With this safari we offer an entry-level offer for solo travelers, families, friends or groups in three of the most famous national parks in northern Tanzania and the unforgettable experience of a game drive in the world famous Ngorongoro Crater. Meet the “Big Five” (lion, elephant, leopard, buffalo and rhino). Marvel at Tanzania’s varied landscapes and visit a Maasai village.

Day 1 Arrival in Arusha

In the morning we welcome and greet you at Kilimanjaro Airport. Your personal guide and driver for this week will take us to Arusha in your first accommodation. We will accompany you to check-in, discuss your travel plans with you and answer your questions. Arrive first and relax. In the afternoon, you can get your first impressions of African life on a walking tour in Arusha, do some small shopping or experience local handicrafts in the Maasai Market. Discuss your wishes with your guide. Today you will spend the night in Arusha.

Day 2 Arusha – Tarangire

Tarangire National Park is famous for its concentration of elephants and giant baobab trees. Named after the Tarangire River, the park is a unique source of fresh water in the park area. With open grasslands, acacia forest, marshes and hills, it provides the habitat for lions, leopards, cheetahs, jackals, zebras, wildebeest, giraffes, impalas and many other antelope species. For bird watching, the park has about 450 species of birds.

After breakfast we drive over well-developed roads to Tarangire National Park for game drives with packed lunches. Here you will see your first gazelles, zebras, wildebeest, giraffes and elephants of all sizes. After the game drive, we will make our way to your accommodation Twiga Lodge & Campsite in Mto wa Mbu. Enjoy the sunset by the pool with a sundowner, dinner and a relaxing night’s sleep.

Day 3 Mto wa Mbu – Serengeti

Serengeti National Park is Tanzania’s most famous national park with endless plains and an abundance of fauna and flora. Siringet from the Maasai language means endless plain. The Serengeti covers 14,763 km² in northern Tanzania to the Masai Mara in Kenya. Serengeti is the main wildlife ecosystem for wildebeest migration, migrating from the southern plains of the Serengeti and Ngorongoro Nature Reserve to the northern Maasai Mara in search of grazing land and water. The Serengeti is home to predators such as cheetahs, jackals, hyenas and lions, while along the rivers is the territory of hippos, crocodiles and leopards. Large herds of elephants, buffaloes, zebras, giraffes, wildebeest, gazelles, impalas, hartebeest, populate the landscape.

After enjoying your tea or coffee in the early morning, we take a short drive to the Ngorongoro highlands and follow the road to the Serengeti National Park. On our way you will have the opportunity to visit a Maasai village. The villagers will greet you with singing, while the young warriors will compete with their famous jumps from a standing start. Before we reach Serengeti Park, we stop at a nice picnic area where you will have the opportunity to use spotlessly cleaned washrooms for refreshment and eat food from lunch boxes. On the way to your accommodation in the Serengeti we are already on a game drive. Today you will spend the night in the heart of the Serengeti at Seronera Campsite.

Day 4 Serengeti – Ngorongoro Krater

The Ngorongoro Crater in the Ngorongoro Nature Reserve is a volcanic caldera inhabited by a variety of wildlife species. The crater is 610 m deep, has a diameter of 19 to 21 km and covers an area of about 300 square kilometers. The crater is home to over 30,000 large animals. Ngorongoro is an iconic unique place to see rare black rhinos, as well as other species such as lions, cheetahs, hyenas, serval cats, zebras, gazelles, wildebeest, hippos, buffaloes, elephants, monkeys and bird species such as crowned cranes, eagle pelicans and flamingos. The Ngorongoro Nature Reserve covers the total area of 8300 km² and is known to be the cradle of humanity. In the Olduvai Gorge, millions of years old fossil remains of human ancestors have been found. This is where the term “Africa, Cradle of Humankind” originated.

This morning you enjoyed a breathtaking sunrise in the Serengeti. We leave the Serengeti with a game drive and make our way to the Ngorongoro Sanctuary. We will make a detour to the UNESCO World Heritage Site Olduvai Gorge. A museum at the edge of the gorge informs about the life of the first humans over 200,000 years ago in this area. When we arrive at the Ngorongoro crater, you might notice that there are no giraffes living there, instead, with a bit of luck, you will have the opportunity to take photos of the rare black rhinos. In the late afternoon, arrive back at your accommodation Twiga Lodge & Campsite for dinner and overnight.

Day 5 Mto wa Mbu – Lake Manyara

Manyara National Park is a 330 square kilometre biosphere reserve. The area around the eponymous Lake Manyara provides habitat for thousands of pink flamingos, other water birds and over 300 other tropical bird species. The landscape varies between groundwater and acacia forests, open grasslands and marshlands. You will encounter large baboons and look out for elephants, giraffes, impalas, bushbucks, waterbucks, warthogs and blue monkeys in the green of the forests. With a bit of luck you will see lions resting in acacia trees. A behavior for which the lions of the park are famous.

After a relaxed breakfast we say goodbye in Mto wa Mbu. Our next destination is a full day game drive in  Manyara National Park, the only park in Tanzania known for lions climbing into the trees. After lunch from our lunch box in the shade of the large umbrella acacias, you will see th  impressive surroundings near the lake. Pure green nature with many ancient baobab trees and the largest bird nests in the world, built by small hammerhead birds.

In the afternoon our safari adventure ends and we make our way back to Arusha. Your guidwill make sure that you reach your flight home or connecting flight for a beach stay in Zanzibar on time.

Included are:

• All parking fees and government taxes.
• Transfer from and to the airport
• Game drives in 4×4 off-road vehicle
• with pop-up roofs and guaranteed window seating.
• Meals as indicated
• Accommodation as indicated.
• Activities as indicated.
• Bottled water during the safari.

Not included:

• International airfare.
• Items of a personal nature, such as souvenirs, travel insurance and visas.
• Additional accommodation before and at the end of the safari
• Gratuities for the driver (indicative $10 per day per person)
• Government-imposed increases in taxes and/orparking fees