10 Days in Tanzania: A First-Timer’s Complete Itinerary

10 Days in Tanzania: A First-Timer’s Complete Itinerary is one of our amazing Luxury Tanzania Lodge Safari Packages offering a visit to the most interesting wildlife viewing destinations in Tanzania including Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Lake Manyara National Park, and Tarangire National Park. These 4 destinations are situated in the Tanzania northern safari circuit and they inhabit a variety of wildlife which you will witness during 10 days Tanzania safari luxury tented camp. 10 Days in Tanzania is a luxury safari package with accommodation at luxury tented camps as mentioned in the detailed itinerary below.

You Won’t Believe What Happened on our Tanzania Safari

• Day #1: Arrival at Kilimanjaro Airport and transfer to Arusha
• Day #2: Visit Arusha National Park
• Day #3: Transfer from Arusha to Tarangire National Park
• Day #4: Full day game drives in Tarangire National Park
• Day #5: Transfer from Tarangire National Park to Lake Manyara national park
• Day #6: Transfer to Serengeti National Park
• Day #7: Serengeti Full Day Game Drives
• Day #8: Transfer from Serengeti to Ngorongoro Crater
• Day #9: Full day game drive on the Ngorongoro Crater Floor
• Day #10: Transfer back to Arusha for a drop-off

Day 1: Arrival at Kilimanjaro Airport and transfer to Arusha

On the 1^st day of 10 days Luxury Tanzania safari you are to arrive in Tanzania using Kilimanjaro international airport where you will be welcomed by your safari driver guide and after giving you a short briefing about the safari you will transfer to Arusha city. In case you have time you will embark on a short city walk visiting some of the interesting destinations in Arusha city such as Uhuru Torch monument, Shanga Foundation, and many more. Safari In the evening you will check into your hotel, have dinner and stay overnight.

Accommodation: Lake Duluti Lodge
Meal Plan: Lunch and dinner

Day 2: Visit Arusha National Park

On the 2^nd day of 10 days Luxury Tanzania camping safari, you will have morning breakfast at your lodge, then head for a visit to Arusha National Park for a walking tour, walking tours are done with the assistance of an armed ranger and while walking through the savannah plains of the park using various routes you will be able to enjoy watching a variety of animals such as giraffes, zebras, wildebeests, buffaloes, hippos, Kirk’s dik-dik, blue monkeys and many more. Lunch will be a picnic-style set at Jikukumia waterfalls where you will enjoy both the delicious meals and the splendid views of the falls.  After lunch, you will go for a game drive watching more animals and in the evening you will return to your lodge, have dinner and stay overnight.

Accommodation: Lake Duluti Lodge
Meal Plan: breakfast, lunch and dinner

Day 3: Transfer from Arusha to Tarangire National Park

On the 3^rd day of 10 Days Tanzania Safari you have early morning breakfast at your lodge then meet your safari driver, checkout and embark on a journey to Tarangire National Park the 4^th largest and one of the most diverse National Parks in Tanzania. When you arrive in Tarangire national park you will register at the park’s gate and then drive to your lodge for check-in, have lunch and go for an afternoon game drive on which you will enjoy watching a number of animals such as elephants, buffaloes, zebras, jackals, hyenas, warthogs, cheetahs and many more which you will enjoy watching drinking waters on the banks of Tarangire River. After the experience, you will return to your lodge, have dinner and stay overnight.

Accommodation: Kichuguu Tented camp
Meal Plan: breakfast, lunch and dinner

Day 4: Full day game drives in Tarangire National Park

On the 4^th day of 10 Days Tanzania safari you will have early morning breakfast and leave your lodge to Tarangire National Park for a full day game drives with your packed lunch, on this game drive you will have an opportunity to enjoy the magnificent sunrise and watch many animals such as elephants, lions, cheetahs, buffaloes, zebras, jackals and many more. At lunch, you will picnic lunch set along Tarangire River banks and later go for another game drive visiting other regions of the park watching more other areas. After the experience, you will head back to your lodge, have dinner and stay overnight.

