Day-by-day itinerary

What the operator has planned, day by day, across 4 days.

1. Day 1

   Arrival in Arusha

   The safari manager meets you at your Arusha hotel or lodge for the pre-departure briefing. Transfers and accommodation before or after the safari can be arranged on request.

2. Day 2

   Arusha - Tarangire National Park

   139 km, roughly 2-3 hours excluding game viewing. Out through Arusha town and across the Maasai steppe to the Tarangire gate. Rolling hills, acacia woodland and baobabs along the Tarangire River, with the elephants as the headline and greater kudu, fringe-eared oryx and ashy starling as the uncommon three. Over 400 bird species listed. Sunset and overnight at Marera Valley Lodge near Karatu. Breakfast, lunch and dinner included.

3. Day 3

   Tarangire National Park & Serengeti National Park

   Through the Karatu highlands and past the Ngorongoro gate for registration, with a stop at a Maasai village - a tour of the homes, conversation with families, photographs and the option of joining the jumping dance. On to the Serengeti, registering at Naabi Hills gate, lunch among the kopjes, then an afternoon game drive with the migration depending on season. Overnight at Serengeti Bush Camp or similar in the Central Serengeti.

4. Day 4

   Serengeti - Ngorongoro Conservation Area

   A 6:30 am start with breakfast and packed lunch boxes for an early morning game drive across the Serengeti plains, with the cats the focus while they are still moving.