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$2,816 to $2,915 pp (USD)

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Arrival (See Getting There for more details)

Arrival (See Getting There for more details)

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

Day 1

Arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport and Transfer to Arusha Town

Arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport and Transfer to Arusha Town

After your arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport, you will meet your guide waiting to transfer you to Arusha. You may relax at your accommodation, or you may experience a town tour and start discovering Tanzania. If time allows and you would like to do a city tour, you will visit the Cultural heritage, the Masai market, and the natural museum.

Main Destination:
Arusha (City)
Accommodation:
Forest Hill Hotel
  • Mid-range hotel located near Arusha (City)
Meals & Drinks:
  • Dinner (Breakfast & lunch not included)
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 2

Arusha Town to Arusha National Park

Arusha Town to Arusha National Park

In the morning, your guide will collect you from your hotel in Arusha and take you to the Arusha National Park. The park has an incredible variety of fauna and flora. If you wish, you will walk in the forest surrounding Mount Meru, escorted by an armed ranger, also you will visit to Momela lakes in search of water birds. Some of the interesting species are: Hartlaubs turaco, Silvery cheeked hornbill, White starred robin, Montane white eye, Waller’s starling, White fronted bee-eater, Tropical boubou, Crowned eagle, Mountain buzzard, Maccoa duck, Little grebe, Greater cormorant, Grey heron, Little Egret, White eared barbetand and Narina’s trogon.
You will have a picnic lunch inside Arusha National Park then continue enjoying the wildlife diversity till evening, and go to our hotel for relaxation, dinner, and an overnight stay.

Main Destination:
Arusha National Park
Best Time To Visit June to October (Animals are easier to spot)
High Season July to March (The park can get busy)
Best Weather June to October (Little rainfall)

Wildlife in Arusha NP

GiraffeCommon
BuffaloCommon
ZebraCommon
HippoCommon
ElephantOccasional
WildebeestOccasional
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HyenaRare
LionNone
Accommodation:
Hatari Lodge
  • Luxury lodge located just outside Arusha NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Non-alcoholic drinks

Day 3

Arusha to Tarangire National Park

Arusha to Tarangire National Park

After your breakfast safari, you will continue to Tarangire National Park. The park consists of natural vegetation, mainly of acacia woodland and giant African baobab trees, with huge swamp areas in the south. Both the river and the swamps act like a magnet for wild animals during Tanzania’s dry season. Amongst interesting species you may see today: Red and yellow barbet, Ashy Starling, Violet tipped courser, Heuglin’s Courser, Orange bellied parrot, Yellow collared lovebird, Red & yellow barbet, Red billed quelea, Mottle throated spine tail, Abyssinian Scimitar bill, Beautiful sunbird, Greater honey guide, African Hawk eagle, Black shouldered kite, Black chested snake eagle, Brown snake eagle, saddle bill stork Goliath heron and Great white egret.
You will have a picnic lunch inside Tarangire National Park then continue enjoying the wildlife diversity till evening and go to our hotel for relaxation, dinner, and an overnight stay.

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
Wild DogVery Rare
Accommodation:
Tarangire Safari Lodge
  • Mid-range tented camp located inside Tarangire NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinks not included

Day 4

Tarangire National Park to Lake Manyara National Park

Tarangire National Park to Lake Manyara National Park

The safari proceeds to Lake Manyara National Park for a game drive tour, one of the most beautiful Tanzanian parks with the most diverse environments in a relatively small area. The Lake Manyara National Park is one of the Tanzanian parks with the highest biodiversity. Amongst interesting species you may see: Lilac breasted roller, Rough breasted roller, European bee-eater, Dusky turtle dove, Palm nut vulture, Egyptian vulture, Spur winged plover, Madagascar pratincole, Chestnut banded plover, Purple crested Turacco, Taita fiscal, Southern black flycatcher, Silvery cheeked hornbill, Red bill hornbill, Grey hornbill, Ground hornbill, Crested guinea fowl, Black winged stilt, African spoon bill, Egyptian goose. Ping backed pelican, cattle egret, and yellow-red billed stork, and Marabou stork.
You will have a picnic lunch inside Lake Manyara National Park. Then, you'll continue enjoying the wildlife diversity till evening, and go to our hotel for relaxation, dinner, and an overnight stay.

