Safari amongst grazing wildlife across the great Serengeti, “endless plains” in the Maasai language. Descend 2,000 ft. to the floor of the Ngorongoro Crater, the world’s largest unbroken caldera. Watch in wonder as a seasonal pink blanket of flamingos shimmers in Lake Manyara, where rare tree-climbing lions are also known to prowl. You’ll safari in style, staying in comfortable lodges and prolific parks. Pampered in Tanzanian hospitality and enlightened by your expert rangers, your once-in-a-lifetime experiences on this brilliant odyssey will leave you transformed.
Day 1-New York / Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Depart New York on your KLM Airlines flight to Amsterdam. Sit back, relax, and prepare for an exhilarating adventure.
Day 2-Amsterdam, The Netherlands / Arusha, Tanzania
On arrival in Amsterdam, connect to your onward flight to Arusha, Tanzania. With a warm welcome upon your arrival, you’ll be transferred to your delightful accommodations in Arusha, northern Tanzania’s safari capital, where you will spend the night under the star-studded African sky.
Arusha Serena Hotel, Resort & Spa
Day 3-Arusha / Tarangire National Park
Depart after breakfast and travel overland to Tarangire, one of Tanzania’s largest national parks. Arrive in time for lunch. This afternoon join your expert safari ranger for an afternoon game viewing activity. The grassy acacia woodlands and gigantic baobabs make for spectacular vistas. Tarangire National Park supports a great diversity of wildlife – up to 6,000 elephants, giraffe, buffalo, lesser kudu, zebra, lion, leopard and cheetah.
Tarangire Sopa Lodge
Day 4-Tarangire / Lake Manyara National Park
After breakfast drive to Lake Manyara Serena Lodge, arrive in time for lunch. This afternoon, enjoy a game drive in the beautiful Lake Manyara National Park. This small but uniquely diverse national park is a wonderful introduction to Tanzania’s birdlife.
Lake Manyara Serena Safari Lodge
Day 5-Lake Manyara / Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Continue your journey to explore the UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ngorongoro Crater, home to one of the densest concentrations of game in Africa. You will spend the next two nights at a lodge set on the rim of the crater.
Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge
Day 6 – Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Descend some 2,000 feet through the early morning mists, to explore the crater floor of this extinct, collapsed volcano. You’ll be in awe of the profusion of wildlife concentrated here. Zoom in on the elephants ambling along well-worn tracks. Listen for the roaring lion guarding its large pride. Watch gazelle quietly graze surrounded by zebra and wildebeest, and you might spot the endangered rhino feeding down by the lake. Enjoy a picnic lunch before returning to your camp. Share the day’s magical moments with your safari companions as the sun sinks over the horizon.
Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge
Day 7 – Ngorongoro / Serengeti National Park
After breakfast, drive to the great Serengeti – “endless plains” in the Maasai language. While the exact timing is difficult to predict, more than two million wildebeest, half a million Thomson’s gazelles and a quarter million zebras gather here for annual migrations, attracting large predators such as lion, leopard, cheetah and hyena. Arrive in time for lunch. In the afternoon, join your expert safari ranger for an afternoon game viewing drive.
Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge
Day 8 – Serengeti National Park
Depart during the early morning splendor of an African sunrise for your first game drive of the day. Negotiating roads and tracks, your expert ranger transports you to a world of primal savagery combined with peaceful vistas. Collect a gallery of thrilling images as the morning unfolds: a lioness relaxing after her morning hunt; alert elephants carefully guarding their young as they traverse the bush; a startled warthog running with its tail erect; ungainly herds of wildebeest grazing alongside zebra. Relax at the lodge until the day cools down and the animals become more active before setting out for your afternoon game drive. Before retiring, stretch out and listen to the sounds of the wilderness and watch the illumination of the infinite African sky.
Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge
Day 9-Serengeti National Park / Arusha / Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Celebrate the glorious sunrise and the sounds of the bush awakening as you savor your last morning in Tanzania. After a short flight you’ll enjoy lunch in Arusha, followed by a transfer to Kilimanjaro Airport, where you will be assisted with check in for the KLM Airlines flight to Amsterdam. On arrival in Amsterdam, connect to your ongoing flight to New York.
Day 10-New York
Arrive home today with memories to last a lifetime.