Day 1
You will be met at the airport by the safari representative and then transferred to your hotel in Arusha, around a 1 hour journey. Dinner and breakfast the following morning are included.
Overnight: Elewana Arusha Coffee Lodge, Arushai, Half Board
Day 2
After breakfast, take a short transfer to Arusha Airport. Board your executive SkySafari aircraft for your short flight to Tarangire. You will start your game drive immediately and will have a pic nic lunch packed for you to enjoy whilst in the bush. Arrive at camp late afternoon to enjoy a sundowner and then a traditional boma dinner
Overnight: Elewana Tarangire Treetops Lodge, Tarangire, Full Board with drinks
Day 3
You will spend the whole day in the unspoilt Tarangire National Park today. Breakfast at camp and then set off on an escorted exciting bush walk. You will get the chance to visit a traditional Masai village before heading back to camp for lunch and to relax. Take a late afternoon game drive stopping for a sundowner and then an exhilarating night game drive on your return to camp for dinner.
Overnight: Elewana Tarangire Treetops Lodge, Tarangire, Full Board with drinks
Day 4
Enjoy an early delicious breakfast at the lodge before a short transfer to the airstrip for your second luxury SkySafari flight. This time it is a longer flight into the Serengeti taking around an hour and a half. You will be met from the plane and enjoy your first Serengeti game drive on route to your camp for lunch. Take an afternoon game drive with a sundowner before returning to camp for dinner.
Overnight: Elewana Serengeti Pioneer Camp or Elewana Serengeti Migration Camp, Serengeti, Full Board with drinks
Day 5
You will have the whole day to enjoy the wonders of the Serengeti, known for its big cats and seasonal zebra and wildebeest migration.
This is the perfect day for a Balloon Safari. We highly recommend this experience and if this is for you, we can easily add this to your itinerary. If you choose this option you will have a very early start to get you to your balloon flight and your breakfast will be in the bush after landing. You can then enjoy your vehicle safari for the rest of the morning and another in the afternoon.
If you have chosen not to take a balloon you will have a morning game drive as well as an afternoon game drive.
Overnight: Elewana Serengeti Pioneer Camp or Elewana Serengeti Migration Camp, Serengeti, Full Board with drinks
Day 6
A sumptuous breakfast will set you up for the day heading back to the airstrip for your SkySafari flight to the Ngorongoro Crater, taking around an hour and a half. You will land at the Lake Manyara airstrip and then transfer to the edge of the crater and your lodge in time for lunch. The rest of your day is at leisure.
Overnight: Elewana The Manor at Ngorongoro, Ngorongoro Crater, Full Board with drinks
Day 7
After an early breakfast you will descent into the crater and its incredible eco system. You will soon see why this environment has been designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site. You will have the full day to explore with a pic nic lunched packed and to be enjoyed overlooking a small lake populated with Hippos.
Dinner will be back at the lodge where you can exchange stories of your fabulous week on safari.
Overnight: Elewana The Manor at Ngorongoro, Ngorongoro Crater, Full Board with drinks
Day 8
Breakfast at the lodge before transferring to Lake Manyara airstrip for your last luxurious SkySafari short flight back to Arusha. If you are taking an international flight early in the evening, you will be transferred onto Kilimanjaro Airport or if you are flying onto another point within Tanzania such as Zanzibar, you will instead connect with a flight at Arusha Airport.
If you would like to extend this trip – there is an option for an additional night in the Serengeti and in Ngorongoro on set dates – please enquire.
We hope this is not the end of your adventure and can tailor and onward journey from here.