The 10 days Tanzania safari takes you to Tarangire National Park, Serengeti national Park where you will be visiting both the central and Northern parts of this park which are quite unique from each other. Finally you will visit Ngorongoro crater and enjoy game drives in this caldera that’s filled with numerous savanna wild mammals.
Safari Highlights
Day 1: Arrival, meet and greet and transfer to a hotel in Arusha
Day 2: Transfer to Tarangire National Park for an afternoon game drive
Day 3: Enjoy a full day of unlimited game drives in Tarangire
Day 4: Transfer to central Serengeti and do an afternoon game drive here
Day 5: Drive to northern Serengeti for game drives in this part of Serengeti
Day 6: Full day of unlimited game drives in northern Serengeti
Day 7: Transfer to central Serengeti for more game drives
Day 8: Morning game drives in Serengeti and drive to Ngorongoro
Day 9: Descend into the Ngorongoro crater for full day unlimited game drives
Day 10: Transfer back to Kilimanjaro airport for departure.
Detailed itinerary.
Day 1: Kilimanjaro airport pick up and transfer 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: Hillside Retreat
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: Enjoy unlimited game drives in Tarangire Park
Day 3 will be spent exploring the uncharted savanna grasslands of Tarangire with both morning and afternoon game drives.
Accommodation: Suricata Manyara Boma
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 4: 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: Into Wild Africa
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 5: Transfer to northern Serengeti
Today will have you drive to Northern Serengeti in a 4-5 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: Untamed 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: Untamed Migration Camp
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 7: Return to central Serengeti for unlimited game drives here
Today will have you return to central Serengeti and enjoy more game drives here for a full day
Accommodation: Into Wild Africa
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 8: Morning game drive in central Serengeti and drive to Karatu
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 drive out of Serengeti and go to Karatu area where you will spend the rest of the evening relaxing at the lodge
Accommodation: Marera Valley Safari Lodge
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: Marera Valley Safari 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 your hotel in Arusha and drive to Kilimanjaro airport in time for your departure flight. Your arrival here marks the end of our safari with you
Meal Plan: Breakfast
