This 5-day itinerary is ideal for travelers seeking luxury, diversity, and efficiency. Each day reveals a new landscape from forest to savannah to crater and each night brings exceptional comfort and world-class service. Experience Tanzania’s finest wildlife reserves while staying in award-winning lodges that redefine the art of safari luxury.
After breakfast in Arusha, depart for Lake Manyara National Park, a stunning park nestled along the Great Rift Valley. Enjoy a game drive through groundwater forests and open plains where you may spot tree-climbing lions, elephants, flamingos, and hippos. In the evening, drive to your luxurious lodge set amid lush greenery near Ngorongoro Highlands for dinner and overnight rest. Highlights: • Tree-climbing lions & flamingo-filled lake • Scenic Rift Valley vistas • Elegant lodge stay in the highlands
After breakfast, drive through the Ngorongoro Conservation Area and enter the world-famous Serengeti National Park. Enjoy a thrilling game drive en route, witnessing the vast open plains alive with wildlife. Arrive at your ultra-luxury lodge overlooking the Serengeti savannah. Relax by the infinity pool and watch elephants roam below before dinner under the stars. Highlights: • Scenic drive through Ngorongoro highlands • First encounters with lions, giraffes & wildebeests • Sundowners and fine dining at the lodge
Spend the entire day exploring the Central Seronera Valley, famous for its high concentration of predators. Watch lions laze in the sun, leopards resting in acacia trees, and cheetahs sprinting across the plains. Your guide will prepare a hot picnic lunch in the bush before continuing your afternoon game drive. Return to your lodge for cocktails and a starlit dinner. Highlights: • Big Five sightings • Optional early-morning hot-air-balloon flight • Unmatched comfort at Four Seasons Safari Lodge
Enjoy a final sunrise game drive in Serengeti before heading toward Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Stop en route at Olduvai Gorge, the “Cradle of Mankind,” to learn about early human history. Arrive at your lodge perched on the rim of the crater with spectacular views stretching into the distance. Highlights: • Optional visit to Olduvai Gorge Museum • Scenic drive with wildlife sightings • Sunset views over Ngorongoro Crater
After breakfast, descend into the Ngorongoro Crater, one of Africa’s most incredible natural wonders and home to over 25,000 animals including elephants, rhinos, and lions. Enjoy a picnic lunch beside the hippo pool before ascending the crater wall and driving back to Arusha or Kilimanjaro International Airport for your onward flight. Highlights: • The Big Five in one park • Stunning crater landscapes • Farewell lunch in the wild
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