9 Days and 8 Nights Luxury Safari

Day 01: Kilimanjaro International Airport – Arusha City

Day Itinerary
Upon Arrival at JRO Int Airport, your driver/guide to meet and welcome guests and transfer guests to lodge, after check in formalities completed, you will be briefed on your 09 days safari program. Your driver/guide is experienced wildlife expert whose knowledge and ability to spot the animals and birds will astound you. After brief meeting, time to relax and enjoy lodge facilities.
Meal Plan: Dinner
Overnight: Elewana Arusha Coffee Lodge

Arusha
Resting at the foot of Mount Meru, the sprawling city of Arusha is known as the safari capital of northern Tanzania. It serves as an excellent base from which to explore the remarkably scenic surrounding area which includes majestic Mount Kilimanjaro, as well as the Manyara, Tarangire and Ngorongoro National Parks. Arusha is a good spot to take a day or two off from the safari circuit as it features a temperate climate and lush surrounds. Visitors can look forward to exploring the wildlife-abundant Serengeti National Park; the magnificent Arusha National Park; and taking on the challenge of climbing Mount Meru, Africa’s fifth highest mountain.

Day 02: Arusha City – Tarangire National Park

Day Itinerary
After Breakfast, you will drive to Tarangire National Park and enjoy en-route game viewing to your lodge for freshen and lunch followed by afternoon game drives of the Tarangire National Park. Late evening drive to lodge, time to relax and enjoy lodge facilities and evening over dinner.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Overnight: Lemala Mpingo Ridge Lodge
Alternate: Nimali Tarangire

Tarangire National Park
Tarangire National Park, situated within Tanzania’s spectacular Manyara Region, is an awe-inspiring national park forming of granite ridges, river valleys, mixed vegetative landscapes, and free-roaming wildlife. During the annual dry season, the Tarangire River is a magnet for thirsty wildlife. Large herds of elephants and migratory wildebeest, zebra, buffalo, impala, gazelle, hartebeest, and eland gather and not surprisingly the predators follow. With lion being among the most spotted animal, it is a rare day that a visitor does not spot this majestic animal prowling or grazing. Tarangire is also the one place in Tanzania where dry-country antelope such as oryx and gerenuk are seen regularly. This expansive area is also known for its spectacular baobab trees, its breathtaking views of the Maasai Steppe and the wondrous mountains to the south.

Day 03: Tarangire National Park

Day Itinerary
Full Day Game drives of Tarangire National Park.
After breakfast, enjoy morning game drive. PM returns at lodge for freshen and lunch. Later enjoy afternoon game drive, returning at lodge enjoy evening over dinner.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 04: Tarangire National Park – Ngorongoro Crater

Day Itinerary
After breakfast, enjoy game drive en-route to Ngorongoro Crater, arrive in time at tented camp for freshen and lunch. Afternoon at leisure and enjoy camp facilities.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Overnight: Lemala Ngorongoro Tented Camp
Alternate: Wilderness Collection- Craters Edge

Ngorongoro Crater
Located in Northern Tanzania, the Ngorongoro Crater is best known for its natural beauty and abundance of diverse wildlife, which makes it one of Africa’s most popular safari destinations. Surrounded by Tanzania’s highlands, this UNESCO-listed crater is said to be the world’s largest intact volcanic caldera. Visitors can look forward to spotting the world-renowned Big Five and a host of other wildlife species including large herds of zebra and wildebeest. It is famed as one of Tanzania’s best tourist attractions offering visitors an array of wonderful activities including excellent bird watching, trekking, wildlife viewing, mountain biking and visiting a local Maasai village. Do not miss the opportunity to jump on an excursion to the magnificent Olduvai Gorge.

Lake Magadi
Not to be confused with the Kenyan lake of the same name set only a hundred kilometres away, the Tanzanian Lake Magadi is an exquisite soda lake in the Ngorongoro Crater, named the Swahili word for salt. This is a wonderful destination for nature photographers, a scene that changes exquisitely through the seasons, moving through lush greens into striking oranges and bright pinks. Along with the changes come captivating, changing groups of animals including rhino, eland, and lion, as well as golden jackals who come to hunt the flamingos. Spread over 11.2 square kilometres, the lake cultivates a unique ecosystem with its blue-green algae, which nourishes the plants and small creatures here. The surrounding crater is filled with incredible other natural attractions and a much wider variety of wildlife.

Day 05: Ngorongoro Crater

Day Itinerary – Full Day Crater Game Drive
After early breakfast you descend 2000 ft – 610m down the crater floor for a half day game drive. it is the largest unbroken caldera in the world. Surrounded by very steep walls rising 610m from the crater floor, its natural amphitheatre measures about 19km across diameter and has an area of 260 sq.km. it is impossible to give fair description of the crater. On the crater floor, roams thousands of plain animals, elephant, buffalo, zebra, wildebeest, gazelle, rhino, velvet monkey and predators including hyenas and black maned lion. Late afternoon returns at lodge, time for relaxation and enjoy evening over dinner.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Picnic Lunch Pack & Dinner

Day 06: Ngorongoro Crater – Serengeti National Park (Central Serengeti)

Day Itinerary
After Breakfast, drive to Serengeti National Park and enjoy en-route game viewing to your lodger, arrive in time for freshen and lunch followed by afternoon game drives of Serengeti Plains in search of ‘Big Five.’ Late afternoon returns at lodge, time to relax and enjoy lodge facilities and evening over dinner.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Overnight: Lemala Nanyukie Lodge
Alternate: Lemala Kuria Hills Lodge
Alternate: Nimali Central Serengeti
Alternate: Nimali Mara

Serengeti National Park
The Serengeti, together with Kenya’s Maasai Mara Game Park, constitute Africa’s most famous wildlife park, spread over the enthralling landscapes of northern Tanzania. This is a precious ecosystem, supporting the annual wildebeest migration through the Serengeti and the Masai Mara. The largest mass movement of land mammals on the planet involves more than a million animals following the rains, including more than 1.5 million white-bearded wildebeest and 250 000 zebras. Prides of lions, as well as groups of elephants, giraffes, gazelles, and eland, roam among the photogenic vast grass plains between weird-and-wonderful-looking acacia trees. Aside from traditional vehicle safaris, hot-air ballooning over the Serengeti plains and horse-riding safaris are on offer.

Day 07: Serengeti National Park

Day Itinerary
Enjoy full day game drive.
OPTIOIN ‘A’: after breakfast, enjoy morning game drive. PM return at lodge for freshen after afternoon tea, enjoy game drive extended till late evening.
OPTION ‘B’: after breakfast, enjoy full day game drive with pack lunch, late afternoon returns at lodge, time to relax and enjoy lodge facilities and evening over dinner.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch/Lunch Pack & Dinner

Day 08: Serengeti National Park

Day Itinerary
Enjoy full day game drive.
OPTIOIN ‘A’: after breakfast, enjoy morning game drive. PM return at lodge for freshen after afternoon tea, enjoy game drive extended till late evening.
OPTION ‘B’: after breakfast, enjoy full day game drive with pack lunch, late afternoon returns at lodge, time to relax and enjoy lodge facilities and evening over dinner.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch/Lunch Pack & Dinner

Day 09: Transfers to Airstrip.

Day Itinerary
After Breakfast, Transfer to Airstrip for your schedule flight to Arusha.
Upon Arrival at Arusha, you will be transferred to Arusha Coffee Lodge for Lunch followed by transfer to Arusha City Hotel / JRO Int Airport
Meal Plan: Breakfast & Lunch