Day 1: Arrival in Arusha

Arrive at Kilimanjaro International Airport and transfer to your hotel in Arusha. Depending on your arrival time, you may relax at the lodge or explore the town before the safari begins.

Main Destination: Arusha

Day 2: Arusha – Tarangire National Park

After breakfast, drive to Tarangire National Park for a game drive. The park is famous for its giant baobab trees and large elephant herds.

Wildlife sightings may include giraffes, zebras, buffalo, wildebeest, and predators that follow the grazing herds. In the afternoon, continue to your lodge or tented camp for dinner and overnight.

Main Destination: Tarangire National Park

Day 3: Tarangire – Central Serengeti

After breakfast, travel toward Serengeti National Park through the Ngorongoro highlands. As you descend into Serengeti, the landscape opens into vast plains.

Upon entering the park, begin a game drive toward Central Serengeti, an area known for excellent year-round wildlife and strong predator activity. Dinner and overnight at your lodge or tented camp.

Main Destination: Central Serengeti

Day 4: Full Day in Central Serengeti

Spend the day exploring Central Serengeti, also known as the Seronera region. This area is famous for resident wildlife populations and is often where large herds pass through as they move north during the migration cycle. 

You may encounter lions resting on rocky kopjes, cheetahs scanning the plains, and large herds of wildebeest and zebras moving across the grasslands.

Main Destination: Central Serengeti

Day 5: Central Serengeti – Northern Serengeti

After breakfast, drive toward the Northern Serengeti, following the path of the migrating herds. Along the way, enjoy a game drive as the scenery changes from wide plains to rolling hills and river valleys.

Arrive in Northern Serengeti in the afternoon and begin exploring areas near the Mara River where wildlife activity is often concentrated.

Main Destination: Northern Serengeti

Day 6: Full Day Northern Serengeti – Mara River Focus

Spend the day exploring Northern Serengeti with a focus on the Mara River region. This is where the most dramatic stage of the migration takes place when thousands of wildebeest gather along the riverbanks before attempting crossings. 

Predators such as lions and hyenas often patrol the area, while crocodiles wait in the river, creating one of the most intense wildlife spectacles in the world.

Main Destination: Northern Serengeti

Day 7: Northern Serengeti – Ngorongoro Conservation Area

After breakfast, enjoy a morning game drive before starting the journey toward the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.

The drive offers beautiful scenery as the landscape gradually changes from open plains to cooler highland forests. Arrive in the afternoon and relax at your lodge for dinner and overnight.

Main Destination: Ngorongoro Conservation Area

Day 8: Ngorongoro Crater – Return to Arusha

After an early breakfast, descend into the Ngorongoro Crater for a game drive. The crater floor hosts a high concentration of wildlife including lions, elephants, buffalo, zebras, wildebeest, hippos, and many bird species.

After a picnic lunch, ascend the crater and drive back to Arusha where your safari ends.

Main Destination: Ngorongoro Crater