Day 1: Arrival
Upon arrival, you will be picked up from Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) or Arusha Airport (ARK) and transferred to Arusha for overnight at Stereo Hotel.
Day 2: Arusha - Lake Manyara National Park
Depart from Arusha at 8:00 a.m. with packed lunches to Lake Manyara National Park for a full day game drive in this park famous for tree climbing lions and bird life. Dinner and overnight will be at Twiga Camp (camp has swimming pool).
Day 3: Lake Manyara National Park - Lake Eyasi
Depart after breakfast, at 8:00 a.m., with packed lunches to Lake Eyasi. Upon your arrival, you will be led by a local guide to visit the Hadzabe tribe (bushmen) and also the Datoga tribes for the whole day. Dinner and overnight will be at Eyasi Camp.
Day 4: Laye Eyasi - Serengeti National Park
Depart after breakfast from Lake Eyasi at 7:00 a.m. with packed lunches to Serengeti National Park (home to the big five). Get there by noon and proceed for an afternoon game drive in Seronera Area (Central Serengeti) until sunset. Dinner and overnight will be at Seronera Camp. A visit to a Maasai village can also be done in the morning at an extra cost.
Day 5: Serengeti National Park - Ngorongoro Crater
You will have an early morning game drive from 6:00 a.m until 11:00 a.m. Afterwards, you will return to the camp for brunch and later, by 12:00 p.m., start your drive to Ngorongoro for dinner and overnight at Simba Camp, on the crater's rim (2700 meters above sea level). You will also have an en-route game drive this afternoon from Serengeti and you will arrive to Ngorongoro by 5:00 p.m.
Day 6: Ngorongoro Crater - Arusha
You will have an early breakfast and descend into the crater at 6:00 a.m. with packed lunches for a half day crater tour. The crater is home to the endangered black rhino and pink flamingos on Lake Magadi. Have lunch by the Ngoitoktok hippo pool and, by 1:00 p.m., start your drive back to Arusha for drop-off in town, at your hotel for onward arrangements.
