If your dream is to experience an unforgettable journey through the most diverse and delicate ecosystems on the planet, then this is the right safari tour for you. Embark on an unforgettable adventure when you join smart Adventures for our jewel in the crown safari to Tanzania’s renowned game reserves and national parks. Observe huge herds roaming the vast savanna of the Serengeti, the abundant bird life of Lake Manyara, the lost world in Ngorongoro Crater.

You could readily encounter Africa’s Big Five – the lion, the leopard, the elephant, the buffalo and the rhinoceros – in their natural environment, but your biggest thrill may be the included hot air balloon ride at dawn over the Serengeti plains.

Travel in Smart Adventures safari vehicles, and stay in lovely safari lodges on this Tanzania safari.

Day 1: Arusha – Tanzania’s safari gateway

Tour begins: Serena Mountain Village, Arusha. Smart Adventure’s Tanzania begins at Kilimanjaro International Airport in Arusha, the safari gateway city. A transfer from Kilimanjaro International Airport to your hotel, the Serena Mountain Village at the foot of Mount Meru, the second-highest mountain in Tanzania, is included.

Overnight:
Serena Mountain Village, Arusha, Lake Duluti, Tanzania

Day 2: Flamingoes at Lake Manyara National Park

The vast Serengeti beckons as you embark on a four-night safari in Tanzania, and a five-night Kenya safari. Take your first game drive through Lake Manyara National Park, renowned among birders for huge flocks of pink flamingoes, as well as giraffes, baboons, hippos, and elephants. Arrive in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, populated by an estimated 30,000 large mammals.

Your lodge is on the Ngorongoro Crater rim overlooking the caldera below, an excellent spot for our welcome reception and dinner.

Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Overnight: Ngorongoro Serena Lodge, Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania

Day 3: Wildlife in the “Garden of Eden”

Thought by some to be Africa’s original “Garden of Eden,” Ngorongoro Crater is one of the largest calderas in the world and contains a variety of ecosystems and an astounding concentration of birds and animals.

Your four-wheel drive vehicle, built exclusively for Smart Adventures, provides an excellent mobile viewing platform when encountering massive herds of zebras, wildebeests, and gazelles. This area affords an opportunity to spot the Big Five – elephant, leopard, lion, buffalo, and rhinoceros. Enjoy a picnic lunch in the crater.

Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Overnight: Ngorongoro Serena Lodge, Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania

Day 4: Early man at Olduvai Gorge

Study the history of mankind at Olduvai Gorge, where archaeologists Louis and Mary Leakey discovered the fossilized remains of the earliest known man, an estimated 1.8 million years old. Continue wildlife viewing while driving the rough dirt roads across the plains to your safari lodge in the Serengeti, which was inspired by Masai tribal dwellings.

Meals:Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Overnight:Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

Day 5: The Serengeti summons

Morning and afternoon game drives take you into the vast Serengeti savanna. Sightings could include lions, zebras, hyenas, leopards, cheetahs, elephants, black rhinoceros, hippos, buffaloes, jackals, gazelles, and giraffes. When the sunset paints the sky in the evening, enjoy the show from the luxury of your lodge in Serengeti National Park.

Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Overnight:Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

Day 6: Journey Back Home

Say goodbye to Serengeti when you fly from the Serengeti to Arusha, Fly to Arusha where a day room is reserved for you at a hotel set in a tree-shaded coffee plantation overlooking Lake Duluti. Recount the week’s many adventures at dinner before transferring to the airport. Tour ends: Arusha.A transfer is included from Serena Mountain village, Arusha to Kilimanjaro International Airport.

Meals:Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Day Room:Serena Mountain Village, Arusha, Tanzania