7 Day Comfortable Tanzania Lodge Safari
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Tour Overview
Experience Tanzania’s spectacular wildlife and landscapes on this 7-Day Tanzania Safari with Comfortable Lodges, an unforgettable journey through Tarangire National Park, Serengeti National Park, the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, and Lake Manyara National Park.
Designed for travelers who want adventure without sacrificing comfort, this safari combines exciting game drives with relaxing stays in carefully selected lodges. Search for elephants beneath Tarangire’s iconic baobab trees, spend several days exploring the wildlife-rich Serengeti plains, descend into the world-famous Ngorongoro Crater, and discover the diverse habitats of Lake Manyara National Park.
With a professional safari guide, a private 4×4 safari vehicle, and comfortable accommodation throughout the journey, you will have opportunities to experience Tanzania’s wildlife, scenery, and natural beauty at a relaxed pace.
Included
- Park entry fees (For non-residents)
- All activities (Unless labeled as optional)
- All accommodation
- Transportation in 4×4 safari vehicle
- A professional Safari driver/guide
- Airport pickup and dropoff
- All Taxes/VAT
- Camping Fees
- Flying doctor
- Roundtrip airport transfer
- Meals (As specified in the day-by-day section)
- Drinks (As specified in the day-by-day section)
Excluded
- Additional Services
- Insurance
- International flights (From/to home)
- Local Flights
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
- Tips (Tipping guideline US$10.00 pp per day)
- Personal items (Souvenirs)
- Travel Insurance
- The government imposed an increase of taxes and/or park fees
- Visa
Day by Day Itinerary
After breakfast, your safari guide will meet you at your hotel in Arusha and introduce you to the adventure ahead. Depart for Tarangire National Park, a beautiful wildlife destination famous for its enormous baobab trees, scenic landscapes, and large herds of elephants.
Upon arrival, enjoy a game drive through the park's diverse habitats, including open savannah, seasonal swamps, and woodland areas. Tarangire is home to elephants, giraffes, zebras, wildebeest, buffaloes, impalas, and many bird species. With luck, you may also spot lions, leopards, or other predators resting in the shade or searching for prey.
Enjoy a picnic lunch during the safari before continuing your wildlife exploration in the afternoon. Later, leave the park and drive towards Karatu, a charming town surrounded by green hills and agricultural landscapes.
Arrive at your comfortable lodge, where you can relax, enjoy dinner, and prepare for your journey to the Serengeti the following day.
Overnight: Farm of Dreams Lodge
Meals: Lunch & Dinner included
After breakfast, depart Karatu and travel towards the legendary Serengeti National Park. The journey takes you through the scenic Ngorongoro Conservation Area, where rolling highlands gradually give way to vast open plains.
Along the way, enjoy spectacular views of the African countryside and look out for wildlife around the conservation area. Continue towards Serengeti National Park, one of Africa's most celebrated wildlife destinations, renowned for its remarkable biodiversity and the annual Great Wildebeest Migration.
After entering the park, enjoy a game drive as you make your way towards your accommodation. The Serengeti's wide grasslands and scattered rocky kopjes provide habitats for elephants, giraffes, zebras, wildebeest, gazelles, and numerous predators.
Depending on the season and your location, you may encounter migrating herds moving across the plains. Your guide will help you search for lions, cheetahs, leopards, and hyenas while explaining the park's fascinating ecosystem.
In the late afternoon, arrive at your comfortable lodge or tented camp for dinner and overnight.
Overnight: Serengeti Safari Lodge
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner included
Wake up to the sounds of the African wilderness and enjoy breakfast before setting out for a full day of wildlife exploration in the Serengeti. With a full day available, your guide can explore different areas of the park based on recent sightings, seasonal conditions, and your wildlife interests.
The Serengeti supports an extraordinary variety of animals. You may see large herds of wildebeest and zebras grazing across the plains, giraffes browsing on acacia trees, elephants moving through woodland, and antelopes gathering near water sources.
The park is also famous for its predators. Watch for lions resting on rocky kopjes, cheetahs scanning the open grasslands, leopards hiding among trees, and hyenas moving through the savannah. Every game drive brings different opportunities, and the wildlife you encounter will depend on natural conditions.
Enjoy a picnic lunch in a designated area surrounded by the Serengeti's spectacular scenery. Continue your game drive throughout the afternoon before returning to your lodge or tented camp.
