Safari

Following our climb, we offer a four-day safari to the spectacular game parks of Tanzania.  Individuals may choose climb only option.

The Classic Safari travels by Land Cruiser across the Great Rift Valley, following wildebeest, lion, and other indigenous wildlife between parks, with overnights in luxurious safari lodges along the way.

For those looking to elevate the experience, we offer Luxury Camp Safari.  This safari replaces road transfers with flights between parks and features luxury tented camps, including a stay on the rim of Ngorongoro Crater and prime Great Migration viewing from mid-July through November.

Travel order of either safari may be reversed.

Day 1 – Tarangire National Park

Begin the safari with a transfer to Tarangire National Park, a beautiful valley overlooking African grassland scattered with acacia and baobab trees, known for its variety of large mammals. After a long, leisurely game drive between herds of wild animals along Africa’s seemingly endless roads, we crest a slight rise to find Tarangire Sopa Lodge hidden below among the kopjes, ancient baobabs, and grasses of the park — home to the greatest concentration of elephants in Africa, many of which can be seen right around the lodge.

We will spend the night at Tarangire Sopa Lodge.

Day 2 – Ngorongoro Crater

After breakfast, we travel 2.5 hours over the Great Rift Valley and into the highlands above Karatu to Ngorongoro Crater — the largest intact crater in the world and second-largest extinct crater on Earth. Formed when a volcano collapsed some 8 million years ago, the crater floor spans 20 km in diameter and blooms with wild lupines, lilies, and hyacinth.

We spend the afternoon descending into the crater, encountering herds of zebra, antelope, buffalo, elephant, and hippo, along with common lion prides and the occasional cheetah. We overnight at Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge, perched at the highest point on the crater’s rim with sweeping views over half a kilometer above the crater floor.

We will spend the night at Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge.

Day 3 – Serengeti National Park

After breakfast, we descend from the Ngorongoro rim into the savanna toward Serengeti National Park, Tanzania’s signature park spanning nearly 15,000 square miles into Kenya’s Masai Mara. We enjoy a game drive through the Southern Serengeti, taking in the sheer abundance and scale of wild game that has defined this landscape for generations, before arriving at Serengeti Sopa Lodge, set on the edge of the escarpment overlooking the southwestern plains.

We will spend the night at Serengeti Sopa Lodge.

Day 4 – Seronera & Departure

There is an option for a spectacular sunrise balloon ride over the Serengeti. We enjoy a final morning game drive en route to Seronera, where we catch our flight back to Arusha for a farewell lunch at the Arusha Hotel before preparing for late-night international departures.

Participants may opt for a sunrise Balloon Ride and Breakfast in the Serengeti. The approximately one-hour flight above the plains is an unforgettable experience, and offers a beautiful perspective of the Serengeti wildlife impossible to gain from the ground. Safari itineraries will be confirmed in Tanzania. There is an additional fee for team members who wish to add this to their itinerary. See more here.

This upgraded safari utilizes aircraft flights between camps, and elevates your accommodations to luxury tented camps throughout. Your first camp sits close to the rim of Ngorongoro Crater, and your second is ideally positioned to witness the Great Migration, with prime viewing from mid-July through November.  Learn more about this safari from our partners.