Description:This tour is for people who want to experience game drives in the national parks and to have a deeper exposure to the culture and traditions of Tanzania.
Highlights: All main national parks and reserves in North Tanzania and interaction with local communities.

Day 2: Ngorongoro
At sunrise you will start descending the crater's unbroken caldera which shelters one of the largest concentrations of wildlife in the world. The floor of this collapsed volcano spreads for 102 square miles and the walls are 600 metres high - a truly awesome sight. The crater floor is a virtual "Noah's Ark", inhabited by almost every species of wildlife indigenous to East Africa, including the endangered black rhino. The crater contains a river, several swamps, a soda lake complete with flamingos, a forest and open plains.
Around 9am you will have a stop at the crater picnic site near the hippo pool for breakfast. Then you will continue with game viewing till around 1pm when you will start to ascend the crater. Lunch, dinner and overnight at the lodge or campsite.

Day 3: Ngorongoro – Lake Natron
After breakfast drive to Lake Natron, a 60 km long alkaline lake known for the huge flocks of flamingos that gather at certain parts of the lake at the end of the rainy season. Lake Natron has no outlet so its size varies dramatically between seasons.

After visiting Lake Natron, you will need to rest in the afternoon to prepare for the climb up Mount Ol Doinyo Lengai, known by the Masai people as the “mountain of god”. Mt Lengai is an active craters on the eastern border of Ngorongoro Conservation Area, famous all around the world for being the only active volcano to erupt white carbonate lava that closely resembles fresh snow.
The climb will start at midnight.

Day 4: Lengai – Natron
You will reach the top of Mt. Lengai in time for sunrise. From here, if the day is clear, you can have magnificent view of Empakai crater, Mt Meru and Mt Kilimanjaro and some parts of Rift Valley. Then you will climb down, after which you can visit the waterfalls, or just relax.
Dinner and overnight in campsite or lodge.

Day 5: Natron – Manyara – Arusha
You will arise before sunrise for breakfast, after which you will drive to lake Manyara in time for short lunch and a quick game drive. This beautiful park with its lush vegetation and tropical forests of giant fig and mahogany trees takes its name from the Maasai word for "euphorbia tirucalli", a bush which is used to make a thorny hedge to protect their cattle. Elephant, giraffe, buffalo, zebra and a variety of antelope inhabit the park, together with a variety of monkeys and a large population of hippos. If you are lucky you may see the Manyara lions, well known for their tree climbing habits, lazily resting on the branches of an "Acacia tortilis" tree. The birdlife is also abundant, with flamingos, pelicans, hornbills and plenty of forest species.
In the afternoon we will return to Arusha.

Day 2: Eyasi – Ngorongoro
Spend an exciting morning hunting with the locals using their tools and techniques.
In the afternoon drive to Ngorongoro conservation area, the "eighth wonder of the world". Ngorongoro crater is the largest unbroken volcanic crater on earth. We will check in at the campsite or lodge, from where you will have a stunning view of the crater.
Dinner and overnight in campsite or lodge.

Day 3: Ngorongoro – Serengeti
At sunrise you will start descending the crater's unbroken caldera which shelters one of the largest concentrations of wildlife in the world. The floor of this collapsed volcano spreads for 102 square miles and the walls are 600 metres high - a truly awesome sight. The crater floor is a virtual "Noah's Ark", inhabited by almost every species of wildlife indigenous to East Africa, including the endangered black rhino. The crater contains a river, several swamps, a soda lake complete with flamingos, a forest and open plains.
Around 9am you will have a stop at the crater picnic site near the hippo pool for breakfast. Then you will continue with game viewing till around 1pm when you will start to ascend the crater. Lunch at the lodge or campsite.
In the afternoon we will drive to Serengeti, possibly the most famous wildlife sanctuary in the world.
Dinner and overnight in campsite or lodge.

Day 4: Serengeti
You will spend today game driving. The vast Serengeti plains cover an area of over 14,763 square kilometres and during the months of the migration is the habitat of huge numbers of wildebeest, zebra and Thomson’s gazelle. From December to March they concentrate at the Ndutu and Salei plains where the calving season takes place, attracting the attention of predators like lion, cheetah and hyena. In June and July they move into the western corridor and in October and November the herds can usually be found in the northern Serengeti. The Serengeti "Kopjes", massive boulder islands of granite standing in a sea of grass, provide shelter to a wide variety of plants and animals, from the elusive leopard to the tiny dik dik.
Dinner and overnight in campsite or lodge.
Optional balloon safari

Day 5: Serengeti – Lengai
After a very early breakfast we will drive to Lake Natron, a 60 km long alkaline lake known for the huge flocks of flamingos that gather at certain parts of the lake at the end of the rainy season. Lake Natron has no outlet so its size varies dramatically between seasons.

After visiting Lake Natron, you will need to rest in the afternoon to prepare for the climb up Mount Ol Doinyo Lengai, known by the Masai people as the “mountain of god”. Mt Lengai is an active craters on the eastern border of Ngorongoro Conservation Area, famous all around the world for being the only active volcano to erupt white carbonate lava that closely resembles fresh snow.
The climb will start at midnight.

Day 6: Lengai – Natron
You will reach the top of Mt. Lengai in time for sunrise. From here, if the day is clear, you can have magnificent view of Empakai crater, Mt Meru and Mt Kilimanjaro and some parts of Rift Valley. Then you will climb down, after which you can visit the waterfalls, or just relax.
Dinner and overnight in campsite or lodge.

