5-DAY ULTIMATE TARANGIRE, SERENGETI & NGORONGORO SAFARI

Transfer Time: ~45 to 60 minutes from Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO)

Upon landing at Kilimanjaro International Airport, a representative from Smartbrand Expeditions will warmly welcome you and provide a private transfer to your handpicked hotel in Arusha. Take the rest of the day to unwind from your international flight, settle in, and brief your guide on the exciting days ahead.

• Lodging: Summit Safari Lodge
• Meal Plan: Bed & Breakfast (or Dinner depending on arrival time)

Transfer Time: ~2 to 2.5 hours

Overview: After a hearty breakfast, your safari adventure officially begins with a morning departure toward Tarangire National Park. Famed as the "Realm of the Giants," the park boasts immense elephant herds moving gracefully beneath towering, ancient baobab trees. Spend the day tracking diverse wildlife clustered along the life-giving Tarangire River before heading to your lodge as dusk settles.

• Accommodation: Eileens Tree Inn
• Meal Plan: Full Board (Lunch & Dinner)

Transfer Time: ~3 to 4 hours

Journey upward through the scenic highlands of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area before the earth opens into the boundless plains of the Serengeti. Spend your afternoon traversing the sweeping savannahs, keeping a keen eye out for prowling lions, elusive leopards, swift cheetahs, and endless columns of grazing herbivores. Stop for an unforgettable picnic lunch in the bush before continuing your afternoon game drive.

• Accommodation: Maboresho tented Camp
• Meal Plan: Full Board (Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner)

Transfer Time: ~2.5 to 3.5 hours (afternoon)

Make the most of the golden early morning hours with an intensive game drive across the Serengeti plains when nocturnal predators are still active. Following lunch and final wildlife sightings, bid farewell to the endless plains and ascend back toward the Ngorongoro highlands. Arrive at your lodge on the crater rim or in Karatu just in time to relax and enjoy a peaceful evening

• Accommodation: Eileens Tree Inn
• Meal Plan: Full Board (Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner)

Transfer Time: ~45 min descent; ~3 to 4 hours return to Arusha

Rise early to descend 600 meters down the steep walls of the Ngorongoro Crater—a magnificent volcanic caldera sheltering over 25,000 large mammals. Spend the morning pursuing the Big Five, with exceptional chances to spot the endangered black and white rhino, powerful lions, and grazing hippos. Enjoy a scenic picnic lunch near the hippo pool before climbing back up the rim and transferring onward to Arusha or Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) for your departure flight.

• Meal Plan: Breakfast & Lunch