Day 1: Kilimanjaro / Arusha, Tanzania
This evening you arrive in East Africa. After exiting the Customs & Immigrations Hall, our Big Five Tours & Expeditions driver/guide assists you with your luggage and transfers you to Arusha Coffee Lodge. In the northern highlands of Tanzania, Arusha rests beneath the twin peaks of Mt. Meru and Mount Kilimanjaro, Arusha is the safari capital of the country. The dramatic crater of Mt. Meru stands over the town, its crater strewn with thick clouds, its slopes dark with verdant forest. Arusha is an ideal location near the major national parks. Built by the Germans as a center of colonial administration in the early 20th century, Arusha was a sleepy town with a garrison stationed at the old boma and a few shops around a grassy roundabout. From its rural beginnings amidst the farmlands and plantations of northern Tanzania, today Arusha is one of the country’s most prosperous towns. The site for the United Nations Criminal Tribunal on the Rwandan genocide and the headquarters for the Tripartite commission for East African Co-Operation, Arusha is a major center of Tanzanian diplomacy and international relations. Arusha Coffee Lodge – Plantation Room 

Please Limit Luggage While On Safari To One (1) Per Person, Max. 32 Lbs, Plus Reasonable Carry On Camera Equipment.

Day 2: Arusha / Burunge Wildlife Management Area
After breakfast, you are met and transferred to the local airport for your morning flight to Kuro airstrip in Tarangire. You are met by camp staff on arrival at the airstrip and transferred to camp. Known as the sunrise camp, Little Chem Chem is situated on the edge of an acacia forest. It is surrounded by the characteristic landscape of the Tarangire River, with its impressive baobab trees and the freshwater Lake Burunge. The Babati Mountain Range offers a magnificent backdrop to the southwest, with the distant hills of Tarangire visible to the northeast. The atmosphere is welcoming, elegant and radiates the spirit of a bygone era. Little Chem Chem  has just five exquisitely decorated tents, each with a large bedroom (three have king-size beds, two offer twin beds), rocking chair and study desk, a vanity area with dressing room and an en suite bathroom with a shower and flushing toilet. Embracing an ‘Out-of-Africa’ atmosphere, each tent also offers a private fire pit with flames that mesmerize you as the sounds of an African night come to life all around to you. Little Chem Chem offers you an intimate, elegant and 8authentic atmosphere. It is the ultimate setting to explore Africa on foot. Slow down and indulge in a sensual vintage safari. Little Chem Chem – Tent (B,L,D)

Days 3/4: Burunge Wildlife Management Area
The concept of a “slow safari” was born at Chem Chem out of a deep passion for the African bush. In essence, a slow safari allows you to experience Africa at its most raw – it is a tangible, sensual experience beyond the confines of a vehicle, where you go on foot, see, feel, touch and smell the African bush. It is easy to get caught up in the 4×4 ‘rush hour’ in a fevered quest to spot the ‘Big Five’, however, true safari aficionados understand it is what you discover yourself – and sometimes about yourself – outside the vehicle that counts. Some experiences that form part of Chem Chem’s slow safari ethos include walking safaris with a private guide in the camp’s private wildlife concession, learning to read wildlife tracks and spoor, savoring wilderness picnics, visiting true Maasai villages, dining under the stars or simply taking the time to sit and absorb the expansive Tanzanian landscape with a glass of Pinot Noir in hand. In the Chem Chem Wildlife Concession, the action simply never stops, especially at the watering holes – from majestic elephants, agile tree-climbing lions, to giraffe, wildebeest, warthogs, zebras, impalas, aardvarks, hyenas, each taking their turn. The Tarangire Valley is famous for its large density of elephants and its giant baobab trees. You can track down groups of giraffe in the palm forest, or listen to the husky chatter of baboon and other primates. Lions roam around the Little Chem Chem at night; cheetahs hunt on the plains facing the Lake Burunge; leopards, eland and lesser kudu can be seen in the more dense woods in the inner part of the concession. And with over 300 species of birds, including pelican, storks and of course, lesser pink flamingos, the bird life is abundant and colorful. Little Chem Chem – Tent (B,L,D)

