Tour overview

In this tour we will cover the 5 most popular destinations in Tanzania – Arusha National Park (1 night), Lake Manyara National Park (1 night), Central Serengeti (3 nights), Ngorongoro Crater (1 night), Tarangire National Park (2 nights). Tour starts and ends at Arusha. With our experienced driver guides, it will be a trip of a lifetime.

Included

  • Professional Driver/Tour guide
  • All Activities mentioned
  • All Meals
  • All accommodation
  • Private 4×4 game drive vehicle
  • Government Tax Fees

Not Included

  • Tips & Gratitude
  • International flights
  • Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour

Day 1: Arusha to Arusha National Park

Pick up at 8:30 AM from your Hotel in Arusha & depart for Arusha National Park. Walking with an Armed Ranger, you will have picnic lunch and game drive in the Park. The park is at the base of Mount Meru, which is good for climbing. It has a range of habitats including forest – home to the black-and-white colobus monkey – and is excellent for birding. Several lakes often host flocks of flamingo. The park's appeal is mainly its scenery. The habitat diversity spans from montane (mountain) rain forest to moist savannah to alpine moorland. Post the game drive, you will head back to your camp/lodge where a delicious dinner awaits you.

Day 2: Arusha to Lake Manyara

Pick up at 8:30 AM from your hotel in Arusha and depart for Lake Manyara National Park with a picnic lunch for a full day game drive. As you enter the national park, lush forests of Acacia and Mahogany trees begin to set the mood for what is waiting ahead. The game drive will go on till evening with a small break for picnic lunch. During the game drive watch out for buffaloes, giraffes, impalas, baboons and the blue monkeys. Another spectacle of Lake Manyara National park is the tree climbing lions, however spotting them is a game of luck. In the right season, you can see the shoreline turning pink with millions of flamingos flocking there. Post the game drive, you will head back to your camp/lodge where a delicious dinner awaits you.

Day 3: Lake Manyara to Central Serengeti

After breakfast we head towards the Serengeti National Park, via the beautiful high lying farmland of Karatu and the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Leaving the highlands behind, we descend into the heart of wild Africa - the Serengeti National Park - with its endless plains, rolling into the distance as far as the eye can see. We head to the central park area, known as the Seronera area, one of the richest wildlife habitats in the park, featuring the Seronera River, which provides a valuable water source to this area and therefore attracts wildlife well representative of most of the Serengeti's species. We arrive in time for lunch and enjoy an afternoon game drive in the Serengeti National Park.

Day 4 to 5: Game Drive at Central Serengeti

Choose between a relaxed breakfast or full-day game drives from 9:00 AM with packed lunch, returning by 6:00 PM. Alternatively, depart at 6:00 AM for an early game drive, followed by breakfast and an afternoon drive with packed lunch. Explore the central Serengeti, renowned for its lion and leopard populations. The Seronera area, rich in wildlife, features the Seronera River, attracting diverse species. Look out for lion pride thriving in this region year-round. Enjoy a picnic lunch during the full-day drive, ending around 5 PM. Conclude with a heavy dinner and a restful night at your accommodation.

Day 6: Central Serengeti to Ngorongoro

After breakfast, you will have a morning game drive in Serengeti National Park. Later depart for Ngorongoro Conservation Area with picnic lunch. Ngorongoro Crater is the largest collapsed volcanic crater in the world and fourteen kilometers of isolated natural beauty. Ngorongoro Crater is surrounded by a ring of extinct volcanoes and the floor, dotted with watering holes, shelters some 30,000 animals. The eventful day comes to an end with a heavy dinner and a good night’s rest in your accommodation.

Day 7: Ngorongoro Crater Tour to Karatu

After an early breakfast, descend to the crater floor for game drive (5 hours). You can expect to see lions, elephants, Zebras, Hippos, Flamingos, Jackals, Rhinos Antelopes and many birds. The birds seen here include eagle, vulture, and flamingos in the Crater Lake, stork, bats, giant vulture, sacred ibis, kori bustard, blacksmith plover, long necked heron and the cattle eagle. Post the picnic lunch at the beautiful Hippo pool, you will begin a steep ascend to the top exit of the crater. With a 2hr drive left to your accommodation in Karatu, the day will come to a close. Freshly made delicious dinner is kept ready for you at your chosen accommodation. All these days of the safari, will have you quite tired and a good rest is essential. The next day you will begin the last leg of your safari.

Day 8: Game Drives in Tarangire Park

After an 8 AM breakfast, embark on a full-day game drive in Tarangire National Park, renowned for its diverse landscape and nine vegetation zones. Encounter ancient Baobab trees and diverse wildlife until late afternoon, pausing for a picnic lunch. Named after the Tarangire River, the 3,000 sq km park hosts elephants, giraffes, lions, antelopes, and zebras. Keep watch for tree-climbing pythons and Gereks. Witness the highest concentration of elephants, observing family interactions and capturing the scenery. Return to your camp/lodge for a delicious dinner and a restful night, preparing for tomorrow's adventure.

Day 9: Tarangire to Arusha

The final day of your safari will begin as usual by 8:00 AM after a luscious breakfast. The destination for today is Arusha to Tarangire National Park where you will have a half day game drive. Tanzania’s third largest National park is known for its majestic baobab trees that dot the landscape, dwarfing the animals that feed beneath them. The Tarangire River is the centrepiece of this park which is famous for some of the largest herds of elephants in Africa. Here you may see lion, leopard, cheetah, lesser kudu, buffalo, Oryx, eland, giraffe and zebra. By mid-afternoon, you will branch out and head towards Arusha where you will be dropped off to your preferred location by about 6PM in the evening. With an incredible experience and loads of memories to cherish, this is the time you bid goodbye to your team.