Overview
This 8-day Tanzania safari offers an unforgettable journey through some of the country’s most iconic national parks, starting with your arrival in Arusha and continuing through Tarangire, Ngorongoro Crater, and the vast Serengeti. You’ll experience diverse landscapes—from baobab-studded savannahs to the wildlife-rich Ngorongoro Crater and the endless plains of Serengeti, home to the Great Migration. The adventure ends with a scenic game drive in Lake Manyara, famous for its tree-climbing lions. With comfortable lodge accommodations, expert guides, and immersive game drives, this safari is perfect for wildlife lovers seeking an authentic East African experience.
Day 1 – Arrival in Arusha
You will be picked up from the Kilimanjaro airport and taken to your hotel for dinner and overnight.
Accommodation: Maasai land
Meals: Dinner
Activity: Arrival
Day 2 – Tarangire National Park
After breakfast, we head to Tarangire National Park, arriving in time to enjoy lunch at the lodge. In the afternoon, we’ll embark on a game drive, where you’ll witness the iconic baobab trees, sweeping savannah, and acacia woodlands. Tarangire is renowned for its abundant wildlife, particularly during the dry season from June to September. During this time, thousands of animals—including wildebeest, zebras, eland, hartebeest, buffalo, and oryx—migrate from the arid Masai Steppe to the Tarangire River in search of water, while predators like lions and leopards follow closely behind.
Accommodation: Bougainvillea Safari lodge
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Activity: Guided game drive
Day 3 – Ngorongoro Conservation Area
We depart for Ngorongoro conservation area, which sits at the rim of the Ngorongoro crater. An afternoon tour of the crater follows. The game drive begins with a 600m descent to the crater floor, a magnificent natural amphitheater. Covering 260 sq. km, the crater is an attraction in its own right and is one of the wonders of the natural world. The crater supports a year round resident population of a variety of wildlife and you can easily spot lion, elephant, rhino, buffalo and other species of plain animals.
Accommodation: Ngorongoro wild camp
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Activity: Guided game-drive
Day 4 – 6 Serengeti National Park
We continue to Serengeti National Park, passing through Olduvai Gorge, a famous archaeological site where Dr. Louis Leakey discovered the remains of Homo habilis, an important link in human evolution. In the afternoon, we will have a game drive in the Serengeti, home to over 35 species of animals like zebras, wildebeests, elands, and giraffes.
The park is also the starting point for one of the world’s most remarkable events—the annual wildebeest migration. Starting in June, more than a million wildebeests, zebras, and gazelles journey toward Kenya’s Masai Mara in search of greener pastures, with predators like lions, cheetahs, wild dogs, jackals, hyenas, and vultures following close behind. The Serengeti is also home to over 500 bird species.
Hot air balloon ride cost per person: $546 (separate from the total price above).
Accommodation: Serengeti wildebeest camp
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Activity: Guided game drive
Day 7 – Serengeti National Park to Karatu
After a breakfast, we will have a morning game drive in Serengeti. Then, we will proceed with game drive and later have a picnic lunch at Nabi gate.
In the afternoon, we will depart to Karatu where we will have the dinner and an overnight stay
Accommodation: Bougainville safari lodge
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Activity: Guided game drive
Day 8 – Lake Manyara National park – Arusha or Airport
A morning game drive at Lake Manyara National Park. The park covers 330 sq. km, 70% of which is occupied by the lake. The varied ecosystem consists of ground water forests, acacia woodland and open grassland along the lake shore and sustains a wealth of wildlife, including the big five -lion, elephant, leopard, rhino and buffalo. The park is famous for the elusive tree-climbing lions that inhabit the woodland between the lake and the rift valley. We head back to the lodge for lunch and return to Arusha afterwards.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch.
GROUP PRICE
- $ 3,000 per person when 2 persons travel together
- $ 2,850 per person when 3 persons travel together
- $ 2,750 per person when 4 persons travel together
- $ 2,650 per person when 5 persons travel together
- $ 2,550 per person when 6 persons travel together
WHAT IS INCLUDED
- Park fees(For non-residents)
- All activities(Unless labeled as optional)
- All accommodation(Unless listed as upgrade)
- A professional driver/guide
- All transportation(Unless labeled as optional)
- All Taxes/VAT
- Roundtrip airport transfer
- Meals(As specified in the day-by-day section)
- Drinks(As specified in the day-by-day section)
WHAT IS NOT INCLUDED
- International flights(From/to home)
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
- Tips(Tipping guideline US$10.00 pp per day)
- Personal items(Souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
- Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
