15 Days Tanzania Safari
15 Days Tanzania Safari is one of the long Tanzania safari tours that you can book and embark on to fully explore the various Tanzania national parks in the northern part of the country. This 15 Days Tanzania Safari takes you to Tarangire National Park, Ngorongoro Crater, Serengeti National Park, Lake Manyara National Park as well as Arusha National Park, enjoy different activities including extensive game drives, guided walking safaris, cultural tour as well as coffee and waterfalls visits which altogether have you enjoying amazing experiences.
Summary Itinerary of 15 Days Tanzania Safari
Day 1: Arrival
Day 2: Arusha Tour
Day 3: Drive to Tarangire Park, Game Drive
Day 4: Full Day in Tarangire National Park
Day 5: Drive to Serengeti National Park
Day 6&7: Full day in Serengeti National Park
Day 8: Transfer to Karatu via the Ngorongoro
Day 9: Ngorongoro Conservation Area Game Drive, Walking Safari
Day 10: Ngorongoro Crater Drive, Maasai Boma Visit
Day 11: Lake Manyara National Park Game Drive
Day 12: Walking Safari, Drive to Arusha
Day 13: Coffee Tour and Materuni Waterfalls
Day 14: Arusha National Park Day Visit
Day 15: Departure
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival
Your guide will pick you up from the airport upon your arrival. He will welcome you to Tanzania, and have a short briefing about the safari. You shall proceed to drive to your hotel, check in relax as you wait for dinner and an overnight stay.
Accommodation: Masai Land Safari Lodge
Day 2: Arusha Tour
Wake up at leisure and enjoy your breakfast at the lodge. You shall get to enjoy a cultural experience in Arusha, visiting different areas in town and learning about the different cultures. Get to visit malls and buy whatever last minute essentials you may need, as well as souvenir shops should you need too. Return to the lodge thereafter for dinner and an overnight stay.
Accommodation: Masai Land Safari Lodge
Day 3: Drive to Tarangire Park, Game Drive
After having breakfast at your hotel in Arusha, you will be driven to Tarangire national park which is also found in the northern part of Tanzania. Tarangire national park is known for having large herds of elephants as well as ancient baobab trees.
You will have lunch and also engage in an afternoon game drive around Tarangire national park. During your game drive in the national park, you will search for wildlife species such as gazelles, impalas, zebras, waterbucks among others as well as the various bird species which this national park is known for. You will enjoy watching the sunset in the wilderness of the national park and your guide will drive you to your lodge for dinner and overnight at the lodge.
Accommodation: Karatu Tented Lodge
Meal Plan: Full Board
Day 4: Full Day in Tarangire National Park
After your breakfast at the lodge, you shall enjoy a full day in Tarangire National Park. Look out for various wildlife in the park, including giraffes, zebras, large herds of elephants, among so much more. Enjoy your lunch box over a picnic, and another game drive as you leave the park. Dinner and overnight stay at the lodge as above.
Day 5: Drive to Serengeti National Park
After breakfast at your lodge, your guide will drive you to Serengeti national park which is also located in the northern part of Tanzania. You will enjoy searching wildlife species such as the big 5 like elephants, lions, leopards, rhinos, buffalos during your safari in the national park. Dinner and overnight stay at the lodge.
Accommodation: Serengeti Tanzania Bush Camp
Meal Plan: Full Board
Day 6&7: Full day in Serengeti National Park
You will start your day with breakfast at your lodge in Serengeti national park as you prepare for your morning game drive. You will also enjoy seeing a variety of wildlife species which are very active during the morning and can be seen grazing around the national park. Look out for a chance to see the migrating herds.
After your morning game drive, you will have lunch and later engage in another game drive and enjoy looking out for wildlife species grazing in the open savannah of Serengeti national park like elephants, giraffes, cheetahs, impalas, gazelles, buffalos, elands, antelopes, zebras, wildebeests, hippos among others. You will have dinner and overnight stay at the lodge.
Accommodation: Serengeti Tanzania Bush Camp
Meal Plan: Full Board
Day 8: Transfer to Karatu via the Ngorongoro
After breakfast at the lodge, you shall leave Serengeti National Park via the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Enjoy yet another game drive as you leave the Serengeti Plains especially in the Seronera area. Enjoy your lunch en-route, and arrive at the lodge in the afternoon. Check in, relax as you wait for dinner and an overnight stay.
Accommodation: Karatu Tented Lodge
Meal Plan: Full Board
Day 9: Ngorongoro Conservation Area Game Drive, Walking Safari
Today, you shall proceed to transfer to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, and enjoy a game drive in the conservancy. Look out for various animals in the conservancy, and later engage in a guided walking safari for an opportunity to explore nature and come up-close with wildlife. Dinner and overnight stay at the lodge.
Accommodation: Karatu Tented Lodge
Meal Plan: Full Board
Day 10: Ngorongoro Crater Drive, Maasai Boma Visit
Breakfast will be served at your lodge as you prepare for your transfer to Ngorongoro conservation area where you will descend into the crater and you will visit Lake Magadi which is found in the center of the crater. You will engage in a game drive and also search for various wildlife species such as elephants, rhinos, buffalos, lions, leopards, cheetahs, wildebeests, zebras as well as flamingos along the shores of Lake Magadi. Later, you will visit the Maasai Bomas and get to learn about the way of life of the Maasai tribe which co-exists with the wild game in the park. Dinner and overnight stay at the lodge as above.
Day 11: Lake Manyara National Park Game Drive
After breakfast at the lodge, drive to the little known yet beautiful Lake Manyara National Park, the home to the tree climbing lions and large flocks of pink flamingos. Enjoy a game drive in the park, with a picnic lunch enjoyed in the wild. Return to the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.
Accommodation: Twiga Lodge
Meal Plan: Full Board
Day 12: Walking Safari, Drive to Arusha
On the 12th day of your 15 Days Tanzania Safari , Wake up to a sumptuous breakfast at the lodge, and then head out for a guided walking safari. Look out for wildlife and come up close with nature. After, proceed for a transfer to Arusha whilst enjoying the beautiful scenery of country side. Check in at the lodge, relax as you wait for dinner and an overnight stay.
Accommodation: Masai Land Safari Lodge
Meal Plan: Full Board
Day 13: Coffee Tour and Materuni Waterfalls
After breakfast at the lodge, get to embark on a coffee tour and Materuni waterfalls, for an opportunity to also see the foothills of the Kilimanjaro Mountain, the highest mountain in Africa. Return to the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay as above.
Day 14: Arusha National Park Day Visit
After breakfast at the lodge, head out with your packed lunch to Arusha National Park. Have a day visit, and get to enjoy yet another game drive in the urban park of Tanzania, with views of Mount Meru. Enjoy your picnic lunch in the wild, enjoy yet another game drive as you drive back to the lodge. Dinner and overnight stay at the lodge.
Day 15: Departure
Today, you shall be dropped off at the airport to catch your outbound flight, which will bring your safari to an end.
End of 15 Days Tanzania Safari
Prices includes
- All day game drives as per sample itinerary
- Hotel/lodge accommodation during the safari
- 4×4 safari land cruiser
- Professional safari and tour guide / driver
- All national park fees
- All meals on the safari
- All game viewing activities specified
- Drinking water in the safari vehicle
- concession and crater fees
- Government taxes
Prices excludes
- Flights
- Items of personal nature like laundry, beverages, etc.
- Hotel accommodation before / after the safari
- Entry visas
- Travel insurance
- Tips and gratuities
- Anything else not included in the itinerary
