Safari Overview
In this 8 Days Tanzania wildlife safari, you are in for an African safari adventure of a life time. Within these 8 days, expect to visit 4 Tanzania safari parks namely Lake Manyara, 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 Highlight
Day 1: Pick up from Arusha and drive to Lake Manyara National park for an afternoon game drive
Day 2: Engage in a morning game drive in Manyara and drive to Tarangire Park for an afternoon game drive here
Day 3: Transfer to Serengeti National Park and enjoy an afternoon game drive in its uncharted savanna plains
Day 4: Enjoy a full day of unlimited game drives in Serengeti
Day 5: Enjoy a morning game drive in Serengeti and transfer to Ngorongoro crater
Day 6: Have a whole day of exploring Ngorongoro with 2 game drives
Day 7: Transfer to Eyasi and visit the Hadza community for a cultural experience.
Day 8: Transfer to Arusha’s Kilimanjaro airport for your outbound flight.
Detailed safari itinerary
Day 1: Pick up from Arusha and drive to Lake Manyara National Park for an afternoon game drive
The first day of this safari will have you picked up early in the morning by our safari guide and drive to Lake Manyara National Park. This park is located only 50km away from Arusha hence its about an hour’s drive from the regional town of Arusha. This park is one of the smaller parks of the Northern Tanzanian circuit and it is largely dominated by lake Manyara an alkaline lake which attracts large herds of animals that come to drink a bit of its salty waters. Although small, a game drive in this park puts you on a collision course with several savanna wild mammals which include elephants, wildebeests, giraffes, hippos and zebras that are found in this park in large numbers. At the end of your game drive, you will check into your lodge here and have a lunch break after which you will then set off for a second game drive in the park.
Accommodation: Lake Manyara Wildlife Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 2: Transfer from Lake Manyara National Park to Tarangire National Park.
Today you will check out of your in Lake Manyara and drive to Tarangire national park. Tarangire national park is one of the richest national parks in Tanzania in terms of bio diversity 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.
Accommodation: Tarangire Simba Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 3: Drive from Tarangire Park to Serengeti National Park
Day 3 will have you cross into Serengeti national park. Serengeti is the epitome of all Africa wildlife safari journeys as it boasts of being home to most of the African savanna wildlife species. The 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, Cheatahs, 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. For a person who is also keen for birds, Serengeti boasts of housing over 500 bird species including the Black headed Gonolek, Fischers Love bird, Grey backed Fiscal, Southern ground hornbill, Verreaux Eagle, Secretary bird and many others. At the end of this game drive you will transfer to your lodge and unwind from your today’s wild escapades.
Accommodation: Into Wild Africa Camp
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 4: Enjoy a full day of unlimited game drives in Serengeti National Park
This day is also fully dedicated to discovering all there is to see in Serengeti. You are entitled to 2 thrilling game drives or you can opt to engage in any of the other available optional activities which include a visit to a Masai community to indulge in a cultural exchange experience or take to the skies above the Serengeti and enjoy a bird’s eye view of the sprawling savannah grasslands and all their wild animal contents.
Accommodation: Into Wild Africa Camp
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 3: Transfer to Ngorongoro crater and engage in an afternoon game drive
This day 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 Buffaloes, Wildebeests, Leopards and Cheatahs etc all roaming these savanna fields.
Accommodation: Marera Valley Safari Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 6: Explore the crater floor of Ngorongoro with 2 game drives
This day is also fully dedicated to discovering all there is to see in Ngorongoro. You are entitled to 2 thrilling game drives or you can opt to engage in any of the other available optional activities which include a visit to a Masai community to indulge in a cultural exchange experience or take to the skies above the Ngorongoro and enjoy a bird’s eye view of the sprawling savannah grasslands and all their wild animal contents.
Accommodation: Marera Valley Safari Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 7: Transfer to Lake Eyasi and visit the Hadza tribe
This day is fairly relaxed and you will wake up a bit late but still in time for breakfast. After your breakfast, you will check out of your lodge in Ngorongoro crater and commence a short transfer to Lake Eyasi which lies about a 0.5-1-hour drive from Ngorongoro. Upon arrival here, you will visit the Hadza community. The Hadza people are considered as one of the last few remaining communities of hunter gatherer people in the entire world with an approximated 1300 community members. These people have maintained very minimal external influence and upto today they keep very few properties and with no domesticated animals, food crops grown or kept, they entirely depend on hunting and food gathering for their survival. Their diet is mainly plant based supplemented with the meat got from hunting hence giving you a sneak pick into how the early humans survived. The Hadza people speak a unique language called the Hadzane which consists of clicking sounds just like the Khoi Khoi and the San people of Southern Africa. Given the area where they reside is the same where the earliest remains of humans where discovered dating 1.9 millions ago, it isn’t surprising the Hadza tribe offers one of the oldest DNA lineages of modern humans living today. After you encounter with the Hadza you will return to your lodge for lunch and spend the afternoon relaxing.
Accommodation: Lake Eyasi Safari Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 8: Transfer to Arusha
This is the final day of the safari and its fairly relaxed, you will wake up a bit late but still in time for breakfast, after having breakfast, you will check out of your lodge and embark on a drive back to Arusha Kilimanjaro airport just in time for your departure flight and your safari with us ends here.
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