7 Days Best of Tanzania Safari is a family-friendly Tanzania safari package that allows travelers a chance to explore all the 4 most sought-after northern Tanzania safari destinations. This Tanzania safari tour takes you to Lake Manyara National Park, Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Conservation Area and Tarangire national Park. You shall enjoy extensive game drives, spotting the big 5 animals and so many other animals in Tanzania. This safari starts and ends in Arusha Tanzania, and can be customized further as per your preference.
Detailed Itinerary of 7 Days Best of Tanzania Safari
Day 1: Arrival, Materuni Waterfalls Hike
Upon your arrival at the airport (Kilimanjaro International Airport JRO or Arusha Airport ARK), you shall be picked up and transferred to your hotel of stay. Check in; relax as you wait for dinner and an overnight stay at the hotel. Depending on your time of arrival, enjoy a Materuni Waterfalls hike for a chance to hike through communities, see the waterfalls and coffee plantation etc, all the while enjoying amazing views of the Kilimanjaro Mountain on a clear day. Your Materuni waterfalls hike culminates into a local lunch.
Accommodation: Burka Coffee Lodge for Budget, Zawadi House Lounge for Mid-range, Gran Melia Arusha Hotel for Luxury
Meal Plan: Lunch and Dinner
Day 2: Transfer to Lake Manyara National Park Game Drive and Walking Safari
Drive Time: Approx. 2 Hours
Your Tanzania safari guide will pick you up from your hotel in Arusha and welcome you for the safari and after short briefing, you will start your journey to Lake Manyara National Park. You will enjoy an amazing introduction to the Tanzania wildlife with a game drive in Lake Manyara National Park. After your picnic lunch, embark on a guided nature walk and get closer to the natural surroundings in the park and also enjoy the beautiful views around.
After the nature walk, you will be driven to the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.
Accommodation: Tukaone Serengeti Camp for Budget, Heritage Manyara Safari Lodge for Mid-range, Lake Manyara Kilimamoja Lodge for Luxury.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 3: Drive to Serengeti National Park, Game Drive
Drive Time: Approx. 4 Hours
You will have an early breakfast at your lodge as you prepare for your transfer to Serengeti National Park.
After having lunch, you will engage in a late afternoon game drive as you search for wildlife species in the savannah plains such as the big five like elephants, lions, leopards, buffalos, rhinos and also enjoy the beautiful scenery such as the kopjes where lions can be seen as they watch their prey. You will proceed to your lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.
Accommodation: Tukaone Serengeti Camp for Budget, Central Serengeti Tanzania Bush Camp for Mid-range, Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge for Lower-Luxury.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 4: Full Day Game Drive in Serengeti National Park
You will have an early breakfast at your lodge, and your guide will drive you on a morning game viewing experience around the central part of Serengeti national park where you will search for wildlife species like lions, leopards, elephants, buffalos, wildebeests, zebras, giraffes, cheetahs, impalas, gazelles, kudu, rhinos among others.
After having your picnic lunch enjoyed in the wilderness, you will engage in an afternoon game drive around Serengeti National Park as you look out for wildlife species and later return to your lodge for dinner and overnight stay as above
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Optional Activity: Hot air balloon safari @550USD per person
Day 5: Ngorongoro Crater Drive
Drive Time: Approx. 3 hours
After breakfast at the camp, you will drive to Ngorongoro Conservation Area. With your packed lunch you will descend the 600 meters into the Ngorongoro Crater for amazing wildlife viewing opportunities and to enjoy the beautiful scenery, including the big 5 Ngorongoro animals.
You will look out for a variety of wildlife species, which include wildebeest, zebra, buffalo, eland, warthog, hippo, and giant African elephants as well as predators such as lions, hyenas, jackals, cheetahs, and leopard. After the game drive, you will proceed to your lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Accommodation: Eileen’s Tree Inn for Budget, Hhando Coffee Lodge for Mid-range, Ngorongoro Oldeani Mountain Lodge for Lower-Luxury.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 6: Tarangire National Park Game Drive, Transfer to Arusha
On this last day of your Tanzania safari, you shall have your breakfast at the lodge and with your lunch boxes, drive to Tarangire National Park for an amazing half-day wild game viewing experience before the sunrise. Look out for other animals in the park like zebras, giraffes, lions, large herds of elephants which the park is famous for, and so much more.
Enjoy lunch in the wilderness and another game viewing opportunity as you leave the park driving back to Arusha. Check in at the hotel in Arusha, relax as you wait for dinner and an overnight stay.
Accommodation: Burka Coffee Lodge for Budget, Zawadi House Lounge for Mid-range, Gran Melia Arusha Hotel for Luxury
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 7: Departure
After breakfast at the lodge, check out and proceed on a transfer to the airport, arriving in time for your flight check-in. This ends your 7 Days Tanzania Safari.
Meal Plan: Breakfast
Price Includes
- Airport transfers as per the itinerary
- 4×4 safari land cruiser with pop up roof
- Accommodation per itinerary
- Meals as per itinerary B=Breakfast, L=Lunch and D=Dinner.
- Services of an English speaking guide
- National park entrance fees as per itinerary.
- Mineral Water while on safari.
- Crater fees and concession fees
- Government taxes
Price Excludes
- All flights
- Visas and related costs
- Personal expenses like Alcoholic drinks, beverages, tips, laundry, telephone calls, and other items of a personal nature
- Optional excursions and activities not listed in the itinerary
- Anything else not included in the itinerary.
