10 Days Safari Tanzania Itinerary
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The United Republic of Tanzania is located in Eastern Africa, Tanzania covers 945,234 sq. km with 942,832 sq. km for Tanzania mainland and 2,400 sq.km for Zanzibar. About 32.5 percent of the country’s land area (307,873 Km2l is protected areas which are under the management of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism. These include, 22 National Parks, 22 Game reserves, 29 Game Controlled Areas, Ngorongoro Conservation Area etc. Tanzania’s natural and cultural resources are considered among the finest tourism attractions in the world. They include the Serengeti plains, the spectacular Ngorongoro Crater, and Africa’s highest Mountain Kilimanjaro – in the North. Mikumi, Ruaha National Parks and the Selous Game Reserve in the South.
Other additional natural attractions include the sandy beaches and the Spice Islands of Zanzibar and excellent. Olduvai Gorge, in the interior Rift Valley, is the site of discoveries of the trace of earliest man. To the tourist, Tanzania also offers interesting culture and arts, notably the Maasai culture and art and the Makonde sculptures and carving done in ebony.
Tour Plan
Distance travel: 50 kilometers / 1 hour
On your arrival at Kilimanjaro airport, you will be picked with our professional guide, you will have a shortly briefing of safari, enjoying the view of Mount Kilimanjaro on the way, check in at the hotel then drive to local market Local MARKET A good place for your shopping in Arusha. Several small stalls under one roof, selling curios, carvings, beads, fabrics, table mats. A nice place to visit for a couple of hours. Vendors would sell more if they let you make your choice rather than being so insistent.
There’s an extensive selection of all types of souvenirs available. Many of the stalls have very similar or even the same items, so you just need to decide where to buy
Dinner and overnight at mount Meru hotel
Arusha – Shira plateau gate kilometers 134 / 2:14 hours
Shira plateau gate – Olpopongiî Maasai village 30 kilometers/30 minutes
in the morning, we will pick you at your hotel – an active day in Tanzania’s wilderness area awaits. The drive to Kilimanjaro takes you through a forest reserve, where you can look out for Colobus Monkeys in the trees. Your walk through the beautifully rugged landscape of Shira Plateau starts at 3,500 m above sea level. Get out of the car, lace up your shoes and take in the sounds, of Tanzania’s stunning wilderness. Along different trails and accompanied by a ranger, enjoy views of Kibo, Kilimanjaro’s highest peak, Hike at your own pace under the open sky along the way. It’s a moderate hike and you don’t need to be an athlete to be able to enjoy it.
Drive to Olpopongiî Masai village for hot lunch.
On your arrival at Masai village meet with village representative for village briefing, enjoy local lunch, after lunch he will Welcome you to Olpopongiî Maasai Cultural Village & Museum - the first authentic Maasai Boma with Maasai-Museum in Tanzania. Olpopongiî provides a unique Maasai & Wildlife experience in the Maasai land. Our aim is YOU to share the authentic Maasai life & culture in a 100% traditional
Your Olpopongiî visit does also support local Maasai families with water, food, Spend your day in Maasai Village (Olpopongiî) and share the day hours with native Maasai. Learn about Maasai hunting techniques and about incredible natural medicine late evening drive back to mt meru hotel.
Dinner and overnight at mount Meru hotel
Distance travel: 120 kilometers / 2 hours: On this day you cross to Arusha town; the base town for safaris in the northern Tanzania and along the Arusha – Dodoma highway a scenic drive towards Tarangire. You will pass by a supermarket (if you wish) for some last-minute shopping of any personal effects that you may need then drive through a scenic Masai Steppe and arrive at Tarangire in 2 hours’ time or so. Enjoy game drive in the Tarangire National Park famous for its large herds of elephants and large baobab trees that dot the grassland. Lunch will be at a designated picnic site then afternoon game drives until sunset time to check in at a lodge for
Dinner and overnight at Marera valley lodge.
Distance travel: 242 kilometers / 3 hours After breakfast transfer to Serengeti on route cross the Ngorongoro conservation areas try and catch up with the rare forest animals in the Ngorongoro forest like leopards and bushbuck, baboon’s elephant, pig etc. In the afternoon reach Serengeti national park. The name Serengeti comes from a Maasai word ‘Serengeti’ meaning plains without end Apart from the wildebeests you expect to spot other animals including elephants, lions, cheetahs, the elusive leopards, zebras, elands and a lot of resident and migratory birds.
Dinner and overnight at Matawi luxury tented lodge
Distance travel: unlimited kilometers / hours.
Wake up early for a sunrise game drive to try and catch up with the rare nocturnal animal species as well as the early risers among the diurnal ones. It is a nice time to see animals within a close distance as most game like to line up at the road sides to escape the morning dew. After bush breakfast at picnic, you will then spend the day doing game drives for the whole day. true to the name of Serengeti you will explore vast stretches of African Savannah in search of the many animals that Serengeti has to offer. Apart from the wildebeests you expect to spot other animals including elephants, lions, cheetahs, elusive leopards, zebras, and a lot.
