Day 1 – Arrival in Tanzania – Kilimanjaro International Airport – Arusha City

Arrival at the Kilimanjaro International Airport aboard afternoon flight ET 867 ETA 1805 hrs / similar. Met by your safari manager after you clear with immigrations, assisted to your private car and transferred to your hotel for check in and pre safari briefing. Rest of the evening will be spent at leisure to relax and settle down as you enjoy nice African weather. Dinner will be on own account at your hotel. Overnight stay at Gran Melia Arusha (Deluxe Mt. Meru Facing Room) / Mt. Meru Hotel (Premium Room) / Kibo Palace Hotel (Executive Room) / similar- Bed and Breakfast Basis. https://www.melia.com/en/hotels/tanzania/arusha/gran-melia-arusha   //

 https://kibopalacehotel.com/kibo-palace-hotel-moshi/  // https://www.mountmeruhotel.co.tz/

Day 2 – Arusha – Tarangire National Park for game drives – Approx. 2.5 hrs driving time

Breakfast will be served at your hotel from 0630 hrs. Check out by 0730 hrs, board your private 4x4WD safari equipped land cruiser and driven to Tarangire National Park. You will embark on game viewing activities until late afternoon. Tarangire National Park is famous for its iconic baobab trees and big herds of Elephants.

With nine distinct vegetation zones ranging from grassland to woodland, from deep gully vegetation to scattered rocky hilltops, Tarangire offers a diverse geological landscape as well as diverse wildlife, including an extraordinary concentration of bird life.

Bulbous baobab trees dot the landscape and the valley of the Tarangire River dominates the entire scene. Tarangire is teeming with an amazing diversity of exotic flora and fauna including elephant, lion, leopard, and buffalo.

The rest of the evening will be at leisure to relax at your lodge as you share your game viewing moments.

Dinner and overnight stay at Tarangire Elephant Springs / Nyikani Tarangire Camp / Lake Burunge Tented Lodge / similar, Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner. https://karibucamps.com/elephant-springs/   // https://nyikani.com/nyikani-camp-tarangire/   //  https://twctanzania.com/tarangire/lake-burunge-tented-lodge/

Day 3 – Tarangire – Ndutu Plains (Southern Serengeti National Park) – Approx. 5 hrs drive

Breakfast at your lodge. Check out by 0730 hrs and driven to the short grass plains of southern Serengeti in the Lake Ndutu area. The scenic drive takes you past the famous Ol Duvai gorge museum where archaeological collections by Louis and Mary Leakey are preserved insitu (you may opt to visit and pay locally). You will arrive at your strategically located tented camp with en route game viewing. Check in and lunch. This afternoon you will enjoy game drives covering diverse habitat in the area in search of both resident and migrant wildlife species.

Overnight stay at Masek Tented Lodge / Nyikani Migration Camp Ndutu / Ndutu Kati Kati Tented Camp / similar. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner. https://twctanzania.com/ngorongoro-conservation-area/masek-tented-lodge/   // https://nyikani.com/nyikani-migration-camp-ndutu/  // https://twctanzania.com/serengeti-national-park/ndutu-kati-kati-tented-camp/

Day 4 – Southern Serengeti

You will have day long game viewing drives through the region, taking in the shores of both Lake Ndutu and Lake Masek as well as the surrounding areas where tens of thousands of young wildebeest take their first steps after being born between February and March of every year.

The Ndutu Region forms part of southern Serengeti National Park, a meeting point for these two incredible wilderness areas. This section of the park is made up of rolling grasslands peppered with alkaline lakes that attract flocks of flamingos, as well as acacia woodlands.

There is year-round resident wildlife (such as giraffe, elephant, hyena and various antelope species) in the Ndutu Region, and you can spot animals around the waterholes during the dry season from June to November. Look out for the six cat species lion, cheetah, leopard, serval, African wildcat and caracal (if lucky) that are present throughout the year.

The best period to visit the Ndutu Region is from December, when the migrant wildebeest herds start to arrive from the north, until April when the millions of wildebeest, zebra and gazelles head to central Serengeti. In the early months of the year with the peak in February, the wildebeest herds give birth on the verdant grassy plains when thousands upon thousands of baby animals are born every day, attracting the attention of cheetah, lion, hyena, jackal and other predators. Overnight stay at Masek Tented Lodge / Nyikani Migration Camp Ndutu / Ndutu Kati Kati Tented Camp / similar. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

 Day 5- Southern Serengeti to Central Serengeti

Breakfast at your camp. Check out and depart for the Serengeti. Enjoy en route game viewing leading you to your centrally located lodge in central Serengeti.

You will enjoy a sumptuous lunch, followed by afternoon game viewing activities.

The seemingly endless central Serengeti plains where you will be enjoying your game viewing

drives form a habitat for Lions, Cheetah, Zebra, Buffalo, Giraffe, Rhino, Leopard and other animals that the Serengeti is famous for. Serengeti also hosts the over 1.5 migrant wildebeests, Zebras and Topis between the months of November to June.

Serengeti Masai Mara migration guide: https://www.esseniasafaris.com/a-guide-to-the-serengeti-masai-mara-wildebeest-migration/ . Our game drives will cover the varied habitats and eco-systems of Serengeti. Overnight stay at Serengeti Sametu Camp / Nyikani Serengeti Central Camp / Serengeti Kati Kati Tented Camp / similar. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.  https://karibucamps.com/sametu-camp/  //  https://nyikani.com/nyikani-camp-central-serengeti/  // https://twctanzania.com/serengeti-national-park/serengeti-kati-kati-tented-camp/

Day 6- Serengeti- Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Approx. 4.5 hrs drive

Breakfast at your lodge. Check out by 0730 hrs, board your safari jeep and driven to Ngorongoro with packed lunch. On arrival, descend the steep walls of the caldera, and enjoy game drives on the crater floor. The crater enjoys one of the highest concentration of Lions in Africa.

Day 7- Ngorongoro Highlands – Arusha- Kilimanjaro International Airport- Departure

Breakfast will be served at your lodge. Check out by 0900 hrs. Board your safari vehicle and be driven

to the city of Arusha. You will visit the Arusha Cultural Heritage Centre. Here, you can purchase handcrafts and souvenirs that you can take back home and you may have lunch at the same place – both payable directly. You will then be transferred to the Kilimanjaro International Airport board your late evening departure flight ET 814 ETD 1905 hrs / similar to your next destination, having had an amazing, pleasantly memorable safari adventure in Tanzania with Essenia Safaris, the East Africa Safari Specialists. Meals: Breakfast. End of our services!

 Cost of safari package per person based on adults travelling using a 4x4WD safari vehicle on private basis: