Summary
We offer the most inspiring 6 days Tanzania lodge safari package, in 6 days you will visit the most precious Northern Tanzania parks of Tarangire, Lake Manyara, Serengeti & Ngorongoro Crater, this package fits for friends & family with kids as it includes some cultural encounter where you will be able to mingle with locals, bushman at Lake Eyasi & Masai village at Ngorongoro highlands.
Package Includes
-Toyota Landcruiser 4×4 Safari vehicle with pop up roof, 6 window seats & power adapters -Airport transfer/ pick up and drop off -Professional, English speaking safari guide + His/Her wage -Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner -Mineral water -All national park fees and VAT -Accommodation 1 Night Before Safari & 1 Night After Safari (FB)
Package Excludes
-Visas, Flights and airport taxes -Items of a personal nature -Gratuities -Health requirements (Yellow Fever vaccination is compulsory if travelling to Tanzania) -Alcoholic and soft drinks -Personal spending monies for souvenirs etc. -Travel & Health insurance -Serengeti balloon ride, per person $560 -Extra hotel night in Arusha/Moshi, check-in 11 AM, check out 10 AM & Extra Activities (Can be arranged upon request at extra charges)
Activities
- Animal Tracking
- Bird Photography
- Cheetah Tracking
- General Photography
- Landscape photography
- Morning Drives
- Wilderness Trail
- Wildlife Photography
- Game drive
- Bird Watching
- Culture
- Photo-safari
Places
- Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania
- Serengeti National Park, Tanzania
- Lake Manyara National Park, Tanzania
- Tarangire National Park, Tanzania
- Lake Eyasi, Tanzania
Physical Condition
- Normal Physical Condition
Connectivity
- WiFi and phone coverage at some lodges
Day-by-day Description
Day 1Arusha - Tarangire national park
Activities Included
Animal Tracking Bird Photography Cheetah Tracking General Photography Landscape photography Morning Drives Wilderness Trail Wildlife Photography Game drive Bird Watching Culture Photo-safariDistance: 130 km Non-Game Viewing Time: 2 to 3 hrs. After breakfast; meet your safari driver guide at the lobby & leave for Tarangire National Park via Arusha town where you can change money or do any last-minute purchase. Tarangire is the fifth largest National park in Tanzania well known for its beautiful landscape & larger elephant population found nowhere on earth. Tarangire River and the majestic baobab trees dwarfing some animal species which comes underneath are among the highlights of this park. Tarangire – Lake Manyara ecosystem forms a cycle of the annual migration of over 3000 elephant, wildebeest & zebras. Apart from elephant population, you may expect to spot giraffe, buffalo, zebra, hippos, warthog & the three rare species of Lesser & Greater Kudu, Oryx and the Ash staling. The later afternoon before or during sunset drive to the lodge for dinner & overnight. Overnight at the pleasant Sangaiwe Tented Camp or similar. All meals include.
Other Benefits (On Arrival)
- Transfer
Location
Tarangire National Park, Tanzania
Travel Time: 7 hrs
Day 2Tarangire - Lake Manyara - Lake Eyasi
Activities Included
Animal Tracking Bird Photography Cheetah Tracking Evening Drives General Photography Landscape photography Morning Drives Wilderness Trail Wildlife Photography Game drive Bird Watching Culture Photo-safariDistance: Tarangire – Manyara 50 km – Lake Manya – Lake Eyasi – 80 km Non Game Viewing time: 1 to 2 hours After breakfast, drive to Lake Manyara National park. This park is placed at the most dramatical location with a lot of underground water streams that makes it green throughout the year. Overlapping habitats & permanent water supply attracts a large number of animal including herds of wildebeest, zebra, buffalo, giraffe hippos & many antelopes. Primates like baboons, velvet monkeys, blue monkey and others inhabit this park. Lake Manyara tree-climbing lion & larger flocks of flamingos are the highlights of this park. After lunch in one of the picnic site inside the park, 6 days Tanzania lodge safari continues as you drive to Lake Eyasi for some cultural encounter. The driving is up and across the Great Rift Valley escarpment, reaching Lake Eyasi after about 1.5 hours. You will visit the Datoga tribe ‘The blacksmith’ they will take you around their homes and you will interact with them & ask as many questions as you can, then you will visit the blacksmith. Later afternoon you will walk along the Lakeshore for wonderful sunset before driving to the lodge for dinner & overnight. Overnight at Lake Eyasi Safari Lodge or Similar. All meals included
Other Benefits (On Arrival)
- Transfer
Location
Lake Manyara National Park, Tanzania
Travel Time: 9 hrs
Day 3Lake Eyasi - Serengeti National Park
Activities Included
Animal Tracking Bird Photography Cheetah Tracking Evening Drives General Photography Landscape photography Morning Drives Wilderness Trail Wildlife Photography Game drive Bird Watching Photo-safariDistance: 170 km Non-Game Viewing Time: 3 to 4 hrs. On this day you will go for an early morning hunting with bushman including tuition on survival skills. Bushman is an indigenous tribe divided into three clans of Datoga, Tindiga & the Hadzabe living in hunting & gathering of fruits, tubes & eggs pretty much the same as people who lived in the Stone Age. Late morning you will depart for Serengeti National park, the driving is via beautiful high lying farmlands of Karatu & across Ngorongoro highlands. Check-in at Ngorongoro gate & drive up to the Crater viewpoint, stop for some nice pictures of the crater floor from the rim after, driving along the crater rim & down to the endless rolling plains of Serengeti. On the way, you will visit one of Masai village whereby some Masai warriors invites you & take you in & around their houses giving some information about their customary life. Later their popular song which involving jumping & dancing will begin if you want you can join the dancing. Afterwards, you will proceed to Nabii hills gate for check into Serengeti National Park, you can have your packed lunch here while checking in or at the Kopjes (rocky outcropping). After lunch & some rest, start your en-route game drive on your way to the Central Serengeti possibly your driver-guide will have already know where the Wildebeest Migration is packed. The late afternoon during or before sunset drive to your camp for dinner & overnight. Overnight at Serengeti Thorn trees Camp Central Serengeti or similar. All meals included.
