6-Day Best Budget Serengeti Safari in Tanzania

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

Arrival in Arusha - Cultural Heritage City Tour

Upon your arrival, you will be picked up from Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) and transferred to the Venice Hotel in Arusha for a bed-and-breakfast stay. On the way, we'll stop for a coffee tour to see how Tanzanian organic coffee is processed and also have a taste. We will also visit the coffee plantations.

After this experience, you will have a city tour of the African Cultural Heritage Centre.

Main Destination:

Arusha (City)

Accommodation:

Arusha Tourist Inn Hotel

• Budget hotel located in Arusha (City)

Meals & Drinks:

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

Arusha -lake Manyara National Park

You will be picked up from the hotel after breakfast and proceed to Lake Manyara. On arrival, enjoy a game drive with a picnic lunch in the beautiful Lake Manyara National Park. You will see buffaloes, giraffes, zebras, and many other animals, all of them set against the stunning backdrop of the Great Rift wall.

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:

Fig Tree Lodge & Camp

• Budget hotel located just outside Lake Manyara NP

Meals & Drinks:

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

Serengeti National Park

After breakfast, you'll head toward Serengeti National Park via the beautiful high-lying farmland of Karatu and the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Leaving the highlands behind, you descend into the heart of wild Africa - Serengeti National Park - with its endless plains rolling into the distance as far as the eye can see.

You'll head to the central area of the park known as the Seronera area, one of the richest wildlife habitats in the park. It features the Seronera River which is a valuable water source for this area. It attracts wildlife representative of most of the Serengeti's species. You will arrive in time for lunch and enjoy a two-hour late afternoon game drive in Serengeti National Park. Dinner and your overnight stay will be at Seronera Camp.

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

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GiraffeCommon

HippoCommon

HyenaCommon

LeopardOccasional

Black RhinoVery Rare

Wild DogVery Rare

White RhinoNone

Accommodation:

Budget camping

• Inside Central Serengeti NP

Meals & Drinks:

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

Central Serengeti National Park

You will have an early game drive and an early lunch and then proceed with a game drive to Ngorongoro. The driver guide will continue elaborating on the animals and natural beauty of Tanzania on the way to Ngorongoro Crater, describing the animals you see en route. The evening will be spent on the crater rim, while dinner and your overnight stay will be at Ngorongoro Simba Campsite.

Main Destination:

Central Serengeti National Park

Accommodation:

Budget camping

• On the crater rim of Ngorongoro Crater

Meals & Drinks:

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

Ngorongoro Crater

The Ngorongoro Conservation Area is not a national park, but an area managed with both wild animals and humans and their domestic animals living together. Descend into the crater to see lions, elephants, buffalos, and rhinos (depending on your luck as there are not many). See the salt lake full of flamingos after the rains. In the late afternoon, drive to the Charity Hotel for dinner and overnight.

Main Destination:

Ngorongoro Crater

Best Time To Visit June to October (Wildlife viewing is best)

High Season Most of the year – July to March (Expect crowds)

Best Weather June to October (Rainfall is little to none)

Wildlife in Ngorongoro Crater

Black RhinoCommon

LionCommon

BuffaloAbundant

ZebraAbundant

WildebeestAbundant

HyenaAbundant

Show more

ElephantCommon

HippoCommon

LeopardOccasional

GiraffeNone

White RhinoNone

CheetahNone

Wild DogNone

Accommodation:

Arusha Tourist Inn Hotel

• Budget hotel located in Arusha (City)

Meals & Drinks:

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

Foothills of Mountain Kilimanjaro

Today, we will head to the Materuni village. We will do a short but challenging hike to the Materuni Waterfalls and enjoy the beautiful view. Later on, we will visit a coffee farm and learn about how coffee is grown, harvested and processed. You will then try your hand at roasting and preparing a fresh cup of raw and local coffee. After Materuni, we will drive to the warm-water spring, which is one of the best places to swim with its beautiful scenery. After the safari, we transfer you to the airport (included).

Main Destination:

Materuni Waterfalls (Highlight)

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & lunch (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.