Explore Tanzania’s most spectacular landscapes and witness unparalleled wildlife on this exceptional Safari adventure. In 7 days, you will visit some of the major highlights of Tanzania National Park namely Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Crater, and Tarangire National Park. Tanzania offers unrivalled possibilities to experience its natural animal richness as it is indeed a blessed and beautiful country.
7 Days Tanzania Wildlife and Cultural Safari
Trip Highlight
Itinerary summary
Explore the Safari Route
The Price includes
- All Park Fees
- All meals and accommodations during the entire tour
- A high-quality Safari land cruiser with pop up roof
- Arrival and departure transfers
- Experienced Safari guide (who speaks good English, Spanish, French & German)
- Unlimited mineral water on Safari
- All government taxes
- AMREF Flying doctor’s emergency rescue
The Price Excludes
- International Flights
- Gratuities
- Drinks at the lodges
- Any other things not mentioned above
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival at JRO- Transfer to Arusha
You will be met by your driver Guide at Kilimanjaro International Airport and transfer to your first hotel in Arusha. On the way you will encounter many things, a great opportunity for learning and discovery. If you notice something interesting or want to learn more about something you observe along the road, don’t be afraid to ask your driver guide to stop the car for you to come close and explore more. You will get to the lodge in good time for check in and rest a bit before dinner.
Overnight: Arusha Planet Lodge
Day 2: Tarangire National Park
After breakfast, equipped with your picnic lunch, journey to Tarangire National Park, Tanzania’s elephant sanctuary. Explore this iconic Park throughout the day, enjoying a picnic lunch amidst stunning landscapes. Experience thrilling game drives, spotting diverse wildlife such as giraffes, hippos, buffaloes, zebras, wildebeests, and majestic lions. The Tarangire River attracts numerous animals, enhancing your chances to observe them in their natural habitat. Return to the lodge before sunset for dinner and overnight stay, wrapping up a day of remarkable Safari adventures in Tanzania.
Overnight: Tarangire Osupuko Lodge
Day 3: Masai Visit, Mto wa Mbu Market Visit & home hosted lunch
After breakfast begin your day with a visit to a Maasai village, where you’ll immerse yourself in their daily life and traditions. Engage with villagers, participate in activities like milking cows, and try on traditional attire. Later, journey to Mto wa Mbu, a bustling village known for its cultural diversity with over 120 tribes represented. Explore the local market, interact with artisans, and enjoy fresh fruits. You will visit a local home for lunch, an opportunity to prepare the lunch and taste Tanzania Local dishes. Return to the lodge in the evening for dinner and overnight, cherishing a day filled with authentic cultural encounters and culinary delights.
Overnight: Kudu Lodge
Day 4: Game enroute Serengeti National Park
After an early breakfast you will depart the lodge at 7:30 to Serengeti National Park with game enroute. Along the way you’ll pass through the rainforests of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area where you might be lucky enough to encounter wild animals like baboon, vervet monkeys, warthogs and buffalo.
As you enter Serengeti you will witness Africa’s iconic savannah landscape and sheer number of ungulates roaming the grassy plains of the park. You will drive straight to the camp for checking in and have lunch. After lunch you will go for an afternoon game drive in the park.
During the evening you will drive back to the camp for dinner and overnight.
Overnight: Moyo Tented Camp
Day 5: Full day Serengeti National Park
After breakfast, get to explore the beauty of the Serengeti, one of Africa’s wildlife reserves. This day-long adventure is likely to be the highlight of your stay, as the wonders of the Serengeti reveal themselves. Discover the park’s iconic creatures in the early morning Game Drive. If you will be interested, you can take the opportunity to do optional balloon safari, which concludes with a champagne breakfast in the midst of the grasslands.
Get to see the Serengeti “Kopjes” which are massive boulders of granite standing in a sea of grass which provide shelter to a large variety of flora and fauna.
