9-Day Lifetime Safari Experience Tour

9-Day Lifetime Safari Experience Tour

Offered by: USD Safaris & Tours
4.9/5 (1600 Reviews)
Journey Snapshot
🗺 Tanzania ⏱ 9 days 🚙 4x4 Pop-up Roof
Arusha Tarangire Lake Natron Serengeti Ngorongoro & Lake Manyara
A romantic and secluded escape from the world’s worries, this journey offers an intimate encounter with the world’s 8th wonder in Ngorongoro Crater, the vast wildlife kingdom of Serengeti National Park with its endless plains, Big Five, and Great Migration. Discover the baobab-rich elephant haven of Tarangire National Park. An unforgettable adventure through nature’s most epic spectacles.

Route

Start Arusha (Day 1)
Day 2 Tarangire
Day 3 Lake Natron
Day 4 Serengeti
Day 5 Ngorongoro
End & Lake Manyara

Tour Features

Day 1: Arusha national park Day 2: Tarangire national park Day 3: Lake Natron Day 4: Lake Natron to Serengeti Day 5: Full game drive at central Serengeti Day 6: Central Serengeti Day 7: Serengeti to Ngorongoro conservation area via Maasai Bomas Day 8: Ngorongoro crater Day 9: Lake Manyara national park

Activities & Transportation

  • Route: Arusha, Tarangire, Lake Natron, Serengeti, Ngorongoro, & Lake Manyara
  • Duration: 9 Days
  • Getting around: 4x4 safari vehicle (pop-up roof)
  • Transfers: airport pick-up & drop-off can be included

Accommodation & Meals

Day
Accommodation
Meals
1
Shoki Shoki Lodge Arusha > Mid-range lodge located in Arusha (City) View hotel
All meals included Drinks not included
2
Marera Valley Lodge > Mid-range lodge located 1-2hr drive from Tarangire NP View hotel
All meals included Non-alcoholic drinks
3
Maasai Giraffe Eco Lodge > Budget lodge located at Lake Natron View hotel
All meals included Non-alcoholic drinks
4
Central Serengeti Moyo Camp Warangi > Luxury tented camp located inside Central Serengeti NP View hotel
All meals included Non-alcoholic drinks
5
Central Serengeti Moyo Camp Warangi > Luxury tented camp located inside Central Serengeti NP View hotel
All meals included Drinks not included
6
Central Serengeti Moyo Camp Warangi > Luxury tented camp located inside Central Serengeti NP View hotel
All meals included Non-alcoholic drinks
7
Embalakai Ngorongoro Camp > Luxury tented camp located less than 1hr drive from Ngorongoro Crater View hotel
All meals included Non-alcoholic drinks
8
Eileen's Trees Inn > Mid-range lodge located 1-2hr drive from Ngorongoro Crater View hotel
All meals included Drinks not included
9
No accommodation (End of tour)
All meals included Non-alcoholic drinks

