Full Itinerary

Day1:  Arrival and Transfer to Arusha

A Guruguru Safaris representative will meet you at Kilimanjaro Airport and drive you to your lodge in Arusha where you’ll spend one night. This afternoon you can explore the bustling city of Arusha.

Arusha is a fascinating city where you’ll find modern office buildings, 5-star hotels and upmarket coffee shops, alongside busy markets selling fruit, vegetables, fish and meat. Within the city center you’ll see women wearing brightly colored dresses either walking along the streets carrying huge baskets on their heads or sitting on the side of the roads selling huge avocados or cooking corn on the cob on a fire, and you will also see Maasai men walking around in their traditional shukas.

Accommodation African Tulip Hotel

Day2: Arusha – Lake Manyara

After breakfast you will be driven to Lake Manyara National Park located beneath the cliffs of the Manyara Escarpment, on the edge of the Rift Valley.

The alkaline soda of Lake Manyara, which covers 230 square kms, attracts pink flamingos and other birdlife. You’ll also see resident hippo pods at the lake. The park is known for its tree-climbing lions, plus you may be lucky enough to spot leopards and hyenas. You can also expect to see are large herds of elephant, wildebeest, buffalo, giraffe, zebra, warthog and impala.

There’s also a huge primate population including common monkey, velvet monkey and baboons. You’ll leave Lake Manyara just before sunset and head to your lodge for dinner.

Dinner and overnight at Kudu lodge & camp

Day3: Lake Manyara – Serengeti National Park

After breakfast this morning you’ll leave Lake Manyara and drive to the Serengeti, Tanzania’s most famous national park. The Serengeti offers some of the best wildlife viewing in Africa and it is home to the greatest wildlife spectacle on earth – the Great Migration.

Dinner & Overnight at Serengeti Tortilis Camp

Day4: Serengeti Full day

Every year, over two million wildebeest and zebra migrate north from the Serengeti National Park to the Maasai Mara Reserve in Kenya. The herds must brave the perilous Mara River which runs through the Maasai Mara Game Reserve on the Kenyan side and the Serengeti National Park on the Tanzanian side. They face treacherous water currents and dangerous predators as they cross the river in search of greener pastures. With crocodiles lurking in the muddy waters and lions, cheetahs, leopards and hyenas patrolling the river banks, this is a particularly dangerous time to be a wildebeest or a zebra!

If you’re visiting the Serengeti at the right time you’ll see herds of wildebeest and zebra stretching to the horizon and you may be lucky enough to see the dramatic river crossings. Our Fair Travel Consultants have in-depth experience of the migration and they will plan your holiday to ensure that you’re at the right place at the right time.

Day5: Serengeti Full day

Every year, over two million wildebeest and zebra migrate north from the Serengeti National Park to the Maaasai Mara Reserve in Kenya. The herds must brave the perilous Mara River which runs through the Maasai Mara Game Reserve on the Kenyan side and the Serengeti National Park on the Tanzanian side. They face treacherous water currents and dangerous predators as they cross the river in search of greener pastures. With crocodiles lurking in the muddy waters and lions, cheetahs, leopards and hyenas patrolling the river banks, this is a particularly dangerous time to be a wildebeest or a zebra!

If you’re visiting the Serengeti at the right time you’ll see herds of wildebeest and zebra stretching to the horizon and you may be lucky enough to see the dramatic river crossings. Our Fair Travel Consultants have in-depth experience of the migration and they will plan your holiday to ensure that you’re at the right place at the right time

Day6: Ngorongoro – Serengeti national park – Ngorongoro crater

Today you will have most of the day to continue your incredible safari in the Serengeti on a game drive south through the Ndutu region. Later in the afternoon you will check in to a beautiful lodge on the rim of the Ngorongoro Crater offering phenomenal views. 

A visit to the Ngorongoro Crater is an experience of a lifetime! You can expect to see an abundance of wildlife, including buffalo, warthog, wildebeest, zebra, hippo and elephants. There’s also a huge population of predators – lion, hyena, jackal, cheetah and leopard. The resident population of black rhino is a real treat, as they’re very difficult to spot elsewhere in Tanzania.

In the late afternoon you’ll return to your lodge in Arusha.

Day7: Ngorongoro crater – Arusha-Airport

The Ngorongoro Crater is a unique natural phenomenon and it has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It’s undoubtedly one of the most breathtaking wildlife safari sites in the world with a backdrop of the 600m/1968ft high crater wall, and it offers incredible wildlife viewing opportunities.

A visit to the Ngorongoro Crater is an experience of a lifetime! You can expect to see an abundance of wildlife, including buffalo, warthog, wildebeest, zebra, hippo and elephants. There’s also a huge population of predators – lion, hyena, jackal, cheetah and leopard. The resident population of black rhino is a real treat, as they’re very difficult to spot elsewhere in Tanzania.

In the late afternoon you’ll return to your lodge in Arusha.

What to expect from Tanzania Safari Premium

• Most Luxury Tented Camps offer a fully inclusive rate, which includes outstanding accommodation, and all meals.
• Some may also include unlimited drinks or other activities such as guided walks, but whatever is included, there are 2 elements that you will be certain of, wherever you stay – the hospitality and the service.
• The Luxury Tented all go to incredible lengths to make sure that you feel welcome and comfortable, and nothing appears to be too much trouble for you
• In terms of a recommended length of stay, a minimum of 2 to 3 nights is ideal. This gives you time to relax into the experience, get to know your fellow guests, and gives you at least 4 game drives to enjoy the wildlife.
• Your guide is highly knowledgeable about the bush and the animals and will be more than happy to share his knowledge with you and answer any questions that you may have. The guide drives the vehicle and will give you information about the animals, birds and other points of interest you see.
• All the game drive vehicles are in radio contact with each other, so whenever something exciting is spotted or tracked, everyone else in the area is notified of its location.
• Ladies…! No make-up is necessary here!