Accommodation: Kichuguu Tented camp
Meal Plan: breakfast, lunch and dinner

Day 5: Transfer from Tarangire National Park to Lake Manyara National Park

On the 5^th day of 10 days luxury Safari Tanzania, you will have early morning breakfast then check out and embark on a drive heading to Lake Manyara National Park one of the smallest parks in Tanzania. When you arrive in the park you will check into your lodge for lunch and rest for a while as you prepare for an afternoon game drive. On the afternoon game drive, you will have an opportunity to drive through the savannah plains of the park watching a number of animals such as zebras, tree-climbing lions, bushbucks,  dik-dik, and visit Lake Manyara where you will enjoy sights of the large concentration of flamingoes. After the experience, you will head back to your lodge, have dinner and stay overnight.

Accommodation: AndBeyond Lake Manyara Tree Lodge
Meal Plan: breakfast, lunch and dinner

Day 6: Transfer to Serengeti National Park

On the 6^th day of 10 days luxury Tanzania camping safari, you will have breakfast and head to Lake Manyara National Park for an en-route game drive as you exit the park heading to Serengeti National Park the most popular wildlife safari destination in Tanzania. You will arrive in Serengeti in time for lunch which you will have after checking into your lodge, then go for an afternoon game drive watching a number of animals such as wildebeests, cheetahs, lions, zebras, elephants, buffaloes, hippos, cheetahs, giraffes and many more. In the evening you will have dinner and stay overnight at your lodge.

Accommodation: Andbeyond Grumeti Serengeti Tented Camp
Meal Plan: breakfast, lunch and dinner

Day 7: Serengeti Full Day Game Drives

On the 7^th day of 10 days luxury Tanzania camping safari, you will leave your lodge as early as 06:00 am and drive to the park for an early game drive on which you enjoy the magnificent sunrise and watch many animals such as lions, leopards, cheetahs, buffaloes, elephants, zebras, wildebeests, gazelles and many more. After the morning game drive, you will return to your lodge for late breakfast and rest for a while as you wait for lunch, in the afternoon you will return to the park for another game drive watching more animals. After the experience, you will return to your lodge, have dinner and stay overnight.

Accommodation: Andbeyond Grumeti Serengeti Tented camp
Meal Plan: breakfast, lunch and dinner

Day 8: Transfer from Serengeti to Ngorongoro Crater

On the 8^th day of 10 days luxury Tanzania safari, you will have breakfast then check out and exit the park on an en-route game drive heading to Ngorongoro conservation area the host of the world’s largest intact caldera the Ngorongoro crater. On your way, you will have a stopover at Olduvai Gorge to witness the incredible findings of Drs Louis and Mary Leakey. When you arrive in the conservation area you will head to your lodge for lunch and rest for a while, in the afternoon you will go for a game drive at the crater watching large numbers of lions, elephants, cheetahs, and many more. In the evening you will return to your lodge, have dinner and stay overnight.

Accommodation: Ngorongoro Tented camp
Meal Plan: breakfast, lunch and dinner

Day 9: Full day game drive on the Ngorongoro Crater floor

On the 9^th day of 10 days Tanzania safari you will have morning breakfast and with packed lunch, you will head to the Ngorongoro crater floor for a full day of game drive on the morning and afternoon game drive with picnic lunch. On the game drive, you will have an opportunity to explore the crater floor and enjoy a number of animals such as lions, leopards, elephants, African buffaloes, black rhinos, zebras, gazelles, elands, wildebeests, and many more. At lunch, you will have a picnic lunch set at one of the picnic sites on the crater floor. In the evening you will go for another game drive and in the evening you will head back to your lodge, have dinner and stay overnight.

Accommodation: Ngorongoro Tented camp
Meal Plan: breakfast, lunch and dinner

Day 10: Transfer back to Arusha for a drop-off

On the 10^th day of 10 days Tanzania safari which is actually the last of the safari, you will have breakfast, check out of your lodge and embark on a journey back to Arusha where you will be dropped off either at your hotel or at the airport for your departure flight back home.

End of the 10 Days Tanzania Safari

• Professional Guide
• 4×4 safari vehicle
• Full Board Accommodation
• All activities detailed in the safari
• Park entrance fees
• Drinking water on the safari
• Airport transfer

Tour Exclusions

• Tanzania hotel fees( the eve of the safari and the night after the safari),
• Tips,
• Laundry services,
• Beverages/ drinks,
• international flights,
• Visas,
• Items of a personal nature,
• optional activities and any other extras not detailed in the above itinerary

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