DAY 1. Arrival Day at JRO – Arusha

Our staff will meet you at the airport to pick up you. We will introduce to you before starting the drive to our hotel in Arusha. After check in, we will arrange the good time to come and have a briefing for Kilimanjaro trekking for which things should be carried for necessary and the general things to do while you’re on the mountain. Then we will leave you for relaxing until the next day ready to the gate. The accommodation and meal plan will be at Tanzania Footmark safaris property.

DAY 2: Arusha – Tarangire National Park

You’ll depart from Arusha after breakfast for the approximately two hour drive to Tarangire National Park. Along the way you’ll pass bustling Masai villages and the vast, open plains that have become synonymous with images of Africa. Once you’ve entered Tarangire, you’ll begin your game drive across a rich vista of endless golden Savannah that surrounds the Tarangire River. The river itself runs throughout the year and is a vital source of water for the animals of the region during the dry season. Lined with acacia and Baobab trees, the river is regularly visited by the park’s large elephant population as well as other herbivores such as zebras and antelopes. A picnic lunch with a view of the river is a great way to take it all in, but you’ll have to keep on your toes as the local monkey population does its best to separate you from your lunch! Driving through the park you’ll also have the opportunity to see lions, leopards, Cape buffalo, and a huge variety of antelopes. If you’re particularly lucky, you might even see endangered animals such as the Greater Kudu or the Fringe-Eared Oryx. After your day’s drive is done, you’ll retire to your accommodation for the evening. Accommodation at mtowa mbu.

DAY 3: Tarangire – Ngorongoro Crater – Serengeti National Park

After breakfast, you’ll depart for Ngorongoro Crater considered by some to be the Eighth Wonder of the World. When you get your first glimpse of this vast, verdant caldera from the panoramic viewpoint, you’ll soon understand why it has earned such a lofty reputation. Home to over 120 species of mammal including the fabled Big Five, the Ngorongoro Conservation Area is one of the most sought after safari destinations in the world. It’s a particularly good place to see the endangered black rhinoceros enjoying a lonely meal out on the grass plains, as well as a place to see large numbers of hippopotamus enjoying the cool water. From the comfort of your open-top vehicle, you’ll be able to observe and photograph some of Africa’s most recognizable faces. The crater is home to a large number of predators including lions, leopards, cheetahs, jackals, and hyenas, as well as a large population of wildebeest, zebras, antelope, Cape buffalo, and more. It is truly one of Africa’s premier safari destinations. After the thrills and excitement of the day, you will have a picnic lunch by the park’s famous hippo pool. Thereafter, you will drive to Serengeti National park for dinner and overnight. Accommodation:Accommodation at Research Hostel and Rest house..

DAY 4: Serengeti Full Day Game Drive

Following breakfast, you will spend the whole day on a game drive in the Serengeti National Park and have lunch at a picnic spot en-route. Depending upon the time of year, you will witness the great migration with hundred thousands of wildebeests, zebras and Thompson gazelles. Your guide will try his outmost to find the animals and will make sure that you can see the animals from the best spot in the national park. Naturally, the migration also attracts predators and with luck you might see a kill in action. You will spend another night atAccommodation at Research Hostel and Rest house.

DAY 5: Serengeti National Park – Lake Natron

We’ll take an early breakfast, as we’ve got a big day of exploration and adventure ahead of us! We’ll begin the day with the scenic drive towards Lake Natron via Ngorongoro conservation. Along the way we’ll pass through the mist-shrouded rainforests of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area where you might be lucky enough to glimpse cape buffalo, baboons, or even elephants and leopards in the dense undergrowth. It’s a nearly four hour drive to the lake Natron. we will have a stop on the view point for photos of Mount Olidoinyolengai and then to continue with a visitsto Maasai village with your private Tanzania Footmark`s guide, you will start by arriving at the village with a warm welcome. After an introduction to the Maasai village, you will then step into a couple of Maasai houses and huts. You will be guided by your Maasai host to explore the traditional lodgings of the Maasai and how they live.
The Maasai love to share their incredible culture with visitors. So when visiting a Maasai tribe you can expect to see several Maasai traditions first hand. This includes celebratory dances and songs and a closer look at the beautiful jewellery made with typical Maasai beads. Dinner and overnight at Lake Natron Guest House.

Day 6: Full day Lake Natron Excursions

At this day you will have a full day Lake natron activates. Among of the activities it includes Swimming, Flamingo Walks,Bird Watching,Hominid Footprints, Ngare Sero Water Falls, Sundowner with a View, Maasai Boma Visit. Accommodation of Dinner and overnight Lake Natron Guest House.

Day 7: Lake Natron – Arusha.

This will be the last day on your safari holiday to Tanzania Mainland. You will have a full day walking around to Lake Natron with great views of the OlidoinyoLengai, then we will drive to Arusha to your hotel for relaxing and prepare for your Zanzibar trip of the next day. Today you will have dinner to Tanzania Footmark safaris property in Arusha for another night. Today also accommodation is full day.

DAY 8: Departure Day

What an adventure you’ve with memories to last a lifetime! Enjoy breakfast and still have time to do some last-minute gift shopping in Arusha for your Zanzibar or fight to. This will depends on the flight time, we advise to arrival at airport 2 hours before departure.
You can now consider yourself amongst the most experienced of safari travelers, having accomplished a round Tanzania trip and back again, visiting the most renowned game reserves in Tanzania and witnessing nature in all its great abundance. Well done!