Kibo 9 Days Safari

In the morning, after enjoying breakfast (around 7:30 AM), your safari guide will arrive at the hotel and notify the receptionist of their arrival. Once you’ve met your driver, you’ll set off for Lake Manyara National Park, with your first game drive starting by 10:00 AM. The park is crisscrossed with groundwater streams, creating lush habitats that support a variety of wildlife, including colorful birds like flamingos and African forest animals. At midday, you’ll take a break at the Maji Moto hot springs, where you’ll enjoy a packed lunch provided by your driver. Afterward, the safari continues into the afternoon, and by evening, you will be transferred to your accommodation for the night.

On this day, it’s recommended to depart the hotel early to catch the wildlife that is most active during the morning hours. Breakfast will be packed in lunchboxes to take along. At 6:30 AM, you’ll head toward the **Ngorongoro Conservation Area**, arriving in the crater within about an hour. Ngorongoro is one of Tanzania’s most renowned parks, boasting the highest density of wildlife per square kilometer. Here, you’ll have the opportunity to spot buffalo, elephants, lions, wildebeests, zebras, hippos, and elusive cats like caracals and servals. If you’re lucky, you may even catch a glimpse of the endangered rhinoceros. Around midday, you’ll stop by the lakeside for lunch, with the safari resuming afterward. By late afternoon, you'll continue your journey to **Serengeti National Park**. Along the way, you’ll visit a memorial honoring Bernhard and Michael Grzimek, two West German researchers who played a pivotal role in preserving northern Tanzania’s national parks. Their story is detailed in the book *"Serengeti Shall Not Die."* In the evening, you’ll arrive at your accommodation in the heart of the Serengeti.

After breakfast in the morning you will safari in the eastern and southern parts of the park. The greater part of these areas is a savanna with wide open spaces, which provides a likely opportunity to see cheetah hunting antelopes. In the evening you will be transferred to a hotel, where you will have dinner and be able to rest.

After breakfast you will start the safari by being transferred to the central part of the Serengeti (also called Seronera). Here your driver will try to find the animals you're the most interested in. Closer to lunch time you will visit the Serengeti Visitor Centre, where you will be offered a lunchbox and provided with lots of interesting information not only about the animals’ populations, but also about the history of the National Park. Also, in this area you will be able to see hyraxes, which are the elephant's closest relatives. It is difficult to describe in detail all the animals of the Serengeti valley, for they number in the thousands: elephants, buffalo, ostriches, giraffes, jackals, hyenas, lions, antelopes, leopards and cheetahs—just keep your eyes peeled and enjoy the nature around you. By the evening you will be transferred to the northern part of the Serengeti and then to your hotel.  

Begin your day with an early breakfast before embarking on a game drive through the northern region of the Serengeti, renowned for its unique landscapes and diverse wildlife. This part of the park offers a chance to encounter animals that thrive in its more remote and untouched areas. By early afternoon, your safari will conclude, and you will make your way back to your hotel in Arusha.