Moivaro Lodge, Moivaro Road,

Arusha | Kilimanjaro

Day 1: Arrive in Arusha You can arrive anytime at Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO). The private transfer from the airport to the hotel in Arusha will be waiting for you at the airport. You will stay at Moivaro Lodge which is beautifully located on the coffee farms and is a perfect place to prepare for your adventure. You will gather in the evening at 17:30 for a pre-safari briefing and an equipment check. You will have dinner and overnight at Moivaro Lodge, the lodge where you will stay in a charming atmosphere and enjoy every comfort you need.

Serengeti

Day 3: Serengeti wildebeest migration tracking You will head toward the Serengeti National Park. En route, there is an opportunity to visit Olduvai Gorge. It is within this steep-sided ravine that Louis and Mary Leakey made some of the world’s most important archaeological discoveries in the 1950s. Here, in a small museum, you will be able to see evidence of the ancestors that have been dated back 2.5 million years. After lunch, you will drive into the Serengeti itself and the rest of the afternoon is spent game viewing in the vast plains that are broken only by stands of acacia trees and the occasional kopje. In December, February, and March, you will normally meet the migration with large herds of wildebeest, zebra, and gazelle. There are always plenty of resident animals, such as giraffe, buffalo, and elephant, and many large predators such as lion, cheetah, and leopard. You shall return to Kubwa Five Safaris’ special tented camp for the night. You will have dinner and overnight at Kati Kati Tented Camp on a full board basis.

Serengeti

Day 5: Serengeti wildebeest migration tracking After breakfast, you will take the packed lunch with you and proceed with the game drive in the Serengeti National Park. The migration can be seen on a long chain approximately 40 kilometers heading to the southwestern direction. Around 12:30 and 13:00, you will take a break for your lunch. After having lunch, you will proceed with your game viewing following the move of the migrants on the southwest of the park. Approximately 1.3 million wildebeest, 250,000 gazelles, and 200,000 zebras have been recorded sharing the short grass. You will have dinner and overnight at Kati Kati Tented Camp on a full board basis.

Ngorongoro Crater

Day 7: Game drive in Ngorongoro Crater You will start the day with an early morning game drive before heading to Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Ngorongoro is a special place because it is a conservation area, not a national park. This means that the whole area is managed for both the animals and the local Maasai people who graze their cattle alongside the indigenous wildlife. During the drive in Ngorongoro, you have a chance to glimpse something of the Maasai way of life. After stopping at the entrance gate, when there is a chance to learn more about this fascinating volcanic landscape, you will drive around the rim of the crater itself and from here you can look down and see the herd of wildebeest or buffalos. Finally, you will descend into the crater. The crater walls provide a natural sanctuary for the animals, which means there is plenty to see such as lions, elephants, buffalo, rhino, and leopard (if you are lucky). The only animal you won’t see in here is a giraffe, whose long legs are unable to cope with the steeps sides of the crater. In the late afternoon, you will travel just outside of the crater to the special tented camp. You will have dinner and overnight at Wild Tented Camp on a full board basis.