6 Days Wild Plains to Craterlands Safari

Upon arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO), you will be warmly welcomed by our representative and transferred to your comfortable midrange hotel in Arusha. As Tanzania's principal Northern Safari Circuit gateway, Arusha is the perfect starting point for your wildlife adventure. Spend the remainder of the day relaxing after your flight or, if time permits, enjoy optional experiences such as an Arusha city tour, local market visit, or cultural experience before your unforgettable Tanzania safari begins.

Accommodation: Midrange Hotel in Arusha

After breakfast, depart Arusha in your private 4×4 Safari Land Cruiser and journey through the scenic Great Rift Valley towards Lake Manyara National Park. Upon arrival, begin your first exciting game drive through the park's diverse ecosystems, including groundwater forests, open grasslands, acacia woodlands, and the shores of Lake Manyara. Search for elephants, giraffes, zebras, buffaloes, baboons, hippos, flamingos, and abundant birdlife. Lake Manyara is also famous for its occasional tree-climbing lions, offering an exciting opportunity for wildlife viewing and photography before continuing to your comfortable midrange lodge.

Accommodation: Midrange Safari Lodge or Tented Camp in the Lake Manyara / Karatu Area

After breakfast, leave Lake Manyara and travel through the spectacular Ngorongoro Highlands towards the legendary Serengeti National Park. As you approach the Serengeti plains, the scenery opens into vast grasslands where large herds of wildebeests and zebras can often be seen. Begin your Serengeti wildlife experience with game viewing along the route towards your midrange safari camp, searching for lions, elephants, giraffes, zebras, wildebeests, buffaloes, and other wildlife. During the appropriate season, you may also encounter the spectacular Great Wildebeest Migration.

Accommodation: Midrange Safari Lodge or Tented Camp in Serengeti National Park

Spend a full day exploring the spectacular Serengeti National Park on private game drives accompanied by your professional Tanzanian safari guide. Explore the wildlife-rich Seronera Valley and surrounding plains, renowned for their year-round concentration of predators and large herbivores. Search for the Big Five while looking for lions, leopards, cheetahs, elephants, buffaloes, giraffes, zebras, wildebeests, hyenas, hippos, and abundant birdlife. During the Great Migration season, witness vast herds moving across the Serengeti ecosystem in search of fresh grazing and water. Optional experiences include an early morning Hot Air Balloon Safari followed by a bush breakfast before continuing your Serengeti adventure.

Accommodation: Midrange Safari Lodge or Tented Camp in Serengeti National Park

Enjoy an early morning game drive in the Serengeti as wildlife is particularly active during the cooler hours of the day. After breakfast, depart the Serengeti and travel towards the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, enjoying wildlife viewing and spectacular scenery along the way. Depending on your interests and schedule, you may visit Olduvai Gorge, one of East Africa's important archaeological sites, or enjoy an optional Maasai cultural experience. Continue into the Ngorongoro Highlands and arrive at your comfortable midrange lodge, where you can relax and prepare for the following day's spectacular crater safari.

Accommodation: Midrange Safari Lodge in the Ngorongoro Highlands

After an early breakfast, descend into the magnificent Ngorongoro Crater for a half-day private game drive. The crater floor supports an extraordinary concentration of wildlife, creating excellent opportunities to encounter lions, elephants, buffaloes, zebras, wildebeests, hippos, hyenas, and the rare black rhino. Enjoy breathtaking views of the crater's grasslands, lakes, forests, and volcanic walls while exploring one of Tanzania's most remarkable wildlife destinations. After the game drive, ascend from the crater and begin your journey back to Arusha or continue to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) for your onward flight.