The vibrant town of Arusha is more than just a gateway to Tanzania’s ‘Northern Circuit, but for those who choose to linger a little longer before or after the safari. There is a lot to offer.

After a pleasant arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport or Arusha airport, you will be welcomed by one of the Sopai Safaris representatives who will initially meet and greet you. After a short introduction of himself, he will transfer you to your dedicated hotel within Arusha City for your night stay waiting for your adventure to start on the next day.

Today, you have the option to enhance your experience by adding one of the following exciting activities (additional cost applies):

• Relaxing swimming day at Kikuletwa (Maji Moto) Hot Springs
• Materuni Waterfalls excursion, including a coffee tour and traditional local lunch
• Canoeing safari or forest hike at the scenic Lake Duluti
• Arusha city tour, featuring visits to the Sanaa workshop, local markets, and Maasai curio shops
• Canoeing safari and/or nature walk combined with a game drive in Arusha National Park

Meal plan: Bed and breakfasts 
Accommodation: Arusha Planet Lodge

Depart after breakfast and drive straight to Tarangire National Park for a full day game drive together with our picnic lunch. In the evening, drive to Karatu for the dinner and overnight. Tarangire National Park covers an undulating area of 2,600km2, between the plains of the Maasai Steppe to the south-east, and the lakes of the Great Rift Valley to the north and west. … In the south are a series of vast swamps which dry into verdant plains during the dry season.

Meal Plan: Full board 
Accommodation: Eileens Trees In 

Early morning after breakfast, you will drive to Serengeti National Park passing through the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. You will explore the vast Serengeti with its endless plains looking for the big cats. The Serengeti hosts the largest mammal migration in the world and is a popular destination for African safaris. The Serengeti is the most famous for its annual migration. Over a million wildebeest and about 200,000 zebra flow south from the northern hills to the southern plains for the short rains every October and November. They then swirl west and north after the long rains in April, May, and June.

Meal Plan: Full board 
Accommodation: Serengeti Sound of Nature Or Into Wild Africa Tented Camp Or Serengeti Clasic View Camp

Early morning after breakfast, you will continue exploring the vast plain of Ndutu with millions of plain dwellers, over a million wildebeest and about 200,000 zebras flowing south from the Central Serengeti at the end of December Lake Ndutu area, situated in the Ngorongoro conservation area, is part of the southern Serengeti eco-system. Lake Ndutu is alkaline, like most of the other Rift lakes, however, the water is still drinkable and used by a wide array of local wildlife. The majority of the wildebeest migration can normally be found on the short-grass plains from December to April. The area is usually heavily populated with elephants, birds, and resident games. After the game drive, drive to your accommodation for your dinner and an overnight stay.

Meal Plan: Full board 
Accommodation: Ndutu Pure Migration Camp

After a beautiful breakfast at your accommodation in the Southern Serengeti “Ndutu” you will be driving straight to Ngorongoro crater for the full day game drive inside the Ngorongoro crater, The Ngorongoro Conservation Area is the largest unbroken, unflooded volcanic caldera in the world. It is a scenic showstopper that extends across an astonishing 260 square kilometres. The crater is hemmed in on all sides by sheer craggy walls that rise up to 600m above the floor. The view from the lushly forested rim is utterly stupendous and would justify a visit to Ngorongoro in its own right. But this spectacular crater also stands as one of Africa’s most alluring safari destinations, supporting solid populations of all of the Big Five (elephant, lion, leopard, black rhino and buffalo), plus a host of other iconic large mammals, in a lush and scenic landscape that frequently draws comparisons to the metaphorical “Garden of Eden”. after the crater tour, you will ascend the crater to Karatu for your dinner and overnight stay.

Meal Plan: Full board 
Accommodation: Eileens Trees In 

After breakfast, we’ll drive to Lake Manyara National Park for a game drive and in the afternoon,   drive back to Arusha for your drop off at the Kilimanjaro International Airport for your flight to your other destination or back home. Manyara provides the perfect introduction to Tanzania’s birdlife. More than 400 species have been recorded, and even a first-time visitor to Africa might reasonably expect to observe 100 of these in one day. Inland of the floodplain, a narrow belt of acacia woodland is the favored haunt of Manyara’s legendary tree-climbing lions and impressively tusked elephants.

Meal Plan: Full board 
Accommodation: No accommodation (End of tour)