We have 9 days on safari, which we could break down by animals or birds to-be-viewed.  But since animals are notoriously bad at keeping appointments, we’ll take the safe route and break this down by our expected location.

Our route

Day 1:  arrive in Arusha, meet guides, settle in at hard-to-find lodge

Day 2:  Arusha National Park, game drive and hike

Day 3:  Maasai Steppe, 4 hour drive to arrive, then game drive, wilderness camp

Day 4:  Maasai Steppe, hike, game drive, wilderness camp

Day 5:  Tarangire National Park, game drive, wilderness camp

Day 6:  Tarangire, game drive, arrive Lake Mayara, tented lodge

Day 7:  Lake Manyara, long hike, 4 hour drive to Ngorongoro Crater, tented camp

Day 8:  Ngorongoro Crater, all-day game drive, luxury lodge

Day 9:  Hike in Ngorongoro area, drop-off at Kilimanjaro airport

The famous Serengeti is not in our plans.  We will make a clock-wise circle around Arusha and see more biomes and more bird varieties this way, as well as, we expect, all the major animals.