Best of classic 8 Days Tanzania Safari

Day 1: Arrival

Arrive at Kilimanjaro Airport, Tanzania. After clearing customs, look for your Tanzania wildlife Adventure driver. He will

be waiting for you, holding a sign with your name on it. Your driver will transport you to Springlands Hotel

on the outskirts of Moshi.

Overnight Springlands Hotel (with breakfast)

Day 2: Lake Manyara

This morning drive to Lake Manyara National Park. Set against the steep escarpment of the Rift Valley, you’ll find Lake Manyara National Park with its evergreen groundwater forest and variety of ecosystems including acacia woodland, grassy plains, a swampy fan delta, and – of course – the expansive lake. This diversity attracts a wide variety of mammal, bird, and wildlife species. Manyara is also home to rare tree climbing lions. The park offers excellent game viewing withbuffalo, impala, giraffe, bushbuck, waterbuck, hippos, and lots of elephants roam near the lake.Also look out for blue monkeys, vervet monkeys, and the very active Olive baboon troops.

Overnight Highview Hotel (with lunch, dinner & breakfast)

Day 3: Serengeti

Head out after breakfast for the drive to Serengeti National Park. The word “Serengeti” is derived from the Maasai language, meaning “endless plain.” En-route to the Serengeti you can opt to visit as Masaai Village, a perfect place to explore Maasai culture and even participate in some tribal activities Or visit Olduvai Gorge, known as the Cradle of Humanity; the Museum is a testament to the long journey that humanity has made from its humble roots in East Africa to its current state as the dominant species on earth. Enjoy a gamedrive en-route to your camp.

Overnight at one of our Wild Camps (with lunch, dinner & breakfast)

* Ikoma Wildcamp or Serengeti Wildcamp or Serengeti Wildebeest Camp

Day 4: Serengeti

Relax with two full days in the Serengeti with game drives – unequalled for its beauty and home to the Great Wildebeest Migration. The huge herds of plains game such as wildebeest, zebra and antelope dominate the park while the attendant predators such as lion and cheetah are to be found amongst the many kopjes scattered across the plain. Its landscape varies from open grass plains in the south, savanna with scattered acacia trees in the center, hilly, wooded grassland in the north, to extensive woodland and black clay plains to the west.

Overnight at one of our Wildcamps (with lunch, dinner & breakfast)

* Ikoma Wildcamp or Serengeti Wildcamp or Serengeti Wildebeest Camp

Day 5: Serengeti

Second day in Serengeti with game drives.

Day 6: Ngorongoro Crater

Enjoy a morning game drive in the Serengeti before your transfer to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Check-in at the lodge for an afternoon walking safari. Walking with your local Maasai guide, hiking through the hills and plains of Maasai country you will get to know this ancient culture well, perhaps bumping into local herdsmen along the way or the many animals that cohabitate with them within the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.

Overnight Ngorongoro Wild Camp (with lunch, dinner & breakfast)

Day 7: Ngorongoro Crater

This morning, you will descend into the Ngorongoro Crater floor for game driving and exploration. The crater is 600m deep, 16km across and 265 sq km in area. Enjoy the spectacular scenery and game viewing, in what has been described as the eighth wonder of the world. Many of Tanzania’s last remaining black rhino can be seen grazing on the open grassland of the crater floor, surrounded by some of the 20,000 large animals that occupy the crater, including lion, cheetah, eland, zebra and gazelle. Flamingo, among other bird species, can often be seen feeding at Makat Soda Lake as well.Afternoon dive to your lodge for your overnight stay.

Overnight Highview Hotel (with lunch, dinner & breakfast)

Day 8: Departure

Enjoy a morning at leisure before your transfer to Kilimanjaro airport for your flight home. If your flight

departs during the morning an night accommodation must be add in Arusha – speak to us to arrange this.

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