8 Days Affordable Green Season Safari in Tanzania

Day 1 Arusha, Your Arrival

When you arrive at Kilimanjaro  Airport you’ll be met and transferred to Arusha town, the safari hub of Tanzania, to spend the night before starting your wet season safari in the morning. Overnight at Arusha Coffee Lodge, with a late dinner and breakfast included.

Accommodation: Arusha Coffee Lodge

Meals: Breakfast, dinner

Day 2 Arusha – Tarangire

At 8 am after breakfast, you will be picked up from the hotel by your safari guide and driven to Tarangire National Park. Enjoy the wildlife. Overnight Tarangire Kuro Treetops Camp. Breakfast lunch and dinner are provided. Drinking water will be provided every day per person. Tarangire National Park is almost 3000 sq km in size and is probably best known for its huge numbers of elephants and baobab trees. The name of the park comes from the Tarangire River which crosses through the park. Tarangire is especially spectacular during the dry season (June – November) as wildlife concentrations rival that of the Serengeti (since enormous populations of elephants and other animals are drawn to the Tarangire River as their only source of water). With its varied habitats and permanent water in the Tarangire River, the park is home to over 2000 elephants and 500 bird species.

Tarangire Sopa Lodge

Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner

At 8 am after breakfast, you will be picked up from Arusha by your safari guide and drive to Lake Manyara National Park. For a game drive. Overnight at Lake Manyara Kilimamoja Lodge Breakfast, lunch, and dinner will be provided Drinking water will be provided every day per person. Lake Manyara is a beautiful little park that is famous for its tree-climbing lions, elephants, and large troops of baboons. The park is home to an amazing variety of birds and animals considering its small size. A short visit to this serene park will greatly diversify your safari experience as the lush green jungle habitat is in stark contrast to the other parks you will visit during your safari.

Accommodation: Lake Manyara Kilimamoja Lodge

Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner

Today after breakfast you will depart for Serengeti National Park with a picnic lunch box. Enjoy an afternoon game drive before moving on to Serengeti Heritage Luxury Camp. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner are provided. Drinking water will be provided every day per person. The Serengeti National Park is the world’s last great wildlife refuge as it contains an estimated three million large animals, most of which take part in a seasonal migration that is one of nature’s wonders. The area covers 14,763 sq km and the name Serengeti comes from the Maasai ‘Siringet’, meaning endless plains.

Accommodation: Serengeti Heritage Luxury Camp

Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner

Day 5 Full Serengeti

Today you will be picked up by your safari guide for your game drive. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner are provided. Drinking water will be provided every day per person Overnight at Serengeti Heritage Luxury Camp. The Central Serengeti offers superb game viewing all year round due to its abundance of resident animals. Specifically, the Seronera River Valley in the Central Serengeti is a ‘must see’ on every safari regardless of the specific month of travel. Game viewing in Central Serengeti is at its best during the dry season (June – November) as resident animals are more concentrated in the immediate area due to the lack of water on the plains. Resident herbivores include impala, buffalo, hippo, warthog, topi, hartebeest, and giraffe. Resident carnivores include lions and leopards.

Accommodation: Serengeti Heritage Luxury Camp.

Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner

Day 6 Serengeti – Ngorongoro

Half-day game drive in Serengeti and then later you will drive to the rim of Ngorongoro Crater Later on you will drive to Ngorongoro Rhino Lodge overnight. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner are provided. Drinking water will be provided every day per person. There are several documented resident lion prides just within a one-hour game drive radius from Seronera. During the dry season, the resident pride begins to shift west and north in their territories and concentrate in the central region of the park. The dry season is a particularly good time for lion viewing in Central Serengeti. The Central Serengeti is also one of the best areas in Africa to spot the elusive leopard. You may be lucky enough to encounter this majestic cat in the branches of the sausage trees that dot the banks of the Seronera River.

Accommodation: Ngorongoro Rhino Lodge

Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner, drinks

Day 7 Ngorongoro Crater – Arusha

At 6:30 am breakfast, descend into the crater for a crater game tour. Later in the day, you will drive back to Arusha Overnight at Gran Melia Arusha. Breakfast and lunch are provided. Drinking water will be provided every day per person. Often called the eighth natural wonder of the world, the Ngorongoro Crater is the largest intact crater in the world. About 2 million years ago the Ngorongoro volcano erupted, and its walls collapsed. The volcano floor sank to create a natural enclosure with its 600m tall walls. Now, over 19 kilometers wide, Ngorongoro Crater is filled with great areas of acacia forest, hippo-filled swamps, and open grasslands. These different habitats contain over 30,000 animals – including elephants, warthogs, flamingoes, magnificent birdlife, the rare black rhinoceros, and all predatory cats. The Maasai can also be seen grazing their cattle alongside the buffalo and wildebeest.

Accommodation:  Arsuha Palce Hotel

Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner, drinks

Day 8 Arusha-Departure

Today you will be picked up from the hotel and transferred to Kilimanjaro international airport for your flight back home.