Tanzanian Highlights

Day 3 - Tarangire National Park

Join your safari guide for morning and afternoon game viewing. Tarangire is home to the greatest concentration of elephants in Africa. The river is a source of water during the dry season supporting a great diversity of wildlife. Expect to see large herds of antelope of all sorts including: eland, kudu, impala, zebra and gazelles, buffalo, wildebeest, leopard, elephant, rhino and lots of smaller mammals. Gigantic baobabs silhouetted against the sky area spectacular sight.

Zebra

Accommodation: Tarangire Sopa Lodge – Standard Room (B, L, D)

Day 4 - Tarangire National Park/Serengeti National Park

The adventure continues as you set off after breakfast to the vast plains of the Serengeti with a picnic lunch en route. You will probably start spotting game well before you get into the park.

The Serengeti offers some of the most entertaining game-viewing in Africa: great herds of buffalo, smaller groups of elephant and giraffe, and thousands upon thousands of eland, topi, impala and Grant's gazelle. Lion prides feast on the abundance of plain grazers. Solitary leopards haunt the acacia trees lining the Seronera River, while a high density of cheetahs prowls the south eastern plains.

Serengeti Serena Lodge

Serengeti Serena Lodge offers comfortable rooms with awesome views across the sweeping plains. Inspired by a traditional African village, separate "rondavel huts" house the luxury en-suite guest rooms each with a balcony. Set high on the saddle of a tree-clad ridge, commanding panoramic views across the Serengeti, this lodge is the ultimate fusion of traditional African architecture and world-class style. Winner of numerous awards from the world travel press, it is perhaps the finest venue the Serengeti has to offer.

Accommodation: Serengeti Serena Lodge – Cottage (B, L, D)

Day 5 - Serengeti National Park

Explore the grass plains during morning and afternoon game drives when the animals are most active. In the early morning watch hippos return to water; giraffes foraging from trees; and lions returning from the evening hunt to relax in the shade of a tree. In the afternoon look out for cheetahs, crocodiles and leopards.

Lion in the Serengeti

Accommodation: Serengeti Serena Lodge – Cottage (B, L, D)

Day 6 - Serengeti National Park

During morning and afternoon game viewing activities you are able to observe and photograph the wildlife. As enduring as the game-viewing, you are sure to be in awe of the liberating sense of space that characterizes the Serengeti Plains.

An exciting optional adventure for an added cost, is a dawn balloon safari over the Serengeti Plains. Witness wildlife from above as you soar over the Serengeti.

Hot air balloon safari

Accommodation: Serengeti Serena Lodge – Cottage (B, L, D)

Day 7 - Serengeti National Park/Ngorongoro Crater

After breakfast enjoy a game drive and picnic lunch en route to the Ngorongoro Crater, a remnant of an ancient volcano with one of the greatest concentrations of wildlife in Africa. Stay at Ngorongoro Serena Lodge, with its blend of luxury and ethnic style, hugging the crater rim, and offering stunning views.

Views from your Room

Ngorongoro Crater view

Accommodation: Ngorongoro Serena Lodge – Standard Room (B, L, D)

Day 8 - Ngorongoro Crater

After breakfast descend through the early morning mists 2,000 feet into the crater for an awesome wildlife experience. Savor a picnic lunch at a scenic spot inside the crater, and then return to the lodge in the late afternoon.

Maasai Village

For an interesting cultural encounter, take an optional visit to a Maasai village.

Accommodation: Ngorongoro Serena Lodge – Standard Room (B, L, D)

Day 9 - Ngorongoro Crater/Arusha

Depart after breakfast and drive to Arusha for lunch followed by a transfer to the airport and your ongoing flight arrangements. (B)