7 Days Tanzania Exclussive Safari ; This amazing safari will take you to the top safari destinations in Tanzania to witness the high concentration of wildlife including lions, cheetahs, and at certain times of the year, the world-renowned “Great Wildebeest Migration”. Included in the tour are Serengeti, Tarangire, Lake Manyara, and Ngorongoro Crater. Another highlight of this tour is the walking safari in Lake Eyasi to witness the lifestyle of the bush men in northern Tanzania.
DURATION: 7 DAYS
PLACES TO VISIT: LAKE MANYARA, SERENGETI, NGORONGORO CRATER, LAKE EYASI, TARANGIRE
Day 1 Lake Manyara National Park
You will be met by a Velam Safaris Tanzania transfer driver at Kilimanjaro International
Airport and driven to your lodge where the rest of the day is at your leisure. Your
options include taking a relaxing swim in the pool, taking one of our day tours, or simply
relaxing in your room. Meals: L, D Accommodation: Arusha Planet Lodge
Day 2 Lake Manyara National Park
We pick you up from your hotel and drive to Lake Manyara. The park derived its name
from the Maasai word “manyara”, which is the Swahili name for the plant, Euphorbia
tirucalli. The Maasai use this plant to grow livestock stockades, which matures to a
highly durable stockproof hedge. The Great Rift Valley is part of a fault in the earth’s
crust which stretches 8,000 kilometers (4,971 miles) from Turkey to the mouth of the
Zambezi River in Mozambique. The fault is so massive that when astronauts landed on
the moon, the Rift Valley was clearly visible to them. Meals: L, D Accommodation: Tloma
Lodge
Day 3 Serengeti National Park
After breakfast, we proceed to Serengeti, Tanzania oldest and most popular national
park and famed for its annual migration, when some six million hooves pound the open
plains, as more than 200,000 zebras and 300,000 Thomson & gazelle join the
wildebeest’s trek for fresh grazing. Yet even when the migration is quiet, the Serengeti
offers a remarkable game-viewing experience in Africa using Hot air balloons. Meals: B,
L, D Accommodation: Sametu lodge
Day 4 Ngorongoro Crater
We start with an early morning game drive inside the Ngorongoro Crater. As very few
animals migrate in and out of the crater with its 2000 ft. high walls, you can expect to
see lions, elephants, zebras, hippos, flamingos, jackals, rhinos, antelopes, and various
species of birds. The Ngorongoro Conservation Area (NCA) is an extensive highland area
along the eastern arm of the Rift Valley, with the world-renowned Ngorongoro Crater as
its focal point. Meals: B , L,D Accommodation: Ngorongoro Farm House Lodge
Day 5 Lake Eyasi tour trip (Hadzabe, Datoga)
We depart for Lake Eyasi to visit the bush men and observe their activities such as
hunting and wild fruits gathering. The Hadza, or Hadzabe are indigenous ethnic group in
north-central Tanzania. They live in Lake Eyasi in the central rift valley and in the
neighboring Serengeti Plateau. The Hadza is just under1,000 in population living as
hunter-gatherers, among the last hunter-gatherers in the world. Meals: B,L,D
Accommodation: Lake Eyasi Safari Lodge
Day 6 Tarangire National Park
One of the largest national parks in Tanzania located in Manyara region, this place is
characterized by the large herds of elephants, tree climbing lions, and the fascinating
baobab trees also called the Tree of Life for its almost mythical powers that some
cultures attach to it. This park is especially known for Tarangire river which flows all year
round and the only source of water for wild animals during dry seasons. Meals: B,L,D
Accommodation: Tarangire Sopa lodge
Day 7 Tarangire National Park – Arusha
We continue with another game drive in Tarangire before proceeding back to Arusha.
You will be dropped off at the airport or hotel. Meals: B,L Accommodation: Can be
arranged at an extra cost