8 Days Tanzania Wilderness Safari

8 Days Tanzania Wilderness Safari

Tanzania

Overview

Find an unforgettable 8-Day Tanzania Wilderness Safari, exploring the best wildlife destinations including Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater, Lake Manyara, and Tarangire National Park. Experience thrilling game drives and a cultural visit to Lake Eyasi, where you’ll learn about the Hadza and Datoga tribes. Witness the Great Wildebeest Migration and encounter the Big Five in their natural habitats.

Optional activities include a hot air balloon ride over the Serengeti. Enjoy comfortable accommodations like Shuhudia Adventures Camp and Burunge Tented Lodge, ensuring a perfect blend of adventure, relaxation, and culture on your Tanzanian journey.

Itinerary Highlights

  • Visit Serengeti for stunning wildlife sightings.
  • Witness the Great Wildebeest Migration.
  • Explore Ngorongoro Crater's diverse wildlife.
  • Experience a cultural visit at Lake Eyasi.
  • Encounter the Hadza and Datoga tribes.
  • Enjoy private game drives in Tarangire.
  • See the famous tree-climbing lions.
  • Take a hot air balloon ride.
  • Relax in comfortable safari lodges.
  • Discover breathtaking landscapes of the Rift Valley.

Areas visited

  • Arusha city
  • Lake Manyara National Park
  • Serengeti National Park
  • Ngorongoro Crater (Africa’s Eden)
  • Lake Eyasi
  • Tarangire 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: Bed and Breakfast
    Accommodation: Mount Meru Hotel

  • 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

    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 kilometres (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: Lunch and Dinner
    Accommodation: Tloma Lodge

  • Day 3: Serengeti National Park

    After breakfast, we proceed to Serengeti, Tanzania's oldest and most popular national park

    After breakfast, we proceed to Serengeti, Tanzania's 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's 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.

    Meals: Breakfast Lunch and Dinner
    Accommodation: Shuhudia Adventures Camp Serengeti

    HOT AIR BALLOON PER PERSON COST $540 (this is option, price are separate from the total price above)

  • Day 4: Serengeti National Park

    After breakfast, we proceed to the Central part of Serengeti. This park is well-known for its healthy stock

    After breakfast, we proceed to the Central part of Serengeti. This park is well-known for its healthy stock of resident wildlife, particularly the "big five", named for the five most prized trophies taken by hunters: Lion, Leopard, Elephant, Buffaloes, and Rhinos.

    Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
    Accommodation: Shuhudia Adventures Camp Serengeti

  • Day 5: 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.

    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: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
    Accommodation: Ngorongoro Endoro Lodge

  • Day 6: 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.

    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: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

    Accommodation:Lake Eyasi Safari Lodge

  • Day 7: Tarangire National Park

    One of the largest national park in Tanzania located in Manyara region, this place is character-ized by the large herds of elephants

    One of the largest national park 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: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
    Accommodation: Burunge Tented Lodge

  • Day 8: Tarangire National Park - Arusha

    We continue with another game drive in Tarangire before proceeding back to Arusha.

    We continue with another game drive in Tarangire before proceeding back to Arusha. You will be dropped off at the Hotel or airport (Kilimanjaro International Airport) for your flight back home

    Meals: Breakfast and Lunch
    Accommodation: Can be arranged at an extra cost if you want to overnight at Arusha City

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  • Departure dates

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

    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
  • Accommodation in Arusha City based on Bed and Breakfast
  • 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 on safari
  • 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
  • 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$ 4924

US$ 3450

US$ 2959

US$ 2713

US$330

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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