Day 1: Arrive Arusha, Tanzania
A transfer from the Kilimanjaro International Airport to Arumeru River Lodge is included; your African lodge is located on the grounds of an old coffee farm.
Overnight: Arumeru River Lodge, Arusha, Tanzania
Meals Included:

Day 2: Kilimanjaro and Arusha National Parks
Your safari* begins at Mount Kilimanjaro where you’ll walk up the Merengu trail, then visit a woman of the Chagga tribe in her home. Alternatively, go on a full-day game drive in Arusha National Park. Everyone meets back at the lodge for a welcome dinner.
Overnight: Arumeru River Lodge, Arusha, Tanzania
Meals Included: Breakfast, lunch, dinner

Day 3: The place where life began
Head for Tarangire National Park, home to the world’s second- largest concentration of big game. Look for elephants cooling off and big cats lounging under baobab trees on an afternoon game drive. After dinner, meet members of a local Maasai tribe, who share their customs and teach some Swahili around the campfire!
Overnight: Kikoti Tented Camp, Tarangire National Park, Tanzania
Meals Included: Breakfast, lunch, dinner

Day 4: Learning from the Maasai
A morning game drive in Tarangire, then learn what it takes to make colorful beadwork – plus how to throw a spear and shoot a bow and arrow – from local Maasai tribe members. This evening, visit “The Viewpoint,” and return to camp to dig into a barbecue dinner and learn about Maasai dances!
Overnight: Kikoti Tented Camp, Tarangire National Park, Tanzania
Meals Included: Breakfast, lunch, dinner

Day 5: A village school and a birder’s paradise
En route to Lake Manyara, meet the students and teacher of a primary school that Tauck helps support. Go on a game drive in Lake Manyara National Park, then travel to your lodge accommodations overlooking a coffee plantation.
Overnight: Tloma Lodge, Ngorongoro Highlands, Karatu, Tanzania
Meals Included: Breakfast, lunch, dinner

Day 6: Exploring Africa’s Garden of Eden
Hop aboard an open-top safari vehicle for game drives and a picnic lunch in two-million-year-old Ngorongoro Crater, a great place to spot Africa’s “Big Five” – buffalo, elephant, lion, leopard and the rare black rhinoceros. Return to your lodge for dinner.
Overnight: Tloma Lodge, Ngorongoro Highlands, Karatu, Tanzania
Meals Included: Breakfast, lunch, dinner

Day 7: Visit the “Cradle of Humankind”
Pack your own box lunch before setting off for Serengeti National Park. On the way, visit Olduvai Gorge, where fossilized remains of some of the earliest humans were found by Louis and Mary Leakey. Arrive at your tented camp in the heart of the Serengeti.
Overnight: Mbuzi Mawe Tented Camp, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania
Meals Included: Breakfast, lunch, dinner

Day 8: Private game drives in the Serengeti = fun
Early morning game drives may mean early rising... but beginning at dawn, the early morning rituals of the wildlife as they start their day in the grasslands is priceless. After lunch, you’ll be on the lookout for zebras, hyenas, leopards, elephants and more on an afternoon game drive with a local guide who knows the best places to find these amazing animals that make their homes here.
Overnight: Mbuzi Mawe Tented Camp, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania
Meals Included: Breakfast, lunch, dinner

Day 9: Wildlife of the western Serengeti
Drive to the western Serengeti and your hilltop lodge overlooking the Mbalageti River for lunch and time to relax. Look for wildebeest, prides of lions, fleet-footed cheetahs and herds of giraffes and zebras on a late afternoon game drive.
Overnight: Mbalageti Serengeti, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania
Meals Included: Breakfast, lunch, dinner

Day 10: More safari and sundowner fun
Morning and afternoon game drives fill your last day on safari with more of the Serengeti’s awesome landscapes and wildlife. A “sundowner” on a private deck under a magical African sunset, followed by a farewell dinner, offer a fitting finale to a memorable week on safari in Tanzania.
Overnight: Mbalageti Serengeti, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania
Meals Included: Breakfast, lunch, dinner

Day 11: Journey Home
Tour ends: Kilimanjaro International Airport. Fly back to Arusha. Visit a coffee plantation and have lunch at the Cultural Heritage Center in Arusha before arriving at Arumeru River Lodge, where a day room is reserved. A transfer is included from Arumeru River Lodge to Kilimanjaro International Airport this evening.
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Meals Included: Breakfast, lunch, dinner