Tanzania Winged Safari

You will be met on arrival at Kilimanjaro Airport and transferred to the Arusha Coffee Lodge located just a short drive from Arusha town center in the midst of a working coffee farm.

On the morning of day 2 enjoy a leisurely breakfast and a tour of the coffee plantation. After lunch at your lodge, you are transferred to the airport for the short flight to Tarangire National Park. You are met upon arrival and take your first game drive on the way to the lodge, arriving at Tarangire Treetops in the late afternoon. All meals included.

Your aircraft is a custom-crafted Cessna Caravan fitted with bespoke leather seating and a total of just 8 seats in all. The configuration of your aircraft allows maximum comfort whilst offering excellent viewing opportunities through the aircraft’s windows. The Safari Cruiser vehicles offer a similar experience, with premium game viewing from all the seats.

After your morning game drive, you return to the airstrip for the quick flight to the Lake Manyara airstrip. On arrival, our team from The Manor at Ngorongoro will meet you and take you on a visit of an authentic African market in the township of Karatu. From Karatu, drive through the rich farmlands arriving for high tea at the beautiful Manor at Ngorongoro.

On day 5 a highlight awaits you this morning as you depart after breakfast with a picnic lunch to explore what is commonly referred to the world’s largest wildlife zoo. You travel first to the rim of the crater at 8,000 feet and then descend through the early morning mists 2,000 feet into the crater for a game drive. Ngorongoro Crater is the world’s largest inactive volcanic caldera and also one of the world’s seven natural wonders. Due to its size and diversity, the crater is comprised of several distinct areas, ranging from forest, swamps, lakes and springs to open grassland and sandy dunes. It is an awesome wildlife experience. After a picnic lunch you will visit a nearby Maasai village and return to the Manor for dinner.

Today, you have the option of visiting the Lake Manyara National Park or staying at the lodge to explore the estate. Choose from a host of activities including horseback riding, cycling, an estate tour or a spa treatment or, you may opt to just relax. After lunch you will be driven to the Manyara airstrip for your onward flight to the Serengeti, where upon arrival you will be met by your Migration Camp guide. The afternoon will be spent on a game drive with arrival at Serengeti Migration Camp in time for sundowners. The following day enjoy morning and afternoon game drives in Serengeti National Park, exploring this famous eco-system and all that it has to offer. Serengeti National Park is undoubtedly the best known wildlife reserve in the world. Within its boundaries are more than three million large animals living in total freedom on the “endless plains”. The savanna plains are broken up with small rock outcrops called “kopjes” and small rivers. The park comprises some 5,700 square miles. It is most famous for the annual migration that takes place every year beginning in early June. Huge herds of wildebeest, estimated at over a million, wind their way north in search of life-sustaining permanent water. Two nights at Serengeti Migration Camp. All meals, drinks and laundry service.

On day 8 it’s time to depart. After breakfast, you have a game drive en route to the airstrip for your scheduled flight to Arusha arriving mid-day. Upon arrival you will have lunch in Arusha Town center before your transfer to Kilimanjaro Airport for your departing flight. Breakfast and lunch.