Day One: Arusha National Park
After breakfast in Arusha, drive to Arusha National Park, a 45 minute drive from town. Go on a game drive in the morning, followed by a bush walk in the afternoon. After visiting the park, proceed to Colobus Campsite for dinner and overnight.
Arusha National Park's wildlife includes giraffe, cape buffalo, zebra, flamingo, warthog, and many species of birds.
Day Two: Arusha to Lake Manyara National Park
After breakfast at Colobus Campsite, drive to Lake Manyara National Park. The park is approximately a 2.5 hour drive from Arusha National Park. Game drive in Lake Manyara until 5:30pm. Proceed to Jambo Campsite for dinner and overnight.
Lake Manyara's wildlife includes elephant, giraffe, baboon, warthog and many species of brids.
Day Three: Lake Manyara to Serengeti National Park
Leave after a late breakfast for Serengeti National Park. Pass through Ngorongoro Conservation Area along the way, pausing to view the Crater. As you drive to your Serengeti campsite, game drive along the way viewing the park's resident and migratory animals. Overnight at Seronera Campsite, located in the heart of the Serengeti.
Species commonly seen in the Serengeti include wildebeest, cheetah, zebra, lion, giraffe, impala, topi, and leopard. The Serengeti is also home to more than 540 species of birds.
Day Four: Serengeti National Park
Spend a full day in the Serengeti viewing the wildebeest migration. Return to the campsite for a hot lunch.
Day Five: Serengeti National Park
Spend another full day in the Serengeti viewing the park's resident carnivores and the wildebeest migration. Dinner and overnight at Seronera Campsite.
Day Six: Serengeti to Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Spend the morning in the Serengeti. Eat lunch in the park before leaving for Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Arrive at the Crater rim campsite in time for the spectacular sunset. Dinner and overnight at Simba Campsite.
Day Seven: Ngorongoro Crater
At 7am, leave the campsite for a six-hour game drive in the crater. The largest unbroken caldera in the world, Ngorongoro has an area of 260 kilometers and a depth of 610 meters. The crater provides a protected habitat for thousands of mammals and birds. At 2pm, leave the Crater to return to Arusha.
Resident Crater wildlife includes lion, hyena, elephant, wildebeest, zebra, black rhinoceros, flamingo, hippopotamus, and cheetah.
