7 Days Classic Tanzania Wildlife Safari

7 Days Classic Tanzania Wildlife Safari is an interesting adventure that starts and ends in Arusha town. The safari will take you to Lake Manyara national park, Serengeti national park, Ngorongoro crater and Tarangire national park where you will enjoy great views of unique wildlife species including the big five mammals( elephants, buffaloes, rhinos, lions, leopards), other animals like zebras, giraffes, hippos, jackals, cheetahs, wildebeests, impalas, elands, warthogs, different bird species and unique baobab trees.

Highlights of the 7 days classic Tanzania wildlife safari


Detailed itinerary

Day 1: Pick up from Arusha and transfer to Lake Manyara national park, depending on your location on day 1 of the 7 days classic Tanzania wildlife safari the company representative will pick you up from the hotel or airport, brief you about the safari and then start the journey to Lake Manyara national park which is located at the base of the great rift valley escarpment. On the way which takes about 3 hours drive you will have great views of the Maasai villages, local people, beautiful scenery among others. Upon arrival you will check into the lodge, have lunch where after you will go for an afternoon game drive in the park. During the game drive you will explore the acacia woodlands, savannah grassland plains where you will be able to view animals like elephants, impalas, zebras, giraffes, buffaloes, warthogs, wildebeest, tree climbing lions, primates like monkeys, baboons, different bird species among others. After the game drive you will drive to the lodge for dinner and overnight.


Day 2: Morning game drive in Lake Manyara national park and transfer to Serengeti national park

Morning game drive, after an early breakfast on day 2 of the 7 days classic Tanzania wildlife safari, you will check out of the lodge, carry your lunch box and meet up with your driver guide to go for another game drive where you will be able to see animals when they are most active. After the game drive you will enjoy your picnic lunch and after transfer to Serengeti national park with great views of the countryside, farmlands, landscape among others. Upon arrival you will check into the lodge for dinner and overnight.


Day 3: Full day game drive in Serengeti national park

Full day game drive, after an early breakfast on day 3 of the 7 days classic Tanzania wildlife  safari your driver guide will pick you up from the lodge to go for a full day game drive in the endless savannah plains of Serengeti national park. During the game drive you will follow different game tracks where you will be rewarded with great views of animals like elephants, buffaloes, giraffes, zebras, gazelle, warthogs, lesser kudu, wildebeest, hartebeest, elands, impalas among others which will be grazing in the open savannah plains, view predators like hyenas, lions, leopards, wild dogs among others looking for a morning hunt, view primates like monkeys, baboons, bird species like grey breasted spurfowl, Kori bustard, ashy starling secretary birds, yellow necked francolin, rufous tailed weaver, Fischer’s lovebird, grey crested helmet shrike among others. After the morning game drive you will drive back to the lodge for lunch and after go for an afternoon game drive.

During the game ride you will drive to Seronera river valley which is known for harbors big cats including lions, leopards, hyenas, cheetahs, jackals, other animals like hippos, crocodiles, buffaloes, elephants, impalas, topi, bat eared foxes and different bird species. While at Seronera river valley you will be able to witness the great wildebeest migration where more than one million wildebeest and thousands of zebras, gazelle and elands migrate from the south to the northern part of Serengeti national park in search of fresh grass. After the full day game drive you will return back to the lodge for dinner and overnight.


Day 4: Transfer from Serengeti national park to Ngorongoro conservation area

After breakfast on day 4 of the 7 days classic Tanzania wildlife safari, you will check out of the lodge and meet up with your driver guide to transfer to Ngorongoro conservation area. On the way you will have great views of animals in Serengeti national park and a stopover at Olduvai Gorge an archaeological site which is located between Serengeti national park and Ngorongoro crater. During the tour at Olduvai Gorge site you will have a chance to see the early hominine fossils of plants and mammals that were discovered by Dr Louis and Mary Leakey. You will also be able to visit the Olduvai Gorge museum where you will learn about the history of the area, its importance, interact with a residents to know about its significance, buy craft souvenirs from the shop among others. After the Olduvai Gorge tour you will proceed to Ngorongoro conservation area where you will check into the lodge for lunch. After lunch you will relax at the lodge or go for an optional game drive in the crater where you will be able to view animals like elephants, buffaloes, zebras, waterbucks, impalas, elands, wildebeest among others. After the game drive you will drive to the lodge for dinner and overnight.


Day 5: Full day game drive in Ngorongoro crater

Full day game drive, after an early breakfast on day 5 of the 7 days classic Tanzania wildlife safari you will carry your lunch box and meet up with your driver guide to go for a full day game drive in the Ngorongoro crater. During the game ride you will descend down into the Ngorongoro crater through the lush and highland forests at the crater wall and when you reach the grassy crater floor you will have spectacular views of the beautiful sunrise, landscape, mammals like elephants, buffaloes, leopards, lions, black rhinos, other mammals like wildebeest, elands, impalas, waterbucks, topi, zebras, hippos among others, view colorful bird species, different plant and tree species among others. After the morning game drive you will enjoy your picnic lunch at the crater floor or drive back to the lodge for lunch. After lunch you will go for an afternoon game drive where you will drive to Lake Magadi a shallow alkaline crater lake that is located in the eastern part of the Ngorongoro crater where you will enjoy incredible views of animals like hippos, beautiful scenery, water bird species like flamingos among others. After the game drive you will return to the lodge for an evening relaxation, dinner and overnight.


Day 6: Transfer from Ngorongoro crater to Tarangire national park

After breakfast on day 6 of the 7 days classic Tanzania wildlife safari, you will check out of the lodge and meet up with your driver guide to transfer to Tarangire national park. The journey takes about 4 hours drive and on the way you will enjoy great views of the beautiful landscape, animals, bird species among others. Upon arrival in the park you will check into the lodge for lunch.

Afternoon game drive, after lunch you will go for an interesting game drive where you will get a chance to see large herds of elephants, giraffes, zebras, impalas, buffaloes, waterbucks, bushbucks, wildebeest,  elands, different bird species, unique baobab and acacia trees among others. After the game drive you will drive back to the lodge for dinner and overnight.


Day 7: Morning game drive and departure to Arusha

Morning game drive, after breakfast on the last day of the 7 days classic Tanzania wildlife safari your driver guide will pick you up from the lodge to go for another game drive where you will be able to view animals that you might have missed the previous day. During the game drive you will be able to spot animals like elephants, buffaloes, greater kudus, hartebeest, wildebeest, gazelle, zebras, dik dik, giraffes, warthogs, greater kudu which will be grazing in open plains with due, view predators like lions, wild dogs, leopards, hyenas before they go back to their hiding areas, view bird species like ashy starling, helmeted guinea fowl, kori bustard, yellow collared lovebirds among others. After the morning game drive you will return to the lodge for lunch.

Departure to Arusha, after lunch you will check out of the lodge and meet up with your driver guide to transfer to Arusha town where you will be dropped off at the airport for your departure flight or dropped off at any place of advise.

End of 7 days classic Tanzania wildlife safari


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