8 th November 2026: Arrival – Transfer to Arusha – 55 KM
You begin your magical holiday as you board your flight to Tanzania, the Heart of an African Safari. On arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport you will clear with the customs as Gilmag Safaris’ representative will be waiting to meet you and transfer you to your accommodation in Arusha (approximately 55KM from the airport).
Accommodation: Moivaro Plantation Lodge
9 th November 2026: Arusha – Tarangire National Park – 130 KM Distance: 130 km
After breakfast, you will depart the lodge with lunch boxes and proceed to Tarangire National Park for game drive. Tarangire National Park is located in Manyara Region, and the somewhat drabber rufous-tailed weaver and ashy starling – all endemic to the dry savannah of north- central Tanzania. Tarangire’s pythons climb trees, as do its lions and leopards, lounging in the branches where the fruit of the sausage tree disguises the twitch of a tail. The park is also home to buffalos, giraffes, bushbucks and wildebeests amongst others. These animals gather along the Tarangire River and are always closely followed by predators such as lions and leopard.
After a fantastic morning game viewing, you will enjoy your picnic lunch by the bank of Tarangire River. After a full day game viewing you will drive to your accommodation for dinner and overnight.
Accommodation: Sangaiwe Tented Lodge
10 th November 2026: Tarangirei National Park – Manyara National Park
After breakfast, you will make a short drive to Lake Manyara National Park for game viewing. This is a relatively small but diverse park located 120 KM west of Arusha. The park has a shallow salt lake that covers the largest part of its area thus home to thousands of flamingos and over 500 bird species.
During your exploration of the park, you will witness monkeys, giraffes, zebras, wildebeests, buffalos, elephants, leopards, and if fortunate enough, you will encounter the rare tree climbing lions. In the evening, you will drive to your accommodation in Karatu for dinner and overnight.
Accommodation: Ngorongoro Coffee Lodge
11 th November 2026: Karatu – Serengeti National Park (337KM)
After breakfast, depart the lodge with packed lunch and drive to Serengeti National park via Ngorongoro Conservation Area, stopping at the rim for a spectacular view of the Ngorongoro crater. Continuing as far as the eyes can see is the vast Serengeti. “Serengeti” means endless plain. And this is 6900 sq. mile (1800 sq. km). It is also home to 2,000,000 wildebeests and 800,000 zebras. Serengeti is Tanzania’s oldest and most popular national park, also a world heritage site and recently proclaimed a 7th world wide wonder, it is famed for its annual
migration, when some six million hooves pound the open plains, as more than 200,000 zebra and 300,000 Thomson’s gazelle join the wildebeest’s trek for fresh grazing. Yet even when the migration is quiet, the Serengeti offers arguably the most scintillating game-viewing in Africa: great herds of buffalo, smaller groups of elephant and giraffe, and thousands upon thousands of eland, topi, kongoni, impala and Grant’s gazelle. In central Serengeti, you will have high chances of seeing the elephants, giraffes, hippos, warthogs, gazelles, impalas, lions, leopards,
cheetahs and many more. You will arrive at your accommodation in good time for dinner and overnight.
Accommodation: Tanzania Pure Tented Camp
12 th November 2026: Full Day in Serengeti National Park
After breakfast, enjoy a full day game drive in the Serengeti National Park covering as much area as possible. The wildebeest migration normally pass through the area in April, May and November, however the Seronera area is within reach of both the southern plains and the Mara River on the North. The resident game in the area is phenomenal and species such as elephant, buffalo, gazelle, zebra, lion and a variety of other predators and herbivores can be seen here all year round. Explore the range of different habitats that include swamps, woodland, soda lakes and the world famous Serengeti short grass plains. See great herds of wildebeest and zebra. Later, return to your lodge for dinner and overnight.
Accommodation: Tanzania Pure Tented Camp
13 th November 2026: Ngorongoro Crater Tour
After early breakfast, depart the lodge with lunch boxes and drive to Ngorongoro Conservation Area. We will descend over 600 meters into the crater to view wildlife. Supported by a year round water supply and fodder, the Ngorongoro National Park supports a vast variety of animals, which include herds of wildebeest, zebra, buffalo, eland, warthog, hippo, and giant African elephants. Another big draw card to this picturesque national park, is its dense population of predators, which include lions, hyenas, jackals, cheetahs and the ever-elusiveleopard, which sometimes requires a trained eye to spot. We will visit Lake Magadi, a large but shallow alkaline lake in the south western corner, which is one of the main features of the crater. A large number of flamingos, hippos and other water birds can usually been seen here.
Ngorongoro crater is also the perfect place to spot the endangered black rhino. We will enjoy our picnic lunch at the hippo pool then embark on afternoon game viewing. At around 4.00PM we shall ascend the crater and drive to our accommodation for dinner and overnight.
Accommodation: Ngorongoro Coffee Lodge
14 th November 2026: Ngorongoro Conservation Area – Arusha/Kilimanjaro International Airport (180 KM)
After breakfast, depart the lodge with packed lunch and drive back to Arusha for drop off either to Arusha Airport or Kilimanjaro International Airport to catch your flight to next destination.
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