Mkomazi National Park is often overlooked compared to the well-known Ngorongoro and Serengeti National Parks. Yet, it is just as magnificent and brings you closer to the endangered Black Rhino and African Wild Dog. Late afternoon drive to Arusha for overnight 

at Kerama Silent Lodge

https://www.silentlodges.com/ or similar option

Our guests have shared how important this day is for them to rest before going on safari. Use this day to purchase any last-minute things you might need while on safari. After breakfast at your hotel, our crew will pick you at 10: 00am to take you for a city tour of Arusha. We will visit the following places:

- Tanzanite Experience Museum

- SANAA

-Shoprite Mall for any last-minute snacks, toiletries or anything you might need while on safari

at Kerama Silent Lodge

https://www.silentlodges.com/ or similar option

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 Lake Manyara Serena Hotel https://www.serenahotels.com/lake-manyara or similar option

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 Lake Manyara Serena Hotel https://www.serenahotels.com/lake-manyara or similar option 

After breakfast at the hotel, with our packed lunch, we will drive to Ndutu North Ngorongoro 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 Ndutu Area to explore more in this World Heritage Site, Ngorongoro Conservation Area. The great migration reaches here with its over two million animals to give birth to their calves and thousands of animals are born daily between the end of December and the beginning of March. This also attracts many predators like lions, cheetahs and hyenas.

 Overnight at   https://nyikani.com/ or similar option.

After breakfast, we will drive to Ndutu Area to explore more in this World Heritage Site, Ngorongoro Conservation Area. The great migration reaches here with its over two million animals to give birth to their calves and thousands of animals are born daily between the end of December and the beginning of March. This also attracts many predators like lions, cheetahs and hyenas.

 Overnight at   https://nyikani.com/ or similar option.

After breakfast, with packed lunch drive to Serengeti National Park, doing game drive on the way to central Serengeti. Enjoy the drive as we explore this world heritage site, where earth’s largest concentration of plain game still roams freely. Overnight at central Serengeti Nyikani Camps & Lodges https://nyikani.com/ - full board or similar option.   

A day t explore Serengeti, just after breakfast start with morning game drive in central Serengeti, explore an endless plains the whole day.

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

After breakfast, with packed lunch you will drive southward towards the Ngorongoro conservation area with wildlife viewing on the way. You will have your lunch at Naabi Hill (exit gate in Serengeti) as you sign-in to Ngorongoro Conservation Area. After lunch, proceed to Ngorongoro Conservation Area and while on the way you will stop to one of the MaasaiBomas in the Ngorongoro Area to learn, experience and enjoy Maasai culture, their traditional dancing and handcrafts. You will arrive in your hotel in the evening for rest, dinner and overnight. Overnight in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Ngorongoro Serena Hotel. https://www.serenahotels.com/ngorongoro Full Board 

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, 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 drive to Arusha,  Dinner and overnight at River tree Country Inn. https://rivertrees.com/

A safari with Lendimi is not complete without sharing the culture and the traditions of our tribes. On this day we will tour the village of Seela to meet with community members and participate in a tree-planting exercise. By planting a tree, you will be participating in restoring nature and leaving a life that will outlive your time in Tanzania. 

Overnight at River Trees Country Inn

https://rivertrees.com/ or similar option 

You will fly to Zanzibar, and for three days enjoy the Zanzibar beaches and other excursions 

We will stay at Nungwi Dreams by Mantis

KARIBU SANA

Today you will visit Stone Town-the old slave market in Zanzibar and UNESCO World Heritage Site. In the afternoon, drive back to the hotel. 

Enjoy your time on the beach and the amenities at your hotel.

Preparation for Departure from Karume International Airport