6 Days Tanzania Wildlife Safari

DAY 1: MOSHI – LAKE MANYARA

Distance: 203km

Pick up from Moshi and transfer to Lake Manyara National Park. We arrive in lunch time at lodge/campsite and after lunch done we head into the Lake Manyara National Park for an afternoon game drive. This National Park is one of Tanzania’s most dramatically located wildlife areas consisting of a massive but shallow soda lake(covering two-thirds of the park), located at the foot of Great Rift Valley’s western escarpment. The park varied habitat attracts variety of animals, including one of Africa’s largest concentrations of an elephants, Lake Manyara’s unique tree climbing lions, as well as large flocks of flamingos attracted by the algae in the lake.

Meal:   Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

DAY 2: LAKE MANYARA-SERENGETI PLAINS

Distance: 205km

After breakfast we head toward the Serengeti National Park, via the beautiful high lying farmland of Karatu and the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Leaving the highland behind, we descend into the heart of wild Africa-the Serengeti National Park with endless plains, rolling into the distance as far as the eyes can see. We head to the central park area, one of richest wildlife habitats in the park, featuring the Seronera River, which provides a valuable water source to this area and therefore attract wildlife well representative of most of the Serengeti species. We get there in lunch time and enjoy an afternoon game drive in the Serengeti National Park.

Meal: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

DAY 3: SERENGETI PLAINS

Be one of only a few fortunate people to glide in a hot air balloon over the Serengeti plains (available at supplementary cost by pre-arrangement). Floating silently above the awakening bush, while spotting wildlife and enjoying the amazing scenery of Africa, across rivers and numerous villages.

We do after breakfast game viewing drive along the Sogore river circuit, which loops into the plain south of the Seronera River and which is good for possible lion, Thomson gazelle, topi, ostrich, Cheetah sightings. The Visitor center close to Serengeti Seronera Lodge and public campsite is well worth a visit after the morning game drive. This place offers some interesting wildlife displays as well as a gift shop selling informational leaflets and map of the area. The center also has a shop where could purchase    drinks and snacks. In the afternoon we will follow the Kopjes Circuit, which goes ant-clockwise around the Maasai Kopjes, which usually attract a numbers of lions and some formidably large cobras. Kopjes are weathered granite outcrops, scattered around the plains, most of which are miniature ecosystems, providing shade and drinking water in pools left in the rock after the rains. This makes the Kopjes particularly good for spotting wildlife in the dry season, including lions, which like to lie in waiting for animals coming to drink.

Meal: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

DAY 4: SERENGETI PLAINS – NGORONGORO CRATER

Distance: 145km

After breakfast we depart to Ngorongoro Conservation Area. We will stopover Olduvai Gorge, boasting Leakey discovered the skulls of `Nutcracker Man’ and `Handy Man’, both very significant links in the chain of the human evolution.

We arrive in lunch time at the lodge and after lunch we will descend to crater to view wildlife for half day tour. We will visit Lake Magadi, a large but shallow alkaline lake in the southwest corner, which is one of the main features of the crater. A large number of flamingos, hippos and other water birds can usually been seen here.

Meal: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

DAY 5: NGORONGORO – TARANGIRE NATIONAL PARK

Distance: 155km

After breakfast we depart to Tarangire National Park. The park runs along the line of the Tarangire’s river and is mainly made up of low-lying hills on the Great Rift Valley floor. Its natural vegetation mainly consists of acacia woodland and giant African baobab trees, with huge swamps areas in the south. Both the river and the swamp acts like magnet for wild animals, in dry season. The Tarangire National Park is reputed to contain some of the largest elephant herds in Africa. This park is also home to three rare species of animals – the great Kudu, the Fringed-eared Oryx as well as a few Ashy Starlings. After picnic lunch we do an afternoon game drive.

Meal: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

DAY 6: TARANGIRE NATIONAL PARK – MOSHI

Distance: 120km

We enjoy an early morning game drive in the Tarangire National Park, followed the breakfast. We will then transfer back to Moshi or alternatively to the airport. We will have late lunch in Moshi or airport. You will be taken to your hotel or airport, which end our safari services.