5 Days Savannah Experience

On arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport you will be met by Our Team and drive in a 4x4 vehicle for the drive to Lake Manyara, enjoying the first glimpse of Tanzania as you go. Arrive at the Lake Manyara Tree Lodge in late afternoon. Lake Manyara Tree Lodge is an exceptionally luxurious start to any safari in Northern Tanzania, and the perfect place to recover from an overnight flight, or even to end a safari. Lake Manyara Tree Lodge blends perfectly with it’s surroundings and each room has spacious decks and verandahs, with massive windows, all of which open up into lush forest. You outdoor shower and enormous bath offer unrivalled luxury, before you have a delicious dinner in the open dining boma. Lake Manyara Tree Lodge is the only lodge actually in Lake Manyara National Park, which makes your stilted treehouse even more exclusive. Settle in to your en suite room then enjoy dinner and overnight.

This morning sees your first game drive of the safari in Lake Manyara National Park, home to hippos, elephants, flamingos, plains game and the famous tree-climbing lions that reside here. The landscape is a mixture of dense forest, small open plains and lush water-side grasses, a feast for herbivores such as buffalo. Return to the hotel for lunch, then begin the long drive north to the world renowned Serengeti National Park, arriving in time for dinner and overnight at Singita Sasakwa Lodge - Built in the style of a stately Edwardian manor house and featuring a light and airy atmosphere, Singita Sasakwa Lodge offers panoramic views, a sense of immense freedom, and stillness. Striking the perfect balance between casual luxury and sophisticated elegance, it features a grand entrance, wraparound verandas, silver candelabras and coveted antiques, as well as bespoke décor elements such as local artefacts and tribal cushions.

After breakfast, return south out of the park for a morning visit to the archaeological marvel of Olduvai Gorge, the discovery site of some of the earliest ever humanoid remains. Continue to Ngorongoro Crater, one of nature's true wonders - its collapsed volcanic crater is 12 miles in diameter and 2,000 feet deep. The fertile soil and lake attract a huge range of wildlife, and your afternoon crater tour will seek to uncover them amongst the floor's forests, grasses and plains. Dinner and overnight is spent at Neptune Ngorongoro Luxury Lodge - This all inclusive property features 20 spacious private log cabins with fire place, a restaurant, a bar and conference facilities. Indulge in moments of relaxation at the swimming pool or at the Earth & Rain Spa after a full-day game drive.

Drive back to Arusha for lunch then to Kilimanjaro International Airport for your onward journey.