This unforgettable safari in Tanzania tour will take you to the Serengeti Plains National Park, the heart of wild Africa, and a massive wilderness of 14500 square km, where every day brings a new landscape and a new adventure. Your African safari will also take you to the Ngorongoro Crater, featuring one of the highest concentrations of game in Africa. Here you will witness an amazing spectacle of African wildlife.  The 9 day tour visits the first class national parks in Tanzania, the world famous Tarangire National Park, Lake Manyara,  Ngorongoro Crater and Serengeti National Park

Day 1: Tanzania Arrival | Safari in Tanzania 

Pick up you at Kilimanjaro airport/Arusha airport transfer you to Arusha. We booked a hotel for you overnight ready to start your tour the following day. You will meet with our safari manager to give you briefly about safari. After that you will continue leisure in your hotel. Overnight at  Hotel in Arusha.

Day 2: Arusha to Tarangire National Park

We will pick you up from your hotel at 8:30 am and take you to a very special national park. Tarangire National Park is famous for its diverse landscape with nine different vegetation zones. The park is particularly known for the abundance of ancient baobab trees (the largest trees in the continent) which fill the landscape and dwarf the animals next to them. 

The river of the park is full of wildlife ranging from a large variety of birds to lions, leopards, zebras, giraffes, buffaloes, antelopes and, of course, elephants. In fact, the park has the largest concentration of elephants in the whole country and provides unique chances to observe the interaction between elephant families. The lunch area is fascinating, boasting an observatory with amazing views to the river and wildlife (with good chances of seeing a hunt while having your picnic). Dinner and overnight at Kitela Lodge.

Day 3: Lake Manyara National Park

You’ll have breakfast in the morning then continue with a short drive to Lake Manyara National Park for game viewing drives. Your first encounter will be spotting large troupes of baboons. Lake Manyara National Park is a protected area in Tanzania’s Arusha and Manyara Regions, situated between Lake Manyara and the Great Rift Valley. Lake Manyara National Park boasts a spectacular array of diverse terrain as well as plant and animal species. Specifically established to protect the elephant herds that have made the area renowned, the park provides an amazing wildlife experience. 

Elephants are not the only animals that Lake Manyara is famous for. Tree climbing lions are occasionally sited. The alkaline Lake Manyara is home to flamingos and over 400 species of birds, hippos will also be sighted. A packed lunch will be served at a picnic site. Late in the afternoon, continue with a short drive to the Ngorongoro Highlands for dinner and your overnight stay at Kitela Lodge.

Day 4: Karatu to Serengeti National Park 

After breakfast, we head towards the Serengeti National Park, via the beautiful high lying farmland of Karatu and the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Leaving the highlands behind, we descend into the heart of wild Africa for your safari in Tanzania – the Serengeti National Park. With its endless plains, rolling into the distance as far as the eye can see. We arrive in time for lunch at Nabi gate and enjoy the late 2hrs afternoon game drive in the Serengeti National Park. Dinner and overnight in the Kubu Kubu tented lodge.

Day 5: Central Serengeti game drive

After breakfast, you will have a safari in Tanzania game viewing at Serengeti National Park. The Serengeti, Tanzania’s largest National Park, covers nearly 6,000 square miles of grassland plains, Savannah, kopjes, hills, woodlands, and River line forest systems serve as critical water sources and are often excellent sites for wildlife viewing. Beyond the heralded migration of wildebeest and zebra, the Serengeti is best known for its big predators, including cheetah and Leopard, as well as large pride of Lions and clans of Hyenas and many animals. Dinner and overnight in the Kubu Kubu tented lodge.

Day 6: Seronera Central Serengeti game drive

After breakfast, continues with both morning and afternoon game drives in Central Serengeti National Park during your trip Serengeti wildebeest Migration Safari. The Serengeti National Park is famous for the ‘Great Migration’, with over one million wildebeest and two hundred thousand plus zebras each year follow the rains.

