Top-notch Accommodations
Timed for The Great Migration & ~400 bird species
Superb safari jeeps, with open vehicle for Great Migration Areas
Perhaps best safari experience in the world
Equal time with animals & birds
Great for couples with a non-birding spouse, or a BFF trip
The ultimate safari, we touch four of Tanzania’s best known national parks, each brimming with birds & iconic wildlife. Big mammals and birds are our focus, on this trip to the “endless plains” of the Serengeti, and the otherworldly Ngorongoro Crater. We feast our eyes on elephants, big cats, giraffes, rhinos, as well as birds like Martial Eagle, Secretarybird, and Lilac-breasted Roller. Enjoy off-the-beaten-path spots too, with opportunities to learn about and from indigenous people.
See our eBird trip report and photo gallery here.
Red-billed Hornbill with scorpion in Tarangire National Park.
A Leopard in central Serengeti. If you were an Impala walking the plains towards this tree, would you see it? (©Hillstar Nature/George Armistead)
Spotted Hyenas scavenge inside the Ngorongoro Crater. (©Hillstar Nature/George Armistead)
Our accommodations at Lake Eyasi in the north end of Tarangire National Park.
Scarlet-chested Sunbird (©Hillstar Nature/George Armistead)
Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater (©Hillstar Nature/George Armistead)
The captivating eyes of a Martial Eagle, one of the world's most powerful raptors. (©Hillstar Nature/George Armistead)
Cheetah in Seronera Valley of the Serengeti. (©Hillstar Nature/George Armistead)
Moustached Grass-Warbler is an accomplished songster, found around Arusha. (©Hillstar Nature/George Armistead)
A sharp eye could spot a Flap-necked Chameleon in the foliage. This one was about 6 inches in length. (©Hillstar Nature/George Armistead)
TOUR PLAN
Day 1: Arrive in Arusha at Kilimanjaro Airport (JRO), transfer to our nearby lodge, night near Arusha.
Day 2: Bird Arusha National Park, night again near Arusha.
Day 3: Transfer to Tarangire, birding in route, night in Tarangire.
Day 4: Birding Tarangire National Park, visiting the Silale Swamp, night in Tarangire.
Day 5: Transfer to Lake Eyasi, visit with Datoga tribe, night at Lake Eyasi.
Day 6: AM Birding at Eyasi, transfer to Ndutu, night in luxury tented camp by Lake Ndutu.
Day 7: On Safari in Ndutu, night in luxury tented camp by Lake Ndutu.
Day 8: Transfer to Serengeti, the Great Migration, with night at luxury tented camp above Seronera Valley.
Day 9: On Safari in Serengeti, night at luxury tented camp above Seronera Valley.
Day 10: Transfer to Ngorongoro via Seronera Valley, with night at lodge on the crater rim.
Day 11: On Safari in Ngorongoro Crater, with night at lodge near Karatu.
Day 12: AM Birding at Elephant Caves, after lunch return to Arusha.