Day 5: Burunge Wildlife Management Area / Serengeti National Park
This morning you are transferred back to the airstrip at Lake Manyara for your early but short flight to Mwiba Airstrip in the Serengeti. You are met by a Mwiba Camp guide on arrival, and enjoy a game drive on you way to Mwiba Lodge in a private wildlife reserve, which lies to the north of the Lake Eyasi Escarpment and within the greater Serengeti ecosystem. Your location in a private concession ensures that you have exclusive access to the camp and the surrounding wilderness. Here, too, you enjoy walking safaris, which are not available in the national parks. The secluded, sophisticated haven is set among massive stone boulders, ancient coral trees and acacias, overlooking a rocky gorge on the Arugusinyai River. In harmony with this idyllic natural backdrop, Mwiba offers an unmatched experience in luxury adventure. The eight double suites all give way to a wide-open layout where each room flows to another. The bathroom brings the outdoors inside with traditional canvas walls accented with copper fixtures, large soaking tubs with private outside showers, all with transporting views from hardwood plank decks. The grey slate-lined infinity-edge pool overlooks three springs where guests can enjoy the sights and sounds of a constant parade of wildlife. This exquisite 6070-hectare/51,000-acre wildlife reserve is vibrantly lush with color-infused botanicals, 33 freshwater springs and a diverse array of wildlife. Game drives, bush walks and cultural excursions to the local tribal village are just a few of the magical experiences that begin at the Mwiba. Mwiba Lodge – Tent (B,L,D)

Days 6/7: Serengeti National Park
Savor the rhythm of each day as you explore one of the rarest and most captivating ecosystems in the world with your private guide on foot or in an open vehicle on the reserve and by 4×4 in the national park. Activities include, game drives, bushwalks, bush meals, star gazing, cultural visits, sundowners and painted cave visits. You’ll enjoy all the unique experiences avaialbe here. Mwiba Lodge – Tent (B,L,D)

Day 8: Serengeti National Park
After breakfast, you will be transferred back to Mwiba airstrip for your Tanganykia Air flight to Seronera airstrip in the central Serengeti. Your guide from One Nature Nyaruswiga awaits you at the airstrip to take you to your next stop. En route, you catch up with the herds of wildebeest and zebra. Your luxury camp is surrounded by breathtaking views of endless plains and embraced by the majestic Nyaruswiga Hills. Nestled harmoniously into the pristine woodlands overlooking the stunning open savannah, the camp’s ultra luxurious 13 safari tents, which includes one family tent, offer a sensational connection with the surrounding nature. Propped up by poles made from solid African Eucalyptus wood, and capped with the most elegant brass crown befitting royalty, the upscale canvas tents were designed to incorporate luxury into an exciting African safari camping experience, using only eco-friendly materials, including hardwood. The camp offers an Astral Observation Deck equipped with a high-powered telescope that is strategically situated at an area of the property for perfectly unobstructed views of the majestic night skies. The privacy created by the surrounding hills combined with the year-round vast number and diversity of wildlife of the Central Serengeti make for an unforgettable African safari experience. One Nature Nyaruswiga Camp – Tent (B,L,D)

Days 9/10: Serengeti National Park
Continue your safari in this incredible ecosystem during early morning and late afternoon game drives. Over the next two days, you have opportunities to enjoy a variety of experiences in addition to game drives such as a balloon safari (weather permitting), a private photographic safari, and a walking safari as well as a scenic flight, bush dining and a memorable trip to the famed Ngorongoro Crater, which supports a resident population of up to 25,000 large mammals. During January or February, you might experience the remarkable wildebeest calving season where around 8,000 calves are born per day. Encounter an incredibly rich diversity of resident wildlife and an almost surreal backdrop for the millions of migrating animals that pass through its plains year after year. With easy prey available throughout the year, there is more than enough big cat activity here, including cheetah, lion and leopard on the lookout for prey. One Nature Nyaruswiga Camp – Tent (B,L,D)

Day 11: Serengeti National Park / Arusha / Depart
This final morning game drive ends at Seronera airstrip, where you catch your flight back to Arusha, where you will enjoy a late lunch and a dayroom. This afternoon you have time to visit the Cultural Heritage center for some last minute shopping. Then say Kwaheri to Africa (a Swahili goodbye) as we transfer to the airport for our outbound flight. Arusha Coffee Lodge – Plantation Day Room (B,L)

Land price, per person, double occupancy: From US$1400 per person per day