8 Days Tanzania Grand Safari
An extended Northern Circuit journey across Tarangire, Lake Manyara, central Serengeti, Ngorongoro and Lake Eyasi.
Duration: 8 Days · Style: Mid-Range Safaris · Best time: All year · Route: Arusha → Tarangire → Manyara → Serengeti → Ngorongoro → Eyasi
Highlights
- Five parks and regions
- Hadzabe dawn hunt
- Two full Serengeti days
Day-by-day itinerary
Day 1: Arrival in Arusha
Your Mau Africa guide meets you at Kilimanjaro International Airport for the transfer to your Arusha hotel. Take the evening to rest beneath Mount Meru and receive a short briefing on the journey ahead.
Day 2: Arusha → Tarangire National Park
Drive about two hours to Tarangire for an afternoon game drive among baobabs and the park's famous elephant herds, then continue to your camp or lodge.
Day 3: Lake Manyara National Park
Explore the groundwater forest and lake shore beneath the Rift Valley escarpment, looking for tree-climbing lions, baboons, flamingo and pelican.
Day 4: Into the Serengeti
Climb through the Ngorongoro highlands and descend onto the endless plains. Game drive en route to central Serengeti, arriving in time for sundowners.
Day 5: Serengeti National Park
A full day of game drives across the Seronera valley: kopjes, river lines and open plains with some of Africa's best big-cat viewing.
Day 6: Serengeti → Karatu
A final morning game drive, then return through the Ngorongoro Conservation Area to the cool, green highlands around Karatu.
Day 7: Lake Eyasi cultural day
At dawn, join a Hadzabe hunting party, then visit the Datoga blacksmiths before returning to Karatu for a relaxed afternoon.
Day 8: Ngorongoro Crater → Arusha
Early descent into the crater for a half-day game drive, then return to Arusha in the late afternoon for your onward journey.
Destinations on this journey
Tarangire · Lake Manyara · Serengeti · Ngorongoro · Lake Eyasi