This 10-day Best of Tanzania Safari takes you to explore the northern part of Tanzania as you visit the wide Savannah grasslands. The safari includes nature walks, game drives, and a hot air balloon tour. You will enjoy a nature walk or hike in Mount Kilimanjaro National Park, game drives in the famous Serengeti National Park, and experience the Great Wildebeest Migration together with zebras, one of the world’s natural wonders.
You will also visit Olduvai Gorge, an important archaeological site where the skull of the early man was discovered.
Best of Tanzania Safari Highlights
- Day 1: Arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport and transfer to the hotel
- Day 2: Nature walk in Mount Kilimanjaro National Park
- Day 3: Transfer to Tarangire National Park and game drive
- Day 4: Transfer to Lake Manyara National Park
- Day 5: Transfer to Serengeti National Park
- Day 6–7: Game drives and hot air ballooning in Serengeti
- Day 8: Transfer to Ngorongoro with a stop at the equator
- Day 9: Full day in Ngorongoro Crater area
- Day 10: Transfer to Kilimanjaro International Airport
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport and Transfer to the Hotel
On arrival, your driver-guide will welcome you at the airport and take you to your hotel. You will receive a short briefing about your safari, including the planned activities, attractions, movements, and meal plan.
Day 2: Nature Walk in Mount Kilimanjaro National Park
In the morning, transfer to Mount Kilimanjaro National Park with a packed lunch for a guided nature walk. The walk begins at Marangu Gate and passes through the forest, where you can enjoy the songs of birds. You may see blue monkeys, vervet monkeys, baboons, red-tailed monkeys, and colobus monkeys along the trail. After a picnic lunch, return to your hotel for dinner and overnight.
Day 3: Transfer to Tarangire National Park and Game Drive
After breakfast, drive to Tarangire National Park, passing through beautiful countryside and local villages. Arrive and check in at your lodge, which offers a distant view of Lake Manyara. Enjoy an afternoon game drive where you will see many wild animals, especially elephants, which are common in this park. Return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 4: Transfer to Lake Manyara National Park
Start the day with a morning game drive in Tarangire, then continue to Lake Manyara National Park. This park is known for its evergreen forest and the rare tree-climbing lions. During the evening game drive, look out for buffalos, giraffes, bushbucks, hippos, impalas, and many other animals in the woodlands and grassy plains.
Day 5: Transfer to Serengeti National Park
After breakfast, drive to Serengeti National Park. Stop at Olduvai Gorge to visit the museum and learn about the discovery of the early human skull. Continue your journey while watching wildlife such as zebras, giraffes, elephants, and warthogs as you enter the Serengeti plains. These wide plains are home to thousands of animals and stretch to Kenya’s Masai Mara. Arrive at your lodge for dinner and rest.
Day 6–7: Safari Activities in Serengeti (Game Drives and Hot Air Ballooning)
Spend two full days exploring the Serengeti through game drives and a hot air balloon tour. Enjoy watching different animals including buffalo, giraffe, warthog, dik-dik, waterbuck, impala, lion, leopard, cheetah, and more.
The hot air balloon ride gives you a wonderful aerial view of the plains and, if it’s migration season, you may see the Great Wildebeest Migration from above.
Day 8: Transfer to Ngorongoro and Stop at the Equator
After an early morning game drive, proceed to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Enjoy a picnic lunch along the way while watching wildlife in the open plains. You will also see Maasai villages and their livestock as you approach the Ngorongoro area. The Maasai people share many cultural similarities with the Karamojong of northern Uganda. Arrive at your lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 9: Full Day in Ngorongoro Crater Area
Spend the day exploring the Ngorongoro Crater, one of the most beautiful wildlife areas in Africa. Take a guided walk along the crater rim and enjoy views of its five ecological zones, which include grasslands, pools, marshes, a soda lake, and forests.
Day 10: Transfer to Kilimanjaro International Airport
After breakfast, pack your bags and begin your drive to Kilimanjaro International Airport. Enjoy one last short game drive on the way before being dropped off at the airport, marking the end of your safari.
