8 days Tanzania safari

8 days Tanzania safari is one of the long safari packages offered by Focus East Africa Tours, this sfari package begins and ends in Arusha and it takes you on a visit to some of the amazing national parks and attractions in Tanzania such as lake Manyara national park, Serengeti national park, lake natron, Ngorongoro conservation area and Tarangire national park. All these destinations will offer you an exceptional feeling and insight about nature, wildlife and amazing scenery in Tanzania.

Highlights for the safari

Detailed itinerary for the safari

Day 1: Transfer to Serengeti national park

On the first day of the safari you will be picked from your hotel in Arusha by your safari driver after morning breakfast, he will brief you about the safari and then embark on your journey to Serengeti national park. Serengeti national park is an amazing tourist destination experiencing the great wildebeest migration which involves the movement of hundreds of wildebeests, zebras and gazelles as they cross over to and from Masai Mara national reserve of Kenya. You are to arrive in the park in the afternoon and a perfect time for lunch, you will check into your lodge, have lunch and then go for an afternoon game drive. As you drive through the plains of the park you will enjoy sights of animals such as lions, leopards, zebras, hartebeests, elephants, buffaloes and many more. After the game drive you will drive back to your lodge, have dinner and stay overnight.

Accommodation is got from

Luxury: Melia Serengeti lodge

Midrange: Ikoma tented camp

Budget: Ikoma wild camp

Meal plan – Lunch and dinner

Day 2: Full day in Serengeti

On the second day of the safari you will wake up early in the morning for morning breakfast and then drive to the park for a full day of touring the park. While in Serengeti national park you will go for a game driver and as you drive through the short savannah vegetation of the park you will see animals like lions, elephants, buffaloes, leopards, giraffes, wildebeests and if you are in the right timing you may get to sight the wildebeest migration and the river crossing. You are to have picnic lunch in the bush of the park and in the afternoon you will go for another game drive which you will combine with an evening/night game drive, on the afternoon game drive you will see and enjoy many animals as you visit regions of the park you hadn’t visited on the morning game drive. Evening/night game drive is the best time for viewing predators like leopards, lions with a help of a spot light as they look for their prey. After the experience you will drive back to the lodge, have dinner and stay overnight.

Meal plan – breakfast, lunch and dinner

Day 3: Transfer from Serengeti national park to Ngorongoro crater

On the third day of the safari you will wake up early in the morning for morning breakfast, checkout of the lodge and have an en-route game drive as you exit Serengeti national park for Ngorongoro conservation area. You are to arrive in the conservation area in the afternoon, check into your lodge, have lunch and then go for afternoon game drive. On the game drive you will see a pack of lions, elephants, leopards, hartebeests and many more after the game drive you will drive back to your lodge, have dinner and stay overnight.

Accommodation is got from

Luxury: Ngorongoro Serena lodge

Midrange: Ngorongoro wildlife lodge

Budget: Hhando coffee lodge

Meal plan –breakfast, Lunch and dinner

Day 4: morning game drive in Ngorongoro crater

On the fourth day of the safari you will wake up early in the morning for early morning breakfast then drive to the conservation area for a morning game drive, Ngorongoro crater is listed among the 8th wonders of the world for its unique caldera. On the game drive you will enjoy sights of many animals such as lions, leopards, buffaloes, elephants, hippopotamus and many birds such as secretary bird and many more. After the drive you will drive back to your lodge, have lunch then checkout of your lodge and embark on your drive to Lake Natron. Upon arriving at lake Natron you will check into your lodge and in the evening you have dinner and stay overnight

Meal plan – breakfast, lunch and dinner

Day 5: Visit Lake Natron

On the fifth day of the safari, you will wake up early in the morning for breakfast and drive to the park for a half day of touring, while at lake Natron you will be amazed by the beautiful scenery at the soda lake and enjoy the sights of flamingoes. You can also hike the escarpment or visit the waterfalls which is an amazing experience, after the activities you will drive to your lodge, have lunch, checkout and embark on your journey to lake Manyara national park. Upon arrive in lake Manyara national park you will check into your lodge and have an evening of relaxation, in the night you will have dinner and stay overnight.

Accommodation is got from

Luxury: Lengai safari lodge

Midrange: Lake Natron tented camp

Budget: Lake Natron camp

Meal plan – breakfast, lunch and dinner

Day 6: Visit Lake Manyara national park

On the sixth day of the safari you will wake up early in the morning and drive to the park for an early morning game drive, as you drive in the park you will enjoy sights of many animals such as elephants, antelopes, waterbucks, zebras and many birds such as flamingoes, white pelicans, ducks, geese, teals, grebes and many more as they crowd the shores of lake Manyara which is the unbeatable highlight of the park. After the experience you will drive back to your lodge for late breakfast and then relax as you wait for lunch, after lunch you will drive back to the park for an afternoon game drive. On the drive you will visit maji moto hot springs and forest galleries of the park where you see primates like baboons, bush babies, vervet monkeys, Skye’s monkeys and many more. After the game drive you will drive back to your lodge, have dinner and stay overnight.

Meal plan –breakfast, Lunch and dinner

Day 7: Full day in Tarangire national park

On the seventh day of the safari you will wake up early in the morning for morning breakfast and then drive to the park for a full day of touring and adventure, Tarangire national park is a great habitat for wildlife such as giraffes, bushbucks, hartebeests, giraffes, herds of elephants and many more which are easily spotted in the short savannah grass of the park and along the banks of Tarangire River. In Tarangire national park you will go for a morning game drive, as you drive through the park you will enjoy sights of many animals such as elephants, giraffes and the beautiful nature. You will have picnic lunch in the bush of the park while enjoying views of the animals and in the afternoon you will have another game drive to enjoy more of the animals most especially at river Tarangire and natural beauty of the park. In the evening you will drive back to the lodge, have dinner and stay overnight.

Accommodation is got from

Luxury: Tarangire tree tops

Midrange: Sangaiwe tented lodge

Budget: Balloon camp Tarangire

Meal plan –breakfast, Lunch and dinner

Day 08: Transfer to Arusha for departure

On the eighth and last day of the you will wake up for morning breakfast, checkout of your lodge and exit Tarangire national park with an en-route game drive  while encountering herds of elephants, buffaloes, wildebeests, hartebeests and the amazing nature. From the park you will embark on your journey back to Arusha town, upon reaching Arusha you will have lunch and then be dropped off either at your hotel or at the airport for departure thus the end of the safari.

Safari inclusions

  • All safari activities mentioned by the itinerary
  • Accommodation throughout the safari
  • Professional English speaking guide
  • Meals according to the itinerary
  • Transport in a 4X4 wheel car
  • Bottled mineral water

Safari exclusions

  • Visa fees
  • Travel insurance
  • Personal spending on items like souvenirs, drinks not listed on the itinerary
  • Flight fees
  • Medical insurance on the safari
  • Tips
  • Optional activities
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