Tanzania | Signature Wildlife Safari

Depart U.S. for international flight connecting to Arusha, Tanzania.

Upon arrival at the Kilimanjaro International Airport, proceed through Immigrations, Baggage Claim and Customs before exiting the secured area of the airport. A Holbrook representative will be waiting outside the exit door with a Holbrook sign to assist with your transfer to your hotel. Depending upon arrival time, enjoy the remainder of the afternoon and evening at this beautiful property.

After breakfast, meet your safari guide/driver in the lobby and have an orientation to the program before you begin your journey to Tarangire National Park, arriving to camp in time for lunch. You will have a chance to settle in before you start exploring this national park. Tarangire is home to approximately 6,000 elephant; you will also find giraffe, buffalo, eland wildebeest, zebra, antelopes, lions, leopards, jackals, and cheetah. Extensive grasslands, dusted with the occasional acacia or baobab tree, provide the optimum conditions for viewing wild animals. Bird lovers will not be disappointed - there are more than 260 avian species found at this park, including Yellow-collared Lovebirds, Rufous-tailed Weavers, Ashy Starlings, Stocking-thighed Ostriches, and Kori Bustards.

This morning an armed park ranger will escort you on a nature walk through Tarangire National Park. The walk takes approximately 2 hours as you look for birds, small wildlife, as well as big game. Return to the camp for lunch, then later you'll head out for an afternoon game drive.

After an early breakfast, you'll check out and drive to Lake Manyara National Park (with picnic lunches), for a day in the park. The area is excellent for bird watching; look for flamingos, pelicans, heron, spoonbill, ibis, eagles, mousebirds, hornbills, kingfishers, barbets, woodpeckers, swallows, flycatchers, starlings, sunbirds, weavers, and rollers. As well, keep your cameras ready to spot elephant, and the potential excitement of spotting a legendary Lake Manyara tree-climbing lion. After your day in the park, you will continue with your transfer to Ngorongoro Crater.

After an early breakfast, you will journey to Ngorongoro Crater. World Heritage Site and often called the 8th Wonder of the World, Ngorongoro is a sunken caldera, 10 by 12 miles in diameter. Animals are found throughout the year due to the permanent availability of grass and water. Ngorongoro is one of the most spectacular game haunts in Africa, and contains an impressive variety of wildlife including black mane lion, the highly endangered black rhino, herds of wildebeest, zebra, elephant, and hippo, as well as numerous bird species. You'll have a bush lunch at the crater to make the most of your day, not returning to your lodge until late afternoon.

After breakfast you'll check out and depart for the Serengeti - Tanzania's most renowned National Park. Home to the greatest concentration of large mammals on Earth, the migratory herds of wildebeest, zebra, and gazelle roam widely in search of green grass and water. Once you cross through the gate of the park, your game drive begins. Your guide/driver will follow the best path that leads to your camp, with the knowledge of where the wildlife can be found en route. Upon arrival at the camp, you will have the remainder of the late afternoon to enjoy the sunset and dinner at your camp.

Today you'll have morning and afternoon game drives, exploring the Central area of the Serengeti near Seronera River, which provides an important water source, and therefore attracts a lot of wildlife. This area is the best for Hippos, Crocs, Carnivores, Elephants, and Giraffes, to name a few! Participants who would like to experience the balloon safari, this will be the best day, at an additional cost and previous reservations are required.

Today your guide/driver will take you to the area where part of the migrating herds are found at this time of the year in the Northern Serengeti. Enjoy wildlife viewing en route. Check-in at the Camp and have dinner.

Spend the day on game drives search for the wildebeest migration along Mara river.

This morning you will be transferred to the local airstrip for your flight to Arusha, arriving at 12:00 pm. Upon arrival, you will be met and transferred to Mt. Meru Hotel for lunch and dayroom, where you will have time to relax, and prepare for your International flights home. Check out from the hotel is at 6:00 pm. Evening transfer to the Kilimanjaro International Airport.

Welcome home!