Overview
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.
6 Days Tanzania lodge safari -Tarangire/Lake Manyara/Lake Eyasi/Serengeti/Ngorongoro Crater
Please feel free to contact one of our safari expert for a tailor made safari package based on your ideas and budget, we always have something for everyone. Most Welcome!
Itinerary
Distance: 130 km. Non Game Viewing Time: 2 to 3 hrs. After breakfast meet you 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 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. Later afternoon before or during sunset drive to the lodge for dinner & overnight. Overnight at the pleasant Sangaiwe Tented Camp. All meals include.
Distance: 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 dramatically location with lot of underground water streams that makes it green throughout the year. Overlapping habitats & permanent water supply attracts large number of animal including herds of wildebeest, zebra, buffalo, giraffe hippos & many antelopes. Primates like baboon, velvet monkeys, blue monkey and others are 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 black smith’ 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 black smith. Later afternoon you will walk along the Lake shore for wonderfully sunset before driving to the lodge for dinner & overnight. Overnight at Lake Eyasi Safari Lodge. All meals included
Distance: 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 in 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 view point, 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. Afterward 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. 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.
Early 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 you’re traveling dates is 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 lunch time. You may break for lunch at Soronera visitor’s center 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 fly in the morning at 6:30 and takes 2 hours before landing in the bush for breakfast and some celebration. Afterward, 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. All meals included.
Distance: 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 wonderful game drive. Picnic lunch will be served in one of the picnic site 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 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.
Distance: 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 Endoro 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 overnight stay at mid-range lodges and tented camps. All accommodation subjected to availability.
The package includes
- All transfers
- 1 Night accommodation at chosen hotel in Arusha on B/B
- 06 days 5 nights private Tanzania lodge safari for 1 to 7 person
- Transport and game viewing in modified 4 x 4 Land Cruiser with photographic roof hatch (window seat for everyone)
- Services of a professional & well experienced local English speaking safari driver guide
- All park fees & concession fees
- All game drive as per itinerary
- 5 l mineral water per person during game drive
- All meals during the safari Breakfast, lunch & dinner
- All activity as per itinerary
Package does not include
- International flights
- All items of a personal nature
- Accommodation in Arusha on the last day (but can be arranged upon request at extra cost)
- Gratuities for safari guide and lodge staff (please tip separately)
- Travel insurance
- Drinks and beverages in lodges or camps
- Hot Air Balloon Safari at Serengeti (589 USD per person), including concession fees
- Visa fee (50 US$ /100 US$ for American or Irish Passport holders – to be paid upon arrival)