Day 1
Arrive Tanzania · Welcome to Arusha
Kilimanjaro Airport → Arusha
You land at Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) and meet your EXG Safaris team right away. From the first handshake, you feel it: you're not figuring this out alone.
Transfer to Arusha (about 45 - 60 minutes), settle in, and let Safari slow your brain down in the best way.
Overnight
Arusha Serena Hotel (or similar)
A restorative welcome to Tanzania on the wooded slopes of Mount Meru beside Lake Duluti.
Meet EXG Safaris Team + Arusha National Park
Day 2
Meet EXG Safaris Team + Arusha National Park
Arusha → Arusha National Park
Start with a real conversation, not a presentation, with the EXG Safaris Safari team. We learn your agency, your clients, and your goals, then show you how we support you after the FAM.
Then head into Arusha National Park for a calm first game-viewing day with Mount Meru views, forests, lakes, and a gentle introduction to Tanzania safari rhythm.
Meet the EXG Safaris team
Arusha National Park
Gentle first safari day
Overnight
Arusha Serena Hotel (or similar)
A relaxed first night in Arusha before the route moves west.
Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner
Lake Manyara + Lodge Inspections
Day 3
Lake Manyara + Lodge Inspections
Arusha → Lake Manyara → Karatu
Game drive in Lake Manyara National Park forest, open plains, strong birdlife, and the famous tree-climbing lions.
Purposeful lodge and site inspections along the way: who fits where, and why for families, seniors, honeymooners, and photographers.
Tree-climbing lions
400+ bird species
Purposeful lodge inspections
Overnight
Ngorongoro Coffee Lodge (or similar)
Cottages tucked against the Ngorongoro Forest Reserve, looking out over a working coffee plantation.
Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner
Ngorongoro Crater (UNESCO)
Day 4
Ngorongoro Crater (UNESCO)
Karatu → Ngorongoro
Early start. Big payoff. Descend 600m into the Ngorongoro Crater Africa's 'Garden of Eden' for the strongest selling moment of the trip. Strong chances at the Big Five, including the rare black rhino (sightings vary).
Picnic lunch on the crater floor. Climb out for a relaxed afternoon in the highlands.
Big Five territory
Picnic on the crater floor
Highlands scenery
Overnight
Ngorongoro Coffee Lodge (or similar)
A calm overnight stop in the crater highlands before the Serengeti drive.
Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner
Scenic Drive into the Serengeti
Day 5
Scenic Drive into the Serengeti
Ngorongoro → Serengeti
A scenic transfer into the Serengeti with wildlife viewing along the way and that first endless-plains feeling your clients dream about.
Arrive in time to settle in, breathe it in, and let the Serengeti do the selling for you.
Scenic drive
First Serengeti views
Plains arrival
Overnight
Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge (or similar)
First Serengeti night.
Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner
Serengeti Inspections + Game Viewing
Day 6
Serengeti Inspections + Game Viewing
Central Serengeti
A focused inspection day across selected Serengeti lodges and camps rooms, bathrooms, food quality, power/charging, Wi-Fi reality, walking distances, and who each property is best for.
Game viewing continues between stops, with advisor notes you can drop straight into a proposal.
Lodge inspections
Client-matching notes
Continued game drives
Overnight
Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge (or similar)
Final Serengeti night.
Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner
Fly Serengeti → Arusha → Depart
Day 7
Fly Serengeti → Arusha → Depart
Serengeti → Arusha
After breakfast, fly from the Serengeti to Arusha for a smooth, time-saving finish U.S. clients love.
Quick farewell lunch + advisor debrief: what to recommend first, how to position Serengeti + Ngorongoro in a high-converting story, and how to handle the top client questions.
Transfer to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) for your flight home. Karibu sana — you're family now.