Upon arrival at the airport, a Guete Morge Africa representative will greet you and drive you to your accommodation in Arusha. Here you can relax, settle in, and prepare for the incredible adventures to come.
Accommodation Options:
Luxury: Grand Melia Lodge / Mount Meru Hotel / Arusha Coffee Lodge
Mid-range: Ilboru Safari Lodge / Arusha Planet Lodge / Airport Planet Lodge
Budget: Outpost Lodge / Tulia Boutique Hotel / Green Mountain Hotel

After breakfast, we depart for a full-day game drive in Tarangire National Park. This park, known for its nine diverse vegetation zones, is peppered with ancient baobab trees that dwarf the animals feeding beneath them. The meandering Tarangire River attracts an incredible abundance of wildlife, including lions, leopards, buffalo, and a wide variety of colorful birds. Tarangire is most famous for having Tanzania’s largest elephant population, and we'll have the chance to observe many families interacting. We'll stop for a picnic lunch inside the park, enjoying our meal while watching the animals at a watering hole. As evening approaches, we'll return to our lodge for dinner and a well-deserved rest.

Budget Camping: Lilac Campsite / Panorama Campsite

Accommodation Options:

Luxury: Kitela Lodge / Lake Manyara Kilima Moja / The Retreat at Ngorongoro

Mid-range: Eileen’s Tree Inn / Endoro Lodge / Karatu Simba Lodge

Today, we set out for the world-renowned Serengeti, home of the Great Migration and one of the seven natural wonders of Africa. Our drive is spectacular as we ascend into the highlands, offering a breathtaking first view of the vast Serengeti, a park spanning over 6,900 square miles. This immense landscape is home to more than three million large animals, including 1.5 million wildebeest and 250,000 zebra, with large predators following in their wake. We’ll enjoy a game drive en-route to our camp. After lunch, we continue with more game driving before arriving at our tented camp, where we'll dine in comfort and enjoy a drink by the fire under the endless African sky.

Budget Camping: Nyani Campsite

Accommodation Options:

Luxury: Kubu Kubu Tented Camp / Melia Serengeti Lodge / Four Seasons Serengeti

Mid-range: Serengeti Heritage Tented Camp / Embalakai Camp / Acacia Central Camp

Over these three days, we will focus entirely on exploring the vast plains of the Serengeti in search of the Great Migration. The location of the migration depends on the time of year and could be as far as the remote North near the border with Kenya (August-October), the South in the Ndutu Region (January-April), or the Central/Western corridors during other months.

Our experienced guide will know exactly where to find the animals, leading us on morning and afternoon game drives to witness this incredible spectacle. We will spend a full day taking in this amazing earthly paradise, exploring the park's wildlife and incredible landscapes, and learning about the natural cycle that drives this phenomenon.

Budget Camping: Nyani Campsite

Accommodation Options:

June to July (Western Serengeti):

Luxury: LAhia Tented Lodge / Kirawira Serena Camp

Mid-range: Mbalageti / Tukaone Tented Camp

August to October (North Serengeti):

Luxury: Mara Mara Tented Lodge / Mara Under Canvas

Mid-range: Serengeti Heritage Tented Camp (Mara) / Acacia-migration-camp

January to April (South Serengeti):

Luxury: Lake Masek Tented Lodge / Lake Ndutu Luxury Tented Lodge

Mid-range: Serengeti Heritage Ndutu / Ang’ata Ndutu Camp

May to June & November to December (Central Serengeti):

Luxury: Kubu Kubu Tented Camp / Melia Serengeti Lodge / Four Seasons Serengeti

Mid-range: Serengeti Heritage Tented Camp / Embalakai Camp / Acacia Central Camp

After a final hearty breakfast, we enjoy one last game drive in the Serengeti, offering another chance to spot animals not yet encountered. The Serengeti is home to the "Big Five," and today you might get the opportunity to see all of them. After a picnic lunch, we'll drive toward the Ngorongoro Crater. As we reach the crater rim, the breathtaking caldera will open up before us. This approximate 20 km wide crater is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and home to over 25,000 animals. We'll drive to our lodge, where we can witness the sun setting over the stunning caldera.

• Accommodation Options:
  • Luxury: Ngorongoro Serena Lodge / Sanctuary Ngorongoro Crater Camp
  • Mid-range: Rhino Lodge / Angata Ngorongoro Camp
  • Budget Camping: Nyani Campsite

Very early this morning, we descend onto the crater floor for a day of wildlife viewing in one of the most incredible places on Earth. Known as one of the seven natural wonders of Africa, the caldera was formed about three million years ago. This enclosed ecosystem is 610 meters deep and covers roughly 260 square kilometers. It’s one of the premier places in Africa to view the Big Five in their natural, wild state, along with a plethora of other animals and nearly 500 bird species. After a delicious picnic lunch near the hippo lake, we continue our game drive before ascending the steep road out of the crater for our return to Arusha and the inevitable end of our adventure.

• Accommodation Options:
  • Luxury: Kitela Lodge / Lake Manyara Kilima Moja / The Retreat at Ngorongoro
  • Mid-range: Eileen’s Tree Inn / Endoro Lodge / Karatu Simba Lodge
  • Budget Camping: Lilac Campsite / Panorama Campsite

After breakfast, we drive to our final destination—Lake Manyara National Park. This relatively small but diverse park is named for the shallow salt lake that covers about seventy percent of its surface area. The lake, which floods and dries with the seasons, is home to thousands of flamingos as well as over 500 other bird species. During our final game drive, we'll look for monkeys, giraffes, zebra, and with some luck, the famous tree-climbing lions. After a final memorable game drive, we will return to Arusha in the late afternoon, filled with images of the African wilds to last a lifetime.

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