Itinerary

Today you board your flight bound for Europe. 

In Flight

This morning you arrive in Europe and connect to your flight to Kilimanjaro airport in Arusha, Tanzania.   

Upon arrival at Kilimanjaro, you will be met and driven to your hotel. 

Mount Village Serena

After breakfast at your hotel, you will be driven to Lake Manyara.  Upon arrival, you will be assisted to your accommodations.  Enjoy your afternoon game drive.

Lake Manyara National Park has the Great Rift Valley escarpment for dramatic backdrop.  Two-thirds of the park is covered by alkaline Lake Manyara.  Manyara is known for its tree-climbing lions found lazing on branches of acacia trees.  Finding lion in the trees is very rare so don’t set your heart on it.  Manyara features large concentrations of elephant and buffalo.  Other wildlife includes common waterbuck; masai giraffe; zebra; impala; baboons; blue monkeys etc.  Over 380 species of birds, including over 30 birds of prey, have been recorded. 

Lake Manyara Serena Lodge (B,L,D)

This morning you will be taken on a game drive.  Later, you will be driven to Ngorongoro Crater, passing through the rift valley escapements. Upon arrival, you will be assisted to your accommodations.

Ngorongoro Serena Lodge (B,L,D)

Ngorongoro Crater is the largest, un-flooded, intact caldera in the worlds.  It is known as the eighth wonder of the world, its vastness and beauty are truly overwhelming and it is believed by some to have been the proverbial Garden of Eden.  Ngorongoro contains possibly the largest permanent concentration of wildlife in Africa.  In addition, this is one of the best reserves in Africa to see black rhino.  Game viewing is good year-round because animals do not migrate like in Serengeti because there is permanent source of fresh water. Other species found here are such as lion; spotted hyena; buffalo; zebra; wildebeest; hippo; elephant; reedbuck etc.  Over 350 species of birds have been recorded. 

Accompanied by your guide, you will be driven down the crater for a day of viewing and photographing the animals.  We will provide picnic lunches for your convenience.

Ngorongoro Serena Lodge (B,L,D)

After breakfast you will be taken to Serengeti.  En route, enjoy a game drive.  Upon arrival, you will be assisted to your accommodations.  After lunch, enjoy your afternoon game drive. 

Serengeti Serena Lodge (B,L,D)

Serengeti is Tanzania’s largest and most famous park. It has the largest concentration of migratory game animals in the world.  It is also famous for its huge lion population and is one of the best places on the continent to see them.  The park is a World Heritage Site, comprising most of the Serengeti ecosystem, which is the primary migration route of the wildebeest.  Nearly 500 species of birds and 35 species of large plains animals can be found in the Serengeti.  The park may contain as many as 1.3 million wildebeest; 250,000 Thompson’s gazelle; 200,000 zebra; 70,000 top; 30,000 Grant’s gazelle; 20,000 buffalo; 9,000 eland; 8,000 giraffe; 1,500 lion and 800 elephant.  Most of the Serengeti is vast open plain broken by rocky outcrops (kopjes).  There is also acacia savannah, savannah woodland, riverine forests, some swamps and small lakes.  

Spend a full day viewing and photographing the animals in Serengeti.  Your guide will accompany you. 

Serengeti Serena Lodge (B,L,D)

Time permitting; enjoy your final morning game drive in Serengeti.  You will be driven to the airstrip for your flight to Arusha.  Upon arrival, you will be met and driven to  Mountain Village, where dayrooms have been reserved to your comfort and convenience.  Later, you will be transferred to the airport for your departure flight.

Mountain Village – dayrooms (B, L)

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