8-Day Tanzania Wildlife Safari from Arusha with Big Five Game Drives

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Day 01

Arrival at Kilimanjaro Airport and Transfer to Arusha

• Our driver will pick you up upon your arrival at the airport, from where you will drive to Arusha town for an overnight stay at Mvuli Hotel.

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Day 02

Arusha to Tarangire National Park

• Early in the morning, after breakfast, you will drive to Tarangire National Park by land cruiser, crossing the Maasai Steppe on your way to Tanzania's fourth-largest and one of its most diverse parks. Wait at the picturesque park gate while the driver fills in the park registration book. Soon, the impressive Great Rift Valley Escarpment will come into view - a 2,000-foot-high wall that rises, improbably steep and incredibly tall, out of the flat plains. Elephants, buffaloes, and pythons are seen easily and regularly cross your path, unbothered by your benign presence and going about their daily routines. You'll meander along bush tracks, explore the Tarangire River's twists and turns, and find elephants drinking and playing in the refreshing waters.
• Late this afternoon, you'll arrive at Tarangire Simba Lodge, where you can settle in and relax before dinner and your overnight stay.

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Day 03

Tarangire to Lake Manyara National Park

• In the morning, after breakfast, you will make your way to Lake Manyara National Park for full-day game drives. It is among Tanzania's smallest parks. Driving through the lush gardens is a gentle reminder that you are now in Africa, where exotic birdcalls fill the air. Enjoy a picnic lunch, and afterwards continue with game viewing in the park, where animals including zebra, wildebeest, bushbuck, dik-dik, and guinea fowl regularly cross your path, unbothered by your benign presence and going about their daily routines. You'll meander along bush tracks and explore the lake, home to thousands of flamingos, as well as the river's twists and turns, finding elephants drinking and playing in the refreshing waters.
• Overnight stay at the farm of Dream Lodge.

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Day 04

Lake Manyara to Serengeti National Park

• Have an early breakfast before heading to the Serengeti's endless plains for an afternoon to sunset game drive. You will make your way around the southern edge of the crater rim, spotting the occasional hyena, elephant, or African buffalo along the way.
• By late morning, you will arrive at the famed Serengeti National Park. The plains seem endless from this vantage point. Stop to enjoy your picnic lunch at Naabi Hill before meandering through the wildlife-rich central Serengeti.
• Later in the evening at your camp, you can settle into your accommodation before joining other travellers in the dining area for some palate teasers in anticipation of a delicious evening meal.
• Afterwards, gather around the campfire before heading off to sleep. Relax in your comfortable surroundings tonight as you are lulled to sleep by the sounds of the Serengeti plains.
• Overnight stay at Pamoja tented camp.

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Day 05

Full-Day Game Drive in Serengeti National Park

• The game drive in the endless plains of Serengeti National Park starts from sunrise to sunset. You will have a great time visiting the Retima hippo and crocodile pool. You'll continue your wildlife viewing for the rest of the day, stopping to enjoy a picnic lunch at your leisure. Spot big cats - cheetahs, leopards, and lions.
• In the evening, drive to the camp for dinner and an overnight stay at Pamoja tented camp.

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Day 06

Serengeti National Park to Ngorongoro Crater Rim

• A half-day game drive in the central Serengeti area starts from sunrise to early afternoon, when you will take a break and enjoy your lunch. After that, you will continue with a game drive en route to Ngorongoro for dinner and an overnight stay at Rhino Lodge.

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Day 07

Ngorongoro Crater Rim to Arusha

• Rise early for breakfast before spending a half-day exploring the crater floor. The area is world-renowned in reputation and very small in scale, so you will see other safari-goers. Don't let that distract you from the beauty of the place or the fact that this remains one of the only places on earth where you may see all of the Big Five at once: lion, leopard, bull elephant, African buffalo, and black rhino. To maximize your time on the crater floor, you will enjoy a special boxed lunch at a scenic picnic spot. Your journey will take you through this tremendous landscape, constantly changing as animals move to and fro, searching for pasture, water, or easy prey.
• In the afternoon, ascend to the rim and drive back to Arusha town for dinner and an overnight stay at the Mvuli Hotel.

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Day 08

Arusha to Kilimanjaro Airport

• After you finish your breakfast, our driver will pick you up and drive you to the airport for your international flight back home.