10-day Tanzania safari itinerary | 10 day Tanzania safari
Highlights on the 10 day Tanzania safari itinerary
Arrival and departure: Kilimanjaro / Dar-es-Salaam
Day 1- arrival and transfer to Kilimanjaro NP
Day 2-3- Serengeti wildebeest migration and Africa’s big 5
Day 4-5- Ngorongoro crater wilderness and game drives
Day 6- Lake Manyara, Flamingos-birding and tree climbing lions
Day 7- Tarangire N.P, African elephants and wild game drives
Day 8- transfer to Dar es salaam
Day 9-10- Zanzibar white sand beaches and resorts to depart
Safari Overview of the 10-day Tanzania safari itinerary
- Mt. Kilimanjaro (5895m) & sceneries
- Wildebeest migration
- Hiking
- Ngorongoro crater
- Geological sites
- Flamingos
- Africa’s big 5
- Tree climbing lions
- Indian ocean & white sand beaches
Detailed 10-day Tanzania safari itinerary
On arrival, you will be picked up by our guide whom you will find holding a pluck card with your name and head to your booked accommodation after then hike through the park to the feet of mountain Kilimanjaro. The park offers several safari experiences such as wild game drives, hiking, picnics and camping. Consequently, you will have the best sceneries of Africa’s highest snow-capped mountain and its biodiversity that harbors the largest herds of the African elephants along with lions, leopards, buffaloes, giraffes, hippos, hyenas, gazelles, kobs, waterbucks and numerous bird species. the combination of both montane and savannah grassland will give you the best environmental sceneries.
- Accommodation: Kilima safari lodge (or as similar one)
- Meals: Breakfast | lunch| Dinner
Serengeti national park; the origin of the great wildebeest migration. The park is one of the largest wild game areas in Tanzania and Africa therefore guarantying great moments on a Tanzania safari show casing best sceneries of Africa’s big 5 game, Africa’s ugly 5, birds and herbivores with the highest concentration per square Kilometer, as a result, Serengeti simply covers up your passion for any Africa safari.
- Accommodation: Serengeti Serena safari lodge (or a similar one)
- Meals: Breakfast | lunch| Dinner
Today you will head to Ngorongoro crater via Olduvai gorge ( a part of the planet that holds evidence of human existence millions of years ago) where the skull of zinjathropas (believed to be the skull of the oldest human) was discovered. In addition, the crater is the world’s largest crater and its vegetation that gets it look like the “garden of Eden” will leave you amazed with the large number of wildebeests, zebras, Africa’s big, hyenas, hippos, elands, kobs, bush bucks, waterbucks, rhinos among others and numerous bird species such as turaco, great kingfisher, abdim’s stork, white-backed vulture among others, hiking experiences at Ndutu plains, Gol mountain, Endoro waterfalls among many other features on a Tanzania safari.
- Accommodation: Marera Valley lodge (or a similar one)
- Meals: Breakfast | Lunch| Dinner
Driving out this morning, you will be at lake Manyara national park known for its tree climbing lions a behavior not common for lions and huge elephant herds. Lake Manyara that anchors the park’s ecosystem is a soda ash lake and attracts thousands of flamingos for food and residence making it a perfect biding haven. Other wild life in the park include leopards, cheetahs, hippos, buffaloes, giraffes, oribis, hyenas, gazelles, kobs, waterbucks, zebras, and many more numerous bird species.
- Accommodation: Lake Manyara wildlife lodge (or a similar one)
- Meals: Breakfast | lunch| Dinner
Tarangire national park will get you to continue enjoying amazing discoveries of the wild. Also, the park is enriched with Africa’s big 5 game; lions, leopards, elephants, cheetahs, buffaloes, giraffes, hippos, baboons, hyenas, wildebeests, zebras, crocodiles in the Tarangire river that anchors the park’s ecosystem, gazelles, kobs, water bucks, warthogs among others. Other exceptional siting would be of the ancient baobab trees that are scattered all over the park. Moreover, the park is also resident to over 550 bird species making it a worthy birding destination.
- Accommodation: Tarangire Sopa lodge (or a similar one)
- Meals: Breakfast | lunch| Dinner
Day 8 Transfer to Zanzibar
On this day you will set off on a 10-hour journey to Zanzibar island via Dar es salaam coastal city.
- Accommodation: Sea cliff hotel (or a similar one)
- Meals: Breakfast | lunch| Dinner
Beautiful sunrises from the horizon of the Indian ocean and the shiny white sands of Zanzibar will welcome you for relaxation moments. Similarly, you will be able to engage in various activities during your stay there such as; scuba diving, swimming, kite rafting, horse riding, nature walks, sea creature viewing like sea turtles, dolphins, corals among others, spot fishing, enjoying sea food cuisines and coconut cocktails, beach sports, camp fires among others, have a view rare species such as servaline genet, red colobus and bird species such as; african barred owlet, malachite kingfisher, house crow, mosque swallow, pied kingfisher, gray heron, great egret, striated heron, african jacana, african darter, little grebe, african pygmy goose, african pied wagtail among others.
- Accommodation: Lux Marijani (or a similar one)
- Meals: Breakfast | lunch| Dinner
Inclusions
- Park entry fees
- Accommodation
- Transport 4×4 safari landcruiser
- Driver & guide
- Refreshments (drinking water)
- Domestic flights
- Airport transfers
- Laundry
Exclusions
- International flight tickets
- Travel insurance
- Visa fees & processing
- Souvenirs & snacks
- Tipping & gratitude
- Extra activities, meals, liquors/alcohol
- Extra luggage on domestic flights
- Accommodation after end of trip
- Anything not mentioned