Tarangire, Serengeti, and Ngorongoro Crater

Morning

• Pick up from your hotel in Arusha after breakfast.

• Drive through the Maasai steppe toward Tarangire National Park (approx. 2 hrs).

Game Drive

• Explore Tarangire, famous for its giant baobab trees, huge elephant herds, and large populations of zebras, wildebeest, and giraffes.

• Keep an eye out for predators—lions and leopards are often seen.

Lunch

• Picnic lunch inside the park at a scenic site.

Afternoon

• Continue with game drives along the Tarangire River.

Evening

• Exit the park and drive to your lodge/camp in Karatu or near Lake Manyara.

• Dinner and overnight stay.

Morning

• Early breakfast, then drive through the Ngorongoro Highlands with optional stops at viewpoints.

• Enter Serengeti via Naabi Hill Gate.

Game Drive

• Begin your first Serengeti game drive as you head toward the Seronera (central Serengeti).

• Spot large prides of lions, elephants, giraffes, buffaloes, and—depending on the season—the Great Wildebeest Migration.

Lunch

• Picnic lunch en route.

Afternoon

• Continue with a game drive to your lodge/camp.

Evening

• Sunset views over the Serengeti plains.

• Dinner and overnight in Serengeti (central region).

Early Morning

• Sunrise game drive in Serengeti—excellent time to spot predators in action.

Breakfast

• Return to camp for breakfast.

Mid-Morning Drive

• Depart Serengeti and enjoy en-route game drives as you make your way back through Naabi Hill toward Ngorongoro.

Lunch

• Picnic lunch en route.

Afternoon/Evening

• Arrive at a lodge on the crater rim in Ngorongoro.

• Dinner and overnight with views of the crater.

Early Morning

• Early breakfast at the lodge.

• Descend 600 meters into the Ngorongoro Crater for a full-day game drive.

Game Drive

• Explore the UNESCO World Heritage Site, often called the “Eighth Wonder of the World.”

• Home to black rhinos, lions, elephants, buffaloes, hippos, and an abundance of birdlife.

Lunch

• Picnic lunch at the hippo pool site inside the crater.

Afternoon

• Ascend the crater and begin your return journey to Arusha.

Evening

• Arrive in Arusha by early evening, marking the end of your safari.