Kenya, Tanzania · Safari

8-Day Tanzania Wildlife Safari with Ngorongoro and Serengeti

8 Days Round trip from Kilimanjaro Airport Rd Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Game drives across Tarangire, Ngorongoro Crater, and Serengeti National Park
  • 02 Spot the Big Five along with hyenas, zebras, flamingos, and other wildlife
  • 03 Explore the one-of-a-kind Ngorongoro Crater, a 2,000-foot-deep caldera
  • 04 Visit a Maasai village and learn about the tribe's charming cultural traditions
  • 05 Witness the annual wildebeest and zebra migration in season

Go on an 8-day wildlife safari to Tanzania's most famous national parks, starting in Tarangire National Park, continuing to the beautiful Ngorongoro Crater, and ending with game drives in Serengeti National Park. Spot the Big Five and many other wild animals, enjoy rich bird-watching opportunities, and take in the green landscapes along the way. This safari also includes a Maasai village visit and a chartered flight back to Arusha at the end of the journey.

Descend into the Ngorongoro Crater and explore a natural wildlife haven.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 8 Days
Tour type Shared
Activity level Easy
Accommodation Included · Standard
Transport Included
Wheelchair access Not applicable
Cities Arusha, Mount Kilimanjaro, Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tarangire National Park
Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

1
Day 01

Arrival in Arusha and Lodge Stay

  • Arrive in Arusha and meet your tour guide at Kilimanjaro International Airport.
  • Transfer to a lodge set in lush tropical gardens on a coffee farm outside Arusha, featuring twelve beautiful garden cottages designed with a unique blend of African arts and crafts combined with old colonial-style luxury.

Dinner and overnight stay in Arusha.

2
Day 02

Drive to Tarangire and Afternoon Game Drive

  • Have breakfast, check out of the hotel, and drive to Tarangire National Park, a wild landscape painted with open grasslands, acacia trees, and the Tarangire River.
  • Arrive at Tarangire National Park and check in at Tarangire Treetops, which serenely sits on the border of the park. Each of the 20 rooms is elevated above the ground and features a private balcony with views over the tops of the surrounding marula and baobab trees.
  • Enjoy a welcome lunch.
  • Go for a game drive in the afternoon and spot giraffes, waterbucks, zebras, elephants, hartebeest, gazelles, and birds, including the giant martial eagle.
3
Day 03

Full-Day Game Drive in Tarangire

  • Wake up early and go for a full-day game drive.
  • Spot the nocturnal animals, including lions, hyenas, leopards, and African wildcats.
  • Travel back to Tarangire Treetops Lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.
4
Day 04

Ngorongoro Crater Safari

  • Travel to Ngorongoro Crater, a 2,000-foot-deep caldera that offers a fascinating miniature of East African wildlife.
  • Go for a game drive and spot animals and birds, including buffalos, flamingos, lions, and leopards.
  • Travel to Ngorongoro Crater Lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.
5
Day 05

Crater Exploration and Maasai Village Visit

  • Wake up early in the morning and go for a game drive.
  • Descend into the Ngorongoro Crater and explore a natural wildlife haven. Many of these animals live their whole lives at the bottom of this intact caldera.
  • Spot zebras, wildebeests, and gazelles mingled together, while herds of buffalos, elephants, and rhinos roam around. Catch up with the hippos as they lounge in the water holes where the lions position themselves to ambush prey.
  • Get closer to the lake and watch the flamingos as they feed and play.
  • Visit a Maasai village and learn about the tribe's charming cultural traditions, nomadic lifestyle, and how they coexist with wildlife.
  • Travel back to the Ngorongoro Crater Lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.
6
Day 06

Journey to Serengeti National Park

  • Have an early morning breakfast and drive to Serengeti National Park.
  • Have lunch at Serengeti National Park.
  • Go for a game drive and spot lions, hyenas, leopards, and more.
  • Travel to Singita Faru Lodge in the evening for dinner and an overnight stay.
7
Day 07

Serengeti Game Drives and Seasonal Migration

  • Go for morning and afternoon game drives that offer incredible sightings of the densest wildlife populations, including the Big Five - lions, elephants, Cape buffalos, leopards, and rhinos - supplemented by a variety of birds and big mammals like cheetahs, a fleet of Thomson's gazelles, giraffe, warthog, dik dik, bushbuck, waterbuck, eland, impala, and topi.
  • If you plan your trip around November and December or through early July, you can witness the annual migration as vast herds of wildebeest and zebras embark on their yearly crossing from Kenya's Masai Mara.
  • Travel back to the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.
8
Day 08

Flight Back to Arusha

  • Have breakfast at the hotel, then drive to the nearby airstrip for a chartered flight to Arusha.

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from Kilimanjaro Airport Rd 5 cities · 8 Days

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • Transport by 4x4 vehicle
  • Local Tanzanian tour guide
  • Full-board accommodation
  • Game drives
  • Crater visit

What's Not Included

  • International flights
  • Visas

Know before you go

  • Airport pickup is available at an extra cost.
  • Cancellation is required two weeks prior to the trip commencement date.

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point
Kilimanjaro International Airport, Kilimanjaro Airport Road, Tanzania
Tour start
Kilimanjaro Airport Rd, Tanzania
Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
End of the journey

Your 8 days finish where they began, in Kilimanjaro Airport Rd.

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