This safari takes you through the highlights of the unrivaled parks of northern Tanzania. The Serengeti in particular is Africa’s premier national park and offers the ultimate safari experience. The unrivaled concentrations of wildlife are guaranteed to captivate all who journey to the Serengeti.

Day 1 Arusha – Manyara National park

Depart Arusha in the morning for Lake Manyara. Afternoon game drive , dinner and overnight at Lake Manyara Serena Lodge

Located beneath the cliffs of the Manyara Escarpment, on the edge of the Rift Valley, Lake Manyara National Park offers varied ecosystems, incredible bird life, and breathtaking views. Lake Manyara’s famous tree-climbing lions are another reason to pay this park a visit. The only kind of their species in the world, they make the ancient mahogany and elegant acacias their home during the rainy season, and are a well-known but rather rare feature of the northern park. In addition to the lions, the national park is also home to the largest concentration of baboons anywhere in the world — a fact that makes for interesting game viewing of large families of the primates..

Day 2 Serengeti National Park

After breakfast depart for Serengeti passing through Olduvai Gorge, the site of Leakey’s family discovery of fossils of human and animal ancestors dating back to almost two million years. Meals and overnight at Serengeti  Serena  Lodge

Day 3 Serengeti

Full day in Serengeti plains in search for wild game you might have missed the previous game drive. Morning and afternoon game drives. Meals and overnight at Serengeti Serena Lodge

Serengeti is easily Tanzania’s most famous national park, and it’s also the largest, at 14,763 square kilometres of protected area that borders Kenya’s Masai Mara Game ParkIt is the Migration for which Serengeti is perhaps most famous. Over a million wildebeest and about 200,000 zebras flow south from the northern hills to the southern plains for the short rains every October and November, and then swirl west and north after the long rains in April, May and June. So strong is the ancient instinct to move that no drought, gorge or crocodile infested river can hold them back. The Wildebeest travel through a variety of parks, reserves and protected areas and through a variety of habitat. Join us to explore the different forms of vegetation and landscapes of the Serengeti ecosystem and meet some of their most fascinating inhabitants.

Day 4 Ngorongoro Crater

After breakfast a 4wheel drive vehicle will take you 2000ft down to the crater, enjoy picnic lunch at the crater, ascend back to Ngorongoro Serena Lodge for dinner and overnight.

The Ngorongoro Crater is often called ‘Africa’s Eden’ and the ‘8th Natural Wonder of the World,’ a visit to the crater is a main draw card for tourists coming to Tanzania and a definite world-class attraction. The Ngorongoro Conservation Area (NCA) is home of Ngorongoro Crater. It was formed some 2.5 million years ago from a volcanic mountain sinking due to inactivity, and was initially thought to be higher than Tanzania’s famous Kilimanjaro. The crater has evolved into a unique and integral part of Tanzania’s eco-system. The crater is actually a caldera, measures 22.5 km’s across and the rim walls stand 600m high. Views from within and from the rim are breathtaking (as can be seen from the picture). The crater houses 30,000 animals, and a large variety of birds, which rarely move from the area due to the availability of water through wet and dry seasons

Day 5 Arusha

After breakfast depart for Arusha arriving by lunch time. Proceed to the Airport flight  Zanzibar/ Home

Tour price includes:

-Guarantee price/guarantee safari on confirmation

-Ground transport whilst on safari in a comfortable 4×4 safari Land cruiser/Rover

-Full board accommodation whilst on safari

-Accommodation in double/twin/triple room.

-All park entrance fees to include government taxes

-Service of an English speaking professional driver/guide

-All game drives as detailed in the itinerary

-Ngorongoro Crater tour

-Complementary 1 litre bottled drinking water while on safari

-Start and end in Arusha

Tour Cost excludes:

-Tips

-Laundry

-Beverages/Drinks

-Hotel accommodations in Arusha  before and after the safari

- Airport transfers in Arusha – costs US$70 per vehicle each way

-International flights

-Visas

-Items of personal nature

-Any other extras not detailed in the above itinerary