In October and November, they travel from the mountains of the north, southwards to the plains seeking lush pastures. After the great rainy season in April, May, and June the herds then make their return ward journey. Even without this mass migration, the Serengeti is still an exciting and spectacular place that still cannot fail to enthrall. Dinner and overnight at Serengeti Kubu kubu tented lodge

Day 7: Serengeti National Park to Ngorongoro Crater

After a relaxing morning and an early lunch, you will have an early morning Safari in Tanzania game drive in Serengeti later back to the campsite for a brunch and hot lunch. Today, you will be doing a safari in Tanzania game viewing en-route on the way from Serengeti National Park to Ngorongoro Crater. You will be in Ngorongoro Crater late in the evening where the night will be spent on the crater rim. Dinner and overnight will be at Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge

Day 8: Ngorongoro Crater back to Arusha 

Today, you will have early breakfast and proceed directly to the crater floor for a 5-6hrs crater tour. Depart with a picnic lunch down the crater whereby you will be able to see all the “Big Five”.
Later, you will proceed back to Arusha in the evening. Overnight at Mount Meru Hotel in Arusha.

Day 9: Transfer you to Airport (End of Safaris in Tanzania) 

After breakfast in the hotel, we will transfer you to the airport to take a flight back home or to the next safari destination, you’re planning yourself. This will be the end of your tour and safari with u

This unforgettable safari in Tanzania tour will take you to the Serengeti Plains National Park, the heart of wild Africa, and a massive wilderness of 14500 square km, where every day brings a new landscape and a new adventure. Your African safari will also take you to the Ngorongoro Crater, featuring one of the highest concentrations of game in Africa. Here you will witness an amazing spectacle of African wildlife.  The 7 day tour visits the first class national parks in Tanzania, the world famous Ngorongoro Crater and Serengeti National Park.

Day 1: Tanzania Arrival | Safari in Tanzania 

Pick up you at Kilimanjaro airport/Arusha airport transfer you to Arusha. We booked a hotel for you overnight ready to start your tour the following day. You will meet with our safari manager to give you briefly about safari. After that you will continue leisure in your hotel. Overnight at  Hotel in Arusha

Day 2: Arusha to Serengeti National Park 

After breakfast, we head towards the Serengeti National Park, via the beautiful high lying farmland of Karatu and the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Leaving the highlands behind, we descend into the heart of wild Africa for your safari in Tanzania – the Serengeti National Park. With its endless plains, rolling into the distance as far as the eye can see. We arrive in time for lunch at Nabi gate and enjoy the late 2hrs afternoon game drive in the Serengeti National Park. Dinner and overnight in the Kubu Kubu tented lodge.

Day 3: Central Serengeti game drive

After breakfast, you will have a safari in Tanzania game viewing at Serengeti National Park. The Serengeti, Tanzania’s largest National Park, covers nearly 6,000 square miles of grassland plains, Savannah, kopjes, hills, woodlands, and River line forest systems serve as critical water sources and are often excellent sites for wildlife viewing. Beyond the heralded migration of wildebeest and zebra, the Serengeti is best known for its big predators, including cheetah and Leopard, as well as large pride of Lions and clans of Hyenas and many animals. Dinner and overnight in the Kubu Kubu tented lodge.

Day 4: Seronera Central Serengeti game drive

After breakfast, continues with both morning and afternoon game drives in Central Serengeti National Park during your trip Serengeti wildebeest Migration Safari. The Serengeti National Park is famous for the ‘Great Migration’, with over one million wildebeest and two hundred thousand plus zebras each year follow the rains.

In October and November, they travel from the mountains of the north, southwards to the plains seeking lush pastures. After the great rainy season in April, May, and June the herds then make their return ward journey. Even without this mass migration, the Serengeti is still an exciting and spectacular place that still cannot fail to enthrall. Dinner and overnight at Serengeti Kubu kubu tented lodge

Day 5: Serengeti National Park to Ngorongoro Crater

After a relaxing morning and an early lunch, you will have an early morning Safari in Tanzania game drive in Serengeti later back to the campsite for a brunch and hot lunch. Today, you will be doing a safari in Tanzania game viewing en-route on the way from Serengeti National Park to Ngorongoro Crater. You will be in Ngorongoro Crater late in the evening where the night will be spent on the crater rim. Dinner and overnight will be at Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge

Day 6: Ngorongoro Crater back to Arusha 

Today, you will have early breakfast and proceed directly to the crater floor for a 5-6hrs crater tour. Depart with a picnic lunch down the crater whereby you will be able to see all the “Big Five”.
Later, you will proceed back to Arusha in the evening. Overnight at Mount Meru Hotel in Arusha.

