7-Day Tanzania Wildlife Safari with Serengeti and Ngorongoro

After breakfast, begin your journey to Tarangire National Park for an exciting game drive. A quick stop in Arusha Town allows for any last-minute purchases before heading to the park. Along the way, you'll pass through the picturesque Masai steppe, with its charming shopping centres and villages.

Tarangire is renowned for its massive baobab trees and impressive elephant population. During your game drive, you can expect to encounter herds of buffalo, giraffes, zebra, wildebeest, hippos, baboons, and various antelope species. Birdwatchers will delight in the park's rich avian diversity, with over 400 recorded bird species, including rare finds like the Ash Staling, Great Kudu, and fringed Eared Oryx.

The park also supports a thriving predator population, with lions, hyenas, cheetahs, jackals, and the elusive leopard among its inhabitants. Tarangire is an integral part of the annual migratory cycle, connected with the Tarangire-Lake Manyara ecosystem, where thousands of elephants, wildebeest, and zebra make their way.

After breakfast, depart for Lake Manyara National Park and start the game drive after check-in. Lake Manyara National Park is set in a dramatic location and is endowed with many underground streams, which keep it green throughout the year.

At the base of the Great East African Rift Valley, the park has beautiful overlapping habitats, supporting a large number of wildlife species. These include a high concentration of baboons found nowhere else in the world, beautiful flocks of flamingos, hippos, giraffes, buffalo, wildebeest, zebra, and many antelopes. Lake Manyara's tree-climbing lion is among the beautiful features of this park.

In the afternoon, drive to Lake Eyasi and visit the Datoga tribe and the blacksmith. Later in the afternoon, walk along the lakeshore while watching the sunset, then drive to Lake Eyasi Safari Lodge for dinner and your overnight stay.

On this day, embark on an early morning hunting expedition with the Bushmen, an indigenous tribe near Lake Eyasi. Witness their survival skills and traditional way of life, offering a glimpse into an ancient culture.

After breakfast, journey to Serengeti National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. As you traverse the Great Rift Valley, capture stunning views of the Ngorongoro Crater rim. Visit a Maasai village for a cultural encounter, interact with the warriors, learn about their customs, and experience their vibrant dances.

Entering the Serengeti, the vast plains and abundant wildlife will captivate you. Enjoy a picnic lunch at Naabi Hills Gate or the Copjes before proceeding to the Central Serengeti. Look out for the Great Wildebeest Migration during the afternoon game drive.

Finally, settle into the lodge within the park for dinner and a well-deserved rest. This day promises unforgettable cultural experiences and wildlife encounters in the heart of untamed Africa.

Spend two precious days in the Great Serengeti. On these days of your seven-day Tanzania Lodge Safari, if you wish, you will set out as early as 06:30 with a packed breakfast box and lunch box for an early morning game drive across the endless rolling plains of the Serengeti.

An early morning game drive can allow you to spot cat families on the road as they avoid the morning mist. You may also expect to see other nocturnal predators returning from their long night of hunting, or a group of lionesses organizing a morning ambush or eating along the road after you break for breakfast in the bush.

Serengeti National Park is the scene of the Great Wildebeest Migration, so the herds will be in the Serengeti. Your safari driver-guide will already know where they are, so the early start will take you straight to them and allow you to spend plenty of time with the herds, anticipating animal action such as eating, fighting, and even killing.

You may also expect to spot other predators like leopards, hyenas, cheetahs, and jackals. Herds of buffalo, elephants, giraffe, warthog, zebra, and many antelopes can also be seen wandering across the plains of the Serengeti. Packed lunch can be served at the picnic site or in the bush.

This is a full-day game drive in the Serengeti, after which you will return to your camp before or during sunset for dinner and your overnight stay.

You will wake up at 5:45 a.m. for breakfast and see the sunrise inside the Serengeti. After breakfast, you will enjoy an early morning game drive until 11:30 a.m., then head back to the lodge for a hot lunch.

Afterwards, pack your belongings in the jeep. Once you have finished your hot lunch, continue with a game drive in the Serengeti while heading toward Ngorongoro Crater. Arrive at Rhino Lodge for dinner and your overnight stay.

After breakfast, depart from the lodge with a picnic lunch and descend into the incredible Ngorongoro Crater. Here, explore a magnificent world of diversity, surrounded by the imposing walls that encircle the reserve.

It is possible to see all of Africa's Big Five within the crater, along with many other wildlife species, including hundreds of bird species. Enjoy a full day in the crater before departing for Arusha in the late afternoon and your transfer to the airport.

Accommodation: None/On Request