Birding & Mammals

Upon arrival in the northern city of Arusha, your driver will be waiting at the airport to transfer you to your hotel. After unpacking and unwinding, take some time to head out and admire the views. Not only does this city sit at the foot of the 14,980-foot (4,566-m) Meru Volcano, but at certain places, you can also spot the snow-capped table of Kilimanjaro. Coffee lovers will want to hit a café and sample this country's famous robusta and arabica roasts. After all, Tanzania is the third-largest coffee producer in Africa, and this bean is its largest export crop.
Stay at: Kahawa House | Half Board Basis

Have an early morning breakfast and leave the lodge at 0600hrs to Lark Plain with picnic lunch for full day walking safari and bird watching trip in Arusha national park in search for birds like African fish eagle, Hartlaub’s turaco, Little grebe, African olive pigeon, Peregrine falcon, Red-fronted parrot, Augur buzzard, Bar-tailed trogon, Bearded vulture, Black saw-wing, Egyptian goose, Cinnamon-chested bee-eater, Tawny eagle, Great crested grebe, Narina trogon, Scaly francolin, Silvery-cheeked hornbill, Southern pochard, Verreaux’s eagle among others. You will also encounter number animals including the elephant, hyena, buffalo, giraffe, hippopotamus, baboon, zebra, and a wide range of antelopes. We are also likely to see an interesting array of mammals including black- and-white colobus monkey, blue monkey, elephant, buffalo, red duiker, bushbuck, waterbuck and giraffe.
Stay at: Kahawa House | Full Board Basis

Have breakfast and transfer from Arusha national park to Tarangire national park for big game and bird watching trip. Tarangire hosts over 500 bird species; making it a great bird watching site. The Ashy starling, Red bellied parrot, red and yellow barbet, Speckle-fronted weaver and Tawny eagle are the common birds in Tarangire national park.
Stay at: Tarangire Kati Kati Camp | Full Board Basis

After breakfast, head to the park for full day big game viewing and bird watching in search for birds like; African grey flycatcher, Ashy starling, Bare-faced go-away bird, Donaldson-Smith’s nightjar, Vulturine guineafowl, Great white pelican, Rufous-tailed weaver, Mouse-coloured penduline tit, Northern pied babbler, Northern white- crowned shrike, Ostrich, Pink-breasted lark, Slate-coloured boubou, Von der Decken’s hornbill, Yellow-collared lovebird among others. You will also meet several wildlife including the Elephant, Hippo, Giraffe, Buffalo, Zebra, Wildebeest, Lion, Hyena, fringe-eared oryx and peculiar, long-necked gerenuk,
Stay at: Tarangire Kati Kati Camp | Full Board Basis

After breakfast drive to Lake Manyara for bird watching, arriving late afternoon for lunch at the camp. In the evening, you will do bird around the camp in search for birds like White faced whistling duck, Helmeted guineafowl Pheasants, knob-billed duck, Egyptian fowls, Yellow- necked Francolin, Grouse and Scaly Francolin, Greater and Lesser Flamingo among others.
Stay at: Farm House Valley | Full Board Basis

Have breakfast and set off for a full day big game and birdwatching in Lake Manyara National Park to look out for birds like; Abdim’s stork, African fish eagle, African grey hornbill, African hawk eagle, African jacana, Grey crowned crane, Hamerkop, African spoonbill, Baglafecht weaver, Greater flamingo, Pink-backed pelican, Sacred ibis, Comb duck, Crowned eagle, Great white pelican, Hottentot teal, Lesser flamingo, Little stint, Pied avocet, Southern ground hornbill, Spur-winged goose, Pied kingfisher, Saddle-billed stork, Silvery-cheeked hornbill, Von der Decken’s hornbill, Yellow-billed stork among others. You may see animals such as Elephant, Giraffe, Hippo, Buffalo, Zebra, Wildebeest among others on this day.
Stay at: Farm House Valley | Full Board Basis

After breakfast descend to the crater floor for full day crater tour in search for birds like; African spoonbill, Augur buzzard, Capped wheatear, Greater flamingo, Eastern double-collared sunbird, Egyptian vulture, Fan-tailed widowbird, Hartlaub’s turaco, dove, Hildebrandt’s francolin, Hildebrandt’s starling, Jackson’s widowbird, Scarlet- chested sunbird, Schalow’s wheatear, Kenya rufous sparrow, Northern anteater chat, Kori bustard, Livingstone’s turaco, Namaqua Red-and-yellow barbet, Rufous-tailed weaver, Rosy-throated longclaw, Speke’s weaver, Verreaux’s eagle, White-eyed slaty flycatcher among others. You will also see several wildlife in Ngorongoro crater including Elephant, Wildebeest, Black Rhino, Hippo, Buffalo, Zebra, Lion, Cheetah, Hyena etc.
Stay at: Farm House Valley | Full Board Basis

After breakfast drive to Serengeti via Olduvai Gorge site for game viewing and birding to look for over 500 bird species such as Ostriches, Secretary birds on the grasslands, Kori bustard, the Black Eagles above the Lobo hills, larks, fiches and raptors among others.
Stay at: Serengeti Kati Kati Camp | Full Board Basis

After breakfast, we head to the great Serengeti National Park ‒ one of the world’s last great wildlife refuges. During our stay here, we can experience the annual migration of around two million blue wildebeest, together with a quarter of a million Burchell’s zebra and half a million Thompson’s gazelles. Endemic bird species we hope to encounter include rufous-tailed weaver, Fischer’s lovebird and grey-breasted spurfowl. The Coqui francolin is common on the plains along with the short-toed and short-tailed larks and Fisher’s sparrow lark. The large population of mammals result in a number of mortalities by predators or disease, which support a high number of vultures including white-backed, white-headed, lappet-faced and griffon vultures.
Stay at: Serengeti Kati Kati Camp | Full Board Basis

Depart from Seronera to Ndutu for two days, The Ndutu area is a well renowned destination for birds and birders alike. The diverse habitat made up of short grass plains, shallow soda lakes (feeding ground of greater and lesser flamingos alike) fresh water marshes and acacia woodland results in a vast array of species exceeding well over 300, depending on the time of the year. The area is prime for both palearctic (intercontinental) migrants that arrive during the northern hemisphere winter and the intra-African migrants. Both the diversity of species vibrancy of colour of African birds mean that even amateur wildlife observers and serious bird ‒ watchers will always have something to enjoy.
Stay at: Ndutu Safari Lodge | Full Board Basis

Depart the lodge in the Mid-Morning - or flight time and make your way to Kilimanjaro International Airport, for your onward travel.
Meals: Breakfast | Lunch