Safari Overview
This 10 days safari will offer you the best that Africa/East Africa has to offer. Imagine being on a safari that takes you close to the magnificent Serengeti National Park, home to millions of species of wildlife and mega scenery¬. The Ngorongoro Crater, the largest intact volcanic caldera in the world, a place where wildlife coexists with humans, Tarangire National Park, known for its birdlife and elephant population, and not to forget Lake Manyara National Park, whose highlight is the climbing lions.
Just in Case You're Wondering -
As the LuiTours website's own description puts it: if you visit Tanzania and do not reach the Ngorongoro Crater, consider your safari incomplete - because no place in this world is as beautiful as Ngorongoro. The 10-day itinerary gives you not one but two days in the Ngorongoro area, including the full crater game drive and time for the optional Maasai cultural visit in the highlands.
Daily Itinerary
Dressed in an East Africa safari uniform, the driver/guide will pick you up from Kilimanjaro International Airport and take you to the Green Mountain Hotel, which will take about three quarters of an hour. As requested, this day will be dedicated to arrival and acclimatization as you prepare to experience magnificent Tanzania. As you will be arriving early in the morning, we have arranged a full day food program with a late breakfast.
- Accommodation: Green Mountain Hotel
- Meals: All meals included
Approximately 8:30am, after your guide/driver has briefed you on the do's and don'ts, without forgetting the expectations of this safari, you will depart for Tarangire National Park. This is also known as "The Paradise of Elephants". Whether you come here just for a day trip or plan an overnight stay, Tarangire has something for everyone. The park impresses with its famous concentration of wild animals, especially elephants, and is also one of the best destinations for bird watching in East Africa. The park has remarkable attractions with large groups of elephants, spectacular natural beauty of the savannah landscape and magnificent majestic baobabs. Over 550 different bird species have been counted in the park, several of which are endangered.
- Accommodation: Farm of Dreams Lodge
- Meals: All meals included
After another African wake up and an amazing bush breakfast, you will head to the Serengeti National Park for about 6 hours. This day is dedicated to an evening game drive as you drive to your accommodation of this day for check in.
Serengeti National Park covers 1.5 million hectares of savannah, the annual migration of two million wildebeest plus hundreds of thousands of gazelles and zebras - followed by their predators on their annual migration in search of pasture and water - is one of the most impressive natural spectacles in the world. The park's biodiversity is very high with at least four globally threatened or endangered species: black rhino, elephant, wild dog and cheetah.
- Accommodation: Serengeti Heritage Tented Camp
- Meals: All meals included
We are completely flexible with your preferences and will tailor this day to your liking. On each day of the safari, your guide will discuss the best times for you, including game drives and wake-up time. For example, you could do a morning game drive that day, return to camp for lunch and relaxation, and finish with an afternoon game drive, or you could do a full day game drive with a picnic lunch. .
- Accommodation: Serengeti Heritage Tented Camp
- Meals: All meals included
After breakfast, depart for the Northern Serengeti for a full day game drive to observe the great migration. The river crossings in Kogatende start in August when the big herd settles in the area. Between August and October, game viewing is at its best as river crossings are pretty much guaranteed every day. There is no distinct movement as the herds tend to cross the river back and forth to follow the rains and subsequent fresh grass.
- Accommodation: Tanzania Bush Camps
- Meals: All meals included
After breakfast, embark on a full day game drive to observe the great migration in the Mara area. The number of resident wildlife is exceptionally high in the Wagakuria area. The main feature is the Mara River. There is of course no guarantee to observe the crossing; it is purely a matter of luck. But here at the Mara River there are great chances to see the herds crossing the Mara River to the north in one day and again to the south a few days later. A herd may be seen next to the river and decide to cross a few days later. This area is a stunning region of kopjes, forests, riverine vegetation and open plains, similar to the Massai Mara Game Reserve in Kenya. After an extensive game drive, return to your accommodation for dinner and overnight.
- Accommodation: Tanzania Bush Camps
- Meals: All meals included
This day is also dedicated to transfers, but as you will be driving from the North Serengeti to the South Serengeti, you can naturally expect many encounters with a variety of wildlife.
The Ngorongoro Conservation Area has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site due to its great importance. The sanctuary is a paradise for wildlife as it is home to a variety of animals including wildebeest, zebra, rhino, buffalo, lion, elephant, leopard, cheetah, caracal, African wild dog, gazelle, wild cat and more than 500 species of birds. .