Other Benefits (On Arrival)
- Transfer
Location
Serengeti National Park, Tanzania
Travel Time: 9 hrs
Day 4Full Day in Serengeti National Park
Activities Included
Animal Tracking Bird Photography Cheetah Tracking Evening Drives General Photography Landscape photography Morning Drives Wilderness Trail Wildlife Photography Game drive Bird Watching Photo-safariEarly start for an early morning game drive in Serengeti, (leave the camp with breakfast box and lunch box), early morning game drive starting at 6:30 can allows you to spot cat family on the road as they try to avoid morning mist. You may also see how other animals behave in the morning after a long night of darkness, you can see other predators returning back from their long night of hunting or a pride of a lioness organizing morning ambush. If your travelling dates are when the Great Wildebeest Migration packed in Serengeti, you will go straight to where they are & spend much time with the herds in anticipation of seeing animal actions like fighting, eating, hunting even killing, break for breakfast somewhere in the bush then proceed with game drive until lunchtime. You may break for lunch at Soronera visitor’s centre or elsewhere, after lunch and some rest, embark on your afternoon game drive & late drive back to your Camp during or before the sunset for dinner & overnight. Option In this day you can leave very early in the morning and do the famous Serengeti Balloon Safari. (Extra cost) The Serengeti balloon safari flies in the morning at 6:30 and takes 2 hours before landing in the bush for breakfast and some celebration. Afterwards, your safari driver guide will catch up with you and proceed with your full day game drives in the Serengeti. Overnight at Serengeti Thorn trees Camp Serengeti or Similar. All meals included.
Other Benefits (On Arrival)
- Transfer
Location
Serengeti National Park, Tanzania
Travel Time: 12 hrs
Day 5Serengeti - Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Activities Included
Animal Tracking Bird Photography Cheetah Tracking General Photography Landscape photography Morning Drives Wilderness Trail Wildlife Photography Game drive Bird Watching Photo-safariDistance: 178 km Non-Game Viewing Time: 2 to 3 hrs. After breakfast depart for Ngorongoro crater, en-route game drive, reach Naabi Hills gate for check out, drive to the highlands of Ngorongoro and descent 600 meters into the Crater floor for a wonderful game drive. Picnic lunch will be served in one of the picnic sites inside the Crater. Ngorongoro Crater is referred by many as one of the world nature wonders that you cannot afford to miss when planning your Tanzania safari, its scenery is beautiful regardless of wet or dry seasons. The number of animal species in the Crater is big and only a few animals are moving in and out of the Crater. You may expect to spot herds of wildebeests, zebras, hippos, eland, elephant, topi & many more. The rare black rhino can be seen here living in their natural habitat. The crater is also home to a good number of predators which includes cheetahs, hyenas, jackals, lions & the ever-elusive leopard that sometimes need sharp eyes to spot. You will drive along Lake Magadi a shallow alkaline Lake at the southwestern corner of the crater frequently visited by some flocks of flamingos, hippos & other aquatic birds, late afternoon drive to the lodge for sunset, dinner & overnight. Overnight at Ngorongoro Rhino Lodge at the crater rim or similar in Karatu town. All meals included.
Other Benefits (On Arrival)
- Transfer
Location
Serengeti National Park, Tanzania
Travel Time: 9 hrs
Day 6Ngorongoro Crater - Arusha/Kilimanjaro
Activities Included
Animal Tracking Bird Photography Cheetah Tracking Game Walk General Photography Landscape photography Morning Drives Wilderness Trail Wildlife Photography Game drive Bird Watching Photo-safariDistance: 154 km Non-Game Viewing Time: 3 to 4 hrs. Morning at leisure, have breakfast & depending on your flight time (Option) you can do a guided nature walk along with Enduro trial all the way to the elephant cave, the walk is of about 2 to 3 hours (Cost is $ 30 per person). Then back for hot lunch before driving back to Arusha for overnight (own account) or drop off at Kilimanjaro international airport. KLM or other late flights can be the best option if flying on this day. End of our special and 6 days Tanzania lodge safari with an overnight stay at mid-range lodges and tented camps. All accommodation subjected to availability.
Offical Visa Regulations and Health Requirements
For personalized details on health and visa requirements please check the IATA travel centre here
https://www.iatatravelcentre.comTanzania Visa Requirements & Yellow Fever Vaccination Any foreigner seeking to enter the United Republic of Tanzania is subject to the following entry requirements: -A passport or Travel Document which is valid for not less than six months; -A Residence Permit or a Pass or his name is endorsed upon the same; -A valid Visa (where applicable) from any Tanzania Mission abroad or on arrival at any designated entry points. Visa issuing centres. In order to conform to IHR, 2005 requirements and safeguard public health security in Tanzania, Yellow fever vaccination is mandatory to travellers arriving from Yellow fever endemic countries