The following sample itinerary of our Northern Tour provides a glimpse at the type of adventure available with Firelight safaris. Virtually any safari itinerary may be created according to the specific wishes of our guests.

Day 1: Welcome
Met at Kilimanjaro International Airport, Tanzania by your Professional Guide. Overnight in a hotel in Arusha. If your arrival is during daylight, there is a three hour drive to Tarangire National Park. Siesta. First drive in the Park.

Day 2: Trees & Tusks
Tarangire National Park, 1 000 square miles of unspoiled Africa. 2 000 year-old Baobab trees. Herds of Elephant.

Day 3: Spot search
Early sortie in search of the timid Fringe-eared Oryx, Eland and lesser Kudu. Impala abound, favourite of the Leopard, which we may be lucky enough to see.

Day 4: Stars and Stripes
Tarangire. Zebra galore. Wildebeest. Swamp area for bird life. Night stars.

Day 5: The Big Rift
Morning departure, up the rift - a 5 000 mile crack in the earth's crust, stretching from Turkey to Zimbabwe. Afternoon arrival at the new Crater Lodge, located on the rim of the crater and overnight.

Day 6: Bountiful Bowl
Black-maned Lion. Hyena. Wildebeest. Ngorongoro Crater is a 112 square-mile wildlife sanctuary. Africa's richness condensed. A pink sea? It's a flock of Flamingo at lunch. Overnight in lodge.

Day 7: Merging Traffic
Transfer to Serengeti National Park - "Endless extended plains" in Maasai. En-route, visit Olduvai Gorge, birthplace of man.

Days 8 - 10: Predator & Prey
The cats are out. Lion, Cheetah, Leopard and Hyena go hunting. Their prey? One of the approximately 2-million animals always available in the Serengeti. Watch!

Days 11 - 13: Plains Game
Thomson gazelle. Grant gazelle. Giraffe. Topi. Wart hog (how beautiful). Buffalo (big, dangerous), Dik Dik. Steinbok (tiny, cute). Africa's alphabet soup. Is there enough film?

Day 14: "Kwaheri. Tutaonana"
Charter flight to Arusha and onward. "Good-bye. See you again."