Day 1: Kilimanjaro Airport / Arusha (D)

Meet, greet on arrival at Kilimanjaro Airport and transfer to Arusha for meals.

Overnight. (Arumeru River Lodge, East Africa Suite Hotel or Arusha Coffee Lodge)

Day 2: Arusha - Tarangire National Park. (B)

Depart from Arusha and drive across the Masai Steppe to Tarangire National Park, located south of Lake Manyara. Tarangire is delightful park which covers an area of 2,600 square kilometers. It has the numerous wide-bodied Baobab trees, that first attract your eyes. The gently rolling countryside is dotted with these majestic trees sometimes dwarfing the wildlife that feeds beneath them. The park is at its best during the traditional dry seasons (June to October and December to March) when many of the migratory animals come to the Tarangire River for water and, depending on the game movement, we should probably camp by the side of this unique River.

Also visit the adjacent Esilalei Masai village, exploring Masai culture and life.

Overnight. (Sopa Lodge, Tarangire Safari Lodge or Tarangire treetop)

Day 3: Tarangire National Park- Lake Manyara. (B, D)

Early morning game drive, moving on to a permanent camp on the rim of the Great Rift Valley. From whichever direction you approach Lake Manyara, you get a spectacular view. Approaching from the east, the Great Rift Valley wall forms an impressive backdrop to the Lake. From the west, with a pause at the top of the escarpment, the park lies below a green strip beside a glistening lake.

Lake Manyara National Park covers an area of 330 square kilometers, of which about two thirds is the lake itself, and the rest is forest, acacia woodland and some grassland by the lake shore. The wildlife can be migratory between Lake Manyara and Tarangire National Park across the lake, but you should see elephant, hippo, Cape buffalo, giraffe, several species of primate, antelope and prolific bird life.

Dinner and overnight. (A comfortable camp with twenty tents located on top of the escarpment overlooking the park. Serena/Kirurumu or Treetop Hotel)

Day 4: Lake Manyara National Park / Kirurumu (B, L)

Morning trek with a Masai naturalist guide along the rim of the escarpment, where you would anticipate stunning views down to the park below and across the Masai Steppe. The naturalist will explain the geological phenomenon of the Great Rift Valley, as well as indicating rare plants, butterflies, birds etc.

After lunch at Kirurumu, you continue with an afternoon game drive in the Park.

Overnight. (A comfortable camp with twenty tents located on top of the escarpment overlooking the park. Serena/Kirurumu or Treetop Hotel)

Day 5: Lake Manyara National Park- Lake Eyasi. (B)

After breakfast visit Mto wa Mbu Cultural Tourism Complex, with a number of tribes and art crafts, and drive to Lake Eyasi, situated south west of the Ngorongoro Conservation area below the Eyasi Rift Escarpment and reached via Karatu village and then along a bumpy and dusty road. At Lake Eyasi only one campsite is available and this is situated in an acacia forest, with a freshwater spring emerging from the center of the camp.

At Lake Eyasi the emphasis is on meeting with some of Africa's most interesting people who have been secluded and protected from the “progress “of the twenty first century. There are two tribes who are unique to this area: the Datoga and the Hadzabe. The Datoga are a tall, brave, nomadic people who are the traditional enemies of the Masai, living in similar huts and following similar traditions and rituals. The Hadzabe people are very different to their Datoga neighbors, as they are traditional bushmen and much smaller, and speak the click language associated with the Kalahari bushmen of Southern Africa. Unlike the pastoral Datoga, the Hadzabe are hunters with bows and arrows. During your stay at Lake Eyasi your guide will take you walking through the area until you come across one of the temporary settlements, where you will be able to join in the tribes people's activities, either hunting for birds or a warthog, or to the lake shore to collect poisons. If there is a ceremony or party taking place you will probably be asked to take part!

Due to the fact that these people have managed to maintain their cultures and beliefs for such a long time we are very careful not to confuse them with unaccustomed gifts etc., and instead we usually bring them food and make a small community donation each time we are privileged to camp in their area.

