Day 1: Arusha – Tarangire National Park

Pick up from your hotel in Arusha at 8:30 AM and drive to Tarangire National Park, Enjoy a full-day game drive with a picnic lunch. The park consists of natural vegetation, mainly Acacia woodland and giant African Baobab trees, with huge swamp areas in the south. Both the river and the swamps act like magnets for wild animals during Tanzania’s dry season. Tarangire National Park is reputed to contain some of the largest elephant herds in Africa. This African National Park is also home to three rare species of animals: the Greater Kudu, the Fringe-eared Oryx, and a few Ashy Starlings.

Day 2: Tarangire – Serengeti

After breakfast, we head towards the Serengeti National Park via the beautiful high-lying farmland of Karatu and the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Leaving the highlands behind, we descend into the heart of wild Africa, the Serengeti National Park, with its endless plains, rolling into the distance as far as the eye can see. We head to the central park area, known as the Seronera area, one of the richest wildlife habitats in the park, featuring the Seronera River, which provides a valuable water source to this area and therefore attracts wildlife well representative of most of the Serengeti’s species. We arrive in time for lunch and enjoy an afternoon game drive in the Serengeti National Park.

Day 3: Serengeti – Ngorongoro

Enjoy an early breakfast and meet your guide for a last-morning game drive in Serengeti National Park, then depart to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area with an en-route game drive and picnic lunch. Ngorongoro is a special conservation area and not a National Park. The whole area is managed by both animals and local Maasai people, who graze their cattle alongside the indigenous wildlife.

Day 4: Ngorongoro – Arusha

After breakfast, descend into the crater and enjoy a 5-hour game drive in the crater. The Ngorongoro Crater is one of the most densely populated African wildlife areas in the world and is home to an estimated 30,000 animals, including some of Tanzania’s last remaining black rhinos. Supported by a year-round water supply and fodder, the crater supports a vast variety of animals, which include herds of wildebeest, zebra, buffalo, eland, warthog, hippo, and giant African elephants. Another big draw card to this picturesque national park is its huge population of predators, which include lions, hyenas, jackals, cheetahs, and the ever-elusive leopard. We will enjoy a picnic lunch on the crater floor.