9-Day From Jungle Trails to Ocean Tides in Tanzania

After breakfast, drive to Ngorongoro Crater and Venture down to the crater floor, or “The Garden of Eden,” viewing the high concentration of wildlife. The crater is the largest unbroken caldera in the world. This 2000 feet deep and 264 sq mile natural amphitheater is the host to an astonishing array of wildlife, universally acclaimed to be one of the natural wonders of the world, the Ngorongoro crater inevitably invites the comparison with the Garden of Eden.

The crater hosts almost every species found in the region except the giraffe (they can’t negotiate the steep incline down.) There is cheetah, hippo, plains species and a myriad of birds. Here is one of the few remaining places it’s possible to encounter the highly endangered black rhino
Early afternoon, it’s the journey to the mighty Serengeti National Park. Enjoy the rugged landscape on the way while driving through the acacia-spotted savannah of the Serengeti plains. The "Big 5" constantly roam this vast expanse of grassland. 

This day is set for you to explore the Serengeti National Park. After an early breakfast, you will drive to another part of Serengeti National Park to explore the vast reaches of this park where the big cats: lions, leopards, and cheetahs, abound. After the short rains, the Serengeti’s magical golden horizon transforms into an endless green carpet, flecked with wildflowers. The famous plains are interspersed with wooded hills, towering termite mounds, monumental rock kopjes, and rivers lined with elegant acacia trees.
The vast Serengeti is one of the most stunning wildlife sanctuaries on the planet. The name comes from the Maasai “Siringet,” referring to endless plains. This vast savannah hosts the world’s largest surviving concentration of plains game. In addition to the short grass plains, there are beautiful rocky outcroppings called kopjes (pronounced copies) and thousands of acres of bush and acacia woodland.

After breakfast, drive back to Ngorongoro Conservation Area passing through the archeological site of Olduvai Gorge. Olduvai, more accurately called Oldupai after the wild sisal in the area, is the site of some of the most important finds of early hominid fossils of all time (made famous by the work of the Leakey family) - The "Nutcracker Man" or Australopithecus boisei, who lived 1.8 million years ago.
There is a small informative museum located at the visitor centre. The gorge is a treasure trove of archeological sites filled with fossils, settlement remains, and stone artifacts.