After an early breakfast, your safari driver-guide will collect you from your hotel or lodge in Arusha with packed lunch boxes and transfer you to Arusha National Park for a game drive.

Enjoy game viewing in this beautiful mountain park, set between Mount Meru and Mount Kilimanjaro. Its landscapes differ from those of the larger Northern Circuit parks, combining forest, open grassland, lakes and volcanic scenery. Keep an eye out for black-and-white colobus monkeys, giraffes, buffaloes and flamingos around the Momella Lakes, particularly from September to October.After lunch and an extensive game drive, continue to your lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.Accommodation: Summit LodgeMeal plan: Full board

After breakfast, depart from Arusha with packed lunch boxes for Tarangire National Park. Enjoy a full-day game drive through this scenic park.

Tarangire takes its name from the Tarangire River, which flows through the park and attracts wildlife throughout the year. It is renowned for large herds of elephants, ancient baobab trees, diverse birdlife and a healthy population of predators. With luck, you may also spot the park’s famous tree-climbing pythons.After lunch and game viewing, continue to Karatu for dinner and an overnight stay.Accommodation: Kankari Lodge KaratuMeal plan: Full board

After breakfast, your safari guide will collect you from the lodge and depart for Lake Manyara National Park.

Enjoy a game drive through this compact but diverse park, which combines lush groundwater forest, open plains and the beautiful alkaline lake. Lake Manyara is known for its rich birdlife, primates, elephants, giraffes and tree-climbing lions.After lunch and an extensive game drive, return to Karatu for dinner and an overnight stay.Accommodation: Kankari Lodge KaratuMeal plan: Full board

After breakfast, depart Karatu with packed lunch boxes and travel through the Ngorongoro Conservation Area towards Serengeti National Park. Cross the Ngorongoro Highlands before entering the Serengeti, enjoying the changing scenery and wildlife opportunities along the way.

Once inside the park, begin your game drive through the famous Serengeti plains. After lunch and further wildlife viewing, continue to camp for dinner and an overnight stay.Accommodation: Kontiki Central Serengeti CampMeal plan: Full board

Enjoy a full day exploring Serengeti National Park. Covering more than 15,000 square kilometres of open savannah, the Serengeti is renowned for the Great Wildebeest Migration and its exceptional year-round wildlife viewing.

Search for lions, leopards, cheetahs, giraffes, elephants, zebras, wildebeest and many other species as you explore the park’s vast plains and river valleys. Enjoy a picnic lunch in the bush before continuing your afternoon game drive.Return to camp in the evening for dinner and an overnight stay.Accommodation: Kontiki Central Serengeti CampMeal plan: Full board

After breakfast, depart the Serengeti and travel to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Descend into the Ngorongoro Crater for a game drive with a picnic lunch.

The Ngorongoro Crater is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of Tanzania’s most remarkable wildlife areas, known for its high concentration of animals. The conservation area is also home to Maasai communities, whose livestock share the wider landscape with wildlife.During your crater game drive, you may encounter a wide range of animals, including buffaloes, zebras, wildebeest, lions, hyenas, elephants, hippos and, with luck, the endangered black rhino.After lunch and game viewing, drive to Arusha or Kilimanjaro Airport for your onward journey.