Overview:
- Departure/Return Location:
Place of your choice in Arusha, Tanzania
- Trip Duration: 8 days/ 7 nights
- Areas Visited:Arusha, Tarangire, Lake Manyara, Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater, Mto wa Mbu
- Activities and Interest: Cultural & Wildlife
- Tour Style: Comfort/budget
- Tour Type: Private Tours
- Wear: Comfortable clothing
Arrive in Arusha-Tanzania
Day 0: Free airport pick up!
Our guide will pick you up from Kilimanjaro International Airport and take you to our office in Arusha then to Charity hotel (or a hotel of your choice) in Arusha outskirts where you will spend the night.
Our local guides know the country so well so you will be in safe hands from the moment you arrive till the departing time.
Day 1: Arusha to Tarangire National Park
Depart from Arusha in the morning for Tarangire National Park
Today your safari adventure begins! We’ll pick you up from your hotel in or around Arusha. During the 2.5 hour drive, you will enjoy the view of the beautiful nature, landscapes and local communities. We’ll do a full day game drive in Tarangire which is famous for its large numbers of elephants, baobab trees and tree climbing African pythons. At the end of the day, we will go to where you’ll spend the overnight.
Meals: Lunch, Dinner, Bed and breakfast
Accommodations: Lodge, Camp or similar
Day 2: Transfer to Lake Manyara National Park
After breakfast, you’ll be driven to Lake Manyara National Park, located beneath the cliffs of the Manyara Escarpment, on the edge of the Rift Valley. The alkaline soda of Lake Manyara, which covers 230 square kilometres, attracts pink flamingos and other bird life
At Lake Manyara National Park, you’ll see resident hippo pods at the lake, tree-climbing lions, large herds of elephant, wildebeest, buffalo, giraffe, zebra, warthog and impala. Also, you may be lucky enough to spot leopards and hyenas. There’s also a huge primate population including common monkey, vervet monkeys and baboons. You can also spot wildlife on a canoe safari on the lake.
Meals: Lunch, Dinner, Bed and breakfast
Accommodations: Lodge, Camp or similar
Day 3: Ngorongoro Crater
Today we’ll wake up early in the morning and after breakfast, we will drive into the amazing Ngorongoro Crater.
A unique natural phenomenon and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Crater is undoubtedly one of the most breath-taking wildlife safari sites in the world, with the 600-metre high crater wall offering incredible wildlife viewing opportunities. You can expect to see a diverse range of wildlife, including buffalo, warthog, wildebeest, zebra, hippo and elephant. There’s also a huge population of predators: lion, hyena, jackal, cheetah and leopard. The resident population of black rhino is a real treat, as they’re very difficult to spot elsewhere in Tanzania.
Due to its natural borders, there is an abundance of wildlife throughout the conservation area. At the end of the day we head to Ndutu/South Serengeti where we will spent our night. The area is famous for the calving season of the Great Migration, an absolute highlight of the annual wildebeest migration.
Meals: Lunch, Dinner, Bed and breakfast
Accommodations: Lodge, Camp or similar
Day 4: Serengeti National Park
After breakfast at South Serengeti, we`ll start our game drive to explore Tanzania’s most famous national park. The Serengeti offers some of the best wildlife viewing in Africa and is home to the greatest wildlife spectacle on Earth, the Great Migration.
Every year, over two million wildebeests and zebras migrate north from Serengeti National Park to the Masai Mara National Reserve in Kenya. The herds must brave the perilous Mara River, which runs through the Masai Mara on the Kenyan side and Serengeti National Park on the Tanzanian side. They face treacherous water currents and dangerous predators as they cross the river in search of greener pastures. With crocodiles lurking in the muddy waters and lions, cheetahs, leopards and hyenas patrolling the river banks, this is a particularly dangerous time to be a wildebeest or a zebra.
You can also enjoy bush walks in the Serengeti led by local Maasai warriors, providing an authentic walking safari experience.
Meals: Lunch, Dinner, Bed and breakfast
Accommodations: Lodge, Camp or similar
Day 5: Central Serengeti
After an early breakfast, you’ll make your way to the central Serengeti and the Mara River to see the Great Migration. Our safari guide will be sure to find the best spot.
The Great Migration is the largest herd movement of wildebeests, zebra, and other animals crossing the Mara River to the Masai Mara in Kenya. The best time to visit is from July to early October every year.
Meals: Lunch, Dinner, Bed and breakfast
Accommodations: Lodge, Camp or similar
Day 6: Serengeti National Park
After breakfast we’ll make our full game drive in the Serengeti heading towards the north.
Meals: Lunch, Dinner, Bed and breakfast
Accomodations: Lodge, Camp or similar
Day 7: Serengeti to Mto wa mbu
Today we will wake up very early, take our breakfast and start driving from Serengeti to Mto wa Mbu via Olduvai gorge where we will learn about the cradle of mankind.
At the evening we will spend our night at Mto wa mbu.
Meals: Lunch, Dinner, Bed and breakfast
Accommodations: Lodge, Camp or similar
Day 8: Mto wa mbu-Arusha-Airport
After breakfast, we will drive mto wa mbu for a morning cultural tour and walking safari. We will have a local lunch as we take in the stunning views around us. An optional mountain biking activity can be arranged at an added cost. In the afternoon, we will head back to Arusha or to the airport for your flight back home.
End of the tour.
Meals: breakfast
Accommodations: No accommodations
Note: The itinerary can be customized based on your preferences and availability
Feel the rhythm of Africa beneath your feet as you explore its wilderness on a safari