Day 7: Natron – Manyara – Arusha
Wake up before sunrise for breakfast and drive to Lake Manyara in time for short lunch and a quick game drive. This beautiful park with its lush vegetation and tropical forests of giant fig and mahogany trees takes its name from the Maasai word for "euphorbia tirucalli", a bush which is used to make a thorny hedge to protect their cattle. Elephant, giraffe, buffalo, zebra and a variety of antelope inhabit the park, together with a variety of monkeys and a large population of hippos. If you are lucky you may see the Manyara lions, well known for their tree climbing habits, lazily resting on the branches of an "Acacia tortilis" tree. The birdlife is also abundant, with flamingos, pelicans, hornbills and plenty of forest species.
In the afternoon back to Arusha.

Day 2: Eyasi – Engaruka
Spend an exciting morning hunting with the locals using their tools and techniques.
In the afternoon we will drive to Engaruka, a Masai village located on the eastern border of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. The village hosts ancient ruins, which scientists believe to be an irrigation system built more than 500 years ago.
Dinner and overnight in campsite or lodge.

Day 3: Engaruka – Ngorongoro
You will spend all morning in the village of Engaruka, interacting with the Masai and learning about their culture. It may also be possible to make a short trek.
In the afternoon drive to Ngorongoro conservation area, the "eighth wonder of the world". Ngorongoro crater is the largest unbroken volcanic crater on earth. We will check in at the campsite or lodge, from where you will have a stunning view of the crater.
Dinner and overnight in campsite or lodge.

Day 4: Ngorongoro
At sunrise you will start descending the crater's unbroken caldera which shelters one of the largest concentrations of wildlife in the world. The floor of this collapsed volcano spreads for 102 square miles and the walls are 600 metres high - a truly awesome sight. The crater floor is a virtual "Noah's Ark", inhabited by almost every species of wildlife indigenous to East Africa, including the endangered black rhino. The crater contains a river, several swamps, a soda lake complete with flamingos, a forest and open plains.
Around 9am you will have a stop at the crater picnic site near the hippo pool for breakfast. Then you will continue with game viewing till around 1pm when you will start to ascend the crater. Lunch, dinner and overnight at the lodge or campsite.

Day 5: Ngorongoro – Serengeti
Take a morning nature walk along the edge of the crater.
In the afternoon we will drive to Serengeti, possibly the most famous wildlife sanctuary in the world.
Dinner and overnight in campsite or lodge.

Day 6: Serengeti
You will spend today game driving. The vast Serengeti plains cover an area of over 14,763 square kilometres and during the months of the migration is the habitat of huge numbers of wildebeest, zebra and Thomson’s gazelle. From December to March they concentrate at the Ndutu and Salei plains where the calving season takes place, attracting the attention of predators like lion, cheetah and hyena. In June and July they move into the western corridor and in October and November the herds can usually be found in the northern Serengeti. The Serengeti "Kopjes", massive boulder islands of granite standing in a sea of grass, provide shelter to a wide variety of plants and animals, from the elusive leopard to the tiny dik dik.
Dinner and overnight in campsite or lodge.
Optional balloon safari

Day 7: Serengeti – Lengai
After a very early breakfast we will drive to Lake Natron, a 60 km long alkaline lake known for the huge flocks of flamingos that gather at certain parts of the lake at the end of the rainy season. Lake Natron has no outlet so its size varies dramatically between seasons.

After visiting Lake Natron, you will need to rest in the afternoon to prepare for the climb up Mount Ol Doinyo Lengai, known by the Masai people as the “mountain of god”. Mt Lengai is an active craters on the eastern border of Ngorongoro Conservation Area, famous all around the world for being the only active volcano to erupt white carbonate lava that closely resembles fresh snow.
The climb will start at midnight.

Day 8: Lengai – Natron
You will reach the top of Mt. Lengai in time for sunrise. From here, if the day is clear, you can have magnificent view of Empakai crater, Mt Meru and Mt Kilimanjaro and some parts of Rift Valley. Then you will climb down, after which you can visit the waterfalls, or just relax.
Dinner and overnight in campsite or lodge.

Day 9: Natron – Manyara
After breakfast we will drive to Lake Manyara in time for an afternoon game drive. This beautiful park with its lush vegetation and tropical forests of giant fig and mahogany trees takes its name from the Maasai word for "euphorbia tirucalli", a bush which is used to make a thorny hedge to protect their cattle. Elephant, giraffe, buffalo, zebra and a variety of antelope inhabit the park, together with a variety of monkeys and a large population of hippos. If you are lucky you may see the Manyara lions, well known for their tree climbing habits, lazily resting on the branches of an "Acacia tortilis" tree. The birdlife is also abundant, with flamingos, pelicans, hornbills and plenty of forest species.
Dinner and overnight in campsite or lodge.

Day 10: Manyara – Tarangire - Arusha
Early in the morning we will drive to Tarangire National Park for a quick game drive.
Tarangire is Tanzania’s third largest national park, and is known for the majestic baobab trees that dot the landscape, dwarfing the animals that feed beneath them. The park supports a great diversity of wildlife, especially during in the dry season of July to November, when the Tarangire River provides the only permanent water supply in the area. During this season wildlife, including up as many as 6,000 elephants, concentrate along the river.
In the afternoon drive back to Arusha.