7-Day Tanzania Safari Beyond the Ordinary-Into Africa’s Wild Heart

• Pick-up: Your private driver-guide will collect you from your hotel, residence or the airport (Arusha).
• Transport: Settle into your customized 4x4 Land Cruiser and travel through the beautiful northern Tanzanian countryside toward Lake Manyara National Park.
• Game viewing: Explore groundwater forests, open grasslands and lakeshore habitats in search of elephants, giraffes, buffaloes, zebras, wildebeest and impalas.
• Wildlife: Large troops of baboons and blue monkeys are commonly encountered in the forested sections of the park.
• Wildlife: Manyara is also historically known for its tree-climbing lions. Sightings are never guaranteed, but finding one resting among the branches is always a memorable safari moment.
• Birdwatching: Depending on water levels and seasonal conditions, flamingos and other waterbirds may be present along the lakeshore.
• Transfer: Later, transfer to your lodge for dinner and overnight.
• Overnight: Lake Manyara / Karatu
• Meals: Lunch & Dinner

• Meals: After breakfast
• Transport: Leave the Great Rift Valley and begin your journey toward the legendary Serengeti National Park.
• Scenic drive: Travel through the beautiful Ngorongoro highlands before descending toward the vast plains of the Serengeti.
• Game viewing: Enjoy game viewing en route to your safari lodge or tented camp.
• Wildlife: Look out for elephants, giraffes, buffaloes, zebras, wildebeest, gazelles and predators as you travel deeper into the park.
• Accommodation: Arrive at your accommodation and settle in for your first night surrounded by the Serengeti wilderness.
• Overnight: Serengeti
• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

• Game viewing: Wake up to the sounds of the African wilderness and head out for a full day of game viewing.
• Wildlife: Your guide will search for prides of lions resting on the plains, cheetahs scanning the grasslands and elusive leopards resting among trees.
• Wildlife: The savannah is also home to elephants, buffaloes, giraffes, zebras, wildebeest, hyenas, hippos and numerous antelope species.
• Private safari: Your private safari allows you to spend longer at particularly rewarding sightings instead of following a rigid game-drive schedule.
• Lunch: Enjoy a picnic lunch surrounded by the wilderness or return to your lodge depending on the day’s safari plan.
• Game viewing: Continue exploring into the afternoon before returning as the sun sets across the plains.
• Overnight: Serengeti
• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

• Game viewing: Your second full day in the Serengeti gives you more time to discover different areas of this immense ecosystem.
• Great Wildebeest Migration: Vast numbers of wildebeest, zebras and gazelles move through the greater Serengeti–Mara ecosystem in search of fresh grazing and water.
• Seasonality: The herds occupy different parts of the ecosystem throughout the year. Their exact movements depend on rainfall, grazing conditions and other natural factors.
• Game drive plan: Your guide will therefore tailor today’s game drive according to the season, wildlife movements and recent sightings.
• Wildlife viewing: Even when the main migration herds are in another part of the ecosystem, the Serengeti offers exceptional year-round wildlife viewing thanks to its abundant resident animals.
• Accommodation: Spend another full day immersed in the wild before returning to your lodge or camp for your final Serengeti evening.
• Overnight: Serengeti
• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

• Meals: Enjoy breakfast
• Game viewing: Head out for your final Serengeti game drive as you begin travelling toward the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
• Optional stop: Along the way, you may choose to stop at Olduvai Gorge, one of the world’s most important paleoanthropological sites.
• Olduvai Gorge: Often referred to as part of the “Cradle of Mankind,” discoveries made in the Olduvai region have played an important role in our understanding of early human evolution.
• Scenic drive: Continue through the Ngorongoro Conservation Area as the landscape rises from open plains into spectacular highlands.
• Accommodation: Arrive at your lodge and spend the remainder of the evening relaxing and preparing for tomorrow’s descent into the crater.
• Overnight: Ngorongoro / Karatu
• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

• Meals: After an early breakfast
• Ngorongoro Crater: Travel to the crater rim and begin your descent approximately 600 metres into the spectacular Ngorongoro Crater.
• Game viewing: Explore the crater floor in search of lions, elephants, buffaloes, zebras, wildebeest, hippos, hyenas, jackals and gazelles.
• Wildlife: Ngorongoro is also one of Tanzania’s important habitats for the endangered black rhino, providing one of the better opportunities to encounter this elusive member of the Big Five.
• Lunch: Enjoy a picnic lunch surrounded by the extraordinary crater scenery.
• Transport: Later, ascend the crater walls and continue toward the Tarangire region.
• Accommodation: Arrive at your lodge for your final evening on safari.
• Overnight: Tarangire
• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

• Meals: After breakfast
• Game viewing: Head into Tarangire National Park for the final chapter of your Tanzanian adventure.
• Landscape: Its rolling savannah is punctuated by magnificent baobab trees, some of which have stood for hundreds of years, creating one of northern Tanzania’s most distinctive safari settings.
• Wildlife: The park is particularly renowned for its elephants. Large herds can often be seen travelling through the landscape or gathering around the Tarangire River, especially during the dry season.
• Wildlife: Look out for giraffes, zebras, wildebeest, buffaloes, impalas and other plains wildlife while your guide searches for lions, leopards and cheetahs.
• Transport: After your game drive and lunch, begin your journey back to Arusha.
• Drop-off: Upon arrival, your private guide will transfer you to your hotel, residence or the airport.

End: Your 7-Day Grand Tanzania Safari comes to an end after an unforgettable week exploring the lakes, endless plains, volcanic highlands and elephant country of northern Tanzania.