Dinner and overnight at Matawi luxury tented lodge.
Distance travel: unlimited kilometers / hours This day you will wake up early for a last sunrise game drive in Serengeti national park. It is a nice time to say goodbye Serengeti with your majestic creatures of fauna and flora then back to the lodge for breakfast. After breakfast at the lodge, proceed with half day tour in Serengeti till afternoon enjoy lunch at the big acacia tree picnic site, after lunch you will transfer to Ngorongoro for overnight
Dinner and overnight at Ngorongoro serena lodge.
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Distance travel: 130 kilometers / 1:40 hours After Breakfast, you will descend early into the Crater floor for game drives in the Ngorongoro Crater. The earlier you descend to the Crater floor you see lots of animals like Black Rhinos with a little luck. Spend the better part of the morning exploring the Ngorongoro Crater until lunch time.
Ngorongoro Crater with its 600 to 650-meter-high walls is like a natural zoo with the highest concentration of wild animals and it is here where you can even spot the Big Five even in one day if lucky enough. After picnic lunch which you will most likely take at the hippo poolside designated picnic site, proceed with the game drives till evening then you will drive up the Crater rim.
Dinner and overnight at Marera valley lodge.
Distance travel: 66 kilometers / 1:35 hours
Start off early with your bushman guide to meet a group of resident Hadzabe people. Enjoy the Hadzabe Tour into the bush with the only hunter-gatherers remaining in the East African region. The Hadzabe speak a click-based language and move their encampments with the seasonal movements of the wildlife. Your guide is a member of the group so he will explain to you about their customs and their way of life.
You will get a chance to hunt, track wildlife, make fire and even take honey from bee’s nests with the Hadzabe people. Return to the picnic for lunch then afternoon proceed with the activity.
Dinner and overnight at Marera valley lodge.
Enjoy your safari day in Lake Manyara National Park. This park is not dominated by savannah, but by an enormous soda lake with huge flocks of flamingos. You can spot hundreds of olive baboons, elephants, hippos and if you are lucky Manyara’s tree climbing lions. It is also a perfect place to see the spectacular 400-meter-high Rift Valley Escarpment. After this memorable game drive, enjoy lunch at the picnic site After lunch enjoy Treetop walkway A different perspective with the treetop walkway!
The Manyara treetop walkway is the first and longest treetop walkway in Tanzania. / Treetop walk is 370m long and reaches a height of 18m above ground. These treetop platforms are perfect places to stop and view the surroundings What to see on the canopy walk the beautiful forests you’re very likely to encounter more than a few blue monkeys (you guess which part is blue) and baboons who love to use the canopy as their playground.
Apart from monkeys you can come eye to eye with a variety of birds such as the silvery-cheeked hornbill and several butterflies. If you’re lucky you might even see some of the bigger wildlife that hides in Lake Manyara’s forests.
Proceed with canoe ride till late afternoon drive back to the lodge. A 'Canoe Safari at Lake Manyara' is a fantastic chance to view Lake Manyara National Park from the water. explore the shoreline and spot a wide range of birds and animals up close. Hundreds of pink-hued flamingos, giraffes, elephants, buffalos, and other creatures can be seen grazing along the shorelines.
Night Game Drive The less seen animals are generally active at night and Lake Manyara National Park are full of them! Porcupines, genets and civet cats are frequent visitors to the forest.
Hippos are nocturnal animals (active by night) and it is highly likely to see many of these beasts grazing on the side of the road. Lake Manyara is well known for a large number of Leopards and although it is not a common occurrence these elusive cats are spotted on a regular basis. Lion sightings are more common and where lions are mostly sleeping in day time at night, they are almost always active. Your drive starts around 19:45 from where you head into the thick ground-water forest of Lake Manyara. From the forest you head down towards the lake following the Simba River to the hippo pools. You will return back to the forest and finally be back at the lodge around 21:45. This night safari will give you an entirely different perspective of the park and wildlife.
Overnight at mawemawe luxury lodge. All meals included.
Cultural tour Mto wa Mbu After breakfast immerse yourself in the local culture during this cultural tour Mto wa Mbu. A local guide will walk with you through the streets of this African farming village, surrounded by beautiful nature. During this tour you visit an African school, church, market and banana brewery. A great way to get an insight in the daily life of local people.in the afternoon enjoys local African buffet lunch.
After lunch drive to Lake manyara rift valley for zipline activities Experience the thrill of flying through the African sky! Zip between majestic baobab trees while taking in the stunning scenery of Tanzania. The zipline course has 4 exciting zips, and 5 unique eco-platforms. The tour starts at the Tan zip office in Mto wa Mbu where you will have a safety orientation and be fitted with your harness. A short ride will take you through Maasai land to the tan zip Zipline Adventure Park after these memorable adventures late evening you will drive back to Arusha or at the airport fly back home.
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