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Arusha · Tanzania
6-Days Tanzania Safari Adventures with Serengeti, Tarangire & Ngorongoro
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The Experience
What your day looks like
The exciting 6-day Tanzania lodge safari in the African wilderness will include wildlife spotting and some cultural encounters when visiting the Masai village at Ngorongoro highlands on your way to “The Wild Africa,” The Serengeti National Park. This 6-day Tanzania lodge safari takes you to the best game viewing areas of Tarangire National Park, Lake Manyara, the world-renowned “Serengeti Park” & Ngorongoro Crater, “The world's natural wonder”. Tarangire/Lake Manyara/Serengeti/Ngorongoro Crater Safari Starts & ends in Arusha or Moshi. Your 6-day Tanzania lodge safari starts when we meet you at your lodge/hotel a day before for a detailed safari briefing & leave you to relax and enjoy the great weather of Arusha city. In case of late arrival, we will meet you in the morning before departing for Tarangire. Please feel free to contact one of our safari experts for a tailor-made safari package based on your ideas and budget. We always have something for everyone. Karibu sana!
Highlights
Why travelers choose this experience
- Explore top parks: Tarangire, Manyara, Serengeti, Ngorongoro
- Enjoy thrilling wildlife encounters in iconic safari destinations
- Visit a traditional Maasai village in Ngorongoro Highlands
- Start and end your safari in Arusha or Moshi
- Comfortable lodge stays with expertguided safari experiences
- Tailormade options available to fit your budget perfectly
Your Itinerary
Your day, step by step
Day 1
Arusha
Sightseeing at Tarangire National Park. Tarangire National Park : After breakfast depart for Tarangire National Park.
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Arusha
Wildlife Safari at Tarangire National Park. Full-day game drive in Tarangire National Park. Tarangire has a diverse landscape, with nine vegetation zones. Ancient Baobab trees (the largest trees in Africa) dot the landscape dwarfing the animals that feed beneath them.
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Arusha
Wildlife Safari. The Tarangire River, which meanders through the park attracts an abundance of wildlife, from elephants, lions, leopards, buffalos, zebras, giraffes, antelopes to a variety of colorful birds. The park is very famous for having the greatest elephant population in Tanzania, and during a safari there you will have the chance to quietly observe many families of elephants interacting.
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Wildlife Safari. With a stop for a picnic lunch in an observatory inside the park where you will be able to view animals’ drinking water in the river (and many times lions attacking a thirsty zebra or wildebeest), continue game viewing, and finally return to the Lodge for Dinner and overnight stay.
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Arusha
Overnight at Omega View Hotel or Similar.
Day 2
Arusha
Sightseeing at Lake Manyara National Park. Lake Manyara National Park : Depart after breakfast and drive across the Great Rift Valley to Lake Manyara National Park for a full-day game drive. Although only 205 sq. miles in size this enchanting park is noted for its beauty and incredibly lush acacia forest of giant figs and mahogany trees, which are home to troops of baboons and blue monkeys.
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Wildlife Safari. The park is also home to a large number of buffalos, giraffes, elephants, impalas, and a Hippo lake, where large numbers of hippos usually gather. Well known for its birds (over 400 different species), Lake Manyara is one of the few places where you’ll be able to see the Ground Hornbill and the Crested Eagle. This park has become famous for tree-climbing lions and the flamingos in the lakeshore. The landscapes of this park are absolutely stunning, very different from the Serengeti for example. The game drives are done along the shore of the lake, providing incredible views of giraffes and buffalos in the foreground with the lake, flamingos.
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Arusha
Overnight at Omega View Hotel or Similar.
Day 3
Arusha
Sightseeing at Serengeti National Park. Serengeti National Park: Today you’re off to the famous Serengeti National Park, inhabited by more than 2 million large animals including more than a million wildebeest, hundreds of thousands of plains zebras, and Thomson’s gazelles.
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Wildlife Safari. Large predators including lions, cheetahs, and hyenas are drawn to the area by this abundance of prey which migrates throughout the park. Many smaller animals like rock hyrax, bat-eared foxes, mongoose, the honey badger, jackals, monkeys, baboons, and African hares also inhabit the area along with nearly 500 species of birds. On the way into the Serengeti, you will stop at the famous Oldupai Gorge, where Dr. Louis and Mary Leakey made their discovery of the first man that walked the earth.
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Local Flavor. After attending a short lecture describing the archaeological digs and geology of the gorge, you’ll have time to visit the small museum. After enjoying lunch, you will depart on an afternoon game drive in the Serengeti.
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Overnight at Baobab Tented Lodge or Similar.
Day 4
Arusha
Balloon Rides at Serengeti National Park. Full Day Serengeti National Park: After breakfast full day in Serengeti National Park(morning and afternoon game drives). There is an option of an early morning Balloon Safari with extra cost, Overnight at Seronera lodge.
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Overnight at Baobab Tented Lodge or Similar.
Day 5
Arusha
Serengeti To Ngorongoro: The sunrise in the African Savannah is one of the most beautiful experiences one can have. After the game drive, return to the camp for brunch. In the afternoon, transfer to Ngorongoro, the 8th natural wonder of the world.
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Sightseeing at Ngorongoro Conservation Area. With walls, 2,000 ft high and a crater floor that spreads for 102 sq. miles, the crater is a virtual Noah’s Ark, inhabited by almost every species of wildlife indigenous to East Africa including the rare black rhino. The crater has the greatest concentration of wildlife on the planet. It contains a river, several swamps, a soda lake that, from the top, looks like steam, full of flamingoes, a forest, and open plains.
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Arusha
Wildlife Safari. The large bull elephants that reside here have extremely large tusks, due to the rich mineral content of the volcanic soil and its grasses. They are the most incredible elephants you’ll ever see in your life.
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Overnight At Silver Palm Hotel or Similar.
Day 6
Arusha
Sightseeing at Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Ngorongoro Crater : Very early in the morning, descend down to the crater floor for a day of wildlife viewing in one of the most incredible places on Earth.
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After a stop for a picnic lunch near the hippo lake, and more wildlife viewing in the afternoon, drive up the steep road out of the crater and return to Moshi or Arusha
Planning Details
Before you go
Included
All Fees and Taxes Toyota Landcruiser 4×4 Safari vehicle with pop up roof, 6 window seats & power adapters Professional, English speaking guide and safari cook + their wages Game drive Car Fuel Ngorongoro Crater fee Accommodation 1 night Before, 1 Night after, and During Safari
Not Included
Health requirements (Yellow Fever vaccination is compulsory if traveling to Tanzania) Visas, Flights, and airport taxes Travel & Health insurance Items of a personal nature Gratuities Extra Nights and Extra activities (Can be arranged upon request at extra cost)
What to Bring
Passport required
Meeting & Pickup
Airport transfer/ pick up and drop off from, Arusha - Arusha Urban Arusha, Arusha Region are included.
Planning Notes
Minimum age: 1 Hotel pickup offered: Yes Confirmation: Manual By Business
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