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Wildlife Adventures in Tanzania

Arusha, Lake Manyara, Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater, Tarangire
Best-Time
June - March
Stops
5
Experience
Family, Honeymoon, Nature, Wildlife
Length
8 Days
Type
Tailormade

Highlights

Arusha, Lake Manyara, Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater & Tarangire

What will you cover?

Suggested Itinerary

DAY 1
DAY 2
DAY 3
DAY 4
DAY 5
DAY 6
DAY 7
DAY 8

Day 1 : Arusha Arrival

Arrive at Kilimanjaro airport and a private vehicle will transfer you to your hotel. Check into the hotel and enjoy the day at leisure.

Arusha National Park, stationed in the northeastern region of Tanzania, is located an easy drive from the center of Arusha, making it a popular stop for travelers to this beautiful and diverse city. Despite its relatively small size, Arusha National Park offers visitors a unique opportunity to explore some of East Africa’s diverse environments, as well as gain access to many of the continent’s most famous mammals. 


Where to rest your head ?

Accommodation in Arusha

Day 2 : Arusha – Lake Manyara

After breakfast, spend the morning at leisure. After lunch, start your journey to Lake Manyara.

Pass through the Masai Steppe that is filled with many picturesque African villages and maize, coffee, and banana plantations. At the town of Makuyuni, turn North West and continue your journey through a scenic escarpment that brings you to your lodge, perched on the edge of the Rift Valley with stunning views over the distant Lake Manyara.


Where to rest your head ?

Accommodation in Lake Manyara

Day 3 : Lake Manyara - Serengeti

After an early breakfast, depart for a morning game drive.

Hundreds of species of birds glide through the air above Lake Manyara National Park, making it the ideal stop for international birders looking to check the rare and exotic off their life list. Travelers in search of bigger beasts will find wild buffalo, zebra and other African mammals wandering the grounds of this concentrated safari wonderland. Its compact size and close proximity to the Rift Valley escarpment mean Lake Manyara National Park offers plenty of wildlife for travellers.

Later, transfer to Serengeti from Lake Manyara.

The journey continues North West across the stunning hilly countryside of the highlands which is filled with wheat and coffee plantations, and then into the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. From here lie the vast plains of the Serengeti, where you can begin spotting wildlife as you approach the entrance gate. Arrive in Serengeti, transfer and check in at Serengeti Sopa Lodge.


Where to rest your head ?

Accommodation in Serengeti

Day 4 : Serengeti

After breakfast, start your full day game drive at Serengeti National Park.

On a continent known for its wildlife and safaris, few national parks hold the same iconic status as the Serengeti, Tanzania’s oldest and most popular reserve. Home to all of Africa’s Big Five, this massive park spans some 12,000 square miles of savannah, open plains and rugged cliffs that some one million wildebeests, 200,000 zebra and 300,000 gazelle call home. 


Where to rest your head ?

Accommodation in Serengeti

Day 5 : Serengeti – Ngorongoro Crater

After breakfast, depart for Ngorongoro viewing game across the vast Serengeti plains. Arrive in Ngorongoro crater and check in at the accommodation.

Few places in Tanzania are as beautiful or diverse as the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Covering some 260 square kilometers, this sunken crater formed by a volcanic explosion is home to more than 25,000 animals. Black rhinos, thousands of wildebeests, zebras and gazelles graze on this fertile plain. The crater is also home to the densest population of lions in the world. 


Where to rest your head ?

Accommodation in Ngorongoro Crater

Day 6 : Ngorongoro Crater

Today, explore what is commonly referred to as the world’s largest natural wildlife arena. Embark on a full day game drive as you descend 2,000 feet into the crater.

Ngorongoro Crater is the World’s largest intact volcanic caldera. Due to its size and diversity, the crater floor comprises of several distinct areas, ranging from forest, swamps, lakes, and springs, to open grassland and some sandy dunes thus making it the perfect place to spot high concentrations of African wildlife. Return to the lodge in the late afternoon.


Where to rest your head ?

Accommodation in Ngorongoro Crater

Day 7 : Ngorongoro Crater - Tarangire

After breakfast, depart Ngorongoro and head south east past Lake Manyara and Mto wa Mbu Village. Through the highlands and the Karatu district, view the scenic wheat plains and coffee plantations here before journeying down the spectacular escarpment turning south on to the main Arusha – Dodoma road and into Tarangire National Park. Enjoy a game drive before reaching the lodge and checking in.

After lunch, board your safari vehicle and enjoy an afternoon game drive.

While smaller in size than Serengeti or Ngorongoro, Tarangire is still known for its impressive population of elephants and lions. Travelers to this protected area will certainly see zebra, wildebeest, giraffe and baboons, as well as some of the 550 species of indigenous birds that call Tarangire home. Because the park has only one major water source—the Tarangire River—it’s the perfect place for spotting all of Tanzania’s wildlife


Where to rest your head ?

Accommodation in Tarangire

Day 8 : Tarangire - Arusha Departure

After breakfast, depart Ngorongoro Crater and head north to Arusha. The journey will pass through the Masai Steppe filled with many picturesque African villages as well as maize, coffee, and banana plantations.

On arrival in Arusha, enjoy a quick lunch before departing to Kilimanjaro Airport to catch your flight back home


Where to rest your head ?

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Inclusions

accommodation
Hotels
meals
All Meals
sightseeing
Tours
transfers
Private Airport Transfers
transport
Intercity Car

Exclusions

flights
International Flights
visa
Tanzania Visa
travel insurance
08 Days

Starting from
182700 per person