This trip maximizes your time touring iconic national parks of northern Tanzania and experience the culture of tribes of the north.

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On your arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO), you will be met by our team who will transfer you to your hotel in Arusha at https://www.silentlodges.com/

After breakfast with packed lunch, you will start your safari Arusha Nationa park. Arusha National Park is one of the only national parks where you can experience  walking safari, spot the rare black and white Colobus monkeys. The park provides a completely different experience from other popular parks and still holds many iconic species, such as elephants, buffalos, and giraffes. The landscapes, dominated by the epic Mount Meru, are breathtaking. A combination of lush jungles, towering waterfalls, and alkaline lakes teeming with flamingos, make Arusha incredibly special.

Late afternoon drive back to the Hotel at https://www.silentlodges.com/

After breakfast you will start your safari with the packed lunch you will start with magnificent National Park-Tarangire National Park. This is Tanzania's fourth largest park offering diverse wildlife and scenery including giant baobab trees. It is home to the largest herds of elephants in East Africa!. These herds migrate along the wildlife corridor to nearby Lake Manyara National Park and Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Animal populations here rival those of the Serengeti so you will have a chance to see wildebeests, zebras, elands, hartebeests, buffalos, gerenuks, fringe eared Oryx, and flocks of birds of various species. Overnight at Farm of Dreams Lodge

After breakfast, we will drive to the southwest end of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area (with our packed lunch accompanied by a local guide) to the Hadzabe and Datoga communities which are the only remaining hunter-gatherer communities in East Africa. Dinner and overnight at Farm of Dreams Lodge

After breakfast at the hotel, with our packed lunch, we will drive to Serengeti National Park via Olduvai Gorge(about 3 to 4 hours). Olduvai Gorge is an archaeological site located in the Northern plains of Ngorongoro Conservation Area where early human fossils were discovered ( Imagine yourself traveling to the cradle of mankind). After touring the site, we will have lunch and then drive to Serengeti National Park. On the way, you will be able to view

wildlife before reaching Nyikani Camp in the evening for overnight. 

central Serengeti Nyikani Camps & Lodges https://nyikani.com/ - full board or similar option

After breakfast, we will venture into Serengeti’s wilderness for full-day game viewing in the park. Enjoy exploring this world heritage site where the world’s largest concentration of animals still roams freely. Overnight in Central Serengeti.  

https://nyikani.com/nyikani-camp-central-serengeti/

After breakfast, we will continue exploring the wonderful Serengeti Overnight in Central Serengeti.   Nyikani Camps & Lodges https://nyikani.com/ - full board or similar option

After breakfast, with packed lunch, we will drive Southward towards Ngorongoro Conservation Area with wildlife viewing on the way. We will have our lunch break at Naabi Hill (exit gate in Serengeti) as we register to enter Ngorongoro Conservation Area. On the way, we will stop at one of the Maasai Bomas in Ngorongoro Area to learn, experience, and enjoy Maasai culture. 

Overnight in Ngorongoro Conservation Area at Ngorongoro / Ngorongoro Serena Lodge https://www.serenahotels.com/ngorongoro

 After early breakfast you will descend to the crater for early morning game drive inside the crater. This is the best place in Tanzania to see the black rhino as well as prides of lions that includes the magnificent black-manned males. There are lots of colorful flamingoes and a variety of water birds. Other game that you can see includes leopards, cheetahs, hyena, other members of the antelope family, small mammals, hippos, and many more. 

You will enjoy your lunch at a picnic site in the crater floor and proceed with afternoon game drive.

Late in the afternoon we will drive to Arusha for overnight and rest at River Trees Country Inn. https://rivertrees.com/ 

Preparation for Departure. End of our planned itinerary.