Overnight. (Kisimageda Luxury tented Camp)

Day 6: Lake Eyasi - Ngorongoro Crater. (B, L, D)

Late morning leave Lake Eyasi and drive to Ngorongoro Serena Lodge arriving for lunch.

It's impossible to give a fair description of the size and beauty of the Crater, there is nothing with which one can compare it: is the Eighth Wonders of the World, comprising a 260 square kilometers Crater's area and consisting of grasslands, swamps, forests, rivers, and even an arid area of shifting dunes.

The Crater supports a year round resident population of varied wildlife and, since the game is concentrated into a relatively small area, you are likely to see lion, elephant, hyena, jackal, cheetah, very rare Black rhino, primates and many more. The area is also home to the proud and colourful Maasai tribe.

Lunch, dinner and overnight at Ngorongoro Serena/Sopa Lodge.

Day 7: Ngorongoro Crater. (B, L, D)

After an early breakfast you descend into the Crater in a 4 x 4 vehicle for a full day of game viewing, with a picnic lunch taken on the Crater floor.

Late afternoon drive back to the lodge for dinner and overnight. (Ngorongoro Wildlife Lodge, Serena/Sopa or Ngorongoro Crater Lodge).

Optional: walking safari, trekking and cultural tourism.

Day 8: Ngorongoro Crater - Serengeti National Park. (B, L, D)

Drive via Olduvai Gorge to the Serengeti National Park, arriving for lunch and an afternoon game drive.

The Gorge is about 50 kilometres long and in some places 90 meters deep. Commonly known as the "Cradle of Mankind", it became famous with the discovery in 1959 of the remains of primitive man. Your stop includes a visit to the small museum overlooking the Gorge.

The Serengeti National Park is one of the most popular and spectacular game areas in East Africa, characterized by the annual migration of more than 1.5 million animals following the rains and the new grasslands. The whole process affects the lives of thousands of other species that rely on the passage of the migration for their survival, first of all trees and waiting the droppings for their fertilization.

Dinner and overnight. (Serena/Mbalageti/Sopa or Kirawira/Migration/Bilila Kempinsky Lodge/Kleins/Grumeti/Singita/Farufaru)

Day 9: Serengeti National Park. (B)

Morning and afternoon game drives.

Overnight.

Day 10: Serengeti National Park. (B)

Morning and afternoon game drives.

Overnight.

Day 11: Serengeti National Park- Lake Natron (B, L, D)

After Breakfast drive to Lake Natron and arrive for lunch.

Walking safari with Masai donkey to enjoy sunset, before having dinner.

Overnight at Lake Natron Permanent Tented Camp/Lodge.

Day 12: Lake Natron / Arusha (B, L, D)

Early in the morning you go to the Lake Natron for a sunrise viewing. Back to the Camp for Lunch.

After lunch visit waterfalls and, in the evening, depart to Arusha.

Optional: Cultural Tour Programs and places of interest. Lunch at Mto WA Mbu and visit cultural diversity bomas, Curios Shops on the way, Maasai cultural things/Souvenirs, Snake Park and what else you might be interested until you arrive Arusha and have Dinner and overnight at the 4 star HOTEL.

Day 13: Ngurdoto Crater / Arusha National Park (B, L, D)

Morning departure to Arusha National Park, the only place on the northern safari circuit where the acrobatic black-and-white Columbus monkey is easily seen. In the midst of the forest stands the spectacular Ngurdoto Crater, whose steep rocky cliffs enclose a wide marshy floor dotted with herds of buffalo and warthog. Flamingos viewable at the Momella lakes. View the Mount Kilimanjaro at evening or morning.

Meals and overnight at the 5* Hatari Lodge.

Day 14: Mount Kilimanjaro / Lemosho / Marangu Route / Kilimanjaro International Airport. (B, L)

After breakfast depart for a Mount Kilimanjaro viewing tour.

Go through Lemosho or to Marangu Route for natural waterfalls, Chagga culture, Mount Kilimanjaro first climbers, and more.

At Mid day have lunch at the Lodge in slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro and, after lunch, do a town sightseeing tour.

Drive to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) for flight back home.