Northern favorite

Upon arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport, a representative of Savannah quest will be waiting for you by the arrival terminal, ready to introduce themselves and help you with your languages. Once settled in the vehicle you will be slightly briefed of your destination and will be transferred straight to your luxury hotel

After the first sunrise in Tanzania, you will have your breakfast and a small briefing from your tour guide will take place. Departing from Arusha City, you will drive west of Arusha for approximately 2 hours until you started your first game drive in Tarangire National Park.

Once you’ve entered Tarangire, you’ll begin your game drive across a rich vista of endless golden savannah that surrounds the Tarangire River. The river itself runs throughout the year and is a vital source of water for the animals of the region during the dry season. You’ll have the opportunity to see lions, leopards, cape buffalo, and a huge variety of antelopes.

A picnic lunch with a view of the river is a great way to take it all in, but you’ll have to keep on your toes as the local monkey population does its best to separate you from your lunch!

After your day’s drive is done, you’ll retire to your accommodation for the evening where a warm welcome awaits, fine dining and a bonfire to tell the tells of the African bush.

Activities & Excursions: Game drive

You’ll want to get an early start so that you are amongst the first people down on the crater floor. Not only is that when it is quietest, but the lighting conditions are at their best, and the resident animals are at their most active too. You’ll have some morning coffee and breakfast on the crater floor before going on an unforgettable game drive.

Home to over 720 species of mammal including the fabled Big Five, the Ngorongoro Conservation Area is one of the most sought-after safari destinations in the world. It’s a particularly good place to see the endangered black rhinoceros enjoying a lonely meal out on the grass plains, as well as a place to see large numbers of hippos enjoying the cool water.

Before noon you will start making your back up the steep walls of the caldera to the rim, and onwards to Nabi Gate (the entrance to Serengeti National Park), to your next luxury stay, where a warm welcome from the stuff is awaiting.

Freshen up, grab a drink by the bar and have a seat by the campfire while the night fades away before dinner.

Start your morning with an early morning wake-up call, with coffee or tea delivered to your room as you get ready for the Miracle Experience team to pick you up for your hot air balloon safari. You won’t have breakfast at your camp, but you’ll have a bush breakfast waiting for you. 

Your safari from the sky will be unforgettable, when you arrive at the launch site, you can enjoy more coffee, tea, and cookies while the sun and balloon begin to rise. Once in the air, you will have immaculate views of the sunrise from above, spotting animals from the sky. Breakfast will be served once you land, then back to your camp. It is up to you if you’d like to have another game drive or relax before dinner.

Activities & Excursions: Balloon Safari, Game drive, bush dinner

On this day you don’t have leave or choose to take another early morning game drive as it is your final day in Serengeti. On your way out you will have a chance to stop by a Masai boma for a cultural experience. You’ll have the opportunity to witness and participate in traditional Maasai dance, tour an authentic Maasai village, and even do a little souvenir shopping at the local market.

Once your done at the Masai boma you will continue making your toward the crater rim and to karatu to your accommodation.

Activities & excursions: Game drive, Masai boma visit.

After your breakfast this day will be your final game drive as you will head to Lake Manyara national park. The park is truly a photographer’s playground and offers some of the best game viewing in the world. You can expect to see many of Africa’s most well-known animals, with the tree-climbing lions a particular treat. These proud predators lounge in acacia trees practically begging to be photographed.

Birdwatchers will find Lake Manyara is an absolute delight, with a huge variety of birds on display in the park. Even the novice can expect to be amazed by large flamingo flocks, circling birds of prey, and the brightly colored lilac breasted roller.

After your day’s drive is done, a 3-hour drive back to arusha is due, back to your accommodation.

Depending on your flight schedule, you may choose to go back to Arusha or straight to the airport.

Today you will be driven to the airport but before that, a small get together with a representative of savannah quest to share some stories and to bid fare well.