Drive to Arusha national park; on it is Mt Meru as one of the park’s attractions. Other attractions in the park include the Meru crater,  Ngurdoto crater, and Momella lakes. Some of the animals in the park include buffalos, giraffes, black and white colobus monkeys, and small predators. On a clear day, you will get a glimpse of Mt. Kilimanjaro.
Take a walk with an armed park ranger so you take a close up the walk with the animals; zebras, buffalos, waterbucks, bush-backs, warthogs, baboons, and different bird species. The walk will take you across the Jekukumia River to visit the waterfall. The guide will tell you about most of what you see; animals, trees, animal food. Go on an afternoon game drive by the Momella lakes which between May and October it looks pink because of the thousands of flamingos and other water birds on the water.

Return for a walk around the lake Natron but through Ngare Sero village to see how the Masai community lives; how they live and herd cattle in this barren landscape. Expect to see wildlife like lesser kudu, oryx, and flamingos since lake Natron is the breeding ground of flamingos then return to camp for lunch. In the afternoon, go on a guided hike to Ngaro Sero waterfalls through a gorge and you will cross the river several times to reach the first falls. Continue 20 minutes to reach the 2nd waterfalls where you can swim in the chilly water.

Go out of the park on a drive to  “Mto wa Mbu” village for a cultural tour that involves moving around this farming community as you tour through farms, schools, churches, markets and with 18,000 locals who have diverse cultures from 120 tribes. Visit the wood workshops where the Skilled Makonde carpenters carve wooden intricate household items, masks, and figurines. Enter the local markets and put your haggling skills to use especially when buying vegetables, fruits, meat and spices in their stalls. Lake Manyara national park is one of the smallest parks in Tanzania but it has the only evergreen forest in the country whose inhabitants include baboons and by the lake here are water birds like flamingos and pelicans. Migratory birds can be viewed here like the grey-headed kingfisher. It is home to tree-climbing lions.

You will set off for a whole day out in the Serengeti with close up opportunities during the drives in the wild. let’s do this early morning when most predators have just woken up and are up for hunting. Visit Seronera valley that has the lions and mongoose spending time there. Lunch will be a pre-packed picnic.

Depending on what time your international flight out of the local airport is, you can take part in an optional activity to end the safari.

If you don’t want to end your tour, inform your AA Safaris tour consultant to book you another tour in another destination in Africa.