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Day 1: Arrival in Arusha. Welcome to Tanzania. Upon arrival in Arusha a local representative will be waiting for you at the airport. You'll transfer to a comfortable hotel with a refreshing pool and views of mount Meru and Kilimanjaro. The rest of the day is free to relax ahead of your safari adventure. Overnight at Kibo Palace Hotel.
Day 2: Arusha and Lake Manyara. After breakfast, drive for 2 hours past rustic villages and coffee, maize and banana plantations to Lake Manyara. You'll arrive in time for lunch at the Lake Manyara Kilimamoja Lodge, a rustic luxe lodge located on the rim of the Great African Rift Valley. After lunch, enjoy your first game drive in lake Manyara National Park, an impressive landscape of mixing dense forest, small open plains and lush waterside grasses. Here you'll search for buffalo, hippos, elephants, flamingos and tree climbing lions that the park is famous for. Overnight at Lake Manyara Kilimamoja Lodge.
Day 3: Lake Manyara and Serengeti. Today you'll take a scenic 5 hour drive north through the highlands of the world renowned Serengeti National Park, arriving at Embalakai Camp in time for lunch. Serengeti is one of the most prominent national parks in Africa, filled with an abundance of varied wildlife with a particularly high concentration of big cats. The park also boasts some of the richest birdlife in the region with over 500 species including ostrich, hornbill, African Fish Eagle and the secretary bird. You'll spend the afternoon exploring the open plains on a game drive, before returning to camp for dinner. Overnight at Embalakai Camp.
Day 4: Serengeti. Today you'll enjoy a full day game drive in the Serengeti, but first there's the opportunity to take a thrilling hot air balloon safari to gain a whole new perspective of the Serengeti. Wake early and watch as the balloon is prepared, then take flight and drift upwards as the sun rises. The bright pink orange haze is visible for miles across the vast savannah, as wildlife roam below. After breakfast, head into the national park in search for big cats, rhino, buffalo and giraffe that inhabit its vast open plains. You'll enjoy a delicious picnic lunch while admiring the monumental panorama and seemingly endless horizon. Overnight at Embalakai Camp.
Day 5: Serengeti and Ngorongoro. After breakfast, drive 4.5 hours to Ngorongoro with the chance of viewing game across the vast Serengeti plains. You'll enjoy a picnic lunch en route, before heading into the incredible Ngorongoro Crater for an afternoon game drive. This collapsed volcanic crater is 12 miles in diameter and 600 metres deep, with fertile soil and a vast lake attracting a huge range of wildlife including the Big Five and critically endangered Black Rhino. After a memorable safari experience, drive to your colonial style lodge located on a hillside above the quiet town of Karatu, where dinner, with far reaching views will be served. Overnight at Oldeani Mountain Lodge
Day 6: Ngorongoro and departure. This morning drive for 3 hours to Arusha for lunch before your return flight to the UK, or onward travel.
