Classic safari 7 days safari
Safari Overview
Type: Wildlife_safaris
The safari will take you around the best places in Tanzania, visiting places such as Lake Manyara, which is famous for its tree-climbing lions, the Ngorongoro Crater, which is also known as the Garden of Eden, Serengeti National Park and Tarangire National Park.
Safari Location & Activities
Country: Tanzania
Safari Program
Download or view the detailed safari itinerary file.
Detailed Itinerary: Day by Day
DAY 1 Arrival JRO to Planet lodge
Welcome to Tanzania. Serengeti Pride Safaris' Driver will meet you at the airport and transfer you to Planet Lodge
near Arusha. This is a 45-minute drive from Kilimanjaro airport to Planet Lodge.
Meals: BB (bed and Breakfast)
DAY 2 Resting Day – Planet lodge
Leisure Day or take an hour or two hiking around the village at the foot of Mount Meru. Our guide will meet
you in the morning for a village walking tour. This tour will take about 2 hours, where you will get a chance to
learn and interact with Local people. Option: visit the primary school if schools are in session.
Or: Tour at Arusha National Park –full day.
Meals: BLD
Accommodation: Planet Lodge Arusha.
DAY 3 Tarangire National Park- Sangaiwe Tented camp
After Breakfast, your driver guide will sit down for a safari briefing. He will lay down the Map for a good
orientation of the country and the entire safari. From there, you will load up your vehicle to Tangare National
Park after breakfast. On your way, you will pass through Arusha town for a quick tour and last-minute shopping
for some snacks and cold drinks at Shoppers supermarket. Then drive for 1.5 hours to Tarangire National Park.
After acquiring an entry permit, your full-day game drive will begin.
Tarangire National Park is somewhat like a "mini Serengeti" with open plains, acacia woodlands, its own mini
migration of wildebeest, and often large herds of elephant. This park has the highest population density of
elephants compared to anywhere else in Tanzania. There are more than 550 bird species around this park, which makes it the best destination for the bird watcher.
Overnight: Sangaiwe Tented Camp or similar
Meals: DBL (Dinner, Breakfast and Lunch)
DAY 4 Lake Manyara National park– Lake Eyasi safari lodge
After 1.5 hours of hiking around Sangaiwe hill in the morning, your journey to Lake Manyara will begin. Lake
Manyara Park is very famous for the tree-climbing lions. This evergreen park receives underground water from
Ngorongoro Highlands. Expect to see large groups of elephants, buffaloes, hippos and hundreds of bird species
Meals: BLD
Accommodation: Lake Eyasi safari lodge
DAY 5 Hunting with Hadzabe (Bush men)- Lake Eyasi Safari lodge
Visit and stay with the Hadzabe Tribe (hunters/gatherers), the DaToga tribe (Cattle herders) at Lake Eyasi area.
Hunting with the Hadzabe starts at around 5 am if the weather permits. This is a great experience and a good
exercise opportunity (you need to walk fast, on uneven ground - they don't go slowly!). You and your guide will
discuss the plan the day prior as he contacts the local guide. After hunting, you will visit the Datoga tribe
(pastoralists). Where you will get to live their life and dance and sing with them. Then, the group will return to the
lodge for a late breakfast of bread and relax until 4 pm, when you will visit the blacksmith families around the
village.
Meals: BLD
Accommodation: Lake Eyasi safari lodge
DAY 6 Ngorongoro Crater- Serena lodge
After breakfast, we’ll drive to the Ngorongoro Crater, an extinct volcano teeming with wildlife often compared to
the Garden of Eden. There are a few places that have wildlife densities and variety on this level. It is not unusual
to see the Big Five in one day, as well as Black-backed and golden jackals, spotted hyenas, other big cats, birds,
and much more.
Meals: BLD
Accommodation: Serena Lodge
DAY 7 Serengeti National Park- Hippo trail luxury Camp
The group will depart for Serengeti National Park, game drive en route through the Southern Serengeti Eco
system to the Seronera area (central). Serengeti National Park is the largest national park in Tanzania, covering about 14750 square Km. We customise itineraries following the great migration and the availability of the
wildlife to make sure that our guests get the best of the Serengeti.
Optional: visit Oldupai Gorge Museum (extra fees)
Meals: BLD
Accommodation: Hippo Trails Luxury Camp
DAY 8 Sengeti National Park (Seronera-central)- Hippo trail luxury camp
Today we will depart for an early morning game with a Lunch box to maximise our chances to see enough
wildlife in Central Serengeti. Central Serengeti has lots of waterholes and rivers with an abundance of wildlife,
including buffalo, giraffe, impala and Grant's gazelle. Lions are common and often found on a kill. Leopards are
common in the Serengeti, but much harder to spot as they like to hide-but central Seronera is sometimes the
spot to find a leopard in a tree. We will also visit the Seronera visitor centre, which has a short trail around the
Kopjes, often with hyrax sitting on the displays, and sometimes monkeys, warthogs, and mongoose too.
Meals: BLD
Accommodation: Hippo Trails Luxury camp
DAY 9 En route Back to Arusha.
You will say goodbye the lodge staff and enjoy your last game drive en route toward Ngorongoro and back to
Arusha for your evening flight back to Zanzibar. Once in Zanzibar, our Serengeti Pride guide liaison, will meet
you at the airport and take to you hotel around stone town.
*See Zanzibar programs on the Add-on page
Meals: BLD
Accommodation:
This ends your journey with Serengeti Pride. Kwaheri (Goodbye)! Asante sana (Thank you)!