In this 10 Days Tanzania wildlife safari, you are in for an African safari adventure of a life time. During this safari, expect to visit 3 Tanzania safari parks namely Tarangire, Serengeti and Ngorongoro crater that are highly rated for their epic African wildlife safari experiences given the fact that they’re home to countless wild mammals ranging from lions, Leopards, African elephants, African Wild dogs, Cheetahs, Wildebeests, Burchell’s Zebras, Reticulated and Masai Giraffes and many more. If your timing is right, you just might catch one of the unbelievable natural wonder of the world as it unfolds right before you in real time -The wildebeest migration which sees over 2 million herbivores animals led by the Wildebeests embark on journey for survival Northwards from Serengeti all the way into Kenya’s Masai Mara reserve in search for fresher pastures
Safari Highlights
Day 1: Arrival at Kilimanjaro airport, meet and greet and transfer to your hotel in Arusha
Day 2: Transfer to Tarangire National Park for an afternoon game drive
Day 3: Transfer to Lake Natron and hike the Ol dinyo mountain
Day 4: Spend the day at leisure
Day 5: Transfer to northern Serengeti
Day 6: Full day in Northern Serengeti
Day 7: Transfer to central Serengeti
Day 8: Full day in central Serengeti for unlimited game drives
Day 9: Drive to Ngorongoro crater and enjoy game drives
Day 10: Transfer back to Kilimanjaro airport for departure
Detailed itinerary.
Day 1: Airport pick up and drop off at a hotel in Arusha
You will be received at Kilimanjaro international airport Arusha upon your arrival by one of our expert safari guides who will usher into Tanzania. You will then be transferred to your Arusha hotel where you will get to relax and unwind from the jetlag of your flight to this amazing country.
Accommodation: Greenside Lodge
Meal Plan: Bed and breakfast
Day 2: Drive to Tarangire for afternoon game drives
Tarangire national park is one of the richest national parks in Tanzania in terms of bio dioversity as its home to numerous wild animals such as Lions, Cape Buffaloes, Elephants, Zebras and Ellands, Wildebeests and many more. It also comes with close to 500 bird species hence its never a dull place to be if you have an avid love for birds. Upon your arrival here, you will engage in a game drive to see some of the animals mentioned above. You will get to enjoy two game drives in Tarangire one in the afternoon.
Accommodation: Suricata Manyara Boma
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 3: Transfer to Lake Natron and hike Oldonyo Le Ngai mountain
Day 3 will see you visit Lake Natron where you will engage in activities such as bird watching, a cultural visit to the Masai village. You will have an early dinner and sleep tonight since you will be waking up at midnight to start your summit to the Oldonyo LeNgai mountain. You will reach the summit by morning hours after which you will descend back to the lodge.
Accommodation: Lake Natron Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 4: Spend the day at lesirue
Enjoy an early morning sunrise weather permitting as you take your breakfast. The rest of the day will be spent at leisure as you relax from the hike and get yourself ready for the savanna safari that’s to come.
Accommodation: Lake Natron Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 5: Transfer to northern Serengeti
Today will have you drive to Northern Serengeti in a 7-8 hours drive. Serengeti eco system will stretch you gaze as it will seem to go on forever in every direction you look. A safari game drive is in Serengeti is indeed something that to look forward to by every African safari adventurer as it comes with returns of wild encounters ranging from Elephants, Lions, Cape Buffaloes, Leopards, Cheetahs, Burchells Zebras, Giraffes, and an array of antelope subspecies that roam these vast lands. Of course, it becomes quite pointless to speak of Serengeti and don’t mention the fact that Serengeti is the birth place of the dramatic and bewildering natural wonder of the world – The annual Wildebeest migration which sees over 2 million hooves of numerous wild animals make a tremendous and equally treacherous journey up North in search for greener pastures. The good thing with a safari to this park, you, in most cases, you’re more likely to encounter this migration as it happens in phases over the year given the vastness of this park.
Accommodation: Intimate Migration Camp
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 6: Enjoy more game drives in Northern Serengeti for a full day.
This day is all about Northern Serengeti and you will enjoy unlimited game drives here as you explore this pristine eco system. This day also gives another chance of encountering the incredible river crossing of the wildebeest which is famous in this part of Serengeti
Accommodation: Intimate Migration Camp
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 7: Transfer to central Serengeti for unlimited game drives here
Today will have you transfer to the central part of Serengeti and engage in unlimited game drives as you explore the heart of Serengeti.
Accommodation: Intimate Seronera Camp
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 8: Full day to be spent traversing central Serengeti
You will wake up to the unbelievable sounds of wild Serengeti and have breakfast which you will depart from the lodge and follow on of the numerous game drive tracks that have been carefully paved to optimize your chances of encountering many of the wild dwellers of this park. After about 4-5 hours of traversing Serengeti you will return to your lodge to take a lunch break in order to regain your strength that is very much need for round two of game drive that’s to come.
Accommodation: Intimate Seronera Camp
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 9: Cross into Ngorongoro crater for an afternoon game drive
Day 9 will have you cross to Ngorongoro crater, this crater is a constant reminder of how strong the natural forces that molded this earth particularly here were, the Ngorongoro crater is a remnant of the geological forces of volcancity that occurred here millions of years ago. After blowing off the top of what is said to been a relatively higher Ngorongoro mountain, this crater is all what is left behind and to your advantage enjoying a geological lecture isn’t the only thing that you’ve come here for, this crater is part of the larger Serengeti eco system and as such its filled with numerous wild savanna mammals and a game drive here promises nothing short of epic sightings of animals like lions, Elephants, Giraffes, Cape Bufaloes Wildebeests, Leopards and Cheatahs etc all roaming these savanna fields.
Accommodation: Pamoja Olea Farm Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 10: Transfer to back to Kilimanjaro airport.
This is the last day of your wild adventures. You will depart from Ngorongoro and embark on a 5-6 hours drive back to Arusha Kilimanjaro airport for your connecting flight to Zanzibar in the afternoon and your arrival here marks the end of our safari with you
Meal Plan: Breakfast
