Arrive at Kilimanjaro airport and a private vehicle will transfer you to your hotel in Arusha. Check into the hotel and enjoy the day at leisure.

Arusha National Park is stationed in the north-eastern region of Tanzania, an easy drive from the centre of Arusha. Despite its relatively small size, this national park offers visitors a unique opportunity to explore some of East Africa’s diverse environments, as well as gain access to many of the continent’s most famous mammals. 

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Accommodation in Arusha

After breakfast, spend the morning at leisure. After lunch, start your journey to Lake Manyara.

Pass through the Masai Steppe that is filled with many picturesque African villages and maize, coffee, and banana plantations. At the town of Makuyuni, turn North West and continue your journey through a scenic escarpment that brings you to your lodge, Lake Manyara Serene, perched on the edge of the Rift Valley with stunning views over the distant Lake Manyara.

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Accommodation in Lake Manyara

After an early breakfast, depart for a morning game drive.

Hundreds of species of birds glide through the air above Lake Manyara National Park, making it the ideal stop for international birders looking to check the rare and exotic off their life list. Travelers in search of bigger beasts will find wild buffalo, zebra and other African mammals wandering the grounds of this concentrated safari wonderland. Its compact size and close proximity to the Rift Valley escarpment mean Lake Manyara National Park offers plenty of wildlife for travellers.

Later, transfer to Serengeti from Lake Manyara.

The journey continues North West across the stunning hilly countryside of the highlands which is filled with wheat and coffee plantations, and then into the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. From here lie the vast plains of the Serengeti, where you can begin spotting wildlife as you approach the entrance gate. Arrive in Serengeti and check in at Serengeti Serena Lodge.

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Accommodation in Serengeti

After breakfast, start your full day game drive at Serengeti National Park.

On a continent known for its wildlife and safaris, few national parks hold the same iconic status as the Serengeti, Tanzania’s oldest and most popular reserve. Home to all of Africa’s Big Five, this massive park spans some 12,000 square miles of savannah, open plains and rugged cliffs that some one million wildebeests, 200,000 zebra and 300,000 gazelle call home. 

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Accommodation in Serengeti

After breakfast, depart for Ngorongoro viewing game across the vast Serengeti plains. Arrive in Ngorongoro crater and check in at the accommodation.

Few places in Tanzania are as beautiful or diverse as the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Covering some 260 square kilometers, this sunken crater formed by a volcanic explosion is home to more than 25,000 animals. Black rhinos, thousands of wildebeests, zebras and gazelles graze on this fertile plain. The crater is also home to the densest population of lions in the world. 

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Accommodation in Ngorongoro Crater

Today, explore what is commonly referred to as the world’s largest natural wildlife arena. Embark on a full day game drive as you descend 2,000 feet into the crater.

Ngorongoro Crater is the World’s largest intact volcanic caldera. Due to its size and diversity, the crater floor comprises of several distinct areas, ranging from forest, swamps, lakes, and springs, to open grassland and some sandy dunes thus making it the perfect place to spot high concentrations of African wildlife. Return to the lodge in the late afternoon.

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Accommodation in Ngorongoro Crater

After breakfast, depart Ngorongoro Crater and head south east past Lake Manyara and Mto wa Mbu Village. Through the highlands and the Karatu district, you’ll view the scenic wheat plains and coffee plantations here before journeying down the spectacular escarpment turning on to the main Arusha – Dodoma road towards Arusha. 

On arrival in Arusha, enjoy a quick lunch before departing to Kilimanjaro Airport to catch your flight back home.

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