07 Days Untamed Safari Standard Lodges

After a short briefing in the morning, you will head off in the direction of the Tarangire National Park. The park with its savannah, baobab trees, seasonal swamps and lagoons is home to huge elephant herds. Animals gather at the life-giving Tarangire River and you should see a selection of mammals ranging from giraffes, bushbucks and hartebeests to the weird-looking gerenuk and fringe-eared oryx. The park is also home to buffaloes, zebras and wildebeests which are always closely followed by a range of predators such as lions. Leopards are seen now and then but cheetahs are rarely spotted. From the open roof of the safari vehicle, you will be able to absorb the landscape and watch the animals. In the late afternoon you will arrive at a campsite inside the park, where you will spend the night in a tent.

Accommodation: Tarangire Simba Lodge
Meal plan: Full board

After breakfast you will leave the Tarangire National Park and head to the multicultural village of Mto wa Mbu. From here you will travel on a picturesque and very bumpy gravel road along the Rift Valley Escarpment Today’s destination is the beautiful Masai village of Ngare Sero, an oasis in the hot and dusty Rift Valley. In the distance you will notice a pink glow from thousands of flamingos breeding and feeding on the algae of the alkaline Lake Natron. In the afternoon you will join a Maasai guide on a walk to a nearby waterfall before you return to the campsite for your overnight.

Accommodation: Maasai Giraffe Eco Lodge
Meal plan: Full board

After an early start, you will travel along unshrinking dirt tracks with awe-inspiring views as your vehicle climbs out of the Rift Valley to reach the grassy plains of the Serengeti by midday. Serengeti means “endless plains” in the language of the Maasai and you will see the grassland savannah stretching to the horizon. The Serengeti is the most famous park in Tanzania and it is home to the largest animal migration on the planet – hundreds of thousands of animal’s trek to find fresh grass and water. You will be overnight in the central part of the park.

Accommodation: Serengeti Sopa Lodge
Meal plan: Full board

Exclusive a full day game viewing in the Serengeti National Park. You will either go on a full day game drive or join early morning and afternoon drives in the Seronera area, depending on last night’s stop. The Seronera area is also the best place to spot the shy and nocturnal leopard. Overnight at the lodge.

Accommodation: Serengeti Sopa Lodge
Meal plan: Full board

The morning is in isolation for another game drive in the Serengeti and you might spot some creatures that you haven’t seen yet. Animals tend to be more active in the morning before the temperatures rise around midday. After lunch, you will leave the plains of the Serengeti and travel to the highlands of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. You will overnight at a lodge directly on the Ngorongoro Crater’s edge with a view over the collapsed volcano.

Accommodation: Serengeti Sopa Lodge
Meal plan: Full board

After sunrise and breakfast, it is up at daybreak to take on the steep path leading down into the 600 m deep crater. The slopes are forested but soon the landscape changes to savannah with the occasional acacia tree. The wildlife in the crater is just astonishing and with a little luck you might see the Big Five. You’ll also see warthogs, wildebeests, zebras, hippos and some of the more than 500 bird species of the area. After an entire morning of game viewing and a picnic lunch in the crater, you will travel to Mto wa Mbu where you will overnight.

Accommodation: Escarpment Lodge
Meal plan: Full board

After an undemanding breakfast, you will start your return trip to Arusha, where you will arrive around midday. You will be dropped off in the city center depending on your flight schedule or at the airport to catch up with your home flight.