Best of Tanzania Wildlife Safari specifically begins and ends in Arusha, Tanzania and it is tailor-made hence suiting all categories of travelers. Booking this safari is a great way of creating memories in the wild through taking part in game drives since the visited destinations are savannah areas.
Here there is a lot to discover and among others are wild animals and birds including the African big five, big cats, primates and antelopes. There is also a historical chance of witnessing the annual wildebeest migration in Serengeti national park.
Best of Tanzania Wildlife Safari Highlights
- Day 1. Arrival day in Arusha and city tour
- Day 2. Head to Arusha National Park
- Day 3. Travel to Serengeti National Park
- Day 4-5. Discover Serengeti NP (Game drives)
- Day 6. Transfer to Ngorongoro crater
- Day 7. Full day in Ngorongoro area
- Day 8. Ngorongoro to Lake Manyara National Park
- Day 9. Full-day game drives
- Day 10. Depart to Arusha and fly home
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1. Arrival day in Arusha and city tour
Arrive from your home country and have a short city tour in Arusha town where places like Kilombero market, Uhuru torch monument, art and craft markets will be explored. Later on, check-in at the hotel for your first night’s stay.
Day 2. Head to Arusha National Park
On this day, you will spend the whole day in Arusha National Park spotting a good number of wildlife including special birds like Rameron Pigeon, Red-eyed Dove, Ring-necked Dove, laughing Dove, Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove and many others, animals like elephants, hippos, buffalo, zebra, and even the occasional wildebeests. Head back to the hotel for your dinner.
Day 3. Travel to Serengeti National Park
Leave Arusha early in the morning and head to Serengeti national park whose savannah plains host the annual wildebeest migration as they begin and end their journey to and from Masai Mara in Kenya. There is an option of taking a game drive where you encounter a lot of wildlife.
Day 4-5. Discover Serengeti NP (Game drives)
During these days, have a fantastic time exploring the beautiful scenery as you take game drives to spot bother land and water wildlife including vultures, eagles, ibis, ground hornbills, elephants, elephants, zebras, Masai giraffes, buffalos, rhinos, warthogs, warthogs, lesser kudu, dik-dik and many others.
Day 6. Transfer to Ngorongoro crater
Leave Serengeti on a game drive and proceed to Ngorongoro conservation area for another African adventure in style. It’s a short drive and this will include an enroute visit to Olduvai Gorge – a place where the first early man skull was discovered. Arrive in the evening and take a game drive where you will spot animals like elephants, buffalos, antelopes, zebras, wildebeests, cheetahs, jackals, impalas and Kobs. Head to the booked lodge and spend a night after dinner.
Day 7. Full day in Ngorongoro area
Spend a full day exploring the beautiful Ngorongoro crater area through walking tours and game drives. The sunrise and sunset will be well enjoyed with guidance of the park ranger. During this day, have a view of the largest caldera in the world hence creating memories.
Day 8. Ngorongoro to Lake Manyara National Park
Leave Ngorongoro crater area and head to Lake Manyara national park to encounter another memorable adventure in your lifetime. This protected area is amazing as you spot the rare tree-climbing lions, unique bird species and mammals.
Arrive and take an evening game drive where you encounter different mammals like Elephant, Giraffe, Hippo, Buffalo, Zebra, Wildebeest, Rhino and numerous cats.
Day 9. Full-day game drives
Take a full-day game drive in Lake Manyara national park with stopovers at different stunning view points. There is a lot of animals to spot like hippos, giraffes, impalas, zebras, wildebeests, waterbucks and the famous tree-climbing lions. Head back to the lodge for your last night.
Day 10. Depart to Arusha and fly home
Leave the park premises and head back to Arusha city, be dropped at the airport and this marks the end of your 10 days Best of Tanzania Wildlife Safari.
