Day 1 Arrival in Arusha

You will be picked up from the airport by a Deeper Serengeti Safaris representative and conveyed to your accommodation in Arusha, where you will overnight, relax, and prepare in anticipation of the adventures to come.

Accommodation

Mid-range: Tulia Boutique Hotel and Spa

Day 2: Arusha to Tarangire National Park

In the morning, you will be collected from your lodgings in Arusha by our personal safari guide. We set out for Tarangire National Park on a good tarmac road across gently rolling Maasai plains with scattered acacia trees. As we zip along we pass many Maasai in their colorful dress walking on the roadside, riding bicycles, herding cattle and driving donkey’s carts. Tarangire National Park, well known for its large elephant herds, is also home to a multitude of other creatures. From the open roof of our state-of-the art safari jeep, we experience the seasonal swamps, savanna, and life-giving Tarangire River, endeavoring to encounter a multitude of creatures, from zebra to wildebeest, buffalo, elephant, and giraffe, to name a few. It is possible we will glimpse lions stalking prey or leopards watching and relaxing in the trees above.

After our extensive game drive, experiencing the varied sights and sounds of the wilderness, we drive to your accommodation for dinner overnight.

Accommodation

Mid-range: Marera valley lodge

Day 3 South Serengeti (Ndutu)

After breakfast, we will head to the Lake Ndutu region, situated in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, a sublime landscape of the southern Serengeti ecosystem. The drive takes approximately 3 hours, taking us across the beautiful landscape of The Rift Valley Lake Ndutu, alkaline like most of the other Rift Valleys, is frequently inhabited by a wide array of wildlife.

With appetites sated, we undertake our game drive in the Ndutu region. The majority of the wildebeest migration can normally be found on the short-grass plains from December to April. After the late afternoon game drive, you will drive to your accommodation for dinner and overnight.

Accommodation

Mid-range: Sero Tented camp in Ndutu area

Day 4: South Serengeti (Ndutu)

After our hearty breakfast, we head out to enjoy a full-day game drive in the Ndutu region. We endeavor to explore the range of different habitats found here, which include swamps, woodland, soda lakes, and the world-famous Serengeti short grass plains. We will see the awesome sight of the great thronging herds of wildebeests and zebras. During a short time frame around January, normally lasting for about 3 weeks, the majority of the wildebeest calves dropped in the region of half a million young in this awesome act of synchronized birthing. The sea of grass provides little cover and the young Wildebeest calves can run minutes after they are born and within 3 days they are normally strong enough to keep up with the herd.

As our full day of adventure upon the ‘Endless Plain,’ we depart to our accommodation for dinner and overnight.

Accommodation

Mid-range: Sero Tented Camp in Ndutu area

Day 5: Ndutu to Ngorongoro Crater

After breakfast, you will drive from the Southern Serengeti (Ndutu) to the Ngorongoro Crater.

When you first see Ngorongoro Crater, it looks like a forgotten world. Concealed by the steep volcanic walls is a pristine wilderness, including sweeping savannah, pockets of acacia woodland, and glistening lakes and swamps. The Crater was created when a large volcano exploded and collapsed on itself two to three million years ago.

The drive down into the crater is an adventure in itself, and when you reach the crater floor, you quickly find yourself amongst large numbers of wildebeest, zebra, gazelle, and more than 500 bird species. The crater provides you with the best chance of seeing the endangered black rhino, which can sometimes be spotted in the open grasslands.

After a full afternoon inside the crater, you will head to your accommodation for dinner and an overnight stay in Karatu.

Accommodation

Mid-range: Marera valley lodge

Day 6. Lake Manyara National Park to Arusha

After breakfast, we drive to our final destination on this epic safari: Lake Manyara National Park. This relatively small but diverse park, 120km west of Arusha, is so named for the shallow salt lake that covers some seventy percent of the surface area, flooding and drying with the seasons and is home to thousands of flamingos and, in the extraordinary region, 500 other bird species. On our exploration of the park, we will see monkeys, giraffes, zebras, wildebeests, buffalo, elephants, and, with some luck, lions lounging in the trees. The park is known for its diverse landscapes—not only open grassy plains but also primate-filled woodlands and baobab-dotted cliffs. After lunch, we head back to Arusha, where we will arrive in the late afternoon, our adventure at its inevitable end, with all the sights and sounds of wild East Africa tucked away in our minds for our adventure in life’s journey.

End of our safari