Best of Asilia & Crater Safari

Day 1: Arusha

• Meet your Asilia driver at Kilimanjaro International Airport and transfer to Arumeru River Lodge for your overnight stay.
• Located just outside Arusha, Arumeru is the ideal location from which to start your safari adventure.
• Freshen up after your journey to Tanzania and unwind in the lush gardens – they are home to many Dikdiks, the smallest antelopes in Africa.
• These cute little animals can be observed at close range. Enjoy your first “wildlife encounter” by just walking in the tropical garden.
• After a delicious dinner, it’s an early night before your safari itinerary kicks off in the morning!
• Meals: Half Board
• Accommodation: Arumeru River Lodge

Day 2: Tarangire National Park

• After an early breakfast, pack your bags and depart with your Asilia driver to Arusha Airport.
• Connect with your Air Excel flight to Kuro Airstrip in Tarangire National Park.
• On arrival at Kuro Airstrip, you will be met by your guide from Oliver’s.
• A welcome table will be set up either at the airstrip or a short distance away, with tea and coffee, cold drinks and snacks allowing you to relax while your guide briefs you on the surrounding area.
• A short game drive takes you into Oliver’s.
• Once in camp, lunch will be served with the opportunity to relax and settle into your new surroundings.
• After a siesta and afternoon tea, you will head into the bush for your first game drive.
• Return to camp in time to wash away the day's adventure before enjoying dinner and drinks around the campfire.
• Meals: Full Board
• Accommodation: Oliver's Camp

Day 3: Tarangire National Park

• After an early breakfast in camp, meet your expert guide and head out into the bush on foot for a morning walking safari in Tarangire National Park.
• There is no better way to experience the wilderness of East Africa up close and personal than on foot with the sun rising above the horizon.
• The morning walk will last for around 3-4 hours (temperature dependent), offering the chance to spot giraffe, buffalo, elephant, gazelle and of course, the ever-present predators.
• A picnic lunch will be served under the shade of the large baobab trees that dot the landscape, before your journey back to camp a well-deserved siesta.
• The evening brings dinner in camp followed by whiskies and safari tales around the campfire
• Meals: Full Board
• Accommodation: Oliver's Camp

Day 4: Ngorongoro Conservation Area

• After breakfast, you will be transferred to Kuro Airstrip for your Air Excel flight to Manyara Airstrip.
• On arrival at Lake Manyara, you will be met by an Asilia driver guide and transferred to Lake Manyara National Park.
• One of the smaller parks in Tanzania, Lake Manyara offers a microcosm of the safari experience to be found in Tanzania.
• The diverse landscape includes lush forest hosting baboons, monkeys and canopy dwelling birdlife and grassy floodplains that play host to larger mammals like buffalo, wildebeest, zebra and giraffe. Inland, one might find the famous tree-climbing lions and herds of elephant.
• In addition to the wildlife, over 400 species of birds have been recorded within the park.
• Lunch is a packed picnic from Asilia. In the afternoon, make your way up the Ngorongoro Conservation Area to The Highlands.
• While en-route, don’t forget to admire the spectacular views of the ancient volcanoes that make up the landscape.
• Once in camp, relax and unwind after your long drive. In the evening, a three-course meal prepared by the fabulous chefs will be served in the dining room.
• Afterwards, enjoy a whisky in the Old Moti Bar or relax by the indoor campfire in the lounge dome.
• Meals: Full Board
• Accommodation: The Highlands

Day 5: Ngorongoro Conservation Area

• Wake up with the rising sun and begin the 40-minute drive from The Highlands to the Ngorongoro Crater rim.
• Look out for the zebra interspersed with the Maasai cattle as they are brought out to pasture, and the magnificent view down to the Ngorongoro Crater.
• You will spend the morning exploring the vast 300 sq km crater floor with the opportunity to spot one of the resident black rhino that is found here.
• You can see all of the Big 5 in the crater (rhino, lion, leopard, elephant and buffalo) alongside other herbivores grazing on the mineral-rich floor.
• Lunch will be served on the crater floor, and in the afternoon, you may continue your exploration of the crater or perhaps visit one of the local Maasai communities close to camp, offering an insight into the traditional way of life that has defined this corner of East Africa for centuries.
• Meals: Full Board
• Accommodation: The Highlands

Day 6: Serengeti National Park

• After an early breakfast, pack your bags and meet your guide for your transfer to Manyara Airstrip.
• Here you will say farewell to your Asilia driver guide and connect with your Regional Air flight to Seronera Airstrip in the Central Serengeti.
• On arrival at Seronera, you will be met by a resident guide from Dunia.
• A welcome table will be set up at either the airstrip or a short distance away.
• Meals: Full Board
• Accommodation: Dunia Camp

Day 7: Serengeti National Park

• After an early breakfast in camp, fetch your binoculars and camera and meet your guide-driver and depart on a game drive in the Serengeti National Park.
• This central area of the Serengeti offers some of the best game viewings in Africa, and you will have the opportunity to view the Big Five and countless other species.
• Enjoy a packed lunch from Dunia in a shady spot before heading back to camp.
• Once back at camp, you will have the opportunity to relax and refresh before meeting everyone in the dining area for a three-course home-cooked meal.
• Meals: Full Board
• Accommodation: Dunia Camp

Day 8: Serengeti National Park

• After breakfast depart with your guide to Seronera Airstrip for your Regional Air flight to Kogatende Airstrip in the Northern Serengeti.
• On arrival at Kogatende, you will be met by a resident guide from Sayari.
• A welcome table will be set up for you with a brief introduction into the surrounding area before heading off on a game drive, en-route to camp.
• Once at camp lunch will be served followed by a short siesta.
• You will then have the option of either relaxing in camp or heading out on an afternoon game drive in an open safari vehicle.
• In the evening, dinner will be served under the stars, accompanied by your fellow guests in camp.
• Meals: Full Board
• Accommodation: Sayari Camp

Day 9: Serengeti National Park

• After an early breakfast in camp fetch your binoculars and camera and meet your guide-driver for a game drive in the Serengeti National Park.
• Watch out for the rhino that hides in the forests, the lion languishing on the kopjes and the elephants strolling across the plains.
• Enjoy a packed lunch from Sayari next to the river before heading back to camp.
• Once back at camp, you will have the opportunity to relax and refresh before meeting everyone in the dining area for a three-course home-cooked meal.
• You can choose to enjoy a drink by the bar or the outside dining area.
• Meals: Full Board
• Accommodation: Sayari Camp

Day 10: Best of Asilia & Crater Safari Ends

• After breakfast, pack your bags and depart for Kogatende Airstrip for your Regional Air flight to Kilimanjaro Airport.
• You will then catch your connecting flight and bid farewell to your guide for your onward journey.
• Meals: Breakfast