Day-by-day itinerary

What the operator has planned, day by day, across 5 days.

1. Day 1

   Arusha - Tarangire National Park

   Into Tarangire for the elephant numbers that gather along the river in the dry season, with baobabs framing the landscape and late-afternoon light the operator flags for photographers. Overnight near the park.

2. Day 2

   Tarangire - Serengeti National Park

   Drive up through the Ngorongoro Highlands - cool forest and Maasai country - before dropping into the Serengeti. Afternoon game drive with lion, elephant, buffalo and plains game.

3. Day 3

   Full Day Serengeti Safari

   A whole day in the park: morning and evening drives with a midday break at camp, or straight through if preferred. Leopard, cheetah and lion prides are the focus.

4. Day 4

   Serengeti - Ngorongoro Conservation Area

   Morning game drive in the Serengeti, then the transfer up to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area through montane forest to a lodge with crater views.

5. Day 5

   Ngorongoro Crater - Lake Manyara - Arusha

   Half-day game drive on the crater floor - black rhino, lion, elephant, hippo, flamingo. After lunch, on to Lake Manyara for a late-afternoon visit for the tree-climbing lions, flamingo flocks and forest elephant, then back to Arusha in the evening.