7-Day Tanzania Wildlife and Cultural Experience

• You'll be collected from the airport.
• Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Arrival – Welcome to Arusha

Just as you set foot in Tanzania, a representative from Nature in Spirit Travel will meet you at the airport, welcome you to the country and transfer you to your hotel in Arusha.
As you look to start your safari fresh in the morning, enjoy dinner & overnight at the elegant Kibo Palace Hotel strategically located in the heart of Arusha.

Main Destination:

Kilimanjaro Airport

Accommodation:

Kibo Palace Hotel

• Mid-range hotel located in Arusha (City)

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Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included)
• Drinks not included

Tarangire National Park

After early breakfast, embark on your adventurous journey of 2h30m to Tarangire National Park. This park has a worldwide reputation for surprising large herds of elephants and medieval baobab trees. It draws its name from the Tarangire River, the only permanent source of water in the park that spans approximately 2,850 square kilometers. Among many, Tarangire National Park is home to numerous species of animals, birds and flora.
On your game drive along the Tarangire River, search for zebras, wildebeests, buffaloes, waterbucks, giraffes, dik-diks, impalas, elands, grant's gazelles, monkeys, banded mongooses, olive baboons, lions, leopards, cheetahs, caracals, honey badgers and many more. African wild dogs can also be rarely spotted in Tarangire National Park, hunting for their prey.
Later in the afternoon, you will drive to the Lodge for dinner and overnight.

Main Destination:

Tarangire National Park

Best Time To Visit July to November (Animals come to the Tarangire River)

High Season June to October (The park is full of visitors)

Best Weather June to October (Little rainfall)

Wildlife in Tarangire NP

ElephantAbundant

GiraffeCommon

LionCommon

BuffaloAbundant

ZebraAbundant

WildebeestAbundant

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HippoCommon

HyenaOccasional

LeopardRare

CheetahRare

Wild DogVery Rare

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

Accommodation:

Osupuko Tarangire Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located just outside Tarangire NP

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Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Maasai Visit & Lake Manyara National Park

After breakfast, set off for a cultural experience outside Tarangire National Park and, later in the afternoon game drive in Lake Manyara National Park.
Meet the semi-nomad Maasai, one of the East African world-known icons. Take your time to interact with them and experience their culture and traditions.
Continue with your journey to Mto wa Mbu village for a local lunch. Another great opportunity to learn about the Tanzanians’ lifestyle and meet amazing people. After lunch, you will proceed to nearby Lake Manyara National Park well known for its tree-climbing lions and large flocks of flamingoes along the lake.
Here you will see the Great Rift Valley escarpment, flowering plants, an evergreen forest and the shallow alkaline Lake Manyara that makes the park spectacular with many photographing opportunities.

You will end the day listening to amazing bird sounds from the trees and gardens of the amazing Kudu Lodge where you will spend your night.

Main Destination:

Lake Manyara National Park

Best Time To Visit June to October (Easier to spot animals)

High Season July to March (The northern section gets crowded)

Best Weather June to October (Little rainfall)

Wildlife in Lake Manyara NP

ElephantCommon

GiraffeCommon

BuffaloCommon

ZebraCommon

WildebeestCommon

HippoCommon

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LionOccasional

HyenaOccasional

LeopardRare

Wild DogVery Rare

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

CheetahNone

Accommodation:

Kudu Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located less than 1hr drive from Lake Manyara NP

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Game enroute Serengeti National Park

You'll begin the day with a scenic drive towards the Serengeti with lunch. Along the way, we'll pass through the rainforests of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area where you might be lucky enough to encounter wild animals like baboons, vervet monkeys, warthogs and buffalo.
It's a nearly four-hour drive to the Serengeti Park gates,
After a delicious lunch at the Serengeti National Park picnic area, prepare yourself to explore Serengeti. As you enter Serengeti you will witness Africa’s iconic savannah landscape and a sheer number of ungulates roaming these grassy plains before you get to the camp for dinner and overnight.

Main Destination:

Serengeti National Park

Best Time To Visit January to February and June to October (Different areas are best at different times)

High Season July to March (The Seronera area is crowded)

Best Weather June to October (Little to no rainfall)

Wildlife in Serengeti NP

ElephantCommon

LionCommon

CheetahCommon

BuffaloAbundant

ZebraAbundant

WildebeestAbundant

Show more

GiraffeCommon

HippoCommon

HyenaCommon

LeopardOccasional

Black RhinoVery Rare

Wild DogVery Rare

White RhinoNone

Accommodation:

Tanzania Bush Camps Central Serengeti

• Mid-range tented camp located inside Serengeti NP

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Full day Serengeti National Park

Immerse yourself in the beauty of the Serengeti, one of Africa’s wildlife reserves. This day-long adventure is likely to be the highlight of your stay, as the wonders of the Serengeti reveal themselves. Discover the park’s iconic creatures in the early morning Game Drive. If you will be interested, you can take the opportunity to do an optional balloon safari, which concludes with a champagne breakfast in the midst of the grasslands.
After breakfast proceed with a game drive, and get to see the Serengeti “Kopjes” which are massive boulders of granite standing in a sea of grass that provide shelter to a large variety of flora and fauna. After a sumptuous buffet hot lunch, proceed with the afternoon safaris through the golden grasslands. With luck, spot all of Africa’s “big five”—lion, leopard, elephant, rhino, and buffalo.

Main Destination:

Central Serengeti National Park

Accommodation:

Tanzania Bush Camps Central Serengeti

• Mid-range tented camp located inside Central Serengeti NP

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Ngorongoro crater

After breakfast depart with lunch for game en route to Ngorongoro Crater to Explore wildlife in the self-contained ecosystem.
This is a land of multiple uses where wild animals and human beings have managed to co-exist together in harmony.
You will drive more than 600 meters deep to Ngorongoro crater, a fallen mountain believed to erode millions of years ago.
You will have the afternoon game drive to search for various animals from endangered black rhinos, lions, buffaloes, elephants, gazelles, warthogs, hippos, zebras, waterbucks, hyenas, jackals, to large flocks of flamingos along Lake Magadi.
Late in the afternoon after an eventful game viewing day, you will return back to the Kudu Lodge for dinner and overnight.

Main Destination:

Ngorongoro Highlands

Accommodation:

Kudu Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located in Karatu (Town)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Drive back to Arusha

The end of your wildlife safari is today! However, one last adventure is left: the drive to Arusha Airport. This is your opportunity to find something special as a parting memory in the landscape as you drive to Arusha. After lunch and freshening at Arusha Coffee Lodge, you will be transferred to Airport for your scheduled flight.

Main Destination:

Arusha (City)

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Lunch (Breakfast & dinner not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

• Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
• You'll be dropped off at the airport.