Day 1: Arrival Day (Welcome to Tanzania)

Upon arrival at Arusha or Kilimanjaro Airport, our driver will drive you to your hotel in Arusha. Depending on the time of arrival you will also have time to explore the city of Arusha and go shopping for souvenirs at the local Maasai Market. If you arrive late, do not worry, you will still have time to go shopping on the last day of Safari.

Dinner and overnight accommodation at your hotel in Arusha.

Day 2: Arusha – Serengeti National Park

After breakfast and briefing in Arusha, our tour guide will drive you Serengeti National where you will arrive in the afternoon. After arrival, lunch will be served and then you will head out for an afternoon game drive.

Dinner and overnight accommodation at a lodge/ a wilderness camp inside the Serengeti

Day 3-5: Serengeti National Park

These three full days will be spent following the great migration in the Serengeti; depending on the time of the year, you will observe one of the following aspects of the great migration.

– Wildebeest Calving (Calving Season – Ndutu Region): January to March
– Grumeti River Crossing – Grumeti River: May to July
– Mara River Crossing – Mara River: August to October
– Migration back to the Serengeti (from Maasai Mara): November & December

Follow the link in the tour detail/ description (above) for a detailed description of the migration pattern.

Dinner and overnight accommodation at a lodge/ a wilderness camp inside the Serengeti.

Day 6Serengeti – Ngorongoro Crater
After breakfast in the Serengeti, you will start your journey to the Ngorongoro Crater; our guide will drive you slowly as you continue to watch animals along the way. You will reach Ngorongoro Crater in the afternoon.

Dinner and overnight accommodation at a lodge inside the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.

Day 7:  Ngorongoro Crater (half day) – Arusha – Departure

After breakfast, you will be driven into the Ngorongoro Crater for a half day of game viewing.

Ngorongoro Crater offers the best chance of seeing the big five – lions, leopards, elephants, rhinos and herds of buffalos; within a few hours of entering the crater floor, you will spot the big five; you will also see waterbucks, elands, bushbucks, Grant’s gazelles, Thompson gazelles, hyenas and a huge array of bird species.

In the afternoon you will start your journey back to Arusha. Depending on your departure plans, you will have the opportunity to shop for souvenir along the way or at the Maasai market upon arrival in Arusha. You will arrive in Arusha early in the evening ready for dinner and overnight accommodation or an airport transfer depending on your prior booking arrangements.