AGAMA Grand Safari in Tanzania Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater

Day 1: Arrival Tanzania

1. Arusha
   5h
   An old-fashioned island of quietude tucked away in a plantation, is a great place to unwind after the rigours of long flights.
   
   Arusha coffee lodge
   
   Arusha is only 3 degrees south of the equator, but its 4,500-foot elevation encourages floral luxuriance and gentle airs. So we’ll be more or less surrounded by enthusiastic greenery as we sit on our Plantation Suite’s veranda—perhaps after a relaxing swim—looking up at massive Mount Meru, a 14,977-foot volcanic colossus that looms beneficently over this quintessentially African city.
2. Mount Meru
   1h · Admission ticket included
   Arusha coffee lodge
   
   Arusha is only 3 degrees south of the equator, but its 4,500-foot elevation encourages floral luxuriance and gentle airs. So we’ll be more or less surrounded by enthusiastic greenery as we sit on our Plantation Suite’s veranda—perhaps after a relaxing swim—looking up at massive Mount Meru, a 14,977-foot volcanic colossus that looms beneficently over this quintessentially African city

Day 2: Gazelles by the gazillions on the golden Serengeti

1. Serengeti National Park
   8h
   How can one convey the power of Serengeti?” asked Cyril Connolly in The Evening Colonnade. “It is an immense, limitless lawn, under a marquee of sky. . . .The light is dazzling, the air delectable; kopjes rise out of the grass at far intervals, some wooded; the magic of the American prairie here blends with the other magic of the animals as they existed before man.”
   
   The Serengeti sometimes does remind us of the American prairie, but in truth it can’t be compared with any other place on earth. Its kopje-dotted landscape, its vast and billowing skies, and especially its astounding wealth of wildlife make it one-of-a-gorgeous-kind.
   
   Now Flying from Arusha, we reach our base, Migration Camp, on the hippo-haven Grumeti River. Known for its superb tents (which, one traveller wrote, “have only one thing in common with normal tents: canvas”) and its dramatic setting in rocky outcrops, Migration Camp is revered for its tranquility (something of a Serengeti specialty).

Day 3: Serengeti

1. Serengeti National Park
   8h
   Today we loam ffreely ventures inti Serengeti wilderness corners for full day of game viewing in the park
   
   With a picnic lunch beside you, take your leisure while exploring this world heritage site, where earth’s largest concentration of plain game still roams free!
   
   The Serengeti is without a doubt the earth’s greatest wildlife spectacle. Three million or more large mammals–elephant, cheetah, wildebeest, zebra, lion, gazelles by the gazillions, black rhinos, giraffe, and going on 60 more large mammal species inhabit the great plain, its riverine forests, and bustling set-piece kopjes. It’s in the Serengeti that something the great Isak Dinesen once wrote rings especially true: “There is something about safari life that makes you forget all your sorrows and feel as if you had drunk half a bottle of champagne — bubbling over with heartfelt gratitude for being alive.”

Day 4: Exquisite Lake Manyara and the Ngorongoro Crater

1. Lake Manyara National Park
   8h
   After breakfast. Maybe we’re close to sighting the Little Five, and need just a little luck to complete the list. The identities of these mini-masterpieces: rhinoceros beetle, buffalo weaver, leopard tortoise (not so mini, really; they can weigh as much as three standard bowling balls), ant lion, and the extremely shy elephant shrew, which weighs not much more than an elephant’s tear.
   
   We take a picturesque flight from the Serengeti to Lake Manyara,
   
   Which our guy Ernest Hemingway thought “the loveliest lake in Africa.” The lake is a birder’s heaven, (it’s frequented by 300 migratory species), and the water from its Crater Highlands–supplied springs makes it a forested redoubt for all the most glamourous large mammals, including the famed Manyara tree-climbing lions. (It’s a little irreverent, but tree-lounging might be a better description.)

Day 5: Ngorongoro Crater

1. Ngorongoro Conservation Area
   8h
   After breakfast We’ll drive down to the crater floor for an extraordinarily rewarding full day game drive, exploring the caldera’s 100 square miles, spotting lions, elephants, black rhinos, just about all of East Africa’s faunal celebrities, and return to the lodge for quiet, view-besotted sundowners on our cabin’s private terraces, followed by a lovely dinner overlooking one of the world’s most magical places.

Day 6: Homebound

1. Airport Transfers Kilimanjaro
   8h · Admission ticket included
   In any case, it’s time to say good-bye to the Ngorongoro and Serengeti and Tanzania’s spectacular bush. We drive back to Arusha , or lake manyara being escorted to the airport to board our homebound planes in the evening connect

Pickup details

Airport Arrival & Meet-and-Greet

Upon arrival at the airport, your AGAMA Tours & Safaris private guide will be waiting to welcome you.

After clearing immigration and collecting your luggage, proceed to the arrivals hall, where your guide will be easily identifiable, holding an AGAMA welcome sign displaying your name.

Your guide will warmly welcome you, assist with your luggage, and escort you directly to your private safari vehicle. From there, your Tanzanian journey begins in comfort, with refreshments available as you settle in after your flight.

• Wheelchair accessible
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Specialized infant seats are available
• Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
• All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
• Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
• Not recommended for pregnant travelers
• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
• Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness