8 days Arusha, Tarangire, lake Manyara, Ngorongoro and Serengeti wildlife Safari
8 days Arusha, Tarangire, lake Manyara, Ngorongoro and Serengeti wildlife Safari. This 8-day, 7-night customized itinerary offers a unique safari experience, showcasing the most frequented places in Tanzania. This safari includes visits to Arusha National Park, Tarangire National Park, Lake Manyara National Park, Ngorongoro Crater, and Serengeti National Park. This 8 days Arusha, Tarangire, lake Manyara, Ngorongoro and Serengeti wildlife Safari package is customized and may be modified to accommodate the client’s preferences, ensuring an optimal safari experience in Tanzania. Commencing and concluding in Arusha.
Brief itinerary of 8 days Arusha, Tarangire, lake Manyara, Ngorongoro and Serengeti wildlife Safari
- Day 1 Welcome to Tanzania and hotel transfer
- Day 2: Arusha to Arusha National park (1-2 hours’ drive)
- Day 3: Transfer to Lake Manyara national park (3 hours’ drive)
- Day 4: Transfer to Serengeti national park (4 hour’s drive)
- Day 5: Full day in Serengeti national park
- Day 6: Transfer to Ngorongoro Crater (3 hours’ drive)
- Day 7: Transfer to Tarangire national park (2 hours’ drive)
- Day 8: Transfer to Arusha (3 hours’ drive)
Detailed 8 days Arusha, Tarangire, lake Manyara, Ngorongoro and Serengeti wildlife Safari
Day 1: Arrival in Arusha Tanzania and hotel transfer
Greetings from Tanzania: Upon arrival at the airport on the first day of your eight-day Tanzania wildlife safari, a business representative will greet you and drive you to your reserved accommodation for leisure.
Day 2: Arusha to Arusha National Park (1-2 hours' driving)
On the morning of the second day of your eight-day Tanzania safari, which includes Arusha, Tarangire, Lake Manyara, Ngorongoro, and Serengeti, you will have breakfast before meeting your driver for a transfer to Arusha National Park. There, you will partake in a guided walking safari and game drive, exploring numerous remarkable attractions featuring diverse flora and fauna species. This park is located at the base of Mount Meru, where hiking safaris are available. The park also contains various lakes that serve as habitats for numerous aquatic birds, including the flamingo. Dinner and overnight accommodations will be provided at your reserved lodge.
Dietary schedule: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Day 3: Journey to Lake Manyara National Park (3-hour drive)
On day 3 of your 8-day Tanzania Safari, following breakfast at your lodge, you will be collected from your accommodation in Arusha National Park and commence your journey to Lake Manyara National Park. Lake Manyara National Park is a captivating wildlife destination in Tanzania, renowned for its tree-climbing lions and substantial population of flamingos. It is one of only two locations in Africa where tree-climbing lions can be found, the other being Queen Elizabeth National Park in Uganda. Upon arrival at the park, you will settle into your lodge, partake in lunch, and thereafter embark on an afternoon game drive to observe wildlife such as elephants, tree-climbing lions, buffaloes, zebras, wildebeests, and diverse avian species. In the evening, you will return to your lodge, dine, and spend the night.
Day 4: Journey to the Central Region of Serengeti National Park — 4-hour drive
From Lake Manyara National Park to Serengeti National Park: Following breakfast on the fourth day of your eight-day Tanzania safari, which includes Arusha, Tarangire, Lake Manyara, Ngorongoro, and Serengeti, you will check out of your lodge and rendezvous with your safari driver. You will exit Lake Manyara National Park while engaging in an en-route game drive and commence your journey to the central region of Serengeti National Park (Seronera area), known for its high concentration of wildlife. Serengeti National Park is a premier game viewing site in Tanzania, renowned for its high concentration of wildlife, including the Big Five (lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo, and rhinoceros) and the Great Wildebeest Migration. En route to Serengeti National Park, you will pause at Olduvai Gorge before continuing to the park. Upon arrival, you will settle into your lodge and have lunch, followed by an afternoon wildlife drive in the park. During the wildlife drive, you will observe elephants, cheetahs, lions, wildebeests, and crocodiles, among other species. Subsequently, return to your lodging, partake in dinner, and remain overnight. Dietary schedule: breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Day 5: Comprehensive wildlife drive in Serengeti National Park
Full-day Serengeti National Park excursion: Following breakfast on day 5 of the 8-day Tanzania Safari encompassing Arusha, Tarangire, Lake Manyara, Ngorongoro, and Serengeti, you will proceed to the park with your packed lunch for an extensive game drive. This full-day experience allows for comprehensive exploration of Serengeti National Park and its savannah plains during both morning and evening game drives. During the comprehensive day game drive, you will get the opportunity to observe various creatures, including cheetahs, leopards, lions, zebras, giraffes, wildebeests, elephants, and others. This full day wildlife drive includes spectacular views of the expansive Serengeti plains, with a lunch break at a designated picnic location within the park. In the evening, as dusk nears, you will return to your lodge, dine, and spend the night there. Dietary schedule: breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Day 6: Journey to Ngorongoro Crater (3-hour drive)
Following breakfast at your lodge on day 6 of the 8-day Tanzania Safari encompassing Arusha, Tarangire, Lake Manyara, Ngorongoro, and Serengeti, you will rendezvous with your safari driver and commence your expedition to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, featuring an en-route game drive and a packed lunch as you depart from Serengeti National Park. Upon your arrival in Ngorongoro Crater, you will go on a nighttime game drive to seek for predators. During the nighttime wildlife drive, you will observe several predators, including lions, leopards, cheetahs, African wild dogs, and others. Upon concluding the game drive, you will return to your lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.
Day 7: Journey to Tarangire National Park (2-hour drive)
From Ngorongoro Crater to Tarangire National Park: Following an early breakfast at your lodge on day 7 of the 8-day Tanzania Safari encompassing Arusha, Tarangire, Lake Manyara, Ngorongoro, and Serengeti, descend into the caldera for a half-day expedition in the world’s largest caldera, where you will observe thousands of large mammals and various smaller species, including the endangered black rhinos. Additionally, you will have a unique opportunity to engage with the local Maasai people who coexist with wildlife in the caldera. Upon concluding this excursion, vacate the resort and rendezvous with your driver to commence your travel to Tarangire National Park, your subsequent wildlife observation locale. Upon arrival, check in at your lodge before embarking on an evening wildlife drive, if time permits. While traversing the savannah plains of Tarangire National Park, one may observe herds of elephants among various wildlife species such as zebras, hartebeests, waterbucks, gazelles, and oryx, among others.
Day 8: Tarangire National Park to Arusha (three-hour trip)
On the final day of your eight-day Tanzania safari encompassing Arusha, Tarangire, Lake Manyara, Ngorongoro, and Serengeti, embark on an early morning game drive to explore various regions of Tarangire National Park. Subsequently, return to the lodge for a late breakfast, check out, and commence your journey to Arusha, with a stop at craft shops to appreciate local arts and crafts and engage with the community, should you choose. Your ultimate destination will be Arusha for hotel or airport drop-off.
Inclusive in 8 days Arusha, Tarangire, lake Manyara, Ngorongoro and Serengeti wildlife Safari
- Arrival and departure Airport Transfers
- A 4×4 vehicle for all ground transportation
- All entrance fees
- Service of an English speaking driver guide
- Game drives as per the Itinerary
- Complementary bottle of water daily on safari
- Government taxes
8 days Arusha, Tarangire, lake Manyara, Ngorongoro and Serengeti wildlife Safari excludes,
- International travel Visa and flight air tickets
- All meals and accommodation as per itinerary
- Tips to drivers
- Travel Insurance
- All expenses of personal nature like Emails, airtime, cigar, juices, Laundry etc.