Africa Itinerary

Day 1   ARRIVE IN ARUSHA, TANZANIAJambo, Tanzania Welcome to Arusha, gateway to your dream safari. Hotel rooms check-in.

Day 2   ARUSHA–TARANGIRE NATIONAL PARK Ancient Baobabs Await Drive to Tarangire National Park, where baobab and acacia trees dot the landscape. The Tarangire River provides the park a permanent water source, which makes for great game viewing year round. This is highlighted by a large population of elephants. After lunch at your lodge embark on your first exciting game drive.

Day 3   TARANGIRE Morning game drive including an exclusive bush breakfast. Be sure to watch for giraffe, zebra, Cape buffalo, and much more.

Day 4   TARANGIRE–LAKE MANYARA NATIONAL PARK Drive to Lake Manyara National Park, a small, ecologically diverse park with groundwater forests, grassy plains, and the alkaline Lake Manyara. The park is also home to the world’s largest concentration of baboon. Sundowner drinks served at a scenic viewpoint.

Day 5   LAKE MANYARA–KARATU–NGORONGORO CONSERVATION AREA visit a  local primary school followed by lunch at beautiful Gibb’s Farm. Continue to your lodge located on the rim of the crater.

Day 6   NGORONGORO Africa’s Eden Descend into the crater for a full-day game drive. Ngorongoro Crater is technically a caldera—the world’s largest unflooded one, at more than 2,000 feet deep with a floor covering over 102 square miles. Game viewing here is fantastic, as most of the animals stay in this area year round, affording the opportunity to see lion, hyena, hippo, elephant, as well as the best chance to see the rare black rhinoceros.

Day 7   NGORONGORO–SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK On the Endless Plains Drive to Serengeti National Park, Tanzania’s largest and most famous park. Enjoy lunch at your tented camp followed by an afternoon game drive with the chance to see the big cats

Day 8   SERENGETI Serengeti Serendipity. Morning and afternoon game drives. Tonight, join a  farewell dinner in the bush featuring a traditional Maasai dance performance.

Day 9   SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK Continue to explore this UNESCO World Heritage Site on morning and afternoon game drives.

Day 10   SERENGETI Wildest Dreams
Fall under the spell of the magical menagerie of the Serengeti—a wildlife lover’s dream destination—on morning and afternoon game drives

Day 11   SERENGETI–ARUSHA

A Serengeti Send Off Embark on a final game drive before flying back to Arusha, where a day room is reserved for your convenience.