12 Days: Mountain of God
Day 1
Arrive at Kilimanjaro International Airport, meet your guide & drive to Arusha for overnight.
Day 2
Drive to Tarangire National Park for game drive. Immerse yourself in a wonderful diversity of wildlife amidst the magnificent baobab trees doting this beautiful landscape. Overnight at a luxury tented lodge on top of the escarpment with the sweeping views across the perennial Tarangire river valley.
Day 3
Leave Tarangire for Lake Manyara park. Late afternoon drive to Lake Eyasi for overnight.
Day 4
Early morning, visit local Bushmen and join them for a hunt. Drive to the Ngorongoro crater rim in the evening for an overnight stay.
Day 5
Descend into the Ngorongoro crater (the earth's largest unbroken caldera) reputed to contain the highest density of carnivores. Be ready to be greeted and treated by cheetahs, leopards, lions, hyenas, jackals, black rhinos & big tuskers. Dinner and overnight at the rim of the crater.
Day 6
Navigate along the crater rim to the Tanzania's most renowned National Park, the Serengeti, home to the greatest concentration of large mammals on earth. Watch "the" world-famous migration of wildebeest & zebra. Overnight in Central Serengeti (Seronera Valley).
Day 7
Start the day with a game drive in the central Serengeti area followed by a drive to the Western corridor of the Serengeti (Ikoma) for overnight. Optionally, experience a night game drive to see nocturnal species.
Day 8
After sunrise, drive to Northern Serengeti (around Mara river) to experience the wildebeest migration crossing the river. Dinner & overnight in Northern Serengeti.
Day 9
Experience more of the world-famous migration followed by an evening drive to the Northeastern part of the Serengeti (Lobo) for overnight.
Day 10
After completing one last game drive, head to Lake Natron to climb the active volcano mountain, Oldoinyo Lengai (means "THE HOLLY MOUNTAIN OF GOD" in Maasai language). Climb at night when it's cooler then descend in the morning.
Day 11
Spend the rest of the day visiting a waterfalls, driving to the Lake Natron's shore to see millions of pink flamingoes in their breeding sites. Overnight in the tented lodge around lake Natron.
Day 12
After breakfast, drive back to Arusha/ Kilimanjaro airport to catch your flight back home