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
HippoCommon
Show more
LionOccasional
HyenaOccasional
Wild DogVery Rare
Accommodation:
Farm of Dreams Lodge
  • Mid-range lodge located less than 1hr drive from Lake Manyara NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinks not included

Day 5

Serengeti National Park

Serengeti National Park

After breakfast, you will continue to the endless lowlands of the Serengeti National Park. You will reach the Serengeti National Park by crossing the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. It is the most famous park in Tanzania, which is known all over the world. It is renowned for its boundless lowlands with great wildlife. Among interesting species you may see: Bare-faced go-away bird, Western plantain-eater, Fischer’s lovebird, Brown parrot, Kori bustard, Secretary bird, Grey-headed social weaver, Speckled-fronted weaver, Verreaux eagle, Hildebrandt’s starling, Silverbird, Red throated tit, Pink throated long claw, Cliff chat, Sooty chat, Grey breasted spurfowl, Usambiro barbet, White backed vulture, white headed vulture, Ruppels vulture, Nubian vulture, Lilac breasted roller and Von der Decken’s Hornbill.
You will have a picnic lunch inside Serengeti National Park. Then, you will continue enjoying the wildlife till evening and go to our hotel for relaxation, dinner, and an overnight stay.

Main Destination:
Central 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
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)

Day 6

Central Serengeti National Park

Central Serengeti National Park

If you like to watch wildlife from another perspective, we recommend that you go on a balloon safari (with additional cost after request). It is an amazing experience to drift silently above the plains with herds of wildlife.
After breakfast, you will spend a full day game drive by observing the wildlife variety in Serengeti National Park with picnic lunch boxes or hot lunch at the lodge. This park is one of the more aspired destinations in the world for its lowlands and for wildlife diversity.

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)

Day 7

Ngorongoro Crater

Ngorongoro Crater

After breakfast, you will continue with an early morning game drive safari crossing part of the Serengeti on the way to Ngorongoro. You will explore the Ngorongoro Crater and the surrounding area. This is one of the most suggestive landscapes in the world, where you can admire the dormant volcano and the nature that surrounds it. In the Conservation area, you will enjoy great wildlife diversity, and it will also be possible to see the Big Five: elephants, buffalo, lions, leopards, and rhinos.
Among interesting species you may see: Mountain greenbul, Paradise flycatcher, Dusky flycatcher, White eye slaty flycatcher, tropical boubou, Augur buzzard, Black saw wing, Grey-capped warbler, Black kite.
You will break for lunch around lunchtime at the best picnic site. You will continue enjoying wildlife variety while eating, including lots of birds. Then, you'll continue with a game drive till evening and start a journey to our accommodation for relaxation, dinner, and an overnight stay.

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

LionCommon
BuffaloAbundant
ZebraAbundant
WildebeestAbundant
HyenaAbundant
Show more
ElephantCommon
HippoCommon
LeopardOccasional
Accommodation:
Farm of Dreams Lodge
  • Mid-range lodge located 1-2hr drive from Ngorongoro Crater
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 8

Transfer to Arusha Town or Airport

Transfer to Arusha Town or Airport

This is the last day of safari! It will be organized to allow you to have a trip around the city, just to have time to buy some souvenirs for friends and family before departure. After that, you will be transferred to Kilimanjaro International Airport and return home, or continue your vacation on Zanzibar Island.

Main Destination:
Arusha (City)
Accommodation:
No accommodation (End of tour)
Meals & Drinks:
  • Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

End of tour (See Getting There for more details)

End of tour (See Getting There for more details)

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

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  • This tour is offered by Grade One Tours, not SafariBookings.
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