At 8am after breakfast you will leave Arusha and drive approximately 2 1/2 hours to Tarangire National Park, where you can enjoy a game drive. You will then be driven to Karatu Acacia Farm Lodge for dinner and an overnight stay. Lunch and dinner are provided. 2 small bottles of water (500ml) per person are also provided. Tarangire National Park is almost 3000 sq km in size and is probably best known for its huge numbers of elephants and Baobab trees. The name of the park comes from the Tarangire River which crosses through the park. Tarangire is especially spectacular during the dry season as wildlife concentrations rival that of the Serengeti (since enormous populations of elephants and other animals are drawn to the Tarangire River as their only source of water). With its varied habitats and permanent water in the Tarangire River the park is home to over 2000 elephants and 500 bird species.

After breakfast you will be driven to Serengeti National Park for afternoon game drive at the central part of the Serengeti. You will then be driven to Kilima Valley Tented Camp for dinner and an overnight stay. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are provided. 2 small bottles of water (500ml) per person are also provided. The Central Serengeti offers superb game viewing all year round due to its abundance of resident animals. Specifically, the Seronera River Valley in the Central Serengeti is a ‘must see’ on every safari regardless of the month of travel. Game viewing in Central Serengeti is at its best during the dry season as resident animals are more concentrated in the immediate area due to lack of water on the plains. Resident herbivores include impala, buffalo, hippo, warthog, topi, hartebeest and giraffe. Resident carnivores include lion and leopard.

After breakfast, you will enjoy a full day game drive in another section of Serengeti National Park. You will have dinner and spend the night at Kilima Valley Tented Camp. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are provided. 2 small bottles of water (500ml) per person are also provided.

After morning breakfast, you will be given a picnic lunch, and then you can enjoy a game drive as you exit the Serengeti National park. You will then be driven to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area for dinner and an overnight stay at the beautiful Ngorongoro Wildlife Lodge.

After breakfast, you descend down into the breathtaking Ngorongoro Crater floor for game viewing. Often called the 8th Natural Wonder of the World, the Ngorongoro Crater is the largest intact crater in the world. About 2 million years ago the Ngorongoro volcano erupted, and its walls collapsed. The volcano floor sank to create a natural enclosure with its 600m tall walls. Now, at over 19 kilometres wide, Ngorongoro Crater is filled with great areas of acacia forest, hippo filled swamps and open grasslands. These different habitats contain over 30,000 animals – including elephants, warthogs, flamingoes, magnificent birdlife, the rare black rhinoceros and all the predatory cats. The Maasai can also be seen grazing their cattle alongside the buffalo and wildebeest. In the early afternoon, you make your way back to Arusha by 5pm, where your safari experience will be completed. Breakfast and lunch are provided.