9 Days Tarangire, Serengeti,Ngorongoro Crater And Lake Manyara Mid-range Lodge Safari

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$3300.00

Duration

9 days

Overview: 9 Days Tarangire, Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater and Lake Manyara Mid-range Lodge Safari

Embark on a thrilling 9-day mid-range lodge safari across Tanzania’s most renowned wildlife destinations. This thoughtfully curated journey invites you to experience the contrasting magic of Tarangire, Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater, and Lake Manyara all while staying in comfortable lodges that blend rustic charm with modern amenities.

Begin your adventure under the legendary baobabs of Tarangire, where large herds of elephants gather and rare wildlife roams across dramatic landscapes. Continue into the vast Serengeti plains, where the pulse of Africa unfolds through sweeping vistas and the chance to witness unrivaled wildlife concentrations season permitting.

Discover the extraordinary Ngorongoro Crater a geological marvel and a thriving sanctuary teeming with the Big Five. Here, the density of wildlife against the crater’s lush backdrop makes every moment unforgettable. Finally, find serenity among the tree-climbing lions, flamingos, and vibrant birdlife of Lake Manyara, nestled beneath the Rift Valley escarpment.

Throughout 9-day mid-range lodge safari, your accommodations are carefully selected mid-range lodges that offer warm hospitality, hearty cuisine, and ideal proximity to nature. Guided by experienced professionals, your journey is enriched with insights into Tanzania’s landscapes, wildlife behavior, and local cultures.

This mid-range lodge safari offers the perfect balance of adventure and comfort where every sunrise holds a new wonder, and every evening welcomes you with thoughtful service and relaxation.

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Tour Features:

Luxury Comfort: Stay in stylish mid-range lodges blending rustic charm with modern amenities.
Private Adventure: Personalized safari, with some shared lodge activities for variety.
Flexible Departures: Start on any date that fits your schedule.
Customizable Plan: Adjust destinations, activities, and pace to suit your preference

Tour Plan

Day 1 :Arrival in Arusha

We will pick you from Arusha airport or Kilimanjaro airport for overnight in your accommodation in Arusha city.

Day 2: Arusha National park

After your breakfast in the hotel around 8.00am you will leave to Arusha National Park, and its 40 minute drive from Arusha town. The park has an incredible variety of fauna and flora, which cannot fail to impress.

The entrance gate leads into shadowy montane forest inhabited by inquisitive blue monkeys and colorful turacos and trogons – the only place on the northern safari circuit where the acrobatic black-and-white colobus monkey is easily seen. In the midst of the forest stands the spectacular Ngurdoto Crater, whose steep rocky cliffs enclose a wide marshy floor dotted with herds of buffalo and warthog.

Further north, rolling grassy hills enclose the tranquil beauty of the Momela Lakes, each one having a different hue of green or blue. There are shallows sometimes tinged pink with thousands of flamingos. The lakes support a rich selection of resident and migrant waterfowl, and also shaggy waterbucks that display their large lyre-shaped horns on the watery fringes. Giraffes glide across the grassy hills, between grazing zebra herds, whilst pairs of wide-eyed dik-dik dart into scrubby bush like overgrown hares on spindly legs. You will be able to see buffaloes, waterbucks, giraffes, warthogs and zebras can all be seen year round as well as many different bird species. After your full day game drive our driver guide will drive you back to your hotel for dinner and overnight in Green Mountain lodge

Day 3: Arusha- Tarangire National Park

Pick up from Arusha hotel at 8.00m then take 3 hours driver to Tarangire national park and you will have full day game drive inside this park later you will drive to Marera view lodge for dinner and overnight . Location of Tarangire national park is 115km from Arusha .and cover area square of 2800km.Wild animals drink water from Tarangire river where the name Tarangire come from. The park has major attractions which are a large number of elephants ,climbing trees pythons and baobab trees. Also you will be able to see lions, leopards and other animals

Day 4: Serengeti Central (Cental Seronera)

After waking up this morning you will have full breakfast, pack your luggage in the safari jeep, then you will start to do en-route game drive to Serengeti .with your lunch inside the jeep.

On the way you will be able to view beautiful of Rift valley, view of Ngorongoro crater and you will reach Serengeti around 3.pm.

You will have an evening game drive in central Serengeti where you will be able to see the sunset, and after you will have dinner and overnight in Serengeti at a planned accommodation

Day 5: Central Serengeti to North (Kogatende)

In this day you will wake up early morning and have your full breakfast ,then you will start your game drive inside Serengeti , and our driver will drive you to northern Serengeti. Our driver will drive you to the key areas in Serengeti

To observe this mass movement of the wildebeest and all the drama it entails, but we'd recommend the flash-points of the Mara River, , and the Ndutu Plains. River crossings at Kogatende starts in July as the mega herd settles into the area. Between July to October, game viewing is at its best with river crossings pretty much guaranteed every day. There is no distinct movement as the herds tend to cross back and forth over the river, following the rains and subsequent fresh grasses.

In late June and July, the migration moves into north-western Serengeti. Thus, these are the best months to see the migration in the western region of Serengeti. And, in August to September you can see the Great Migration in northern Serengeti you will have your dinner and overnight stay to an arranged accommodation

Day 6: Serengeti Northern

In this day you will wake up early morning and have your full breakfast ,then you will start your game drive inside Serengeti , as you will have full day in Serengeti our driver will drive you to the key areas in Serengeti.

We will make sure that you will follow wildebeest migration where they will during your tour with us.

The Great migration varies every year the best chance of seeing it is during June up to September while the wildebeest calving is from January to March ,for the July up to September our driver will be able to take to northern Serengeti where they be able to see the great wildebeest migration crossing the Mara River. A million and a half of these majestic animals’ travel throughout the year as they look for fresh grazing pasture and follow the rainfall for better water sources and after your full day game drive you head back to your accommodation for dinner and overnight stay.

Day 7: Serengeti to Ngorongoro

You will wake 5.45 for early breakfast and see the Sun rise inside Serengeti, after you finish your breakfast you will do early morning game drive up to 11.30am then you head back to campsite for the hot lunch and pack your stuff in the jeep .

This time after finishing your hot lunch you will proceed with game drive in Serengeti while heading to your accommodation for dinner and overnight stay.

Day 8: Ngorongoro Crater Tour

You will wake up around 5.30 am for your breakfast, after breakfast you will descend to Ngorongoro crater floor where you will able to see all big five, also you will see different types of birds, black rhino available inside crater. In this day you will have your lunch inside the crater while watching nature and high concentrations of flamingos.

Later after 6 to 7 hours game drive inside crater floor you will start ascend from crater passing through campsite for packing all luggage inside the jeep ready to drive back to your lodge for dinner and overnight. On this day after crater tour you will have a walking tour inside mto wa mbu village where you will experience how local people live, see banana plantations and you can taste local food also.

Day 9: Lake Manyara National Park

After your breakfast you will head to lake Manyara for a full day game drive , inside the park you will be able to see climbing tree lions and a lot of flamingos attracted by the algae in the lake and you will visit a hot spring . Also the same day you will visit Maasai boma where you will see how they live and learn their culture and traditions then later drive back to Arusha for dinner and overnight