Itinerary

• Day 1

  Arrival at Kilimandjaro International Airport

  Welcome at Kilimanjaro airport and transfer to Arusha for the night. Arusha is the administrative and industrial center of a region producing coffee, cotton, pyrethrum and sisal. Situated at an altitude of 1400m, at the foot of Mount Meru, it is the gateway to the northern parks. Depending on your flight arrival time, you'll have the opportunity to visit this small, very African town. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

• Day 2

  Arusha - Tarangire National Park

  Meet your Tanzanian team and drive to Tarangire Park. Numerous roadside villages accompany the first kilometers of your journey in Tanzania. Further on, tea and coffee plantations and lush vegetation give way to savannah dotted with acacias and baobabs as you enter the park.
  A day's safari in Tarangire National Park, considered one of the country's finest wildlife sanctuaries.
  Covering an area of 2850 km2, it is renowned for its exceptional concentrations of animals. The park is home to species that are harder to locate and often impossible to find in other parks in northern Tanzania, such as the Gerenuk, lesser kudu, Oryx beisa, eland and the most sought-after antelope, greater kudu.
  Tarangire boasts the world's highest concentration of baobabs, which punctuate the landscape. Elephants, of which there are many, cut into the bark of these mythical trees to quench their thirst, as they are veritable water pumps.
  First night in the heart of the park, to enjoy the bush atmosphere.

• Day 3

  Tarangire - Lake Manyara National Park - Karatu

  After a short transfer, you gradually leave the park and reach Lake Manyara National Park, south of the small town of Mto Wa Mbu.
  Leaning against the escarpment of the Rift, Lake Manyara is one of Tanzania's smallest parks, measuring just 330 km². Its location is breathtaking, stretching from 900 m to 1800 m above sea level and bordered on the west by the Rift Valley escarpment. Depending on the season, almost two-thirds of its surface is covered by the lake. Lake Manyara Park is home to an abundance of birdlife, giraffes, bufalos, hippos and monkeys, all of which can be observed at close quarters.
  In the late afternoon, you leave the shores of the lake to reach your lodge in Karatu.

• Day 4

  Karatu - Ngoronogoro

  Early departure for the Ngorongoro Crater and a full day's safari inside the crater. At the top of the road leading down into the crater, you'll enjoy a panoramic view of the perfectly round caldera (formed by the explosion of the original volcano), home to just over 25,000 mammals in an area of 260km². You'll see almost all of Africa's fauna, with a good chance of spotting rhinoceros or the more timid serval. The Ngorongoro Crater is a World Heritage Site. It is a caldera, a gigantic ancient crater that collapsed 2.5 million years ago, spilling its entire interior around it. This is what formed the top layer of the Serengeti. The Ngorongoro Crater is the place in Africa with the highest animal density. In the late afternoon, we return to the crest of the volcano for an overnight stay in the park.

• Day 5

  Ngorongoro - Serengeti (Seronera)

  This morning, you leave the N'Gorongoro Crater and head west into the vast Serengeti Park. En route, you'll discover the Odulvai Gorge during a 2-hour hike. The Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania is one of Africa's most important prehistoric site complexes. They have yielded lithic tools and animal and human fossils ranging in age from 1.8 million years to 400,000 years BC.
  You then continue on to the great plains of the Serengeti, in the Seronera area. As the Serengeti Park is continuous with the Ngorogonro Conservation Area, you reach the plains of the park before noon. It will take another 2-3 hours by car to reach your camp, depending on animal sightings. Settle into camp on the Serengeti plains for a night under the stars, accompanied by the sounds of the bush.

• Day 6

  Serengeti (Seronera)

  The Serengeti National Park is a World Heritage Site. With its 25,000 km², including the Ngorongoro and Masai Mara, it is one of the largest preserved ecosystems on the planet. It is also the scene of the world's largest animal migration. In Masai, Siringit means “endless plain”. The vast grassy plains in the south-east from which it takes its name cover a third of the park's surface. Fertilized by volcanic ash some 3 million years ago, they are covered with short grass rich in the mineral salts needed by wildebeest and zebra for calving. The other two thirds provide different habitats for an extremely rich and varied fauna: wooded savannah in the center, wooded hills in the north and gallery forests in the western corridor.
  The day is spent at the pace of the safari and according to the movements of the wildlife. You usually leave just as the sun rises, returning to camp around 11 a.m. for lunch and a short rest, before setting off again around 3 p.m. until sunset.

• Day 7

  Sernegeti (Seronera) - North Serengeti (Lobo)

  During this three-day safari in the Serengeti, you'll follow the rhythm of the sun. The opportunity to observe the many species that inhabit the park. Each day, morning and afternoon, you'll set off on safari with your guide before returning to your private bush camp or lodge in the evening. Optional hot-air balloon ride. You set off towards the north of the park, close to the Kenyan border in the Lobo region. The landscapes are different, with a few hills contrasting with the plains of the Seronera region.

• Day 8

  North Serengeti - Natron lake

  You leave Lobo and the park to start crossing the Rift Valley from west to east.
  Initially lush, the vegetation gradually gives way to clusters of trees, in a rocky, arid landscape in Sonjo country.
  Only a few small “Boma” punctuate the road in this grandiose setting. Finally, at the end of the track, you discover Lake Natron below, with the perfect shape of the Ol Donyo Lengaï volcano in the distance, the sacred mountain of the Masai. Settle into a tented camp near the village of Engare Sera, close to Lake Natron.

• Day 9

  Natron Lake

  Today, you're off to discover Lake Natron. You start with a beautiful walk along the shores of the lake. This is an opportunity to discover the colonies of pink flamingos that populate the lake, as well as the wild animals, zebras and giraffes, that live in harmony with the local Masai population. In the afternoon, take a short hike along a river to reach a waterfall overhung by lush vegetation and enjoy a refreshing swim. The day ends with birdwatching at dusk on the lake.

• Day 10

  Natron Lake - Arusha - Kilimandjaro Airport

  Early departure for the return journey. After around 3 hours on the track, you're back on the tarmac road to the village of Mtowembu. Continue to Arusha, picnic lunch en route and on to Kilimanjaro airport for your return flight.