Take a Tanzania safari in Style for 14 days from Arusha and visit Lake Manyara, Lake Natron, Serengeti, Ngorongoro, Lake Eyasi, Tarangire, Arusha National Park, Mkomazi National Park and Lushoto. The tour starts and ends in Dar es Salaam. The accommodation is in a lodge but we can make arrangements for another type of accommodation if requested. This tour is available for two or more participants and can be upgraded to medium or luxury accommodation at an extra cost.

A transfer from the airport (or hotel) can be arranged for an extra cost.

Accommodation before the tour departs can be arranged for an extra cost.

Day 1 Arusha to Lake Manyara

Meet upon arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport. After a brief introduction, you will drive to Lake Manyara National Park via Arusha. The park is well known for its tree climbing lions and for its beautiful scenery on the escapement of the Great Rift Valley. Enjoy a game drive to see giraffe, herds of elephants, troops of baboon, different species of vegetation and bird life. Dinner and overnight is at Flamingo Safari Lodge.

 Main Destination:

Lake Manyara National Park

Day 2 Lake Manyara - Lake Natron

After breakfast drive to Lake Natron which lies in the northeast of Tanzania in between the Ngorongoro Highlands and Serengeti plains. The lake is situated at the base of Africa’s only active volcano, Oldonyo Lengai. This Maasai 'Mountain of God’, Lake Natron is one of the most alkaline lakes in the world, attracting literally thousands of flamingos. It is therefore one of the most important flamingo breeding grounds on earth. Dinner and overnight is at Lake Natron Tented camp.

Main Destination:

Lake Natron

Day 3 Lake Natron - Lobo (Serengeti National Park)

After breakfast, drive to Serengeti with a picnic lunch via Loliondo and Waso through Kleins Gate. With a game drive on the way, you can observe animals like antelope, wildebeest, wild dogs, zebra, and different spices of vegetation and bird life. Dinner and overnight stay is at Lobo Wildlife Lodge.

Main Destination:

Serengeti National Park

Day 4 Lobo - Central Serengeti National Park

After breakfast, drive to the central Serengeti with an en route game drive and a picnic lunch. Proceed to the Serengeti which covers 14,763 sq km of endlessly rolling savannah plains. The Serengeti is Tanzania's first-established, largest, and most famous park wherein tens of thousands of hoofed animals roam in a constant and unlimited search for the fresh grasslands upon which their survival depends. The million-plus wildebeest are the predominant herbivore and also the main prey of a huge cast of large carnivores, principally lion and hyena. While the annual migration is the Serengeti's most famous attraction, the park is also known for its prides of lions, cheetah, zebra, giraffe, Thomson's and Grant's gazelle, eland, impala, hippo, and warthog. Dinner and overnight is at Katikati tented camp.

Main Destination:

Serengeti National Park

Day 5 Serengeti National Park

Today is a full day safari in one of the world's most famous wildlife reserves. The Serengeti, which its Maasai name'/Siringet'/translates as the endless Plains', offers unparalleled ornithological opportunities and an unrivaled natural arena where the glory and harmony of nature can be appreciated as nowhere else on earth. Dinner and overnight is at katikati tented camp again.

 Main Destination:

Serengeti National Park

Day 6 Drive from Serengeti to Ngorongoro Crater

Go for an early morning game drive in Serengeti National Park. After breakfast, drive to Ngorongoro Conservation Area often referred to as 'the eighth wonder of the world'. The Ngorongoro Crater is one of Africa’s best-known wildlife arenas. It is a World Heritage Site and one of the largest volcanic craters in the world (almost 20 kilometers wide, 610-760 meters deep and covering a total area of 264 square kilometers). An utterly unique biosphere, the Crater harbors grasslands, swamps, forests, saltpans, a fresh water lake, and a wide variety of wildlife, all enclosed within its towering walls. Dinner and overnight is at Ngorongoro Farmhouse.

Main Destination:

Ngorongoro Crater

 Day 7 Ngorongoro to Lake Eyasi

Have an early morning breakfast then drive to Lake Eyasi. Lake Eyasi is a very scenic soda lake found on the southern border of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. You will be introduced to the extraordinary people who belong to an indigenous tribe known as the Hadzabe, the bushmen people around the lake. You will visit these tribes which will include a visit to their homesteads, learning about their way of life, animal tracking, medicinal plants, and much more. Some wildlife and a wide range of bird species can be viewed during walks around the lake. In the late afternoon, drive back to Karatu and overnight at Bougainvilleas Safari lodge.