Day 7: Transfer you to Airport (End of Safaris in Tanzania) 

After breakfast in the hotel, we will transfer you to the airport to take a flight back home or to the next safari destination, you’re planning yourself. This will be the end of your tour and safari with u

Tanzania is one of Africa’s more expensive safari destinations. A budget safari can cost as little as $350 + per person per day, a luxury safari over $1,000 per person per day. A mid-range Tanzania safari costs $590 to $750 per person per day.
Why are Tanzania safaris so expensive? Keeping a safari lodge up and running takes extremely careful logistical planning because they are so isolated. This makes their operational costs very high and what makes African safaris so expensive.

Day 1: Arrive in Tanzania

You will be picked up at the Kilimanjaro International Airport and transferred to Arusha town. You will meet your driver guide who will brief you on your upcoming safaris, then rest until the next day morning. Accommodation will be either at ilboru lodge or Gran Melia Hotel depending on your tour request.

Day 2: Arusha – Tarangire National Park

After breakfast at the hotel, depart for Tarangire, Tanzania’s third-largest national park and a sanctuary for an unusually large elephant population. Majestic baobab trees are an interesting feature of the park, dwarfing the animals that feed beneath them.

Animals concentrate along the Tarangire River, which provides the only permanent water supply in the area. There is a great diversity of wildlife including lion, leopard, cheetah and up to 6 thousand elephants. Enjoy a game drive with a picnic lunch. After another game drive, you will head to your accommodation in Karatu for dinner and overnight at Kitela Safari Lodge.

Day 3: Tarangire – Ngorongoro Crater

Distance: 50 km

Non Game Viewing Time: 1 hour

After breakfast, drive to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area and descend into the Ngorongoro Crater for game viewing for 5 -6hrs . The Ngorongoro Crater is one of the largest unbroken calderas on the planet with over 25,000 wild creatures in the caldera. There are more prides per capita than anywhere on earth. The Ngorongoro Crater is a breathtakingly beautiful setting and the best place in East Africa to see the Big Five, lion, leopard, black rhinos, elephant, and buffalo. It is one of the world’s most astonishing places and among the 8th wonders of the world, as well as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The Ngorongoro Conservation Area covers mountain forests, woodlands, grasslands, lakes, swamps, and two major rivers. A packed lunch will be served at a picnic site. Late afternoon drive out & back Kitela Safari Lodge in Karatu town or similar. All meals included.

Day 4: Ngorongoro – Lake Manyara National Park – Arusha

After breakfast, depart to Lake Manyara National Park for game drives while carrying lunch boxes. Once we finish the game drive.

The park is famous for the arboreal lions, which hide among the branches of the trees, and numerous colonies of baboons that populate the forest and will accompany you along the road from the moment you enter the park.

Afterward drive back to Arusha, if you wish you may visit Mto wa Mbu market or any Masai market on the way before reaching Arusha in late afternoon. Please let us know if you are flying on this day or need accommodation in Arusha.

End of this great Tanzania lodge safari 3 Days Ngorongoro Crater, Tarangire & Lake Manyara. All accommodation subjected to availability.

Tanzania lodge safari 3 Days package to Ngorongoro Crater, Tarangire & Lake Manyara can be done yearly around even during our rain season in March through May. Karibu Sana!

Note: Accommodation will be either at ilboru lodge or Gran Melia Hotel depending on your tour request. This is before and after the African safari holiday with us.

Departure destination:

Moshi – Kilimanjaro International Airport

Depart Tanzania or continue your dream with amazing safari extensions.

For trekkers not continuing with a safari we provide transfers to Kilimanjaro International Airport or bus station for your onward journey.