Tanzania Classic Safari

10 Days

Tour Overview

On this 10-day lodge safari you will visit the Tarangire National Park and Lake Manyara National Park as well as the Serengeti National Park and the world famous Ngorongoro Crater. Travelling through breath-taking landscapes on adventurous tracks you will experience nature and wildlife at its best.

1 night HB Venus Premier Hotel – Arusha
2 nights FB Tarangire Osupuko Lodge – Tarangire
3 nights FB Tukaone Serengeti Camp – Serengeti
2 nights FB Karatu Tented Lodge – Karatu

Day 1: Kilimanjaro Airport - Arusha

Upon your arrival at Kilimanjaro Airport, you will be greeted by our transfer driver and taken to the Venus Premier Hotel in Arusha. The day can be spent relaxing at the lodge pool or exploring the town of Arusha. You will have your briefing in preparation for your upcoming safari, followed by dinner and your overnight stay. Dinner

Day 2: Arusha - Tarangire National Park

After a safari briefing in the morning and an approximate 2 hour drive you will arrive at the Tarangire National Park. Giant baobab trees, bush savannah and the seasonal marshes add to the wonder of this nature reserve. The Tarangire National Park is considered as one of the best places to view elephants up close.

The park is also home to buffaloes, zebras and wildebeests which are always closely followed by a range of predators such as lions. Leopards are seen now and then but cheetahs are rarely spotted. From the open roof of the safari vehicle you will be able to absorb the landscape and watch the animals. In the late afternoon you will leave the park and drive to the Tarangire Osupuko Lodge, where you will stay overnight.
Lunch; Dinner

Day 3: Full day game drive in Tarangire National Park.

After breakfast a full day game drive in Tarangire National Park which is Tanzania’s third largest national park and sanctuary for an unusually large elephant population. Majestic baobab trees are an interesting feature of the park, dwarfing the animals that feed beneath them.

Animals concentrate along the Tarangire River, which provides the only permanent water supply in the area. There is a great diversity of wildlife including lions, leopards, cheetahs and up to six thousand elephants.

Enjoy game drives with a picnic lunch. After lunch and an extensive game drive inside the park, we will drive straight to your accommodation for dinner and your overnight stay at Tarangire Osupuko Lodge, where you will stay overnight. Breakfast;Lunch; Dinner

Day 4: Tarangire Area– Lake Manyara National Park

After breakfast you will travel from the Tarangire Area to Lake Manyara National Park.
The park is known for its over 400 bird species, primate-filled forests and grassy plains. A large area of the park is covered by the alkaline Lake Manyara, the seasonal breeding grounds for large colonies of flamingos and many more waterfowls.

The park is also home to giraffes, hippos, wildebeests, impalas and groups of noisy monkeys and baboons. After an extensive game drive you will travel to the Karatu Tented Lodge, where you will spend the night. Breakfast; Lunch; Dinner

Day 5: Karatu - Serengeti National Park

After breakfast, you will travel via the cooler highlands towards the southern Serengeti and at midday you will reach the plains of the Serengeti National Park. This park is the largest in Tanzania and has a diversity of habitats and landscapes – short grass plains, savannah, thick bush, swamps and lakes.

Bizarre rock formations called kopjes dot the grassy landscape where predators are often seen. The Serengeti is famous for the yearly migration when hundreds of thousands of wildebeests and zebras trek to find fresh grass and water. You will spend the night at the Tukaone Serengeti Camp inside of the park.
Breakfast; Lunch; Dinner

Day 6-7: Serengeti National Park

The entire day is dedicated to game viewing in the Serengeti National Park. The areas that you visit will depend upon where the migrating herds are. Predators usually follow closely behind the trekking animals and include lions, leopards (in the acacia trees) and cheetahs.

During the short rainy season in November and December the herds move from the hills in the north to the plains in the south. During the longer rainy season from April to June they return up north. As the migration is completely dependent on the yearly rainfalls, the location of the herds may vary from year to year but your guide will know where to locate the animals and where to see them best. You will spend another night at the Tukaone Serengeti Camp.
Breakfast; Lunch; Dinner

Day 8: Serengeti National Park - Olduvai Gorge, Maasai Boma - Coffee Walk

On your outward journey to the park gate, you will enjoy some more game viewing before you leave the Serengeti National Park in the early afternoon to continue your journey to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area and visit Olduvai Gorge & Maasai Boma. As soon as you reach the edge of the Ngorongoro Crater, you will see the giant caldera below – a breath-taking view.

You will leave the Ngorongoro Conservation Area and drive to Karatu in the Ngorongoro highlands. Here you will join a walk in the coffee plantation to learn more about the cultivation and processing of coffee. You will overnight at Karatu Tented Lodge
Breakfast; Lunch; Dinner

Day 9: Karatu - Ngorongoro Crater - Karatu

Rise and shine! After breakfast at daybreak you travel back to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area before you drive down into the crater. The massive collapsed volcano is home to over 25,000 mammals ranging from the Big Five – lion, elephant, buffalo, rhino and leopard – to spotted hyenas, rare wild dogs and some of the more than 500 bird species of the area.

After an extensive game drive and a picnic for lunch, you will leave the caldera in the afternoon and return to your Karatu Tented Lodge to spend another night.

Day 10: Karatu – Arusha

After a leisurely breakfast, you will travel back to Arusha where you will arrive around midday. You will be dropped off in the city centre or at the airport. Breakfast; Lunch

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