Tanzanian Highlights

Day 3 - Tarangire National Park

Depart with your safari guide on morning and afternoon game viewing activities. 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.

Marvel at the gigantic baobabs silhouetted against the sky.

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

Day 4 - Tarangire National Park/Serengeti National Park

Drive 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 prowl the southeastern plains.

The Serengeti Serena Lodge offers comfortable rooms with awesome views across the sweeping plains. Each guest room has a balcony for one to enjoy panoramic views across the plains.

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

Day 5 - Serengeti National Park

Explore the grass plains during morning and afternoon game drives when the animals are most active. Watch hippos wallow in the 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.

Accommodation: Serengeti Serena Lodge – Standard Room (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.

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

Day 7 - Serengeti National Park/Ngorongoro Crater

Depart on a game drive and picnic lunch en route to the Ngorongoro Crater, known as 'the eighth wonder of the world' and 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.

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

Day 8 - Ngorongoro Crater

Descend into the Ngorongoro Crater, 'the eighth wonder of the world', a unique biosphere that has remained virtually unchanged since the dawn of time. Over 30,000 animals live within this natural bowl, the most densely packed concentration of wildlife in Africa.

Stop for a picnic lunch at a scenic spot inside the crater and then return to the lodge in the late afternoon.

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

Day 9 - Ngorongoro Crater/Arusha

Drive to Arusha for lunch followed by a transfer to the airport and your scheduled flight. (B)

Return home with a lifetime of memories!