Best of Tanzania - 7 Days

You will be met at Kilimanjaro International Airport by your driver guide for the short transfer to your lodge, nestled between the peaks of Mt Meru and Mt Kilimanjaro. Spend the rest of the afternoon at leisure or visit the Game Sanctuary that has for many years provided a safe haven to African plains game.

Wake to views of Mt Meru before heading down to breakfast. After collecting your packed lunch, you join your driver guide and head through the fascinating roads of Tanzania for an approx. 2 hour drive to Tarangire National Park.

Enjoy a full day game drive in this lesser known but fabulous national park with its massive baobab tress and acacia studded grasslands. Your tented camp is situated in a quiet and undisturbed wildlife rich area, with countless game viewing tracks and easy access to the lower Tarangire valley. Finish off your day with a breath-taking sunset and take time to savour the small, intimate and eco-friendly camp.

Stay at:
Honeyguide Tarangire Lodge or similar

After breakfast depart to the Serengeti with a packed lunch. Your mobile tented camp is located in Central Serengeti, strategically located to cover the vast Serengeti Plains. The camp offers comfortable accommodation in safari tents, all with en-suite facilities, with a cosy mess tent located in the centre of the camp where meals are served. The campfire is ready every evening for appetizers and snacks before dinner.

Enjoy a full day in the Serengeti with morning and evening games drives. Serengeti National Park is one of the largest wildlife sanctuaries on the planet covering an extensive 15,000 square kilometres. Its landscapes depict the mythical 'Lion King' image of Africa with its large spaces, profound blue skies dotted with clouds, cool sunrises and fire-red sunsets.

After breakfast depart with a packed lunch and drive towards the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. On the way visit one of the world's most important prehistoric sites, Olduvai Gorge, for a tour and lecture. Learn how the gorge was vital in establishing the African origin of humankind and in turn, why it is referred to as the 'Cradle of Humankind'. Proceed up the side of the extinct volcano to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area and drive to the Crater Rim where you will have the opportunity – weather permitting – to see the Crater in all its glory. Drive onto Acacia Farm Lodge, a romantic country lodge nestled on an active mixed farm located high on the spectacular Great Rift’s escarpment area with commanding panoramic views of the amazing Karatu farmlands and the nearby Ngorongoro forest area.

After breakfast drive to Lake Manyara National Park for a final morning game drive.