7 Days Tanzania Affordable Safari

Distance: 30km /50km

Non – game viewing time: 3–4 hrs

After breakfast, the tour departs. First stop is Arusha Town for any last minute purchases before we head off on safari. Afterwards, we head to Lake Manyara. Lake Manyara National Park offers breathtaking views in a large variety of habitats. Acacia woodlands, water forests, baobab strewn cliffs, algae-streaked hot springs, swamps and the lake itself. The small park is thus able to support a large number of animal species and incredible bird life. Manyara has the largest concentration of baboons anywhere in the world and the lions here are renowned for their tree climbing.

Dinner and overnight at Ngorongoro Kudu Lodge and campsite.

Distance: 145km

Non-game-viewing time: 3–4 hrs

After breakfast, depart for Serengeti National Park via the beautiful high lying farmland of Karatu and the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Leaving the highlands behind, we descend into the heart of wild Africa – the Serengeti National Park – with its endless plains, rolling into the distance as far as the eye can see. Then heard to the central park area, known as the Seronera area, one of the richest wildlife habitats in the park, featuring the Seronera River, which provides a valuable water source to this area and therefore attracts wildlife well representative of most of the Serengeti’s species. Arrive in time for lunch and enjoy an afternoon game drive in the Serengeti national park.

Dinner and overnight at Serengeti Seronera campsite.

After breakfast at the campsite, we'll head out for a full day game drive. Depending on the season, we may follow the wildebeest migration.

Dinner and overnight at Serengeti Seronera campsite.

Distance: 145km

Non-game-viewing time: 2–4 hrs

Early morning game drive before we depart to Ngorongoro Conservation area. We will stop over at Olduvai Gorge, which boasts a history dating back to the dawn of time. It was here that the anthropologists Dr Lois and Mary Leakey discovered the skulls of ‘Nutcracker Man’ and ‘Handy Man’, both very significant links in the chain of human evolution.

Late afternoon transfer to Ngorongoro Simba Campsite for dinner and overnight.

Ngorongoro Crater – Arusha – Airport

Distance: 210km

Non-game-viewing time: 3–4 hrs

After an early breakfast, descend over 600 meters into the crater to view wildlife. Supported by a year round water supply and fodder, the Ngorongoro Conservation Area supports a vast variety of animals, which include herds of wildebeest, zebra, buffalo, eland, warthog, hippo, and giant African elephants. Another big draw card to this picturesque national park is its dense population of predators such as lions, hyenas, jackals, cheetahs and the ever-elusive leopard, which sometimes requires a trained eye to spot.

We will also visit Lake Magadi, a large but shallow alkaline lake in the southwestern corner, one of the main features of the crater. A large number of flamingos, hippos and other water birds can usually be seen here.

Late afternoon transfer to Arusha, where the tour ends.