Your private guide will greet you at Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) and transport you to your accommodation in Arusha for a good night's rest following a long journey.

Overnight: Arumeru River Lodge or similar (bed & breakfast)

Wake to magnificent views of Mt. Kilimanjaro, Africa's tallest peak and the world's tallest free-standing mountain. Head west from Arusha after breakfast, viewing local attractions along the way, including an animal sanctuary and Maasai cultural museum. After arrival to your lodging, receive cultural and service project orientation from local Red Sweater Project staff members. Enjoy a traditional African sundowner as you experience your first sunset over the Great Rift Valley escarpment.

Overnight: Lake Manyara Kilimamoja Luxury Lodge or similar (full board)

Spend time interacting with students, staff and community members at the Mungere School, a successful development education project in Mungere Village, an East African tribal community. Engage in a service project while participating in student activities and athletics, hike to nearby waterfalls on the Great Rift Valley escarpment, or contribute in the classroom. Tour student homes, dance at a tribal ceremony, and visit the weekly village market, while taking in all the sights, smells and sounds of local life.

Overnights: Lake Manyara Kilimamoja Luxury Lodge or similar (full board)

Embark on your African safari adventure after breakfast by driving south toward Tarangire National Park. Second only to Serengeti, this famous park has the greatest concentration of wildlife in Tanzania. In the dry season, the Tarangire River is a magnet for thirsty wildlife, when large herds of elephants and migratory wildebeest, zebra, buffalo, impala, gazelle, hartebeest and eland gather. ~

Overnight: Lake Manyara Kilimamoja Luxury Lodge or similar (full board)

Continue your second day on safari heading to the base of the Great Rift Valley escarpment, where the scenery is as stunning as the exotic wildlife. While the park is known for its famous tree-climbing lions, Tanzania is also home to over 10,000 species of birds - more than any other African country.

Overnight: Lake Manyara Kilimamoja Luxury Lodge or similar (full board)

Pick up from your lodge after breakfast and drive through the Conservation Area, descending into the Ngorongoro Crater, a geological marvel boasting several vegetation zones from lakes to forest to savannah. A UNESCO World Heritage site, it is home to both semi-nomadic Maasai pastoralists and 30,000 fauna, having coexisted for centuries despite the crater's tiny size.

Overnight: Ngorongoro Sopa Luxury Lodge or similar (full board)

After enjoying breakfast overlooking the magnificent Crater, continue game driving for the day heading toward the heart of Tanzania's bush outback, the plains of the Serengeti.

Overnight: Serengeti Sopa Luxury Lodge or similar (full board)

Spend the day traversing the plains, home to millions of ungulates and the world's largest land migration. This pristine sanctuary will give you a glimpse into "the world as it was in the beginning." Relish the vastness of Serengeti, "the land that flows on forever," coupled with some of the best game-viewing all of Africa has to offer.

Overnight: Serengeti Sopa Luxury Lodge or similar (full board)

After breakfast, spend the morning on a final game drive through the Serengeti before boarding your chartered flight from the Seronera Airstrip to Kilimanjaro International Airport for your evening departure.

(half board)