9 Days Great Tanzania Wildlife
A longer wildlife journey with extra time across Tarangire, Ngorongoro and multiple days in the Serengeti, plus a cultural day at Lake Eyasi.
Duration: 9 Days · Style: Budget Safaris · Best time: All year · Route: Arusha → Tarangire → Manyara → Serengeti → Eyasi → Ngorongoro
Highlights
- Three full Serengeti days
- Hadzabe & Datoga cultures
- Lake Manyara
- Unhurried pace
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 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. Today you might follow the migration herds, depending on the season.
Day 7: Serengeti → Karatu
A final morning game drive, then return through the Ngorongoro Conservation Area to the cool, green highlands around Karatu.
Day 8: 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 9: 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 · Lake Eyasi · Ngorongoro