6 Days
Depart 7 AM. Full day in Tarangire — giant baobabs, 300+ elephant herds, multiple lion prides, and 550 bird species. Watch sunset over the Tarangire River.
Morning game drive at Manyara — tree-climbing lions, groundwater forest, flamingo-carpeted lake. Afternoon drive to Ngorongoro Highlands lodge on the crater rim.
6 AM descent. Full day inside the 260 km crater — track rhino, watch lion hunts, photograph elephant bulls. Picnic lunch beside a hippo pool.
Morning Maasai village cultural visit. Drive west through highland scenery onto the Serengeti plains. Afternoon Seronera game drive — resident lion prides. Overnight at tented camp.
Morning and evening game drives separated by midday camp rest. Seronera Valley — leopard, hippos, cheetah with cubs, crocodiles. Sundowner on a kopje.
Final dawn game drive as predators make their last moves. Depart by 10 AM. Return to Arusha or Kilimanjaro Airport by late afternoon.