DAY 2 - NGORONGORO CRATER
This morning after breakfast, you will be met by your private safari guide and 4WD vehicle and depart by road to the “eighth natural wonder of the world”, the Ngorongoro Crater. You will descend 2,000 feet to the crater floor, which spreads for 102 sq. miles. The crater is a virtual "Noah's Ark", inhabited by a wide variety of wildlife. It contains a river, several swamps, a soda lake (complete with flamingoes), a forest and open plains. It contains over 30,000 large mammals, roaming free. The grasslands are home to black rhinoceros, zebra, eland, lion, wildebeest, gazelle, cheetah, hyena and other wildlife. It is also known for its large bull elephants who have exceedingly large tusks, because of the mineral rich grasses in the crater.
After game viewing and stopping for a picnic lunch, you’ll drive back up to the crater rim and check into the Ngorongoro Wildlife Lodge – perched high on the crater rim. The lodge has 75 rooms, all with fabulous views over the crater. Relax and take in the view before dinner. Overnight - Ngorongoro Wildlife Lodge (all meals & activities)

DAY 3 - SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK
This morning after breakfast, you’re off to the famous Serengeti National Park, the symbol of Africa's wildlife. The word Serengeti comes from the Maasai language meaning "endless plains". The 6,900 sq. mile (18,00 sq. km) park is inhabited by more than 2 large million animals including more than a million wildebeest, hundreds of thousands of plains zebras, and Thomson’s gazelles. Large predators including lions, cheetahs, and hyenas are drawn to the area by this abundance of prey which migrate throughout the park. Many smaller animals – rock hyrax, bat eared foxes, mongoose, honey badger, jackals, monkeys, baboon and African hare inhabit the area along with nearly 500 species of birds. Off road you’ll find the "Kopjes", massive boulder islands of granite standing in a sea of grass, provide shelter to a great variety of plants and animals, from the elusive leopard to the tiny dik dik.
Along the way to the Serengeti you can stop at the famous “Oldupai Gorge”, where Dr. Louis and Mary Leakey made their discovery of early man.

Your lodging for the next three nights will be at Ndutu Lodge , near the location of the migratory herds of wildebeest and zebras. From December to March, the migration is clustered in the southern Serengeti between the Ngorongoro Conservation Area and Lake Ndutu. This delightful small lodge, sits back from the lake in a beautiful setting, and is know for it’s friendly staff and wonderful food. At night you can sit around the campfire and look up at the magnificent African sky, while listening to the sounds of animals in the distance. In the morning you'll be awakened by the sounds of birds.

After checking in and enjoying lunch, you will have some time to relax before departing on an afternoon game drive in the Serengeti. Return to the lodge in time to freshen up and enjoy the campfire before dinner. Overnight - Ndutu Safari Lodge (all meals & activities)

DAYS 4/5 - SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK
During your stay in the Serengeti, you can decide with your guide how you would like to spend your days. On most mornings you’ll be awakened early and after coffee or tea depart on an early morning game drive in the amazing Serengeti. The early mornings are magical in the Serengeti, when the wildlife is just waking up to greet the days. After returning to camp for a hearty breakfast you can depart on a late morning game drive returning to camp for lunch or you may want to depart with a picnic lunch so that you can spend the whole day wildlife viewing. Off road, across the Serengeti plains, you’ll find "Kopjes" - massive boulder islands, standing in a sea of grass. The kopjes were formed by volcanic activity and provide shelter to a great variety of plants and animals, from the elusive leopard to the tiny dik dik. After a days activities you return to camp for sundowners around the fire and dinner. Overnight - Ndutu Safari Lodge (all meals & activities)

DAY 6 - LAKE MANYARA / TARANGIRE NATIONAL PARK
This morning after an early breakfast you will depart for Lake Manyara National Park. Although it is only 205 sq. miles in size, this enchanting park is noted for its beauty and incredibly lush acacia forest of giant fig and mahogany trees, which are home to troops of baboons and blue monkeys. The park is also home to large numbers of buffalo, giraffe, elephant, hippo, impala and the Hippo Pool, where large numbers usually gather. Well known for its birds (over 400 species), Lake Manyara is one of the few places you will see the comical Ground Hornbill and the Crested Eagle.
After spending time in the park, with a stop for a picnic lunch, you’ll continue to Tarangire National Park, Tanzania’s third largest. Here you’ll find a geologic landscape as diverse as the wildlife, with nine distinct vegetation zones ranging from grassland to woodland, from deep gully vegetation to scattered rocky hilltops. Ancient Baobab trees dot the landscape dwarfing the animals that feed beneath them. The Tarangire River, that meanders through the park attracts an abundance of wildlife, from elephant, lion, leopard, buffalo, zebra, giraffe and numerous antelope to a variety of colorful birds.

Your accommodations for the next two nights will be at the Tarangire River Camp, a permanent tented camp set just outside the western border of the park. The large walk-in tents set on wood platforms sit on a high ridge over looking the Tarangire River. Views in the distance of Mt meru, Kilimanjaro and Ngorongoro, oldonyo lengai, and the Great Rift Valley can be seen from every corner of the Camp. Activities include wildlife viewing in the park and walking with Maasai guides.

After checking in you will have time to relax at the camp and get settled in. Tonight enjoy a drink around the campfire before dinner in the thatched dining room. Overnight - Tarangire River Camp (all meals & activities)

DAY 7 - TARANGIRE NATIONAL PARK
You have full day of game viewing activities – starting with a wake-up at sunrise. After coffee or tea and some biscuits you depart on an early morning game drive, returning to camp for breakfast. After lunch and some time to relax head out again in the afternoon for more wildlife viewing activities or a walk with Maasai guides. Return in the early evening for dinner. Overnight - Tarangire River Camp (all meals & activities)

DAY 8 - ARUSHA / END OF SAFARI
You will be awakened early and after breakfast, depart on a final morning of game viewing in the park. Return to the camp for lunch. In the afternoon, you will drive back to Arusha, stopping for some shopping if you like, and continue to the KIA Lodge where you will have the use of a dayroom and dinner. After dinner you will be transferred to the Kilimanjaro International Airport.

WHAT IS INCLUDED IN THE PRICE:
-return ground transport
- full board accommodation for 1 night,
- park entrance fees
- one chimp tracking
- one morning swamp walk for bird watching
- and an English speaking driver/guide.
Prices are subject to accommodation availability.

WHAT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE PRICE:
- Gamepark entrance fees shown separately as local payment
- Personal travel insurance
- Flying Doctors Service for emergency evacuation cover valid for 2 months [available in our office at US$25pp within 500km radius or US$50 within 1000kms from Nairobi ].
- Sleeping bags [available for hire in the office at US$15 per bag per safari with US$ 40 refundable deposit]
- All airport/hotel/airport transfers [but can be arranged at extra cost]
- All airport taxes and visas
- All personal expenses and toiletries; e.g. mineral water, toilet tissue, laundry, telephones, beverages, tips, portage, etc.
- Any other extras not stated as included above

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