In the evening, enjoy dinner and relax as you prepare for another exciting day in the Serengeti.
Overnight: Serengeti Safari Lodge
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner included
Today offers another opportunity to discover the Serengeti's incredible wildlife and landscapes. After breakfast, head out for a morning game drive, exploring different sections of the park to maximize your chances of encountering animals you may not have seen on previous days.
Depending on the season, your guide may focus on areas where wildebeest and zebras are gathering as part of the Great Migration. The movement of these herds changes throughout the year, following rainfall and fresh grazing. Even outside the main migration routes, the Serengeti offers excellent opportunities to observe resident wildlife.
Continue searching for elephants, giraffes, buffaloes, gazelles, and other plains animals. You may also encounter lions hunting or resting, cheetahs in open grassland, and leopards concealed in trees along seasonal rivers.
After a picnic lunch, enjoy additional game viewing in the afternoon. Your guide will adapt the route according to wildlife sightings and road conditions, ensuring a rewarding day in the park.
Return to your accommodation in the evening for dinner and your final overnight stay in the Serengeti.
Overnight: Serengeti Safari Lodge
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner included
After breakfast, enjoy a final morning game drive in the Serengeti before departing towards the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. This is another opportunity to observe wildlife and appreciate the vast landscapes that make the Serengeti so special.
Travel through the park towards the Ngorongoro highlands, enjoying game viewing along the way. Depending on your route and wildlife sightings, you may see herds of zebras, wildebeest, elephants, and antelopes grazing across the plains.
As you approach the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, the landscape changes from open savannah to rolling hills and cooler highland scenery. The area is famous for its volcanic landscapes, Maasai pastoral traditions, and extraordinary natural beauty.
Arrive at your lodge in the Ngorongoro area, ideally near the crater rim, where available accommodation and your budget allow. Spend the remainder of the day relaxing and enjoying the surrounding scenery.
Dinner and overnight at your lodge, ready for an early start the following morning.
Overnight: Ngorongoro Wild Camp
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner included
Begin the day with an early breakfast before driving to the Ngorongoro Crater, one of Tanzania's most remarkable wildlife destinations. Descend into the crater in your safari vehicle and explore its diverse habitats, which support a high concentration of wildlife throughout the year.
The crater floor features open grasslands, wetlands, woodland, and a soda lake that attracts a variety of birds. During your game drive, look for zebras, wildebeest, buffaloes, elephants, hippos, hyenas, and lions. Ngorongoro is also one of the best places in Tanzania to search for the endangered black rhinoceros, although sightings cannot be guaranteed.
Enjoy a picnic lunch in a designated area while taking in the crater's remarkable surroundings. Continue exploring the crater floor in the afternoon, with your guide selecting suitable areas based on wildlife sightings and the time available.
Later, ascend the crater walls and drive to Karatu, where you will check in at a comfortable lodge. Enjoy dinner and a relaxing evening after an exciting day of wildlife viewing.
Overnight: Farm of Dreams Lodge
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner included
After breakfast, depart Karatu for Lake Manyara National Park, a beautiful destination known for its groundwater forest, open grasslands, lake views, and rich birdlife.
Enjoy a game drive through the park, looking for elephants moving through the forest, giraffes and zebras grazing in open areas, baboons and monkeys among the trees, and buffaloes near water sources. Lake Manyara is also known for its birdlife, and depending on water levels and season, you may see flamingos and other waterbirds around the lake.
The park's varied habitats make it an enjoyable final destination, offering a different experience from the expansive plains of the Serengeti. Your guide will help you explore the accessible wildlife-viewing areas before you begin your return journey.
After the game drive, enjoy lunch and travel back to Arusha. You will be dropped off at your hotel or transferred to Airport, depending on your onward travel arrangements. Airport transfers should be scheduled with sufficient time for your departure flight.
This marks the end of your 7-Day Tanzania Safari with Comfortable Lodges, filled with memorable wildlife encounters and beautiful landscapes.
Safari ends: Arusha or Airport
Meals: Breakfast and lunch
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| No. of PAX | Mid-Luxury Safari |
|---|---|
| 1 Pax | on request |
| 2 Pax | on request |
| 3 Pax | on request |
| 4 Pax | on request |
| 5+Pax | on request |
