Day 1-2
Depart U.S. / Arrive Arusha

Connect in Amsterdam with your flight to Kilimanjaro Airport, arriving late evening. You will be met by Thomson Safaris staff and transferred to your lodge. We can arrange your international flights, please call for competitive pricing and availability.

• Overnight: Arusha Lodge

Day 3
Private Nature Refuge

After breakfast and a full safari briefing, fly to a private nature refuge located in the Serengeti eco-system, east of Serengeti National Park. Welcome to Maasai country! Please note: A $100 per person conservation fee is applicable on all itineraries visiting the private nature refuge.

• Explore the area on foot looking for animal tracks
• Overnight: Thomson East Serengeti Nyumba

Day 4
Private Nature Refuge

Head out on another adventure today, exploring the hillsides and open plains of this private refuge. Enjoy a picnic lunch in the bush followed by a meeting with the people of Tanzania that you and your family are sure to remember!

• Further exploration on foot
• Visit a Maasai boma
• Overnight: Thomson East Serengeti Nyumba

Day 5
Serengeti National Park

Before departing, visit a Maasai women's collaborative to meet these creative and talented entrepreneurs. Drive to Serengeti National Park, home to literally hundreds of thousands of hoofed animals, the Serengeti is a pristine and unique sanctuary that will give you a glimpse into “the world as it was in the beginning.”

• Visit Enyuata Women’s Collaborative
• Wildlife viewing in Serengeti National Park
• Overnight: Thomson Serengeti Nyumba

Day 6
Serengeti National Park

Spanning nearly 6,000 square miles, the Serengeti has even more to offer you today. With your skilled guides at the helm, the wildlife viewing promises to be interesting on this last day in the Serengeti ecosystem. Once you are back at camp, there is plenty of room for soccer or Frisbee, or a number of creative activities.

• Morning wildlife viewing (if you have advance reservations, make an early departure for your hot-air balloon excursion today)
• Optional walk to the nearby village
• Overnight: Thomson Serengeti Nyumba

Day 7
Ngorongoro Crater

After breakfast, continue your journey by heading east, toward the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Many Maasai call the Ngorongoro Conservation Area home - keep an eye out for the red cloth of the herdsmen dotting the landscape as you make your way through this area.

• Morning wildlife viewing in Serengeti National Park
• Brief stop at Olduvai Gorge
• Picnic lunch in the park
• Overnight: Thomson Ngorongoro Nyumba

Day 8
Ngorongoro Crater

The Ngorogoro crater is a geological marvel where almost 30,000 animals live year-round. This is a paradise for animal lovers who can expect to see lions, zebras, hippos, hyenas, flamingoes, baboons and much more.

• Full day of wildlife viewing on the floor of Ngorongoro Crater
• Overnight: Thomson Ngorongoro Nyumba

Day 9
Ngorongoro Highlands

Stretch your legs and enjoy the lush landscape of the Ngorongoro Highlands.

• Optional activities: village visit or walking tour of the forests
• Overnight: Gibb's Farm

Day 10
Ngorongoro Highlands

At long last, you will meet your Tanzanian pen pals! Your family can interact with Tanzanians at schools and the homes of Thomson Safaris’ longtime friends for games and activities. Gain a further understanding of Tanzanian life during your excursions from Gibb's Farm today.

• Meet your pen pals / school visit
• Optional afternoon activities:
  • Bike to a local village (additional fees)
  • Nature walk
  • Afternoon tea on verandah
  • Visit with the artist in residence
  • Spa services (additional fees)
• Overnight: Gibb's Farm

Day 11
Tarangire National Park

Depart after breakfast for Tarangire National Park, wildlife viewing en route to your Nyumba. Few people know that Tarangire has its own mini-migration when more than 3,000 elephants, 30,000 zebra, and 30,000 wildebeest come into the park.

• Swim at Tarangire Safari Lodge's pool
• Overnight: Thomson Tarangire Nyumba

Day 12
Tarangire National Park

Enjoy a full day exploring Tarangire National Park and its riverbanks looking for lion, leopard, giraffe, gerenuk, reedbuck, and even the rare fringe-eared oryx.

• Wildlife viewing in Tarangire National Park
• Overnight: Thomson Tarangire Nyumba

Day 13
Arusha / Depart

Spend the rest of the day in Arusha, with a farewell lunch, some shopping and a dayroom to prepare for your flight home this evening.

• Farewell lunch in Arusha
• Shopping
• Dayroom in Arusha
• Swim in the pool at your lodge
• Transfer to the International Airport for your flight home

Day 14
Arrive U.S.

Connect in Amsterdam and arrive in the U.S. Please check your flight itinerary for arrival dates and flight details.

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