Day 1: pick up from the airport

Safari Soles Tours representative will pick you up from the airport as you proceed to Tulia spa & boutique hotel in Arusha you will get a chance to view Mount Kilimanjaro & lake Duluti, later on, will brief you on the tour.

Day 2: Arusha to Tarangire National Park

You will be picked up from your hotel at 8:00 a.m. and after being familiar with the guide, chef, and other clients, the group will drive to Tarangire national park (two hours’ drive) famous for its diverse landscape. The park is particularly known for the abundance of ancient baobab trees and having the largest concentration of elephants in the whole country and provides unique chances to observe the interaction between elephant families.

You will do a game drive through the park depending on where they are reported sightings of animals (mostly predators, lions, cheetah, and leopards as they are harder to spot) as herbivores (giraffes, wildebeest, zebras, etc.) are plenty to see through the park.

Later on, will go to the Tarangire River picnic site and enjoy the beautiful view of the river and animals while having lunch, small monkeys and baboons will try to scare you off your lunch but there is nothing to worry about.

After lunch, you will proceed with the game drive and exit the park around 4:30 p.m. where you will head to accommodation(campsite) for dinner and sleep.

• Meals included: Lunch and dinner
• Accommodation: Fig Big Tree Lodge

Day 3: Mto Wa Mbu to Serengeti National Park

After breakfast (8:30 a.m.), you will drive from Mto Wa Mbu to Serengeti which takes six hours (includes all stops) as it transits through the Ngorongoro conservation area. You will briefly stop at the Ngorongoro Crater gate and viewpoint to look at the breathtaking view of the crater. Duration: 20 minutes.

There is an optional to visit Maasai Village to explore the culture of the great Maasai tribe known for chasing lions of their kill and hunting lions to be considered a warrior, drinking raw animal blood though these traditions are thing of the past with exception of drinking blood you can surely learn something. Duration: 20 – 45 minutes. This is an optional visit, not included in the price and many clients opt against it. The entrance is 10 – 20 USD.

Arrive in the late afternoon and do a game drive in Seronera (center of Serengeti) to late evening and experience the sunset in Serengeti while having a close view of wild animals lucky enough to see a predator hunting or on a kill, later heading to Seronera campsite. You can still view animals from camp mostly hyenas and there is close protection from active rangers so no worries.

• Meals included: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner
• Accommodation: Seronera Campsite

Day 4: Serengeti

After an early breakfast (6:30 a.m.), the group will go on an early game drive seeing a lot of animals till afternoon where you will head to camp for lunch and packing doing a game drive while you exit the Serengeti heading to Simba campsite (two hours’ drive) near the rim of Ngorongoro Crater. Animals can be spotted on campsites.

• Meals included: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner
• Accommodation: Simba Campsite

Day 5: Ngorongoro Crater

After an early breakfast, you will descend the crater (6:15 a.m.) on a journey to find the black rhino, rhinos are the hardest to spot in the beautiful crater as most animals will be easier to spot from this park due to it being a floor crater. After lunch, you will do another game drive and ascend (around 12:45 p.m.) the crater to camp and pack for the trip back to Arusha town to Tulia spa & boutique

• Meals included: Breakfast and lunch

Day 6: Materuni waterfalls, coffee tour & Drop off the airport

After breakfast, you will be picked up & drive to the Materuni waterfalls, where you will do a 45 minutes hike to the waterfalls & 20 minutes hike back from the waterfalls afterward you will join a local tribe in the coffee-making process, get to learn & processes your own cup of coffee before being driven to the airport for you flight