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

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

 Overnight at Planet Lodge or similar option.

https://planet-lodges.com/

 After breakfast with the packed lunch, driver to Tarangire national park famous for its huge Baobab trees & large elephant population, you may expect to spot heads of buffaloes, giraffes, zebras, wildebeests, hippos, baboons, many antelopes & the giant African elephant. For bird watchers, Tarangire is the place, over 400 bird species have been recorded in the park which includes the rare species of Ash Staling and rollers. Predators like lion, hyenas, cheetahs, jackals & the ever-mysterious leopard are also inhabiting this park. Tarangire Park forms the central annual migratory cycle within the Tarangire-Lake Manyara ecosystem which includes up to 3000 elephants, 25,000 wildebeest and about 30,000 zebras. In the late afternoon drive to Farm of Dreams Lodge for dinner & overnight. 

After breakfast you will dive to Karatu and today we will spend the day visiting with the Mbulu also known as Iraqw tribe to learn about their history, customs and traditions. 

Overnight at Farm of Dream Lodge

 https://farmofdreamslodge.com/ 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 Farm of Dreams https://farmofdreamslodge.com/ or similar option.

After breakfast at the hotel, with our packed lunch, we will drive to Serengeti National Park 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 Serengeti National Park. On the way, you will be able to view.

wildlife before reaching the Serengeti, overnight at Serengeti Serena Lodge.

https://www.serenahotels.com/serengeti

After breakfast, we will venture into Serengeti’s wilderness for full-day game viewing in the park. Enjoy exploring this world heritage site where the world’s largest concentration of animals still roams freely. Overnight in Central Serengeti.  

Serengeti Serena Lodge.

https://www.serenahotels.com/serengeti

After breakfast, with packed lunch, we will drive Southward towards Ngorongoro Conservation Area with wildlife viewing on the way. We will have our lunch break at Naabi Hill (exit gate in Serengeti) as we register to enter Ngorongoro Conservation Area. On the way, we will stop at one of the Maasai Bomas in Ngorongoro Area to learn, experience, and enjoy Maasai culture. 

Overnight in Ngorongoro Conservation Area at Ngorongoro Serena Hotel.

https://www.serenahotels.com/ngorongoro or similar option.

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 Lion, Giraffe, 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 game drive.

Late in the afternoon we will drive to Arusha for overnight and rest at  

Planet Lodge or similar option.

https://planet-lodges.com/

We will tour Materuni Waterfall on the slopes of Mt Kilimanjaro and do light excursions outside Arusha. https://www.alltrails.com/trail/tanzania/kilimanjaro/materuni-waterfall

This will be our last day of safari. Transfer to the airport for departure.