Reconnect in Tanzania

Meet Local Tribes and Learn Ancient Crafts from Ngorongoro to the Serengeti

DAY 1 International Flight

Pack your bags because your Reconnect in Tanzania itinerary begins today. After being fast-tracked through security, relax in the airport lounge before catching your 13-and-a-half-hour overnight flight to Kilimanjaro in Tanzania via Nairobi. On arrival in the Kilimanjaro region, you'll be collected from the airport and transferred approximately 40 minutes to your hotel - a charming country inn with stunning views of Mount Kilimanjaro. After your long flight, settle in and enjoy a delicious dinner and a good night's sleep before a busy day exploring tomorrow.

DAY 2 Ngorongoro Crater

Pack your bags this morning as you are collected from your hotel and driven approximately three hours to the UNESCO-protected Ngorongoro Crater, a three-million-year-old, 12-mile-wide volcanic caldera which is teeming with wildlife and steeped in ancient history. Your base for the next few nights of your Reconnect in Tanzania itinerary is a wonderful working farm where you can reconnect with the land as you savour fresh fruit and vegetables from the ten acre organic garden and sip organic coffee which is grown, processed and roasted on site. After a late lunch on the sunny terrace, you will be taken on a full-day 4x4 game drive with a knowledgeable local guide.

As you cross the crater's vast highland plains and sun-baked savannahs, your guide will point out the area's wonderful wildlife- including elephants, buffaloes, giraffes, black-maned lions and endangered black rhinos - and share stories about the Maasai people who live on the land, coexisting with the animals and practicing traditional livestock grazing. This ancient area - widely regarded as the cradle of mankind - is fascinating, and home to hominids who are thought to have lived in the crater some three million years ago.

DAY 3 Serengeti Bound

Wave goodbye to Ngorongoro today as you are driven two-and-a-half-hours to Kilimanjaro Airport to board a short one-and-a-half-hour flight to Serengeti National Park - one of the world's top wildlife-watching destinations. The journey is part of the experience so enjoy the views as you pass over Tanzania's vast wildlife-filled wildernesses. Your accommodation for the next few nights is a stylish tented safari camp in the Mwiba Wildlife Reserve where you can enjoy a little slice of luxury while being immersed in the wild. Arrive in time for a tasty traditional lunch and then set off on a private 4x4 safari with one of the camp's knowledgeable guides. This is a wonderful chance to get to know the area and meet some of its wildlife inhabitants including wildebeests, leopards, lions, elephants and hippos.

As evening rolls in, return to camp for a delicious dinner at the communal dining table where you can share stories from the day's adventures and sundowners beside a crackling fire. Then it's off to bed for a good night's sleep ready for a busy day exploring tomorrow.