6 Days Tanzania Highlights
6 Days Tanzania Highlights takes you to the very highlights of northern Tanzania for an ultimate safari experience. This safari takes you to all the 4 sought after Tanzania national parks of the northern circuit, that is Tarangire National Park, Lake Manyara National Park, Serengeti National Park and the beautiful Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
Enjoy unparalleled game drives, walking safari and cultural encounter of the Maasai tribe, a popular Tanzania tribe.
This safari starts and ends in Arusha, but can be amended to accommodate your preference, say by including a gorilla safari in Uganda or Rwanda, or simply add days at the end of the safari for a relaxing ending at the Zanzibar Island beaches.
Detailed Itinerary 6 Days Tanzania Highlights
Day 1: Transfer to Lake Manyara National Park, Game Drive
You will be met by your guide upon arrival, who will welcome you and brief you about the details of your safari. After briefing, you will be driven to Lake Manyara national park with your packed lunch.
Engage in a game drive around Lake Manyara national park and look out for different wildlife species such as elephants, giraffes, buffalos, baboons, antelopes among others. You will proceed to your lodge after the game drive for dinner and overnight at Heritage Manyara Safari Lodge for Mid-range
Meal Plan: Lunch and Dinner
Day 2: Drive to Serengeti National Park
You will have an early breakfast at your lodge as you prepare for your transfer to Serengeti national park. You will search for different wildlife species during your en route game drive in the open savannah plains. You will have lunch over a picnic in Serengeti national park.
After lunch, you will have an afternoon game drive as you search for wildlife species in the savannah plains such as the big five like elephants, lions, leopards, buffalos, rhinos and also enjoy the beautiful scenery such as the kopjes where lions can be seen as they watch their prey. You will proceed to your lodge for dinner and overnight at Serengeti Tanzania Bush Camp for Mid-range.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 3: Full Day Game Drive in Serengeti National Park
After having breakfast at your lodge in Serengeti national park during your safari, you will engage in a morning game viewing experience. Your lunch will be had after your morning game drive. You will engage in another game drive to see wildlife species such as the big five like lions, leopards, buffalos, rhinos and elephants.
You will also search for other wildlife and bird species which include wildebeest, waterbucks, antelopes, zebras, kudus, hippos, buffalos among others. You will return to your lodge after your evening game drive for dinner and overnight as above.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 4: Drive to Ngorongoro for Ngorongoro Crater Drive and Maasai Bomas
After breakfast at the lodge, you will drive to Ngorongoro Conservation area. You will have lunch before descending 600 meters into the Ngorongoro crater for amazing wildlife viewing opportunities and to enjoy the beautiful scenery.
You will look out for a variety of wildlife species which include herds of wildebeest, zebra, buffalo, eland, warthog, hippo, and giant African elephants as well as predators such as lions, hyenas, jackals, cheetahs, and leopard. You will also visit Lake Magadi which is a large but shallow alkaline lake in the southwestern corner and is among the main features of the crater. You will see a large number of flamingos, hippos as well as other bird species during your visit to the lake.
You will proceed to also enjoy a Maasai cultural tour for an experience with the locals that inhabit the conservation area. Dinner and overnight at Heart and Soul Lodge for Mid-range
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 5: Tarangire National Park Game Drive and Guided Walking Safari
You will have an early breakfast at you lodge and proceed to check out. Drive to Tarangire national park where you will enjoy a game drive in the park for a chance to see different wildlife species such as elephants, buffalos, antelopes, zebras, lions, leopards among others. Proceed to the lodge for check in, have lunch and relax at the lodge.
Later head out for a guided walking safari for a chance to come up-close with nature and wildlife including zebras, elephants, giraffes and more.
Leave the park on a transfer to Arusha. Check in at the hotel; relax as you wait for dinner and an overnight stay at Tulia Boutique Hotel and Spa for Mid-range
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 6: Departure
After an early breakfast, check out and proceed on a transfer to JRO arriving in time for your flight check in, which will mark the end of your safari.
Meal Plan: Breakfast.
Price Includes:
- 4×4 safari Land cruiser with fuel
- Accommodation per itinerary
- Meals as per itinerary B=Breakfast, L=Lunch and D=Dinner.
- Professional English speaking safari driver-guide
- National park entrance fees as per itinerary.
- Excursions & activities as per itinerary
- Crater and concession fees
- Drinking water in the safari vehicle
- Tanzania VAT on tourism activities
Price Excludes
- Flights and visas
- Personal expenses, like beverages, laundry, telephone calls, and other items of a personal nature.
- Tips and Souvenirs
- Optional excursions and activities not listed in the itinerary
