8 Days
Tranquil’s fullest northern-circuit itinerary: a private eight-day loop from Arusha through Lake Manyara, three nights in the Serengeti’s Seronera area, two on the Ngorongoro crater rim and a final night in Tarangire. It is the only one of their Tanzania pages to publish travel times and distances for each leg, and accommodation is offered at either luxury or mid-luxury standard.
Overview
Tranquil’s fullest northern-circuit itinerary: a private eight-day loop from Arusha through Lake Manyara, three nights in the Serengeti’s Seronera area, two on the Ngorongoro crater rim and a final night in Tarangire. It is the only one of their Tanzania pages to publish travel times and distances for each leg, and accommodation is offered at […]
- Where you go: Lake Manyara National Park, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Serengeti National Park, Tarangire National Park
Highlights & Inclusions
Highlights
FAQs
How long is this safari?
8 Days Safari in Tanzania runs for 8 Days, set out day by day over 8 days in the itinerary below.
Who runs this safari?
It is operated by Tranquil Safaris. Every booking and payment is arranged directly with them; this marketplace passes your enquiry straight through.
Day-by-day itinerary
What the operator has planned, day by day, across 8 days.
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Day 1
- Arusha -- Lake Manyara
Travel time 2.5 hours, distance 130km. Pickup in Arusha and transfer to Lake Manyara National Park, arriving for lunch at the lodge. Afternoon game drive around the shallow soda lake, which covers about two-thirds of the park, for elephant, the tree-climbing lions and flamingo flocks. Dinner and overnight at the chosen standard of lodge.
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Day 2
- Lake Manyara National Park -- Serengeti Plains
Travel time 6 hours, distance 205km. Drive to the Serengeti via the Karatu farmland and the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, descending into the central Seronera area. Lunch on arrival and an afternoon game drive. Dinner and overnight in Seronera.
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Day 3
- Serengeti Plain
An optional hot air balloon flight over the Serengeti plains is available at supplementary cost by pre-arrangement. After breakfast, a full-day game drive with lunch at the lodge, following the Kopjes Circuit anti-clockwise around the Maasai Kopjes, granite outcrops that hold rain pools and draw both prey and lions. Dinner and overnight in Seronera.
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Day 4
- Serengeti Plains
A full-day game drive along the Sogore River Circuit, which loops into the plains south of the Seronera River and is good for lion, Thomson's gazelle, topi, ostrich and cheetah. A visit to the Seronera visitor centre with its wildlife displays and shop, and a picnic lunch under the acacias there. Dinner and overnight in Seronera.
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Day 5
- Serengeti Plains -- Ngorongoro Crater
Travel time 4 hours, distance 145km. Drive to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area with a stop at Olduvai Gorge, where the Leakeys found the 'Nutcracker Man' and 'Handy Man' skulls. Lunch at the lodge and an afternoon at leisure. Dinner and overnight on the crater rim; the operator notes there is no accommodation inside the crater.
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Day 6
- Ngorongoro Crater
A 600m descent into the crater for a full-day game drive among an estimated 30,000 animals, including some of Tanzania's last black rhino, plus wildebeest, zebra, buffalo, eland, warthog, hippo and elephant, and predators including lion, hyena, jackal, cheetah and leopard. Picnic lunch on the crater floor. Dinner and overnight on the rim.
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Day 7
- Ngorongoro Crater -- Tarangire National Park
Travel time 3.5 hours, distance 155km. Drive to Tarangire, which runs along the Tarangire River through acacia woodland, baobabs and southern swamps that draw game in the dry season. Picnic lunch and an afternoon game drive, looking out for the park's large elephant herds and for greater kudu, fringe-eared oryx and Ashy Starling. Dinner and overnight in the Tarangire area.
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Day 8
- Tarangire National Park -- Arusha
Travel time 2 hours, distance 120km. An early-morning game drive in Tarangire followed by breakfast at the lodge, then the transfer back to Arusha, arriving for lunch, where the safari ends.
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- 8 Days
- Lake Manyara National Park · Ngorongoro Conservation Area · Serengeti National Park and 1 more
- Priced on request
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