Day by Day

Day 1 Arusha national park
Morning 🏨Shoki Shoki Lodge Arusha > Mid-range lodge located in Arusha (City) 🍽All meals included Drinks not included
This small but beautiful Tanzanian National Park is the closest national park to both the famous Arusha “safari town” (40 km) as well as the Kilimanjaro International Airport, thus making it ideal for 1-day safaris or tours. Not only is the animal life in the park abundant, but it is also one of the most beautiful and topographically varied parks in Tanzania. The park’s three most significant features include the rugged Mount Meru (Tanzania’s second highest peak at 4566m), the notably different colored Momela Lakes, and the 3km wide Ngurdoto Crater, which was formed about fifteen million years ago!
Day 2 Tarangire national park
Morning 🏨Marera Valley Lodge > Mid-range lodge located 1-2hr drive from Tarangire NP 🍽All meals included Non-alcoholic drinks
Tarangire is a park of giant baobab trees, rolling savannah and acacia Parkland. It is famous for its dense wildlife population, which is most spectacular in the dry season between June and September. It is during this period that thousands of animals- wildebeest, zebra, Eland, hartebeest, buffalo, and onyx migrate from the dry Maasai steppe to the Tarangire River in search of water. The predators -lion, leopard and others- as is the custom in the savanna follow closely by. Birds are also abundant here and over 550 species have been recorded.
Day 3 Lake Natron
Morning 🏨Maasai Giraffe Eco Lodge > Budget lodge located at Lake Natron 🍽All meals included Non-alcoholic drinks
It is a bizarrely beautiful breeding ground and home to thousands of Flamingos feeding on the blue algae. Much to see are wildlife like Zebra, wildebeest, gazelle, ostrich, fringe After breakfast Drive with picnic lunches to Lake Natron. Expect to see vast shallow soda lake and a white carpet of soda and salt crystals cracked in to a polygonal patchwork. Evidently seen are the built flamingo nests resembling miniature volcanoes. It is a bizarrely beautiful breeding ground and home to thousands of Flamingos feeding on the blue algae. Much to see are wildlife like Zebra, wildebeest, gazelle, ostrich, fringed eared Oryx, lesser kudu, gerenuk and golden jackal. You may also be amazed to see volcanic implosion crater.
Day 4 Lake Natron to Serengeti
Morning 🏨Central Serengeti Moyo Camp Warangi > Luxury tented camp located inside Central Serengeti NP 🍽All meals included Non-alcoholic drinks
A romantic, secluded escape from everyday worries, this journey offers an intimate experience of the world’s 8th wonder in Ngorongoro Crater, the wildlife-rich plains of Serengeti National Park with the Great Migration and Big Five, and the baobab-dotted landscapes of Tarangire National Park, an elephant haven. An unforgettable adventure through Africa’s most iconic nature.
Day 5 Full game drive at central Serengeti
Morning 🏨Central Serengeti Moyo Camp Warangi > Luxury tented camp located inside Central Serengeti NP 🍽All meals included Drinks not included
Seronera is one of many world famous attractions in the Central Serengeti covered Area 1800 square Miles with Long Grass Plains, Savannah, Riverine Areas, Lakes, Granite Kopjes topography. Despite of Offering good viewing Game Drive all over the Year but also Seronera Valley supports a much greater diversity of resident wildlife than anywhere else in the Serengeti including elephant, giraffe, impala, waterbuck, hippo, topi, reedbuck, buffalo and baboon. This resident prey in turn attracts the highest concentrations of large predators & Big Cat in Africa such as lion, leopard and cheetah & population of Hyenas and a multitude of smaller predators (mongoose, jackal, serval and bat-eared fox.
Day 6 Central Serengeti
Morning 🏨Central Serengeti Moyo Camp Warangi > Luxury tented camp located inside Central Serengeti NP 🍽All meals included Non-alcoholic drinks
There is tremendous wildlife viewing opportunities exist at the Maasai Kopjes in Moru Area at Central Serengeti. The craggy hollows and smooth granite crests of these towering granite kopjes are home to one of the Serengeti lions Pride. The nearby swamp, where the rare Bohor reedbuck can be found, is also the famous hunting spot for the resident lion pride. Kopjes are remarkable in that they have their own little ecosystem with a range of vegetation and wildlife including hyrax, mongoose, lizards and birds Black rhinos inhabit the area year-round, but if you want to increase your chances of seeing other animals like wildebeest in Large groups and zebras.
Day 7 Serengeti to Ngorongoro conservation area via Maasai Bomas
Morning 🏨Embalakai Ngorongoro Camp > Luxury tented camp located less than 1hr drive from Ngorongoro Crater 🍽All meals included Non-alcoholic drinks
A scenic driving from Serengeti to Ngorongoro Crater passing some very scenic landscapes. En route to the Ngorongoro crater we stop by Maasai Bomas enjoy the Local Maasai traditional Dances and learn some of their cultures including how they survive in environment with some dangerous wild animals such as Lion.
Day 8 Ngorongoro crater
Morning 🏨Eileen's Trees Inn > Mid-range lodge located 1-2hr drive from Ngorongoro Crater 🍽All meals included Drinks not included
The Ngorongoro Crater is the largest unbroken volcanic caldera in the world covering approximately 260 sq. km's with walls rising 600 meters from the crater floor. Before the Ngorongoro Volcano exploded and collapsed 2 million years ago the area was home of some of the tallest mountain it is home to more than 30,000 large mammals - mainly gazelle, buffalo, eland, hartebeest and warthog - and has the highest predator density in the world.
Day 9 Lake Manyara national park
Morning 🏨No accommodation (End of tour) 🍽All meals included Non-alcoholic drinks
Lake Manyara National Park is a unique and picturesque park with a stunning lake, inspiring views and very varied wildlife and birdlife viewing. Lake Manyara is a shallow, alkaline lake that is part of the Rift Valley wall; the lake is at the base of this dramatic western escarpment giving it a beautiful and serene setting. In addition to this peaceful setting, Lake Manyara’s main attractions are its rich bird life, tree rare climbing lions and its hippos which you can see at a closer range than any other place.

Rates

From: $4,790 pp (USD)
Final quote depends on date, travelers and lodge level.

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Inclusions

Included
  • Park fees (For non-residents)
  • All activities (Unless labeled as optional)
  • All accommodation (Unless listed as upgrade)
  • A professional driver/guide
  • All transportation (Unless labeled as optional)
  • All Taxes/VAT
  • Roundtrip airport transfer
  • Meals (As specified in the day-by-day section)
  • Drinks (As specified in the day-by-day section)

Exclusions

Not included
  • International flights (From/to home)
  • Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
  • Tips (Tipping guideline US$15.00 pp per day)
  • Personal items (Souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)

Note: Some items may vary depending on season and lodge level.

Getting There

Start: Arusha

End: & Lake Manyara

We can arrange airport pick-up and drop-off. Ask in your quote request.

Offered By

USD Safaris & Tours
USD Safaris & Tours
4.9/5 • 1600 reviews