7 Days Tanzania Lodge Safari

7 Days Tanzania Lodge Safari

Tanzania

Overview

Join us on a luxurious 7-day Tanzania Lodge Safari, exploring the country's most iconic wildlife areas. Start with the stunning Tarangire National Park, famous for its elephant herds, then head to the Ngorongoro Crater for a chance to see the Big Five. Continue your adventure in the vast Serengeti, known for its incredible game viewing and the Great Migration. Stay in comfortable, intimate lodges, including Tarangire Maramboi Tented Lodge and Kubu Kubu Tented Lodge.

With private game drives and expert guides, this safari offers unforgettable moments in Tanzania’s diverse wilderness, blending luxury and nature.

Itinerary Highlights

  • Explore Tarangire’s massive elephant herds.
  • Visit Ngorongoro Crater’s incredible wildlife.
  • Experience Serengeti’s vast, open plains.
  • Witness the Great Migration firsthand.
  • Stay at luxury tented lodges.
  • Enjoy private game drives daily.
  • Spot the Big Five animals.
  • Discover vibrant birdlife and wildlife.
  • Relax in beautiful lodge surroundings.
  • Experience intimate, exclusive safari moments.

Areas visited

  • Arusha city
  • Tarangire National Park
  • Ngorongoro Crater (Africa’s Eden)
  • Serengeti National Park

Itinerary Details

  • Day 1: Touchdown in Tanzania, Arrive Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO)

    African safari begins at Kilimanjaro International Airport in Arusha, safari capital of Tanzania.

    African safari begins at Kilimanjaro International Airport in Arusha, safari capital of Tanzania. You will met with Matukio Adventures representative and transfer to your hotel at Arusha town for overnight stay.

    Meals: Breakfast and Lunch or Dinner
    Accommodation: Mount Meru Hotel

  • Day 2: Tarangire National Park

    In the morning you will be welcomed by your guide and after an approximately two-hour drive you will reach the Tarangire National Park.

    In the morning you will be welcomed by your guide and after an approximately two-hour drive you will reach the Tarangire National Park. As you enter the park, your guide will open the roof for a better viewing experience. Tarangire is home to the largest elephant herds in the north of Tanzania. Giraffes, buffaloes, lions, zebras, wildebeests as well as various antelopes and gazelles can also be spotted here. The landscape is made up of seasonal marshes and a seemingly endless tree savannah with its mighty baobab trees. After extensive game drives in the park, you will reach the Tarangire Maramboi Tented Lodge in the afternoon. Enjoy a beautiful sunset and relax in the cosy lounge area.

     

    Meals: Lunch and Dinner
    Accommodation: Tarangire Maramboi Tented Lodge

  • Day 3: Tarangire National Park - Karatu

    After a hearty breakfast you will head out on another game drive in the Tarangire National Park.

    After a hearty breakfast you will head out on another game drive in the Tarangire National Park. During the dry season between June and October, the Tarangire River is the only permanent source of water and the wildlife tends to concentrate in its vicinity. You will stop at one of the picnic spots for lunch. In the afternoon, you leave this beautiful park behind. Passing through the multi-cultural town of Mto wa Mbu, the higher lands are soon reached and wonderful views of the Masai Plains and the Lake Manyara open up before you. After the obligatory photo stop, you will make your way to the vegetation-rich crater highlands. Today’s destination is Kitela Lodge which lies in the middle of a coffee plantation and is surrounded by beautiful gardens.

    Meals: Breakfast Lunch and Dinner
    Accommodation: Kitela Lodge

  • Day 4: Karatu - Ngorongoro Crater - Serengeti National Park

    Today you will drive into the Ngorongoro Conservation Area and down into the Ngorongoro Crater.

    Today you will drive into the Ngorongoro Conservation Area and down into the Ngorongoro Crater. Grass steppes and acacia forests are home to almost all the species of animals found in the East African savannah. In only a few hours, you have the chance of spotting the Big Five – lion, elephant, buffalo, rhino and leopard. After extensive game viewing and a picnic in the crater, you will leave the highlands of Ngorongoro in the afternoon and continue to the Serengeti. You will soon see the seemingly endless plains of the southern Serengeti and finally reach the Seronera Valley in the central Serengeti. The stunning Kubu Kubu Tented Lodge will be your home for the next three nights.

    Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
    Accommodation: Kubukubu Tented Lodge

  • Day 5-6: Serengeti National Park

    These two days are dedicated to game viewing in the Serengeti National Park, a highlight of your Serengeti luxury safari.

    These two days are dedicated to game viewing in the Serengeti National Park, a highlight of your Serengeti luxury safari. Your guide will take you to the best spots to observe the wildlife. Elephants, buffaloes, lions, cheetahs, hyenas, giraffes, zebras, wildebeests, topi, Grant’s and Thomson’s gazelles and many more can be seen in this large national park. Especially in the Seronera Valley you will be able to experience fantastic game viewing all year round. The Serengeti, together with the Masai Mara in Kenya, is also home to the largest animal migration on the planet. You will stay at the Kubu Kubu Tented Lodge.

    Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
    Accommodation: Kubukubu Tented Lodge

  • Day 7: Serengeti National Park - Arusha

    If time allows, you will head out on a last game drive in the early morning. After a hearty breakfast at the lodge

    If time allows, you will head out on a last game drive in the early morning. After a hearty breakfast at the lodge, your guide will take you to the airstrip. Here you will say goodbye and board a small aircraft which will take you back to Arusha, where your Serengeti Lodge safari comes to an end. Connecting flights to Tanzania’s coast or islands can be arranged by us at a surcharge or transferred to Kilimanjaro International Airport for your flight back home.

     

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  • Departure dates

    The departure dates for all our safaris and tours are totally flexible according to your own personal needs

    The departure dates for all our safaris and tours are totally flexible according to your own personal needs (subject to availability). Please contact us for further and more detailed info.

Include & Exclude

  • Park fees
  • All activities (unless labelled as optional)
  • All accommodation as stated in the itinerary
  • A professional driver/guide
  • Complimentary water and soft drinks while you’re on Safari / game drive
  • All transportation (unless labelled as optional)
  • Unlimited game viewing / drives per day whilst on safari
  • Medical Evacuation (Flying Doctor)
  • All Taxes/VAT
  • Meet and greet services with assistance
  • Roundtrip airport transfer
  • All transfers with assistance
  • Transport in a private 4 wheel Drive cars with pop up roof special design for safari
  • All Meals (as specified in the day-by-day section) vegetarian and non-vegetarian
  •  International flights (from/to home)
  •  Additional accommodation mentioned in the itinerary
  •  Tips (tipping guideline US$20.00 per person per day)
  •  Personal items (souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
  •  Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
  •  Alcohol drinks
  •  Services not mentioned in the program
  •  Travel insurance and medical repatriation
  • Balloon safari is an option it cost US$ 550 per person can be arranged by us
  • Tourism entry visa to Tanzania – US$ 50 per person for American citizen US$ 100 per person
  •  Items of a personal nature

Rates are quoted in U. S. Dollars (American Dollars) per person sharing room

1 People 2 People 3 People 4 People and more SSR

US$ 5912

US$ 4668

US$ 4254

US$ 4046

US$298

SSR: Single Supplement Rate for a non-sharing person in a room

Please note all prices are subject to change if Tanzania National Park entry fees or Tanzania Government Tax and / or VAT rates change.

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