8 Days Tanzania wildlife Safari
8 Days Tanzania wildlife Safari is one of the Tanzania safari tours you can book for an amazing safari experience. This 8 Days Tanzania Safari is perfect for travelers looking to experience the calving season in Ngorongoro Conservation Area and southern plains of Serengeti National Park. You would enjoy different activities while on this 8 Days Tanzania Safari including game drives as well as the hot air balloon safari over the Serengeti National Park.
Summary Itinerary of 8 Days Tanzania wildlife Safari
Day 1: Pick up and drive to Tarangire National Park
Day 2: Ngorongoro Crater Drive
Day 3: Ngorongoro Conservation Area Game Drive, Transfer to Serengeti National Park
Day 4&5: Ndutu Wildebeest Calving Experience
Day 6: Hot Air Balloon Ride, Game Drive to Central Serengeti National Park
Day 7: Full Day Game Drive in Central Serengeti National Park
Day 8: Early Morning Game Drive, Departure
Day 0: Arrival
Upon your arrival at the Kilimanjaro International Airport, you shall be picked up and transferred to the hotel. Check in, relax as you wait for dinner and overnight stay at Masai Land Safari Lodge.
Day 1: Pick up and drive to Tarangire National Park
Your guide will pick you up from your hotel and welcome you and brief you about the 7 days Tanzania safari. You will be driven to Tarangire national park which is also found in the northern part of Tanzania and is known for having large herds of elephants as well as ancient baobab trees.
You will engage in an afternoon game drive and search for wildlife species such as gazelles, impalas, zebras, waterbucks among others. After the game drive, your guide will drive you to your lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Accommodation: Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge
Day 2: Ngorongoro Crater Drive
After an early breakfast at the lodge, you will be driven to Ngorongoro conservation area. You will descend into the Ngorongoro crater for a game drive to view wildlife for the rest of the day and also enjoy the beautiful scenery around the crater area where you will look out for various wildlife species such as wildebeests, elands, warthogs, zebras, buffalos, hippos, elephants, lions, hyenas, cheetahs, and leopards. Take photography here too if you may.
You will later be driven to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Accommodation: As above
Day 3: Ngorongoro Conservation Area Game Drive, Transfer to Serengeti
Enjoy a relaxed breakfast at the lodge and with your packed lunch proceed for a game drive in the conservancy. Look out for various wildlife in the conservancy and enjoy your photography sessions at ease. Have your picnic lunch in the park and then proceed for a transfer to Serengeti National Park. Serengeti National Park is the most sought after Tanzania and Africa safari park inhabiting all the big 5 animals and amazing wildlife diversity. Check in at the lodge, relax as you wait for dinner and an overnight stay at Central Serengeti Tanzania Bush Camp.
Day 4&5: Ndutu Wildebeest Calving Experience
You shall enjoy breakfast at the camp and get to explore the wildebeest covered southern plains of Serengeti National Park in the Ndutu Area. Watch the wildebeest migration and chance to witness the calves being born, as well as predators lurking around! Lunch shall be enjoyed in the wilderness Dinner and an overnight stay at Ndutu Heritage Migration Camp.
Day 6: Hot Air Balloon Ride, Game Drive to Central Serengeti
On the 6th day of your 8 Days Tanzania wildlife Safari, Wake up early for a hot air balloon ride and watch the Serengeti Plains come to life. Look out for wild game, and take a chance to do amazing photography from up in the air. Get to experience a champagne bush breakfast. Thereafter, proceed to drive to Central Serengeti in the Seronera Area. Enjoy wild game viewing as you transfer to the central area. The Seronera River is known to inhabit a variety of wildlife as they come to get a drink or dip. Dinner and an overnight stay at Central Serengeti Tanzania Bush Camp.
Day 7: Full Day Game Drive in Central Serengeti
You will start your day with breakfast at your lodge in Serengeti national park as you prepare for your morning game drive. You will be driven around the northern plains of the park and look out for the herds of wildebeests as they graze around the savannah plains.
After the 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.
Accommodation: Central Serengeti Tanzania Bush Camp
Day 8: Early Morning Game Drive, Departure
Drive Time: 7-8 Hours.
Wake up to an early morning game drive in the park. After breakfast with your packed lunch, you will transfer to Arusha enjoying your lunch en-route. You shall be dropped off at the airport in time for your flight, bringing your 8 Days Tanzania Safari to an end.
Prices includes
- Airport pick up and drop off
- Hotel/lodge accommodation during the safari
- Private 4×4 safari land cruiser with pop up roof
- Professional safari and tour guide / driver
- All national park fees mentioned
- All meals on the safari
- drinking water during the safari
- Concession and crater fees
- Hot air balloon ride
- TANAPA VAT
Prices excludes
- Flights and visas
- Items of personal nature like other beverages, laundry, souvenirs, tips among others
- hotel accommodation before / after the safari
- Entry visas
- anything else not included in the itinerary
