Fly to Tanzania
Your overnight flight to Tanzania.
The Best of Tanzania
A walk in the foothills of Mount Meru, two days with the elephants of Tarangire, a day with families in a Maasai village and Mto wa Mbu, then the Ngorongoro Crater and the Serengeti.
- 11 days
- 4
An eleven-day journey through northern Tanzania's parks and villages, with mid-range or higher-range lodges.
The journey at a glance
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Day 01
Fly to Tanzania
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Day 02
Arrival at Kilimanjaro
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Day 03
Arusha National Park
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Day 04
Tarangire National Park
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Day 05
Tarangire National Park
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Day 06
Village day, then the Ngorongoro rim
Ngorongoro Crater
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Day 07
Ngorongoro Crater
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Day 08
Into the Serengeti
Serengeti National Park
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Day 09
Serengeti National Park
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Day 10
Back to Arusha and departure
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Day 11
Arrive home
Day by day
Arrival at Kilimanjaro
A Carnivores Safaris representative meets you outside Kilimanjaro International Airport and drives you to your hotel near Arusha. This is an arrival day, so no meals are included.
Good to know: Mid-range: Under the Shade Safari Lodge. Higher range: Lake Duluti Lodge.
Arusha National Park
After breakfast and a short orientation, drive to Arusha National Park for your first game drive: flamingos, giraffe, zebra, buffalo, antelope, blue monkeys and black-and-white colobus. After lunch an armed ranger leads a walk in the foothills of Mount Meru, through open grassland and woodland, ending at a waterfall. Back to Arusha for dinner.
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Good to know: Mid-range: Under the Shade Safari Lodge. Higher range: Lake Duluti Lodge.
Tarangire National Park
Drive to Tarangire with a picnic lunch and spend the afternoon on a game drive. The park supports giraffe, buffalo, eland and zebra, with lion, leopard and cheetah, and is known above all for its elephants.
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Good to know: Mid-range: Osupuko Tarangire Lodge. Higher range: Elephant Springs.
Tarangire National Park
Morning and afternoon game drives in Tarangire.
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Good to know: Mid-range: Osupuko Tarangire Lodge. Higher range: Elephant Springs.
Village day, then the Ngorongoro rim
Spend the morning in a Maasai village as the community goes about its morning, then visit a local school to see a Tanzanian school day and sit in on classes. Walk through Mto wa Mbu and have lunch with a local family, who explain each dish. In the afternoon drive up to the Ngorongoro rim, arriving in time for sunset.
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Good to know: Mid-range: Angata Ngorongoro Camp. Higher range: Ngorongoro Serena Lodge or Lion's Paw.
Ngorongoro Crater
Descend to the crater floor for a morning game drive. Grassland covers most of the floor, grazed by zebra, gazelle, wildebeest, elephant, warthog and rhino, and with so much prey the crater has a dense lion population. Picnic lunch on the floor, then back to your lodge.
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Good to know: Mid-range: Angata Ngorongoro Camp. Higher range: Ngorongoro Serena Lodge or Lion's Paw.
Into the Serengeti
Drive into the Serengeti, where the migratory herds of wildebeest, zebra and gazelle roam in search of grass and water, with a game drive on the way to camp.
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Good to know: Mid-range: Land of Nature Safari Camp. Higher range: Kubukubu Tented Lodge or Sametu Tented Lodge.
Serengeti National Park
Morning and afternoon game drives looking for the big cats, the herds, elephant and antelope, with a stop at one of the best hippo pools in the park, where you may count more than a hundred hippos, and crocodiles too.
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Good to know: Mid-range: Land of Nature Safari Camp. Higher range: Kubukubu Tented Lodge or Sametu Tented Lodge.
Back to Arusha and departure
After breakfast drive back to Arusha. Visit the Hope Girls and Boys School, shop if you like, and have lunch at the home of Lucas Mhina, our founder. In the evening you are driven to the airport for your flight home.
- Breakfast, Lunch
Arrive home
You arrive home.
What is included
Included
- Accommodation and meals as listed in the itinerary, with three meals a day on safari days
- A private 4x4 Land Cruiser with a pop-up roof (up to six seats) and your driver-guide
- Your guide team, with a contact number answered 24 hours a day
- Government taxes and levies, and your departure transfer
- Flying Doctors emergency evacuation cover while you are on safari
- Park and crater fees, and fees for village visits
- Drinking water during the safari
Not included
- International flights
- Tips for guides and lodge staff
- Visa fees and travel insurance
- Drinks, alcoholic and soft, other than drinking water
- Laundry
- Personal spending such as souvenirs, phone calls and extras at lodges
- Anything not listed in the itinerary
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