Our driver will transfer you by road from Kilimanjaro International Airport to your city hotel located approximately 1 hour drive from the airport.

Legendary Lodge sits within a working coffee farm, its tropical gardens and handsomely maintained lawns quite unperturbed by the bustle and busyness of nearby Arusha town. Each cottage has a view of the meticulously maintained gardens with Mount Meru towering in the background. Jacaranda and frangipani trees pepper the grounds inside this hidden oasis.

The cottages all bear the Kiswahili names of different antelope, and combine African craft décor with old-style colonial. The cottages and Old Farm House, where you take your meals, exude a cozy, friendly vibe.

The country club, a ten-minute golf cart ride away, gives access to a swimming pool, squash and tennis courts, gym, sport fields and a sauna. To recover from jet lag or wind down after a long safari, the lodge provides therapeutic spa treatments.

You will have breakfast at Legendary lodge then drive to Ngorongoro via Manyara.

07:30 After breakfast, transfer to Arusha Airport, a seven minute drive away.

08:00 Take off from Arusha to Manyara. Flight takes takes 30 minutes.

08:30 However you approach Lake Manyara National Park, your first view is spectacular. Lake Manyara National Park has a wide variety of habitats attracting a host of different animals. The birdlife is fascinating, with pelicans, storks, geese, herons and cormorants sharing the water with migrant flamingoes that turn the crystalline edges of the lake a bright pink.

A game drive in Lake Manyara will bring a different game drive experience as you drive through the thick forest. Drive further toward the lake edge to spot buffalo, elephant, wildebeest, and hippo before continuing to your lodge for dinner.

You will have breakfast at the Lodge.

08:00 Your game drive today will be like no other as you visit one of the most dramatic safari destinations in Africa, the Ngorongoro Crater. Descend to the crater floor in search of the big 5 with the back drop of the forest covered crater walls surrounding you, creating stunning back drops for all of your wildlife photographs. Travel through the Lerai Forest looking for leopard and onto the plains where the wildebeest and zebra graze whilst cheetah and lion lay and watch. Old elephants pass your vehicle whilst further afield rhino wander and hippos hide in the pools. A picnic lunch is provided so you can maximize your day in the crater.

This afternoon, you have an optional tour visiting a Maasai village.

The Maasai are semi nomadic people and one of the most recognizable tribes in East Africa with their red shukas and elaborate beading. Visit a Maasai Boma and meet with the village elder who will introduce you to the traditional Maasai lifestyle and culture that has been maintained successfully for centuries and still continues to thrive in our ever changing world.

7:30 Depart from your lodge on the crater rim and drive 1-1 ½ hours to Manyara airstrip for your onward flight.

09:00 Depart Manyara onboard a light aircraft and arrive at Sasakwa approximately 1 hour 30 minutes later.

10:30 Arrive in the Serengeti and enjoy a game drive en route to your lodge.

Serengeti means 'endless plains' in Maa, the language spoken by the Maasai, and Sasakwa Lodge certainly enjoys an impressive view of the miles and miles of savannah that spill all around it and vanish over huge horizons which meet Africa's enormous skyline.

The cottages' huge French windows and private plunge pools accentuate this glorious vista and the beauty of the surroundings are complemented by the lodge's extravagant colonial-style interior.

You will have a leisure breakfast at Singita Sasakwa Lodge.

Spend your day exploring the extensive plains of the Serengeti in search of the ‘Big 5’. If you would like to maximize your time game viewing you can take a picnic lunch out into the park and enjoy a meal out in the vast savannah before returning to your lodge later in the day.

Another day to explore the Serengeti.

You will have breakfast at the lodge.

13:30 After lunch drive with a game drive en route to the airstrip.

14:50 Fly by Coastal Aviation from Sasakwa to Kigali

17:30 Arrive Kigali Airport, after immigration and custom formalities, meet by A&K representative and transfer to your hotel Kigali Serena.

Situated in Central Kigali, 10 km from the international airport, Kigali Serena Hotel comprises of 148 air conditioned rooms in various categories: Standard, Deluxe, Superior (43), Prime (7), Junior Suites (18), Executive Suites (6) as well as a Presidential Suite. Other facilities include the elegant Milima Restaurant, the Lounge Bar offering a choice of three purpose designed areas: the bar, the lounge and the terrace, two conference rooms, 3 other meeting rooms, an executive board room, business centre, gymnasium, swimming pool, a Spa and WIFI internet access.

08:00 After breakfast, you will be collected from Kigali Serena Hotel and taken on a Kigali City Tour which includes the Memorial Centre and Crafts Centers.

The history of Rwanda dates back centuries, Kigali has been a part of it for a hundred years. Founded in 1907 as a German settlement, Kigali did not become the capital until Rwanda’s Independence in 1962 when it replaced the colonial seat of power in Butare. Since then, the city has seen major economic development resulting in what it is today; a vibrant African city of 1 million with wide boulevards, an international airport, world-class hotels and restaurants, crafts & curio shops as well as a lively, cosmopolitan population. Visit the Kandt Museum, tour old Kigali and the Craft centers, visit the genocide memorial site where you learn about Rwanda’s history pre-colonial to 1994 genocide as well as other genocides in the world. Tour more and see the new developments; the recovery has been incredible, a true testament to humankind’s resilience.

In the afternoon after lunch at a local restaurant, you will be driven 3 hours north to Musanze at the foothills of the Volcanoes. Dinner and overnight at Bisate Lodge.

06:30 Following your breakfast, you will be picked from Bisate Lodge and taken to the start of your Gorilla Tracking adventure.

The exhilarating trek, in the footsteps of the rare and critically endangered Mountain Gorillas, the largest living primate on earth, starts in the cultivated foothills of the Virungas with stirring views in all directions. Upon entering the national park, her paths littered with fresh spoor of the mountains’ elusive buffalo and elephant, trekkers will be immersed in the mysterious intimacy of the rainforest, alive with colorful bird calls, butterflies, etc. Through gaps in the canopy, the magnificent Virunga peaks, among the highest in Africa yet easily accessible, are glimpsed, beckoning an ascent.

Weaving through overhanging vines, moss-covered Hagenia and giant lobelias that thrive in the tropical climate, our experienced trackers, they spent their entire lives in or close to this forest, soon bring us up close with the family.

Upon sighting the gorillas, you will stay with them for a magical hour as they go about their daily life, feeding, playing, resting; raising their young. Coming face to face with a giant silverback must truly be one of the greatest wildlife experiences on earth!

Lunch at your lodge.

Optional Afternoon Activity

Take a tour to the Caves: Located in the Musanze district and formed over centuries of volcanic activity from the Virunga volcanoes, these caves give tourists a rare look into Rwandan earth and history. The guided tours explain the history of the caves from their formation to their various uses in history for example, during times of war they were used as a shelter. Tours of the caves take approximately 2.5 hours and are a great add-on activity.

06:30 Following your breakfast, you will be picked from Bisate Lodge and taken on your second Gorilla Tracking adventure.

You will have breakfast at the lodge and then picked and transferred back to Kigali for your departure flight.