9 Nights of Serengeti Wildebeest Special Retreat

Arrive in Kilimanjaro International airport - Moshi and transfer to your lodge on the outskirts of Arusha, lying on the gently rolling foothills that cascade down from the ever-present Mount Meru set on Tanzania’s largest working coffee plantations. A perfect haven for relaxation either before or after any East African safari.Your private chalet features a log fireplace and a balcony. Accommodation|Elewana Arusha Coffee Lodge  Meals| Dinner and breakfast  

This morning, begin your safari adventure by enjoying a day designed by you: Visit Ilboru Primary School, a project supported by TourSokoni Philanthropy, to meet students facing special challenges. Explore a Coffee Estate, walking the plantation to see how fine local coffee is grown, harvested, dried and roasted. Tour the Shanga Workshop with a private guide to learn about how the community creates handmade jewellery and homeware. Return to your lodge for lunch, and then road transfer to Tarangire National Park, where open grasslands, acacia trees and the Tarangire River paint the wild landscape. This afternoon, we set out on a game drive en route to your hotel beaming in a nostalgic sparkle that is all too visible in your eyes as you gaze upon Tarangire Treetops for the first time, sitting serenely on the border of the Tarangire National Park. Tonight, gather with fellow guests for a welcome dinner. Accommodation|Elewana TarangireTreeTops Meals| Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Today, enjoy morning and afternoon game drives in search of elands, oryxes, wildebeests and zebras as well as the park’s large elephant population. Keep your eyes trained for hartebeests, gazelles and exotic birds like the bateleur and martial eagle. Your local expert driver-guide draws on years of experience in the bush to locate the best wildlife viewing opportunities right as they happen. Late in the afternoon, learn how to prepare local dishes like ugali and kachumbari as part of the TourSokoni Chef ’s Table experience. Accommodation| Elewana TarangireTreeTops  Meals| Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

After a satiating breakfast, you will take a short flight to Lake Manyara National Park, hovering over a large expanse of flood and riverine plains that snake this rift valley escarpment. Later in the   afternoon, you will take a walk to soak in the dense tropical forest that makes up much of this 200 sq kilometre expanse. You may even discover some fine forest bird-viewing spots, with the possibility of seeing the large southern ground horn bill, the saddle bill stork, and malachite kingfishers. Check into your accommodation cradled in the boughs of an ancient mahogany forest,blended into the natural beauty of its breathtaking surroundings. Accommodation| Lake Manyara Tree Lodge Meals| Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

This morning, enjoy an early game drive in search of the park’s popular residents like the famous tree-dwelling lions, elephant herds, baboons, impalas, giraffes, zebras, hippos, warthogs, monkeys or even the plum hippos taking a dip in the warm waters of the lake. Later, in the afternoon you will stop at Mto wa Mbu for a market visit, where stalls brim with vibrant local produce. Then, see the village from a different perspective as you Ride Like a Local on a tuk-tuk, viewing the local community and rice fields as you go. Later, you fly northwest towards the Serengeti where you will take repose after an adventure-filled day. Marvel at your accommodation tonight located in South Central Serengeti, within the Moru Kopjes area, Serengeti Pioneer Camp is ideally situated to offer superlative access to the annual migration and the ‘Big 5’ with sweeping views overlooking Moru Kopjes, Lake Magadi and the endless plains. Paying homage to the mobile camps of the 1930’s, a time when an African safari was truly a journey into the unknown, with its ‘zero footprint’ and close proximity to nature combines to make an unmistakably distinctive and truly individual offering, designed to evoke the very best of an era long-gone but certainly not forgotten. Accommodation| Elewana Serengeti Pioneer Camp Meals| Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Venture out on the boundless Serengeti, one of the oldest and least-changed ecosystems on earth, where the circle of life plays out every day. It is home to one of the world’s largest concentrations of wildlife, with lions, hyenas and leopards all roaming free. In addition to the Big Five (lions, elephants, Cape buffalo, leopards and rhinos), keep your camera ready for sights such as a cheetah bolting after a fleet Thomson’s gazelle as well as vast herds of wildebeests and zebras move through the Serengeti in search of grass and water as part of the year-round Great Migration cycle. In the evening, unwind and reflect on the majesty of Africa during a relaxing Scenic Sundowner experience. Accommodation| Elewana Serengeti Pioneer Camp  Meals| Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Today, fly out to Ngorongoro, crossing the Rift Valley and climbing the stepped onto the green and rolling hills south of the Ngorongoro Crater The natural amphitheatre, a 2,000-foot-deep caldera. A fascinating microcosm of East African wildlife — including buffalo, flamingos, lions and leopards — resides inside. Later in the afternoon get a chance to climb the outer wall, passing through dense vegetation until a breathtaking view across the crater floor appears. Arrive at your camp, nestled in a wooded area with easy access to the crater floor and featuring elegant, tented accommodations adorned with handwoven rugs, comfortable beds with crisp linens and en suite bathrooms with flush toilets. Relax on your veranda to view the panoramic natural wonderland.   Check into your accommodation a truly undeniable surprise and one that will be a home-away- from-home. Located adjacent to the famous Ngorongoro conservation area and within a 1500- acre Arabica coffee estate, The Manor is reminiscent of an elegant up-country farm home in the Cape Dutch-style of architecture. Accommodation| Elewana The Manor at Ngorongoro  Meals| Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Venture out on the boundless Serengeti, one of the oldest and least-changed ecosystems on earth, where the circle of life plays out every day. It is home to one of the world’s largest concentrations of wildlife, with lions, hyenas and leopards all roaming free. In addition to the Big Five (lions, elephants, Cape buffalo, leopards and rhinos), keep your camera ready for sights such as a cheetah bolting after a fleet Thomson’s gazelle as well as vast herds of wildebeests and zebras move through the Serengeti in search of grass and water as part of the year-round Great Migration cycle. In the evening, unwind and reflect on the majesty of Africa during a relaxing Scenic Sundowner experience. Accommodation| Elewana Serengeti Pioneer Camp  Meals| Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Domestic flight to Kilimanjaro International airport where your flight home awaits you.