The Real Tanzania Mid-Range Safari

Embark on a 8-day Tanzania Mid-Range Safari, a thrilling odyssey through Tarangire National Park’s wildlife haven, adorned with iconic baobab trees. Day two leads to Lake Manyara National Park, where tree-climbing lions and vibrant flamingos grace the diverse landscapes..

The adventure peaks in the Serengeti on days three and four, immersing you in the unparalleled drama of the Great Migration and encounters with Africa’s majestic predators. Day five descends into the Ngorongoro Crater, an ecological marvel housing the Big Five within its volcanic embrace. 

Each day unfolds a new chapter in the tapestry of Tanzania’s natural wonders, leaving you with indelible memories of East Africa’s most iconic safari destinations.

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  Mount Meru Hotel Arusha.

Day 2: Arusha to Tarangire National Park

We will pick you from your hotel at 8:00 am and then we drive to Tarangire National Park for game viewing. The Park runs along the line of the Tarangire River and is mainly made up of low-lying hills on the Great Rift Valley floor. Its natural vegetation mainly consists of Acacia woodland and giant African Baobab trees, with huge swamp areas in the south. 

The best base camp Safari Tanzania takes you to the best safari location and sees both the river and the swamps act like a magnet for wild animals, during Tanzania’s dry season. Tarangire National Park is reputed to contain some of the largest elephant herds in Africa. Later proceed for dinner and overnight at Karatu farm of Valley.

Day 3: Tarangire to Lake Manyara National Park

After your breakfast, and then we drive to Lake Manyara National Park for your Tanzania mid-range Safaris. This impressive National Park is one of Tanzania’s most dramatically located wildlife areas, consisting of a massive but shallow soda lake (covering two-thirds of the park) at the foot of the Great Rift Valley Western escarpment. 

The Park varied habitat attracts a wide variety of animals, including one of Africa’s largest concentrations of Elephants; Manyara is famous for a Tree-climbing lion, as well as large flocks of flamingos attracted by the algae in the lake. Dinner and overnight at the Karatu farm of Valley .

Day 4: Lake Manyara to Central Serengeti game drive

After breakfast, we depart from the accommodation and drive to Serengeti across Ngorongoro Conservation Area and later arrive on the great Serengeti plains for a different but just as spectacular wildlife viewing experience. 

Then you will have one of the world’s greatest adventure safari with us. You will reach at Naabi gate around 14:30 pm. Then after the game drive, you will continue your way over the scrub-lands and you will have 2 hrs late evening game drive in Serengeti National Park. overnight and dinner at Central Serengeti Kati Kati Tented Camp

Day 5: Central Serengeti Game Drive

After breakfast, you will have a game viewing towards 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 able to see the big 5. Dinner and overnight at Central Serengeti Kati Kati Tented Camp

Day 6: Serengeti National Park to Ngorongoro crater

After a relaxing morning and an early lunch, you will have early in the morning start your game drive in Serengeti later back to drive you to picnic site for branch and hot lunch, Our driver and cook will load everything on the top of our safari jeep after then continue with the game drive while looking to be our of Serengeti to proceed to Ngorongoro. 

Today, you will be doing a game viewing en-route during your 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 lodge/ Rhino lodge.

Day 7: Ngorongoro to Arusha

On our last day we start very early in the morning equipped with a picnic lunch we descend 2000 ft. down to the Crater floor by our 4×4- 4WD – wheel drive vehicle for game viewing for 5-6hrs. Let explore this Garden of Eden. Ngorongoro is a huge and deep volcanic Crater. 

There is rich pasture, swamps, forest, and permanent water on the Crater floor that is why wildlife here is so diverse and numerous. Late in the afternoon drive back to Arusha directly to the hotel we booked for your overnight. Arusha Mount Meru Hotel. 

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 us.

Drive Times

•  Arusha to Lake Manyara takes about 2.5 to 3 hours (114 km)
• Lake Manyara to Central Serengeti takes about 4 to 4.5 hours (192 km)
• Central Serengeti to NCA takes about 3 to 3.5 hours (151 km)
• NCA to Tarangire takes about 1.5 to 2 hours (108 km)
• Tarangire to Arusha takes about 2.5 to 3 hours (106 km)