Day 1: After breakfast, depart for Namanga. Our Tanzanian representative will take over from here and drive you to Arusha for lunch. After lunch drive towards the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. The drive is quite a spectacular journey involving getting across the bottom of the Rift Valley and continuing up the Mbulu Plateau, through the forest to the crater rim. Arrive at a strategically located lodge, on the rim of the crater with magnificent views for dinner and overnight stay.

Day 2: With picnic lunch on board, descend 610m into the crater floor, from a height of 2,286m for a complete day of game viewing. Ngorongoro was declared a World Heritage site in 1978 in recognition of its beauty and importance. The crater has an area of 265 sq. km. All of the big game: lions, rhino, elephants can be seen here. Return to the strategically located lodge for dinner and overnight.

Day 3: After breakfast, drive to the Serengeti Plains, the most famous of Tanzania's National Parks. It is

most well known for the annual migration which takes place across the great savannah plains. It is a phenomenal sight, thousands and thousands of wildebeest as far as the eye can see. Arrive at a luxurious lodge in time for lunch. An early evening game drive and then return to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay.

Day 4: Two game drives to enjoy the Serengeti National Park. An interesting aspect of the Park is the Seronera Valley. Thorny acacia trees man the entrance to the Valley, which is home to a large number of animals, and is a popular viewing area. Lion, buffalo, hippo, and elephant can be expected to be seen. Leopard may be seen, however as they are nocturnal, spending most of the daytime on trees, chances are fairly remote. Lunch, dinner and overnight stay at the luxurious Serengeti Lodge.

Day 5: After breakfast drive to the Lake Manyara National Park. Lunch will be followed by a game drive in the Park. Along with the famous tree-climbing lions, other animals likely to be sighted are elephants and plains animals. The pool formed by the Simba River on its way to the lake is home to hippos, flamingoes and many other water birds. Dinner and overnight stay will be at a lodge in the Park.

Day 6: After breakfast, return to Arusha for lunch and then back to Nairobi.