10 Days Tanzania Wildlife Mount Kilimanjaro and Lake Natron Safari
A 10 Days Tanzania safari focusing on wildlife, Mount Kilimanjaro, and Lake Natron could include visits to Tarangire, Lake Manyara, Serengeti, and Ngorongoro Crater, with optional excursions to cultural experiences.
Safari Highlights
Day 1: Arrival and transfer to Arusha
Day 2: Kilimanjaro Day visit
Day 3: Transfer to Tarangire national park
Day 4: Lake Manyara National Park – Game Drive and Walking Safari
Day 5: Transfer to southern park of Serengeti national park – Olduvia Gorge
Day 6: Full day Southern Serengeti game drive – transfer to central Serengeti
Day 7: Full day in Central Serengeti national park
Day 8: Drive to Ngorongoro Conservation Area – Crater Tour and Maasai Bomas cultural tour
Day 9: Lake Natron Shores visit
Day 10: Drive to Arusha – Departure
Detailed itinerary
Day 1: Arrival and transfer to Arusha
Upon arrival at Kilimanjaro airport, you will be met by your safari driver and drive to Arusha. Your guide in Arusha will welcome you, brief you about your safari and drive you to your hotel for dinner and overnight at Tulia boutique hotel and spa for budget/Zawaddi House Lodge for mid-range
Day 2: Kilimanjaro Day visit
After breakfast at the hotel, you shall head out for a day visit on the Kilimanjaro area and embarking on one of the amazing activities, a Materuni Waterfalls visit, all the while enjoying amazing views of the Kilimanjaro mountain. Return to the lodge later for dinner and an overnight stay as above.
Day 3: Transfer to Tarangire national park
After breakfast, start your day with an early start to transfer to Tarangire national park. It’s about 2-3 hours’ drive and upon arrival, connect for a full day game drive in search of animals like the herds of Elephants as well as other wildlife species like zebras, hartebeest, elephants, waterbucks, gazelles, oryx and others. Transfer to your booked lodge for dinner and overnight at Twiga Safari Lodge for budget/Lake Manyara Heritage for mid-range/Lake Manyara Kilimamoja Lodge for luxury
Meal plan: Lunch and Dinner
Day 4: Lake Manyara National Park – Game Drive and Walking Safari
Arise from your bed very early in the morning, have breakfast and then enjoy a morning game drive in the park with your picnic lunch, on a guided nature walk and get closer to the natural surroundings in the park including animals like elephants, giraffes, zebras, among others; and also enjoy the beautiful views around. After the nature walk you will be driven to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay at lodge above
Meal Plan: Lunch and Dinner
Day 5: Transfer to southern park of Serengeti national park – Olduvia Gorge
After the game drive in the afternoon, transfer to Serengeti national park. It’s about 5 hours’ drive arriving at the lodge in the evening with en-route game drives, check-in for relaxation, dinner and overnight stay at Ntudu Heritage Migration Camp for mid-range
Day 6: Full day Southern Serengeti game drive – transfer to central Serengeti
After breakfast, connect for a full day game drive in the south for chances of viewing the wildebeest migration with your packed lunch box. Later afternoon, drive to the central part of Serengeti with en-route game viewing. Check-in for dinner and overnight at Serengeti Heritage Lodge for mid-range/Tukaone Serengeti Camp for budget/Mbali Mbali Soroi Lodge for luxury
Day 7: Full day in Central Serengeti national park
You will have an early breakfast at your lodge ahead of the full day wildlife viewing activity as you explore Serengeti national park. During your morning game drive in the wilderness of the national park, you will see a variety of wildlife species like lions, leopards, cheetahs, hyenas, Zebras, Impala, African wild dogs, Serval cats, elephants and many other species then have your packed lunches in the national park as you prepare for another game drive after lunch. You will also drive around the kopjes like the Simba kopjes during your game drive in Serengeti national park and you will enjoy seeing lions as they watch their prey in the savannah plains from the top of the rocks. You will also enjoy watching the sunset as your guide drives you back to your lodge for dinner and overnight stay at lodge as above
Day 8: Drive to Ngorongoro Conservation Area – Crater Tour and Maasai Bomas cultural tour
After breakfast, check out of the lodge with a packed lunch and transfer to Ngorongoro conservation area with your packed lunch for a full day Crater game drive. You will descend 600 meters into the crater and enjoy seeing wildlife species such as cheetahs, lions, leopards, elephants, antelopes, giraffes, buffalos, wildebeests and many others. You will also visit Lake Magadi, which is a large but shallow alkaline lake in the south-western 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 along the lake-shores. After the community tour, drive to your booked lodge for dinner and overnight at Tloma Lodge for mid-range/Hhando Coffee Lodge for budget/ Oldeani Ngorongoro Mountain Lodge for luxury
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 9: Lake Natron Shores visit
After breakfast, you shall proceed to Lake Natron, and get to have a traditional Maasai Village experience. You shall get to discover the traditional life of the Maasai, their cultures and their traditions as well as visit their Bomas.
Thereafter, you shall embark on an easy guided walk to visit the Southern part of Lake Natron and explore the ecological diversity and magnificent breeding sites of flamingos. You shall see a variety of pink flamingos here. During your walk, you shall also get to cross a forest where you shall get to see a number of giraffes. You shall get to enjoy wonderful sunsets at the end of the day, as you return. You shall then head to your lodge of stay for dinner and an overnight stay at Maasai Giraffe Eco Lodge for mid-range/ Lake Natron Camp for luxury
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 10: Drive to Arusha – Departure
After breakfast, meet your guide and drive back to Arusha, you will be dropped off at the airport for your flight to Zanzibar. Kindly note that the visit to Zanzibar is not included in the package. End of trip
Quotation Includes;
- Pick up and drop off Arusha
- Accommodation and meals as per itinerary
- 4X4 safari vehicle & Fuel
- Full-time English speaking driver/ guide
- Park entrance fees and concession fees
- Ngorongoro Crater fees and transit fees
- Vehicle bottled drinking water while on safari
- All activities as indicated
Excludes;
- Tips for guide, and lodges
- Domestic flight tickets
- Visa fees and Air tickets
- All items of personal nature like laundry, phone calls, beer, etc.
- Anything else not included in the itinerary.