- Accommodation: Ngorongoro Safari Lodge
- Meals: All meals included
This day will be another highlight of the entire safari as we will drive to the Ngorongoro Crater. It was established in 1959 as a multiple land use area where wildlife coexists with semi-nomadic Maasai pastoralists who practice traditional pastoralism. It includes the spectacular Ngorongoro Crater, the largest caldera in the world.
Just in case you are a nature, landscape or wildlife lover and you visit Tanzania and do not reach Ngorongoro Crater, consider your safari incomplete, because no place in this world is as beautiful as Ngorongoro.
- Accommodation: Farm of Dreams Lodge
- Meals: All meals included
After another African awakening and a fantastic bush breakfast, we continue for about 2 hours to the extraordinary Lake Manyara National Park, known for its climbing lions. Lake soda populated by thousands of pink flamingos and large water birds, as well as the legions of baboons and blue monkeys and the Rift Valley escarpment will make your safari in this area unforgettable.
- Accommodation: Green Mountain Lodge
- Meals: All meals included
On this day after breakfast in the morning, our driver/guide will transfer you to the airport so as you may bit the flight time to Zanzibar
Meals: Breakfast
The Four Parks - What Makes Each Unique
| Park | Defining Feature | Key Wildlife | Landscape | Best Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tarangire | Greatest elephant density in northern Tanzania; spectacular ancient baobab landscape | Elephant, lion, cheetah, leopard, zebra, wildebeest, buffalo, fringe-eared oryx | Tarangire River, seasonal swamps, ancient baobab savannah, miombo woodland | Elephant herds 50-100+ at the river; 550+ bird species year-round |
| Serengeti (Central + North) | World's greatest migration; highest big-cat density; Mara River crossings in the north | Lion, cheetah, leopard, wildebeest, zebra, elephant, buffalo, giraffe, hippo, crocodile | Short-grass plains, kopje outcrops, Seronera riverine woodland, northern kopje landscape, Mara River | Mara River crossings (Aug - Oct) in the north; resident big cats in Seronera year-round |
| Ngorongoro | World's largest intact caldera; closed ecosystem with permanent year-round wildlife abundance | Black rhino, lion, cheetah, leopard, hyena, elephant, zebra, wildebeest, flamingo | Volcanic crater floor, open short-grass plain, crater lake, Lerai Forest acacia fringe | Endangered black rhino; lion pride encounters at close range on open crater floor |
| Lake Manyara | Tree-climbing lions unique to this park; flamingo-fringed soda lake; Rift Valley escarpment | Tree-climbing lion, elephant, buffalo, hippo, flamingo, giraffe, zebra, wildebeest, baboon | Groundwater forest, alkaline soda lake, acacia woodland, Rift Valley escarpment | Lions resting in acacia branches; thousands of flamingos on the lake shore |
Wildlife encountered across all four parks on this 10-day safari:
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Minimum price only, based on 2 people sharing. Final pricing depends on season, availability and requested customizations.
| Package | From Price |
|---|---|
| Price for 2 People | From $4500.00 per person |
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Best Time to Visit
All four parks offer excellent game viewing year-round. The 10-day itinerary's inclusion of the northern Serengeti makes the August - October window particularly significant - this is when the famous Mara River crossings reach their peak, with massive wildebeest herds crossing back and forth between Tanzania and Kenya in near-daily dramatic spectacles. The calving season (Jan - Mar) on the southern plains offers a different but equally extraordinary experience. Tarangire and Manyara peak in the dry season (June - October). The Ngorongoro Crater is exceptional every month of the year.
| Park | Best Season | Highlight | Year-Round |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tarangire | Jun - Oct (dry season) | Elephant herds at the river; best predator viewing | Large elephant herds and excellent birding every month |
| Serengeti (Central) | Year-round | Year-round resident big cats; calving season Jan - Mar | Lion, cheetah, leopard resident every month in Seronera |
| Serengeti (North) | Aug - Oct (Mara crossings) | Mara River crossings; near-daily wildebeest crossing spectacle | Excellent resident game viewing in northern kopje landscape year-round |
| Ngorongoro | Year-round | Black rhino, resident lion prides, flamingo on crater lake | Closed ecosystem: excellent every month without exception |
| Lake Manyara | Jun - Oct (dry season) | Tree-climbing lions; flamingos peak Nov - May after rains | Tree-climbing lions and 400+ bird species year-round |