When you arrive in Arusha we will pick you up and take you to the luxurious Arusha Coffee Lodge on the outskirts of the city. This exclusive boutique lodge, set amidst acres of coffee plantations, is designed like a traditional colonial era farmhouse and radiates warmth and comfort. Here you will be accommodated in opulent style and enjoy fine dining beside cosy open fires as you relax in preparation for your safari adventure.

Take advantage of the swimming pool and enjoy a sundowner at the Safari Bar as you unwind after a delectable meal with a good liquor and a fireside chat.

Today you will wake up to the glorious sounds of the birds at the coffee plantation. After a delightful breakfast we will leave the plantation and drive to the wonderful Tarangire National Park. Here, at the Tarangire TreeTops lodge you will be served lunch and given some time to relax. The lodge is situated in a private game reserve bordering the national park and the Masai Steppe amidst rolling, baobab-studded hills and with views all the way to Lake Manyara and the Rift Valley.

Tarangire TreeTops is a magical place to stay as the rooms are actually open-fronted cabins perched in the trees. Constructed from natural materials and tastefully furnished with African decor, each tree house features a private balcony with a stunning view. There is a splendid dining room and an infinity swimming pool, as well as a watering hole that attracts wildlife for guests to view from the comfort of the lodge.

After lunch we will enter the park for an afternoon of game viewing, returning to TreeTops in time for a quintessential sundowner before dinner.

After breakfast you will spend the day game in Tarangire National Park, which hosts the greatest concentration of wildlife outside the Serengeti ecosystem – a smorgasbord for predators – and the one place in Tanzania where dry-country antelope such as the stately fringe-eared oryx can be spotted regularly.

Lunch will be taken in one Tanzania’s most stunning picnic locations overlooking an evergreen swamp populated with elephants as you enjoy some delightful bush-inspired cuisine. For the more ardent bird-lovers you might want to keep an eye open for the noisy flocks of the dazzlingly colourful yellow-collared lovebirds, and the rufous-tailed weaver and ashy starling – all of which are endemic to the dry savannah of north-central Tanzania.

As evening settles we will return to TreeTops for another lovely evening meal.

Leaving the baobabs behind us, we will drive to the foothills of the Ngorongoro Highlands where you will stay at the luxurious Manor lodge, set within the Shangri-La Estate. The Ngorongoro Conservation Area is a UNESCO World Heritage area that is both part of the Serengeti ecosystem and a cradle of humanity. It is here, of course, that we will visit the famous Ngorongoro Crater.

The Manor at Ngorongoro is reminiscent of a sophisticated, up-country farm home in the Cape Dutch style of architecture. Each luxurious guest cottage fuses east African earthiness with old world European architecture.

After a tasty lunch incorporating intercontinental and African cuisine, you can get to enjoy the Manor’s surroundings from the saddle of a horse, participating in a coffee tasting and/or taking a guided estate tour by foot or bike. If you prefer to completely relax, you could instead simply head to the snooker or library room and enjoy sampling their extensive list of wines in the cellar.

The best way to experience the Ngorongoro Crater is to do so without the crowds so today we will rise early for a half-day game drive. Reaching the crater floor as the sun begins to rise you will be amazed by the ethereal beauty of the region.

The Ngorongoro Crater is home to about 25,000 large animals and is one of the last places in Tanzania where the Big 5 can all be seen. Additionally, the Ngorongoro Conservation Area is unique because it is a multi-use conservation area - where the animals and environment are protected but the Maasai people are allowed to live and continue their pastoral lifestyle. Today you will enjoy a picnic on the edge of one of the crater’s lakes and watch elephants quench their thirst from afar.

Later we will return to the Manor to relax and enjoy an evening feast.

Today we will say goodbye to the rolling hills of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area as you are taken to the Mayara airstrip and flown directly to the Serengeti National Park. Picked up from the airstrip, you will be driven to your accommodation, the Serengeti Migration Camp, with a short game drive en route. Hidden among the rocky outcrops - or kopjes as they are known - this camp exudes indulgence and luxury.

Richly furnished throughout, the Serengeti Migration Camp is a comfortable haven amidst the raw splendour of the surrounding bush. Overlooking the Grumeti River and its resident hippos the camp’s spacious tents have been carefully placed to provide privacy and blend into nature’s architecture.

Surrounded by a 360 degree veranda deck and with a capacious 45 square metre internal floor space, each guest tent is like a private sanctuary. The split level lounge, cigar bar, restaurant, sundecks and swimming pool are perched among the rocky outcrops and look out onto a panorama that is home to the world’s greatest mammal migration.

Once installed at the camp you will be offered the chace to enjoy an afternoon game drive followed by sundowners served at a picturesque location.

There’s nothing like an early morning start to allow you to experience the best game-viewing. After a hot cup of tea or coffee you will soon be wide-awake for one of the best wildlife experiences on Earth.

The cat family loves to make appearances in the morning and the early morning light makes snapping herds of animals a photographer’s dream. The Serengeti is renowned for its annual Great Migration, when some six million hooves pound the open plains as more than 200,000 zebras and 300,000 Thomson's gazelles join the wildebeests’ trek for fresh grazing.

Yet even when the migration is quiet, the Serengeti offers arguably the most scintillating game-viewing in Africa. Great herds of buffalo, smaller groups of elephants and giraffes, and thousands upon thousands of elands, topis, kongonis, impalas and Grant’s gazelles all roam here.

After lunch at camp, we will return to the park’s open plains in search of more wildlife.

This evening a delectable dinner is served at camp underneath the starry African sky - an unforgettable experience.

Today is the last day of the safari and we know that you'll have some wonderful memories and pictures to take home with you. After breakfast you will be transferred to the airstrip and connect with your schedule flight to Arusha over the dramatic Rift Valley.

Upon arrival in Arusha, and after lunch, you will be taken to the international airport or a hotel of your choice.

If you would like to stay on in Tanzania and see more of its wildlife or take on the challenge of Kilimanjaro, or perhaps spend a few days on the white sandy beaches of Zanzibar, just contact one of our travel advisors and we'll be able to recommend options and help you to arrange them.