Itinerary
- Day 1
Airport to Arusha
Your guide picks you up from the airport and drives about 45 minutes to Mount Meru Game Lodge, depending on traffic conditions. Once you check in, your guide goes over the tour details and what to expect for the coming days. If you arrive with time to spare, there are some optional activities available, though these cost extra.
- Start point
- Arusha, Tanzania (Arusha/Kilimanjaro Airport, 00:00 - 23:00)
Optional Activities
- Materuni Waterfalls hike
- Masai Visit
- Nature Walk and game drive in Arusha National Park
- Canoeing safari in Lake Momella or Lake Duluti
- Day 2
Tarangire National Park
After breakfast, you'll drive for 2 hours to Tarangire National Park, which has a large elephant population. The day involves a game drive where you might spot big cats, buffalos, zebras, giraffes, antelopes, and lots of bird species. The Tarangire River runs year-round and draws wildlife especially during the dry season. You'll have a picnic lunch in the park, then head back to Escarpment Luxury Lodge for dinner.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Picnic lunch in the park), Dinner
Included Activities
- Full day game drive in Tarangire National Park
- Wildlife viewing (elephants, big cats, buffalos, zebras, giraffes, antelopes, birds)
Landmarks Tarangire National Park Tarangire River - Day 3
Hadzabe Bushmen and Datoga Tribes
Around 5 am, you meet the Hadzabe Bushmen and join their early morning activities including bush trekking and making a campfire. Later in the day, you'll spend time with the Datoga tribe, who are skilled farmers and livestock keepers, learning about their traditions and way of life. After these cultural experiences, you return to Escarpment Luxury Lodge to stay overnight.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Hadzabe Bushmen early morning interactive activities
- Bush trek with Hadzabe
- Campfire making with Hadzabe
- Datoga tribe visit and cultural interaction
- Day 4
Serengeti National Park
You'll spend the full day in Serengeti National Park, and the schedule is flexible based on what you prefer. Your guide talks with you each morning about timing options like wake-up time and when to start the game drive. You might do a morning drive followed by lunch and rest at camp with an afternoon drive, or you could go for a full-day drive with a picnic lunch. You'll have dinner and stay at Into Wild Africa Camp.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Picnic lunch (option of returning to camp for lunch)), Dinner
Included Activities
- Game drive in Serengeti National Park
Landmarks Serengeti National Park 
- Day 5
Kogatende Migration Viewing
After breakfast, you head north to Kogatende for a game drive to see the Great Migration. Later in the evening, you'll watch wildebeest and zebras cross the river. During August, you can see large numbers of wildebeest herds crossing throughout the day. You'll spend the night at Acacia Migration Camp.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Morning game drive to Kogatende
- Great Migration viewing
- Wildebeest and zebra river crossing observation
Landmarks Kogatende Serengeti National Park 
- Day 6
Grumeti River Wildlife Viewing
Following an early breakfast, you go on a game drive to see the action at Grumeti River, where crocodiles wait and watch. You'll observe big cats like lions hunting through the savannah grass, leopards storing their catch in acacia trees, and cheetahs resting on rocks. Wildebeest and zebras are also part of the scene. You'll stay overnight at Acacia Migration Camp.
- Meals
- Breakfast (Early healthy breakfast), Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Game drive viewing Grumeti River predator-prey interactions
- Wildlife viewing (crocodiles, lions, leopards, cheetahs, wildebeest, zebras)
Optional Activities
- Hot air balloon flight (extra cost)
Landmarks Grumeti River Serengeti National Park - Day 7
Serengeti to Ngorongoro
You take a final game drive through Serengeti to photograph and watch the wildlife including big cats, buffalos, zebras, hippos, and various birds. As you leave Serengeti and reach the Ngorongoro Crater border, you'll get your first look at the Ngorongoro area. Dinner and overnight are at Rhino Lodge.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Final game drive in Serengeti
- Wildlife viewing and photography
Optional Activities
- Crater rim walking (extra cost)
Landmarks Serengeti National Park Ngorongoro Crater - Day 8
Ngorongoro Crater
After breakfast, you descend into Ngorongoro Crater, which spans about 102 square miles and sits over 600 meters deep. It's the world's largest unfilled and intact inactive volcano. Around 20,000 larger mammals live here along with smaller animals and various bird species. You explore the forest habitat and might see buffalos, zebras, herbivores, and bird nests. After a picnic lunch in the crater, your guide drives you to the airport.
- End point
- Arusha, Tanzania (Arusha/Kilimanjaro Airport, 00:00 - 23:00)
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Picnic lunch in the crater)
Included Activities
- Crater floor descent and game drive
- Wildlife viewing in Ngorongoro Crater
Landmarks Ngorongoro Crater