You will go back to the camp for lunch then head out again for an afternoon game drive at around 15:00. As the dusk draws close, you will drive back to the Camp for dinner and overnight.
Overnight: Moyo Tented Camp
Day 6: Ngorongoro crater
After breakfast you will depart with picnic lunch and head to Ngorongoro crater. Explore wildlife in self-contained ecosystem of Ngorongoro Crater.
This is a land of multiple uses where wild animals and human beings have managed to co-exist together in harmony. You will descend to more than 600 meters deep to Ngorongoro Crater, a fallen mountain believed to erode millions of years ago. You will have game drive to search for various animals from endangered black rhinos, lions, buffaloes, elephants, gazelles, warthogs, hippos, zebras, waterbucks, hyenas, jackals, to large flocks of flamingos along Lake Magadi.
You will have lunch in one of the park’s picnic sites then proceed in other areas of the Park in search of game viewing opportunities. After this exciting game drive, you will ascend the Crater and drive to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Overnight: Kudu Lodge
Day 7: Depart
After breakfast at lodge, enjoy your last moments in Northern Tanzania as you drive back to Arusha. On the way you will get an opportunity for a school visit and get to learn more about education in Tanzania as we spend time with the teachers and children.
You will get to Arusha good time for lunch at Arusha Coffee lodge. After lunch you will have the SHANGA Tour, a social enterprise, which employs people with disabilities to create unique and high-quality handmade jewellery, glassware and homewares incorporating recycled materials. These products are sold in the Shanga shop in Tanzania, as well as around the world, with profits being reinvested back into developing opportunities to employ more people with disabilities. After the excursion, you will transfer to Kilimanjaro International Airport.
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival at JRO- Transfer to Arusha
You will be met by your driver Guide at Kilimanjaro International Airport and transfer to your first hotel in Arusha. On the way you will encounter many things, a great opportunity for learning and discovery. If you notice something interesting or want to learn more about something you observe along the road, don’t be afraid to ask your driver guide to stop the car for you to come close and explore more. You will get to the lodge in good time for check in and rest a bit before dinner.
Overnight: Arusha Planet Lodge
Day 2: Tarangire National Park
After breakfast, equipped with your picnic lunch, journey to Tarangire National Park, Tanzania’s elephant sanctuary. Explore this iconic Park throughout the day, enjoying a picnic lunch amidst stunning landscapes. Experience thrilling game drives, spotting diverse wildlife such as giraffes, hippos, buffaloes, zebras, wildebeests, and majestic lions. The Tarangire River attracts numerous animals, enhancing your chances to observe them in their natural habitat. Return to the lodge before sunset for dinner and overnight stay, wrapping up a day of remarkable Safari adventures in Tanzania.
Overnight: Tarangire Osupuko Lodge
Day 3: Masai Visit, Mto wa Mbu Market Visit & home hosted lunch
After breakfast begin your day with a visit to a Maasai village, where you’ll immerse yourself in their daily life and traditions. Engage with villagers, participate in activities like milking cows, and try on traditional attire. Later, journey to Mto wa Mbu, a bustling village known for its cultural diversity with over 120 tribes represented. Explore the local market, interact with artisans, and enjoy fresh fruits. You will visit a local home for lunch, an opportunity to prepare the lunch and taste Tanzania Local dishes. Return to the lodge in the evening for dinner and overnight, cherishing a day filled with authentic cultural encounters and culinary delights.
Overnight: Kudu Lodge
Day 4: Game enroute Serengeti National Park
After an early breakfast you will depart the lodge at 7:30 to Serengeti National Park with game enroute. Along the way you’ll pass through the rainforests of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area where you might be lucky enough to encounter wild animals like baboon, vervet monkeys, warthogs and buffalo.
As you enter Serengeti you will witness Africa’s iconic savannah landscape and sheer number of ungulates roaming the grassy plains of the park. You will drive straight to the camp for checking in and have lunch. After lunch you will go for an afternoon game drive in the park.
