Day 1: Overnight Travel

Day 2: Lake Duluti

Arusha (Lake Duluti)

On arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport , you will be met and transferred to your hotel located a short distance from Arusha Town Centre.

Overnight Lake Duluti Serena Hotel

Day 3: Lake Manyara National Park

Arusha - Lake Manyara National Park

After breakfast, morning at leisure with safari briefing followed by lunch. Afternoon join seat in vehicle safari and you depart Arusha passing through the Masai Steppe filled with many picturesque African villages as well as maize, coffee and banana plantations. At the town of Makuyuni you turn North West and continue the journey up through a scenic escarpment that brings you to your lodge, perched on the edge of the Rift Valley with stunning views over the distant Lake Manyara.

Overnight at Lake Manyara Serena.

Activities and Services

Day 4: Central Serengeti

Lake Manyara National Park - Serengeti National Park

After breakfast there is a game drive in Lake Manyara National Park that returns to the lodge for lunch. Leaving Lake Manyara behind, the journey continues North West across the stunning hilly countryside of the highlands which is filled with wheat and coffee plantations, and then into the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. From here lie the vast plains of the Serengeti, where you begin spotting wildlife as you approach the entrance gate. Complete the formalities and enter the park with game viewing en route to the lodge arriving for dinner.

Overnight at Serengeti Serena Lodge .

Activities and Services

Day 5: Central Serengeti

Serengeti National Park

Morning and afternoon game drives in Serengeti National Park.

Overnight at Serengeti Serena Lodge

Activities and Services

Day 6: Lake Magadi

Serengeti National Park - Ngorongoro Crater

After breakfast you depart for Ngorongoro with a picnic lunch viewing game across the vast Serengeti plains, stopping en route for a picnic lunch. Continue to your lodge, set high on the rim of Ngorongoro Crater arriving for dinner.

Overnight at Ngorongoro Serena Lodge

Activities and Services

Day 7: Lake Magadi

Ngorongoro Crater

A highlight awaits you this morning as you depart to explore what is commonly referred to as the World’s largest natural wildlife arena. After breakfast, you descend with a picnic lunch through the early morning mists and 2,000 feet into the crater. Ngorongoro Crater is the World’s largest intact volcanic caldera. Due to its size and diversity, the crater floor is comprised of several distinct areas, ranging from forest, swamps, lakes and springs, to open grassland and some sandy dunes. A truly unique wildlife experience. Return to the lodge in the late afternoon.

Overnight at Ngorongoro Serena Lodge

Activities and Services

Day 8: Overnight Travel

Ngorongoro Crater - Arusha

Depart Ngorongoro Crater after breakfast, head south east past Lake Manyara and Mto wa Mbu Village. Through the highlands and the Karatu district, you’ll view the scenic wheat plains and coffee plantations here before journeying down the spectacular escarpment turning east at the Makayuni junction and head towards Kilimanjaro Airport for flight back to London with many memories to share.

Day 9: End of Itinerary

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