drive through the beautiful Ngorongoro Conservation Area while enjoying breathtaking landscapes before entering Serengeti. Along the way, enjoy an en-route game drive as wildlife sightings begin immediately upon entering the park.

Spend the afternoon exploring the wildlife-rich Seronera Valley, one of the best places to spot lions, leopards, cheetahs, hyenas, elephants, and countless plains animals.

Enjoy dinner and overnight at the campsite in Central Serengeti.

Day 5: Central Serengeti to Northern Serengeti (Kogatende)

Wake up early for breakfast before continuing your safari toward Northern Serengeti.

This region becomes the center of attention during the migration season, especially between July and October when hundreds of thousands of wildebeests cross the Mara River while avoiding giant crocodiles waiting below.

Spend the day searching for river crossings, predators, elephants, giraffes, and large herds of wildlife while enjoying one of Africa’s greatest natural spectacles.

Dinner and overnight at the campsite in Northern Serengeti.

Day 6: Full Day Northern Serengeti Game Drive

Enjoy a full day exploring Northern Serengeti, following the movement of the Great Wildebeest Migration.

Depending on wildlife movements and seasonal conditions, your guide will position you at the best locations to witness river crossings or massive herds grazing across the plains.

Besides the migration, you’ll have excellent opportunities to spot lions, leopards, cheetahs, elephants, buffaloes, hippos, crocodiles, and many bird species.

Return to camp for dinner beneath the African sky.

Day 7: Serengeti to Ngorongoro Conservation Area

After an early breakfast, enjoy one final morning game drive in Serengeti.

Continue your safari through the endless plains while spotting wildlife before leaving the park and heading toward the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.

Arrive at Simba Campsite on the crater rim where you’ll enjoy spectacular sunset views overlooking the Ngorongoro Crater.

Dinner and overnight at the campsite.

Day 8: Ngorongoro Crater Tour

Wake up early and descend over 600 meters into the magnificent Ngorongoro Crater for an unforgettable wildlife experience.

The crater is one of Africa’s best places to spot the Big Five in a single day, including endangered black rhinos, lions, elephants, buffaloes, and leopards. You’ll also encounter hippos, zebras, wildebeests, hyenas, flamingos, and numerous bird species.

Enjoy a picnic lunch beside the hippo pool before continuing your game drive.

Later, ascend the crater and head to your accommodation near Lake Manyara for dinner and overnight.

Day 9: Lake Manyara National Park – Return to Arusha

After breakfast, drive to Lake Manyara National Park for your final game drive.

This beautiful park is famous for its tree-climbing lions, lush groundwater forests, large troops of baboons, flamingos, elephants, giraffes, hippos, and hundreds of bird species.

You’ll also visit the hot springs and, if time allows, experience a cultural visit to a traditional Maasai village to learn about their customs and way of life.

After completing your safari, return to Arusha where you’ll be transferred to your hotel or the airport, marking the end of your unforgettable Tanzania safari adventure.