During the evening you will drive back to the camp for dinner and overnight.
Overnight: Moyo Tented Camp
Day 5: Full day Serengeti National Park
After breakfast, get to explore the beauty of the Serengeti, one of Africa’s wildlife reserves. This day-long adventure is likely to be the highlight of your stay, as the wonders of the Serengeti reveal themselves. Discover the park’s iconic creatures in the early morning Game Drive. If you will be interested, you can take the opportunity to do optional balloon safari, which concludes with a champagne breakfast in the midst of the grasslands.
Get to see the Serengeti “Kopjes” which are massive boulders of granite standing in a sea of grass which provide shelter to a large variety of flora and fauna.
You will go back to the camp for lunch then head out again for an afternoon game drive at around 15:00. As the dusk draws close, you will drive back to the Camp for dinner and overnight.
Overnight: Moyo Tented Camp
Day 6: Ngorongoro crater
After breakfast you will depart with picnic lunch and head to Ngorongoro crater. Explore wildlife in self-contained ecosystem of Ngorongoro Crater.
This is a land of multiple uses where wild animals and human beings have managed to co-exist together in harmony. You will descend to more than 600 meters deep to Ngorongoro Crater, a fallen mountain believed to erode millions of years ago. You will have game drive to search for various animals from endangered black rhinos, lions, buffaloes, elephants, gazelles, warthogs, hippos, zebras, waterbucks, hyenas, jackals, to large flocks of flamingos along Lake Magadi.
You will have lunch in one of the park’s picnic sites then proceed in other areas of the Park in search of game viewing opportunities. After this exciting game drive, you will ascend the Crater and drive to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Overnight: Kudu Lodge
Day 7: Depart
After breakfast at lodge, enjoy your last moments in Northern Tanzania as you drive back to Arusha. On the way you will get an opportunity for a school visit and get to learn more about education in Tanzania as we spend time with the teachers and children.
You will get to Arusha good time for lunch at Arusha Coffee lodge. After lunch you will have the SHANGA Tour, a social enterprise, which employs people with disabilities to create unique and high-quality handmade jewellery, glassware and homewares incorporating recycled materials. These products are sold in the Shanga shop in Tanzania, as well as around the world, with profits being reinvested back into developing opportunities to employ more people with disabilities. After the excursion, you will transfer to Kilimanjaro International Airport.
Important Notes
Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO)
4×4 Toyota Landcruiser with pop up roof!
Vehicle capacity 6 people maximum and each will have a window seat.
We recommend Khaki or beige colored clothing. Short sleeves during the day and long sleeves after dark to cover yourself from mosquitoes as they tend to be very active after dark. We discourage wearing bright colors clothing because they scare the animals, black and blue clothing/colors attract the flies.
Proper walking shoes are recommended, especially if you will be interested to do walking and hiking on trip.
We are 3 degrees South of the Equator,
We have only two seasons here in East Africa, Wet and dry
Dry season is July- October (highest temperature in dry is 38 degrees (100.4F) during the day and it will cool down at night to 23 degrees (73.4F).
Wet season is divided into two, short rain season November-March.
Long rain season is April-May. Temperature may be unpredictable but usually is between 33 degrees (91.4F) during the day 15 degrees(59F) at night.
June can be a bit cold 18 degrees (64.4F) during the day and 6 degrees (42.8F) the lowest at night.
Yes, children from 3 years and above.
In some lodges and camps yes, but we recommend Guests to buy local SIM cards at the beginning of the trip and use data where there is cell phone reception on trip. It’s more reliable than WFI in the lodges/Camps.
It depends on which country you’re coming from, SADC members African countries are Visa exempted, the rest of the world requires visa to enter Tanzania and you can get it online or at the airport when you arrive. We recommend you get your visa on arrival at your port of entry.
For more info visit the Visa website.
