7-day Northern Tanzania Lodge Safari

Exploring four of the country's most stimulating parks, guests will have increased opportunities of spotting the Big-5 and a huge variety of other species, no matter the season. These three safaris follow similar routes, but accommodation varies slightly in style, cost and location. From any of these lodges, you should be able to relax with binoculars and a refreshing drink to view an incredible landscape that lies beyond.

Highlights: Lake Manyara, Serengeti National Park, Ngorogoro, Tarangire National Park
Group Size: Minimum 2 people | Maximum 7 people
Type of Safari: Lodge
Vehicle: 4WD

Price: from USD$2255 per person sharing*

Includes: Meet and greet services, Assistance at the airport, Seat in vehicle safari, Depart by 4x4 vehicle (maximum 7 clients per vehicle), Services of an English speaking driver-guide, Guaranteed window seat, Game drives and crater tour, all accommodation and meals as specified, all park fees and government taxes, one bottle of mineral water per person per day during game drives.

Excludes: Visas and international flights Airport taxes (clients pay direct) Driver-guide gratuities, drinks, dining rooms tips and porterage Personal travel, baggage and medical insurance Telephone bill, laundry and any items of a personal nature.

Day 1 - Arusha to Lake Manyara
Afternoon join seat in vehicle safari and you depart Arusha and pass through the Masai Steppe filled with many picturesque African villages as well as maize, coffee and banana plantations. At the town of Makayuni you turn North West and continue the journey up through a scenic escarpment that brings you to your lodge, perched on the edge of the Rift Valley with stunning views over the distant Lake Manyara.

Day 2 - Lake Manyara to Serengeti National Park
After breakfast there is a game drive in Lake Manyara National Park that returns to the lodge for lunch. Leaving Lake Manyara behind, the journey continues North West across the stunning hilly countryside of the highlands which is filled with wheat and coffee plantations, and then into the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. From here lie the vast plains of the Serengeti, where you'll hopefully start spotting game well before you get into the park.

Day 3 - Serengeti National Park
Morning and afternoon game drives in Serengeti National Park.

Day 4 - Serengeti National Park - Ngorongoro Crater
After breakfast you depart for Ngorongoro viewing game across the vast Serengeti plains, stopping off at Olduvai Gorge en route. The Gorge acquired its name from the Sansevieria bush that grows profusely in the area, named Olduvai by the Maasai. The Gorge is about 50km long and in some places around 90m deep and is found between the Crater and the Serengeti. It was first discovered by a German entomologist named Professor Kattwinkel, who instigated an expedition just before the First World War. Later, the exploration was continued by Dr Louis Leakey and his wife, who in 1959 found humanoid remains of Zinjanthropus, later renamed Australapithicus Boisei, an early form of man. You will have time to walk through the simple small museum at the gorge, where you can view copy displays of some of the finds as well as pictures of what life was like for the gorge's earliest inhabitants. After a picnic lunch you continue to your lodge, set high on the rim of Ngorongoro Crater.

Day 5 - Ngorongoro Crater
A highlight awaits you this morning as you depart to explore what is commonly referred to as the World's largest wildlife zoo. After breakfast, you'll descend through the early morning mists and 2,000 feet into the crater. Ngorongoro Crater is the World's largest intact volcanic caldera and is also one of the World's seven natural wonders. Due to its size and diversity, the crater floor is comprised of several distinct areas, ranging from forest, swamps, lakes and springs, to open grassland and some sandy dunes. It's an awesome wildlife experience. You return to the lodge for lunch followed by an afternoon excursion of a Masaai Village and come back to the lodge in the late afternoon.

Day 6 - Ngorongoro Crater - Tarangire National Park
Departing Ngorongoro Crater after breakfast and head south east en route to Lake Manyara, Mto wa Mbu village and Tarangire beyond. Through the highlands and the Karatu district, you'll view the scenic wheat plains and coffee plantations here before journeying down the spectacular escarpment where you turn south on to the main Arusha - Dodoma road and into the park. From here to the lodge, you'll enjoy a game drive en route to your lodge. After lunch and perhaps a swim, the remainder of the afternoon will be spent on a game drive.

Day 7 -Tarangire National Park to Arusha
Depart after breakfast and head north east to Arusha. The journey will pass through the Masai Steppe filled with many picturesque African villages as well as maize, coffee and banana plantations. On arrival in Arusha you will be dropped in the Town Centre.