Serengeti & Ngorongoro Photographic Safari

You will arrive at Kilimanjaro International Airport and be met by your personal guide, who will host your safari in Tanzania. You will be transferred by road to the nearby town of Arusha to stay overnight. On arrival at the lodge, which is located about 30 minutes away, you will check in, refresh, and then later have dinner and overnight in a River Cottage. ‘Rivertrees Country Inn’ is a charming country estate that was once an old coffee farm and still retains the nostalgic air of a well-loved homestead. Spanning ten acres of fertile greenery, the grounds are a natural extension of Mt Meru’s sloping foothills and offer a sanctuary for the birds and wildlife indigenous to the area.

You will arrive at Kilimanjaro International Airport and be met by your personal guide, who will host your safari in Tanzania. You will be transferred by road to the nearby town of Arusha to stay overnight. On arrival at the lodge, which is located about 30 minutes away, you will check in, refresh, and then later have dinner and overnight in a River Cottage. ‘Rivertrees Country Inn’ is a charming country estate that was once an old coffee farm and still retains the nostalgic air of a well-loved homestead. Spanning ten acres of fertile greenery, the grounds are a natural extension of Mt Meru’s sloping foothills and offer a sanctuary for the birds and wildlife indigenous to the area.

You will check out and again depart from the lodge, taking packed lunches with you as you head to the Mara River area, which borders the Maasai Mara in the park's northeast corner, in search of the most amazing spectacle in the safari world - the legendary Wildebeest Migration and the amazing Mara River crossing if you are lucky. After reaching North Serengeti, you will spend a half-day enjoying this most remote and exclusive part of the country, deep in the Serengeti, before driving a short distance heading on to the luxury seasonal tented camp to overnight. It will be a very long day but worth every kilometre covered. Set closest to the banks of the Mara River and boasting the dramatic views out across the wide plains of the northern Serengeti, ‘Mara Under Canvas Camp’ offers an exclusive window and unparalleled access to the greatest migration on the planet.

Early morning descent into the Ngorongoro Crater for a full day of photography. Look for black rhinos, large-maned lions, hippo pods, and elephant bulls. Picnic lunch on the crater floor.

Accommodation: Ngorongoro Tortilis Tented Camp

Meals: Full board

Drive into the Serengeti via Naabi Hill Gate. Afternoon game drive across the Seronera Valley - prime leopard and cheetah territory.

Final morning game drive, then drive from Serengeti back to Arusha. Transfer to Kilimanjaro Airport for international departure.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch