Affordable Tanzania Safari – 6 Days
Overview
6 Days, 5 Nights
1 night in Arusha 1 night in Lake Manyara 1 night in Serengeti 1 night in Ngorongoro 1 night in Tarangire
You’ll become a specialist on all of Tanzania’s amazing wildlife after being led around the Northern Circuit National Parks. You’ll get plenty of chances to be in awe of our natural beauties as they go about their daily lives in some incredibly spectacular surroundings. A lifetime of the best memories is guaranteed by the boundless plains of the Serengeti, the unmatched crater of Ngorongoro, the stunning Lake Manyara, and the diversified Tarangire.
You will visit four amazing Tanzanian natural beauties National Parks on this six-days affordable Tanzania safari. Before moving on to the Serengeti for additional game drives and wildlife encounters, Lake Manyara gives us our first glimpse of the nation’s wildlife (and it’s a park noted for its birdlife, too). Travelers to Tanzania will always benefit immensely from spending time in Ngorongoro, where they may have the opportunity to see a rare black rhino. We continue on to Tarangire, which is renowned for its elephant herds and baobab trees, to cap off this fantastic journey.
Tour Itinerary
After your long flight, you'll be relieved to spend your first night in comfort at your hotel in Arusha. Your Bughez Travel representative will welcome you at the Kilimanjaro International Airport, and drive you to your hotel in Arusha so you can unwind after your long flight. Your adventure has begun!
Meal Plan: Full Board
Overnight at Planet Lodge.
After breakfast, you go 130 kilometers from Arusha to the west where the Lake Manyara is situated. Your eyes will be opened to the variety of colors and characteristics of Tanzania as you travel; you may even see some Maasai shepherds moving their goat flocks to fresh pastures.
On arrival, we continue in our vehicle to cover the highlights of this scenic view of Lake Manyara. It set against the rugged Rift Valley escarpment, and characterized by its shimmering lake, Manyara is rich in vegetation and the wildlife that thrives here. Enjoy the tranquility as majestic pink flamingos wade elegantly, picking out a meal of algae from the shallow, alkaline waters. On land, Manyara’s terrain is compact, yet boasts differing environments such as diverse forests fed by waters seeping from the nearby escarpment. Monkeys are abundant, but look out too for the lions, giraffe, warthog and grumpy Cape buffalo who all call this park ‘home’. Hold your nose when you reach the hippo pool, because these big lumps smell!
You take lunch at the Lake Manyara picnic sites, before setting out on a further game drive till before sunset and you’ll drive to your lodge for dinner and overnight.
Meal Plan: Full Board
Overnight Manyara (Karatu) — Marera Valley Lodge
After breakfast, with the Serengeti as your destination and your mind filled with wonderful memories of Manyara, you set out on (222km) journey to the north and west, following the well-known Rift Valley. On the way, you will be enchanted by the colors of everyday Tanzanian life, the different faces of the tribesmen, their herds, and the bustle of the transport, the vibrant roadside stalls and markets. Soon, however, the human habitation gives way to the Serengeti plains.
At long last! The Serengeti, Tanzania's unmatched wonder, will serve as the backdrop for the wild animal performances that will take place over the next days. Your game drive here combines the known with the unknown, the certainty that you will be amazed with the uncertainty of exactly what you will see and when. Changing light, a changing cast of animal actors, ensuring that at every turn there is a new experience. Take some great pictures, but don't forget to simply take a moment to breathe deeply and soak in the unadulterated beauty of nature.
Meal Plan: Full Board
Overnight Serengeti: Serengeti Pure Tented Camp
After breakfast, depart with a packed lunch and drive to Ngorongoro Crater (145kms) for full day game drive. The Ngorongoro Crater is the world’s largest inactive, intact and unfilled volcanic caldera. It has a massive floor of about 260 sq kms with a depth of over 2000 feet. The 5-hour game drive on the crater floor will show you a lot of animal action. Keeping the camera ready is definitely recommended. The African elephant, buffalo, Black rhino, Hippos, Hyenas, Cheetahs, and Lions are found in plenty. Post the picnic lunch at the beautiful Hippo pool, you will begin a steep ascend to the top exit of the crater. You will drive to Karatu for dinner and overnight.
Meal Plan: Full Board
Overnight at Ngorongoro Farm House
Early-breakfast, and thereafter with your packed lunch boxes drive south to Tarangire National Park ( 200kms) for full day game drive. Tarangire is big. It reaches as far as the eye can see to the south when you stand at the park's entrance.
This extraordinary park, also known as the "Elephant Garden," is home to sizable herds of these powerful animals. But Tarangire is also home to buffalo, lion, wildebeest, zebra and gazelle and the park can rival Serengeti for sheer animal densities. What might you see today? Perhaps a solitary male lion stretched out beneath a tree, perhaps a trio of male cheetah enjoying some lazy bonding-time in the sun. Maybe some graceful Grant’s gazelle or zebra bounding away from the road or a couple of giraffes munching happily from the choicest acacia branches. In the late afternoon before sunset, you’ll end your game drive and drive to your lodge for dinner and overnight.
Meal Plan: Full Board
Overnight Tarangire: Tarangire Safari Lodge.
After breakfast, drive to Arusha Coffee Lodge for lunch and thereafter transfer to the Airport for your outbound flight. The total journey could take approximately covering the 175 kms to Kilimanjaro International Airport.
End of the tour.
Note: These are estimated kilometers. Driving distances are approximate and do not account for exact places.
Safari Inclusions
- Park Fees (for Non-Residents).
- Concession/ Camping Fees.
- Daily game drives while on Safari.
- A professional driver/ guide.
- 4x4 Land Cruiser with pop up roof
- All Taxes and VAT.
- Meals as per itinerary.
- Drinking water while on safari (1.5 liters’ per person per day).
Safari Exclusions
- International flights.
- Any activities not mention in the itinerary
- Airport Transfers (Unless mentioned otherwise).
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour (Unless mentioned otherwise).
- Tips.
- Personal Items (Souvenirs, Travel Insurance, Visa Fees, etc.).
- Government imposed increase of Taxes and or Park Fees.