Main Destination:

Lake Eyasi

Day 8 Karatu - Tarangire

After breakfast, drive to Tarangire National Park for a safari. The park runs along the Tarangire River and is mainly made up of low-lying hills on the Great Rift Valley floor. Its natural vegetation mainly consists of Acacia woodland and giant African Baobab trees, with huge swamp areas in the south. Both the river and the swamps act like a magnet for wild animals, during Tanzania's dry season. The Tarangire National Park is reputed to contain some of the largest elephant herds in Africa as well as buffalo and giraffe. We will enjoy a picnic lunch inside the park and do dinner and overnight at Maramboi tented camp.

Main Destination:

Tarangire National Park

Day 9 Tarangire - Arusha National Park

After breakfast drive to Arusha National Park with picnic lunches. You will enjoy game drives in the park. There will the option of walking 3-4 hours exploring the nature on foot while accompanied by an armed ranger. The forests are an inspiration to birdwatchers as they are filled with over 50 species of birds. After the walking tour, you will go for an exciting game drive, visiting both the Momela Lakes and the Ngurudoto Crater. Wildlife includes African buffalos, elephants, hippos, giraffe, warthogs, antelopes, zebras, blue monkeys, and sometimes a rare leopard or hyena. You will continue the day with an evening game viewing if time allows in Lake Manyara National Park. You can be sure to see more bird life, hippos, and hopefully some troupes of baboon or tree climbing lions. Dinner and overnight is at Meru Simba Lodge.

Main Destination:

Arusha National Park

Day 10 Arusha - Mkomazi National Park

After breakfast, drive to Mkomazi leaving the famous ‘Northern Circuit’. You will pass the famous Mount Kilimanjaro and the Northern Pare Mountains and eventually reach Mkomazi National Park, once a game reserve and now Tanzania’s newest national park. The journey takes some 3 – 3:5 hours. Mkomazi is located between the two mountain ranges of the Pare and the Usambara Mountains and serves as a buffer to the adjacent Tsavo National Park in Kenya. You will arrive at your camp in time for lunch. After lunch you can start exploring the national park. Accommodation is at Babu’s Camp.

 Main Destination:

Mkomazi National Park

Day 11 Mkomazi National Park

Spend a full day of game drives around the park. Although there are not as many animals as in some of the more well-known national parks, the wonderful landscape alternating from sparse tree savannas to grasslands more than compensates for this. Due to better protection measures, the number of animals has steadily increased since its declaration as a national park. Besides a multitude of other game like kudu, elephants, giraffs, zebras, hard beasts, it has the largest population of Eland and Gerenuk antelopes in Tanzania. Bird enthusiasts can observe approximately 450 recorded species of bird life. Mkomazi is also famous for its breeding projects of African wild dogs, as well as the rare black rhino run by the George Adamson/Tony Fitzjohn African Wildlife Preservation Trust. If possible you can visit the project and see the wild dogs and rhinos. Overnight is at Babu‘s Camp.

Main Destination:

Mkomazi National Park

Day 12 Mkomazi National Park - Lushoto

After breakfast drive to Usambara Mountain. You will see beautiful landscape, tropical forests, spectacular viewpoints, historical sites, and the opportunity to visit a local community’s development projects. Thorough explanation of the history and life of the local farmers will provide a memorable experience. You will have afternoon walks or drives to Irente viewpoint and Irente Farm. The farmers produce many types of fruits which are sold in Arusha, Dar es Salaam, Moshi, and Morogoro. Dinner and overnight is at Mullers lodge.

 Main Destination:

Lushoto

Day 13 Usambara Mountain

Go for a full day at Usambara Mountain by walking to the Magamba rain forest. Visit an old stranch dug by the Germans during World War 1. The guide will provide an explanation of German and British Colonial history. Proceed on walking through the rain-forest of Magamba to the village of Lukozi for dinner and overnight at Mullers lodge.

Main Destination:

Lushoto

Day 14 Lushoto - Dar es Salaam

After breakfast drive to Dar es Salaam and be dropped off at the airport for departure or a sea port for flight to Zanzibar.

Main Destination:

Dar Es Salaam