Day 2 - Thu - AMSTERDAM / KILIMANJARO
Arrive in Amsterdam in the morning and connect to your flight to Kilimanjaro. 'Jambo'! Welcome to Tanzania. On arrival meet a Safari Tour Director who will escort you to your hotel.
Serena Mountain Village Lodge

Day 3 & 4 - Fri / Sat - TARANGIRE
Safari briefing at breakfast time prepares you for an exciting adventure. Depart for Tarangire National Park, named after the river that flows through the length of the park and provides a constant water source for the thousands of animals making their home here. Lunch at the lodge and enjoy a late afternoon game drive. The next day, take the morning and afternoon to explore the beauty of the park and its wildlife. (BLD)
Tarangire Sopa Lodge

Day 5 - Sun - LAKE MANYARA
After breakfast drive to Lake Manyara National Park. Arrive in time for lunch followed by a late afternoon game drive. Lake Manyara is home to numerous birds, elephant, tree-climbing lions, hippos and buffaloes. (BLD)
Lake Manyara Serena Lodge

Day 6 - Mon - NGORONGORO CRATER
Get an early morning start to the Ngorongoro Conservation area, host to the birthplace of man. It is also home to the unique intact caldera, the Ngorongoro Crater. Arrive in time for lunch. Later visit a local Masai Village. (BLD)
Ngorongoro Serena Lodge

Day 7 - Tue - NGORONGORO CRATER
Enjoy breathtaking views of the crater as the sun rises. After breakfast, descend 2000 feet below the rim of the crater for a full day of spectacular game viewing. The crater is home to abundant game, including the "Big Five," plus the black rhino, jackal and Cape Buffalo. Lunch is served picnic-style on the crater. (BLD)
Ngorongoro Serena Lodge

Day 8 - Wed - SERENGETI
This morning drive to Olduvai Gorge for a short visit to the site of the remains of prehistoric "Nutcracker man. " Continue your journey to the world's best-known park, the Serengeti. Named after the Masai word, "Siringer" for endless plains of short and long grass, the Serengeti is well known for its large prides of lion, cheetah and packs of wild dog and for nearly a million or so wildebeest. Lunch at the lodge and later in the afternoon, enjoy game viewing drive. (BLD)
Serengeti Serena Lodge

Day 9 & 10 - Thu / Fri -SERENGETI
Enjoy two full days with morning and late afternoon game drives, with afternoons spent relaxing on the grounds of the hotel. On day 10 you have the opportunity to enjoy an early morning balloon safari (extra cost) over the Serengeti Plains, which includes a bubbly champagne breakfast upon landing. Or you can take an early morning game drive followed by breakfast at the lodge. Return to the lodge where you have the remainder of the morning at leisure before lunch and a late afternoon game drive. (BLD)
Serengeti Serena Lodge

Day 11 - Sat - KILIMANJARO / AMSTERDAM
After and early morning breakfast, transfer to the airstrip for your flight to Arusha where you are met on arrival and transferred to the lodge. The rest of the afternoon, is at leisure. After an early dinner, transfer to the airport for your overnight flight to Amsterdam (BLD)
Dayroom/Serena Mountain Village Lodge

Day 12 - Sun - Amsterdam / USA
Arrive in Amsterdam and connect to your homebound flight to the United States.