Day 2 & 3 – Tarangire National Park
After breakfast and safari briefing, depart for Tarangire National Park where you will enjoy morning and afternoon game drives, an evening game drive and a nature walk with sundowner overlooking the park. Overnight Tarangire Simba Lodge, located on a picturesque 15,000 acre private concession bordering Tarangire National Park {B,L,D}

Day 4 – Tarangire / Maasai Village visit / Mto Wa Mbu Village / Ngorongoro Highlands
This morning we enjoy a morning game drive as we depart Tarangire National Park en route to Karatu and the village of Mto Wa Mbu. On arrival we explore the village and enjoy a traditional local lunch.  Afterwards visit a Maasai Village before driving to the Ngorongoro Highlands where we overnight at the Plantation Lodge. {B,L,D}

Day 5 – Ngorongoro Crater
After breakfast, we make our descent into the Ngorongoro Crater, the Earth’s largest unbroken caldera.  A veritable “Garden of Eden”, the Crater is reputed to contain the highest density of carnivores, which includes cheetah, leopard and lion. This is the only place in East Africa where one will have opportunities to observe a natural population of black rhino, highly endangered. Full day exploring the crater with picnic lunch. Overnight Plantation Lodge {B,L,D}

Day 6 & 7 – Olduvai Gorge / Serengeti National Park Seronera Valley
Today we navigate around the crater’s rim descending to Olduvai Gorge, one of the most important prehistoric archaeological sites on Earth. We spend the next two nights at the Serengeti Serena Lodge overlooking the acacia dotted plains of the Serengeti.  {B,L,D}

Day 8 & 9 – Serengeti – Western Corridor – Grumeti or Northern Serengeti Traveling west beyond the Seronera Valley, we enter the Western Corridor and Grumeti River region of the park, known for its population of Nile crocodiles. The Grumeti region has a rolling hill landscape and an acacia woodland habitat. We enjoy morning and afternoon game drives each day. Overnight Tented Camp or Tented Camp. {B,L,D}

Day 10 – Fly Serengeti to Arusha / Cultural Heritage Centre

After our morning game drive we transfer to the airstrip for our scenic flight back to Arusha. On arrival we are met by our staff who transfer us to the Cultural Heritage Centre & Museum. Enjoy lunch and shopping for wood carvings or Tanzanite. Dayrooms are provided at the Lake Duluti Lodge until our transfer to the airport this evening. (BL; light snack)