10-Day Best of Tanzania Wildlife & Culture Safari

10-day itinerary

10 Days Best of Tanzania Wildlife & Culture Safari

Departs Arusha – returns to Arusha

  • 10 days · 9 nights
  • Arusha → Arusha
  • Free quote

This is a combination of Wildlife and Cultural safari in Tanzania.

The 10 day tour visits the first class national parks in Tanzania, Arusha National Park, Tarangire National Park, Lake Manyara, the world famous Ngorongoro Crater and Serengeti National Park.

Safari starts at Arusha National Park with sightings of Mount Meru and rich variety of Wildlife.

Tour proceeds to Mulala Village located on the slopes of Mount Meru where you interact with the locals and learn about their economic activities.

Safari continues to Tarangire National Park for more game viewing drives thereafter leave for Lake Manyara National Park where we might sight tree climbing lions.

A visit to an interesting Mto wa Mbu village learn about rice farming, visit a banana plantation and an open air studio and view artist painting.

Accommodation is provided in a choice of economy, standard or Luxury safari lodges or tented camps.

Safari transport and game viewing drives are in a customized pop up top safari minivan (a pop up top 4 x 4 Land Cruiser jeep is available as an upgrade at extra cost).

Good to know

  • Safari can be extended to include more days if you prefer
  • Driving times on safari are estimate and may vary depending on state of the road and traffic.

Tour highlights

  • Arusha National Park
  • Visit Mulala Village at the slopes of Mount Meru
  • Tarangire National Park
  • Tree climbing lions and flamingos of Lake Manyara National Park.
  • Ngorongoro Crater - close range of game viewing of one of the world’s largest calderas.
  • Serengeti National Park
  • Mto wa Mbu Village
  • The "Olduvai Gorge" and the remains of pre-historic man

Day by day

The Itinerary

  1. Day1

    Kilimanjaro Airport – Arusha

    Pick up JRO ex your flight.
    Met and transfer to Arusha.
    Overnight at your hotel on BB.

  2. Day2

    Arusha National Park

    Drive to the nearby Arusha park for a day of sumptuous game drives. Picnics are served at midday.
    The Momella lakes on one side plus Mt Meru on the other, combine to make a special scenic
    experience.
    Late afternoon drive back to Arusha with overnight at your hotel.

  3. Day3

    Mulala Village on Mount Meru

    After breakfast, drive to Mulala Village located on the slopes of Mt Meru.
    You will be in the humble hands of some rural welcoming women who will take us through a glimpse of various economic activities whose aim is to fight poverty. Learn how they process some tasty cheese plus it values. Then go through their bee-keeping project of a special bee specie endemic to this region from which they derive a special, badly-sort-after type of honey, because of it superior medicinal properties!
    The views of the rolling plains in the distance are just wonderful.
    After a good lunch prepared by the same rural ladies composed of typical Tanzanian cuisine, the same
    charming rural women will guide you through coffee farming methods, coffee harvesting, coffee
    grinding then you are guided on how to make your own palatable cup of coffee and enjoy it yourself!
    Thereafter, drive back to Arusha. Overnight at your hotel.

  4. Day4

    Arusha – Tarangire National Park

    Breakfast.
    Drive to Tarangire National Park with picnics for lunch. Afternoon game drive.
    Dinner and overnight at your lodge.

  5. Day5

    Tarangire – Lake Manyara National Park

    After breakfast, drive to Lake Manyara National Park for a whole day of game drives. You will be armed with picnics for lunch. Late afternoon drive out of the park and proceed to your lodge where after check-in, you will take dinner and stay for the night.

  6. Day6

    Mto wa Mbu Village

    After breakfast drive to the nearby Mto wa Mbu Village where you will find a local guide waiting.
    Walk through some Rice farms learning lots on rice farming – harvesting and its challenges.

    You will also visit a banana plantation where you may try out a ripe fresh banana plus other available fruits grown in this village.

    There are also weavers who use banana leaves whose art is as interesting as that of the sensational wood carvers with so much zeal on their work. A good lunch prepared by a group of rural ladies greets us for lunch.

    Soon after, we visit the open-air studio where a group of youth do tinga-tinga painting with various topical issues being expressed with a great sense of humour that will leave you in stitches. After bidding good bye to our hosts and hostesses, we drive up the scenic escarpment enjoying every scenic moment as it unfolds, arriving at Karatu early evening.

    Dinner and overnight at our lodge.

  7. Day7

    Ngorongoro Crater

    After a late breakfast, collect picnic lunches and drive down into the crater for a game drive.
    Late afternoon, ascend out of the crater and head back to your Lodge.
    Dinner and overnight at Lodge.

  8. Day8

    Ngorongoro – Olduvai Gorge – Serengeti

    Breakfast at your lodge.
    Thereafter, drive westwards down the Malanja depression. You will make a brief stop at the Oldupai
    Gorge where an informative lecture on our ancestors will be given. A visit to the small museum is just as
    interesting.
    Immediately after, proceed to Serengeti with picnic lunches served en-route. Thereafter, proceed with
    an afternoon game in the Serengeti.
    Dinner and overnight at Lodge.

  9. Day9

    Serengeti National Park

    Morning and afternoon game drives in the famous Serengeti.
    All meals and overnight at Lodge.

  10. Day10

    Serengeti – Arusha

    After a slow breakfast, drive to Bougainvillea Lodge for lunch.
    Immediately after, continue to Arusha.

What you could see on 10 Days Best of Tanzania Wildlife Safari

  • Zebra
  • Rhino
  • Elephant herds
  • Giraffe
  • Cheetah
  • Buffalo
  • Lion
  • Plain Game
  • Dik-dik
  • Grant's Gazelle
  • Leopard
  • Mongoose

Tour price includes

  • Transport in a customized pop up top safari minivan (a 4 x 4 Land Cruiser jeep is available as an upgrade at extra cost).
  • Meals and accommodation on safari as indicated on the program
  • All applicable park entry & Crater service fees
  • Government levies & taxes
  • Applicable Concession Fees
  • All meals on safari.

Not included in the tour price

  • All bottled drinks, items and services of a personal nature and tips & gratuities.

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