Arrive at Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO), where a Book All Serengeti Safaris representative will greet you and arrange your transfer to the hotel included in your package. The hotel offers everything needed for a pleasant stay: comfortable rooms, hot water, courteous staff, a swimming pool, and Internet access. In the evening, a briefing with our managers will ensure you’re fully prepared for the climb.
Private tour packages include group-shared airport transfers, with additional fees for individual transfers. Please coordinate your group’s arrival and departure times to avoid extra costs.
We'll embark on a journey to Tarangire National Park, Tanzania's elephant haven. The park boasts the largest population of African elephants in Tanzania. Witness the Big Five within the park's expanse.
After breakfast at 8:00 am, we venture into Africa's wilderness. Enjoy a game drive until 1:00 pm, pausing for a one-hour picnic lunch. Then, from 2:00 to 4:00 pm, we delve into an afternoon game drive. Finally, we return to the lodge for dinner and overnight accommodations.
Embark on your Serengeti adventure starting at 7:00 am with a hotel pick-up. En route to Serengeti, you'll pass by the stunning Ngorongoro Crater, where you'll relish the captivating crater view before continuing your journey.
The name "Serengeti" derives from the Maasai word "Siringitu," which means endless plains. Witness the vast grassland savannah stretching to the horizon, interrupted only by iconic kopjes bizarre rock formations sculpted by weathering granite outcrops.
In the afternoon, enjoy a hearty home-cooked meal before reaching your day's destination.
You'll spend the night in a lodge amidst the African bush, savoring a delicious meal surrounded by the enchanting wilderness.
After breakfast, embark on a full-day game drive in Serengeti National Park, carrying packed lunches. Explore regions of the park with abundant wildlife, guided by an expert. In the afternoon, enjoy a picnic lunch at a premier site within the park. Post-safari, you’ll head back to your lodge/camp for dinner and overnight.
Serengeti National Park, located in northern Tanzania, is a World Heritage Site spanning about 15,000 square kilometers. It's home to over 2 million herbivores, 4,000 lions, 1,000 leopards, 550 cheetahs, and roughly 500 bird species. During the dry season, the park is renowned for vast migratory herds of wildebeests and zebras. The North Serengeti supports a rich variety of resident wildlife, including lions, elephants, hippos, giraffes, crocodiles, and rare oribi antelopes.
After an early morning (6:30 am) breakfast, embark on a sunrise game drive to observe a variety of wildlife until the afternoon. Next, return to the camp for lunch and to pack up. Conduct a game drive while departing the Serengeti, en route to the Ngorongoro Highlands (a 2-hour drive) situated close to the edge of the Ngorongoro Crater.
After an early breakfast, you will check out of the lodge and drive to the Ngorongoro Crater. You will descend down a steep track into the caldera to enjoy your last game drive. You will experience a breathtaking range of animals and birds. The caldera (a collapsed volcano) is home to over 25,000 mammals ranging from the “Big Five” (lion, elephant, buffalo, rhino, leopard) to over 500 species of birds. You will enjoy a picnic lunch inside the crater and then make your way back up the crater rim in the afternoon. You will then drive back to Arusha, arriving in the late afternoon. This is where your safari will end.
Today, you will visit the waterfalls which are a walk of around 40 minutes. On the way, your guide will inform you about the culture of the Chagga, their village life and explain the surrounding fauna and flora. The views are truly breathtaking, and with some luck, you will see the summit of Kilimanjaro. When you reach the waterfalls, you will see that they are more than 80 meters high. The pool at the bottom of the waterfall is an inviting place for a refreshing swim, so don‘t forget your swimwear!
After having enjoyed the scenery, you slowly return with your guide to Materuni village where you will experience a traditional Chagga lunch. You also will have the opportunity to taste our local banana beer – definitely not to be missed!
The coffee tour is traditionally accompanied by Chagga songs and dances – a fun way to immerse yourself in the local culture. Before you say goodbye, you can savor the coffee you made and appreciate the views of the surrounding rainforest.
