8-Day Tanzania Safari to Serengeti and Ngorongoro from Arusha

You will be picked up from the airport by a Kitonga Tours representative and transferred to your accommodation in Arusha, where you can stay overnight, relax, and prepare for the adventures ahead. Arusha Planet Lodge is an oasis of calm and aesthetic pleasure.

Main Destination: Arusha (City)

Accommodation: Arusha Planet Lodge (Mid-range lodge located in or near Arusha)

Meals and Drinks: Breakfast included (lunch and dinner not included). Drinking water included (other drinks not included).

After breakfast, you will meet your safari guide at your accommodation and drive to Lake Manyara National Park. This is a relatively small but diverse park situated 120 km west of Arusha. The park's namesake is a shallow salt lake that covers a large area of the park, flooding and drying with the seasons, and is home to thousands of flamingos and more than 500 other bird species.

During your park explorations, you may see monkeys, giraffes, zebra, wildebeests, buffalo, elephants, and, with some luck, lions lounging in the trees. The park is known for its diverse landscapes, including grassy plains, primate-filled woodlands, and baobab-dotted cliffs.

After an extensive game drive through the park, you will head to your nearby accommodation at one of our luxurious mid-range partner lodges. Your lodging has been carefully selected for quality. You can dine in an expansive restaurant, relax by the pool, and rest in a spacious and comfortable room.

Main Destination: Lake Manyara National Park

Accommodation: Eileen's Trees Inn (Mid-range lodge located in or near Karatu)

Meals and Drinks: All meals included. Drinking water included (other drinks not included).

After breakfast, you will continue towards the fertile highlands, where wheat, coffee, and corn are grown by the Iraqw people.

Passing through the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, you will be able to see the breathtaking Ngorongoro Crater before travelling onward to the Serengeti, which you will reach by midday. Serengeti National Park is the largest park in Tanzania and features diverse landscapes and habitats, including grassy plains, swamps, lakes, savannahs, and mountains. The largest wildebeest and zebra migration takes place here and, depending on the season, you may witness thousands of animals searching for food and water.

After an extensive game drive, you will head to the lodge for dinner and your overnight stay.

Main Destination: Serengeti National Park

Accommodation: Serengeti Heritage Luxury Tented Camp (Mid-range tented camp located inside Central Serengeti)

Meals and Drinks: All meals included. Drinking water included (other drinks not included).

Enjoy full-day game drives in Serengeti National Park. The Serengeti is home to an abundance of wildlife, including impalas, buffalo, crocodiles, and hippos, but it is best known for its great migrating herds of zebras and wildebeest. The animals' trek is determined by rainfall and varies from year to year. In November and December, the herds move from the northern region, dominated by woodlands and hills, to the grassy plains of the south. During the longer rainy season from April to June, they return to the north.

Apart from the migrating herds, you may also have the chance to see predators such as leopards, cheetahs, and lions, always lurking close by.

Main Destination: Serengeti National Park

Accommodation: Serengeti Heritage Luxury Tented Camp (Mid-range tented camp located inside Central Serengeti)

Meals and Drinks: All meals included. Drinking water included (other drinks not included).

This will be your final day in the Serengeti, or the "endless plain" as it is called in Maasai, the language of the local Maasai people. This is truly one of the most spectacular places on Earth.

Continue to enjoy the wide range of animals and birds. By now, you will be an expert. Our guide will make sure to take you to the best locations for game viewing.

Main Destination: Serengeti National Park

Accommodation: Serengeti Heritage Luxury Tented Camp (Mid-range tented camp located inside Central Serengeti)

Meals and Drinks: All meals included. Drinking water included (other drinks not included).

After an early breakfast, you will head out for another game drive in the Serengeti. You may be able to spot the "Big Five" - lion, elephant, buffalo, rhino, and leopard - before beginning your journey to the Ngorongoro Crater. The animals roam freely through the unfenced reserves, offering an uninterrupted game-viewing experience.

Arriving at the edge of the crater, you will have your first glimpse of what awaits you the following day - glistening streams, open grassland, and an infinite number of animals. You will have dinner and spend the night at one of our mid-range partner lodges.

Main Destination: Ngorongoro Highlands

Accommodation: Rhino Lodge (Mid-range lodge located on the crater rim of Ngorongoro Crater)

Meals and Drinks: All meals included. Drinking water included (other drinks not included).

After a hearty breakfast, you will drive down the adventurous track into the crater. This UNESCO World Heritage Site, formed millions of years ago, is 610 m deep and covers roughly 260 square kilometres. Due to its dense animal population of approximately 25,000, the crater offers some of the best game viewing of all the parks in Tanzania.

In a matter of minutes, you will be able to see wildebeest, zebras, gazelles, elephants, and some of the more than 500 bird species native to the area. With a little luck, you might catch a glimpse of the endangered black rhino through the grass.

After lunch, you will ascend the steep walls of the crater and head to your accommodation at one of our carefully selected mid-range partner lodges in Karatu. You will enjoy dinner in the expansive and tasteful restaurant, soothe yourself with a swim in the pool, and make the most of your spacious room as you dream of wild cats.

Main Destination: Ngorongoro Crater

Accommodation: Eileen's Trees Inn (Mid-range lodge located outside Ngorongoro Crater)

Meals and Drinks: All meals included. Drinking water included (other drinks not included).

After breakfast, you will drive to your final destination on this epic safari: Tarangire National Park. Tarangire is well known for its large elephant herds.

From the open roof of the vehicle, you will experience the seasonal swamps, savannah, and the Tarangire River while searching for many animals, including zebra, wildebeest, buffalo, elephant, and giraffe. It is also possible that you will catch a glimpse of a lion stalking its prey or leopards watching and relaxing in the trees above.

After an extensive game drive through the park, you will head back to Arusha.

Main Destination: Tarangire National Park

Accommodation: No accommodation (end of tour)

Meals and Drinks: All meals included. Drinking water included (other drinks not included).