7 Days Tarangire and Lake Manyara Safari
7 Days Tarangire and Lake Manyara Safari is a thorough Tanzania safari tour that takes travelers exploring in detail these two Tanzania national parks. 7 Days Tarangire and Lake Manyara Safari takes you to Tarangire National Park, and Lake Manyara National Park.
Tarangire National Park is famous and most popular for hosting huge herds of free ranging African elephants, great towering baobab trees which dot the beautiful savanna grasslands of the park, as well as a variety of other animals including 4 of the big 5 animals excluding rhinos; various birds and river and lakes which all make the park a gem to explore on various activities. Lake Manyara National Park on the other hand is known for the tree climbing lions which call the park home; ever seen lions up on a tree? Look out for them in Lake Manyara National Park. Lake Manyara National Park is also famous for hosting large flocks of pink flamingos seen on the beautiful Lake Manyara that covers more than 2/3 of the park area.
While on this 7 Days Tarangire and Lake Manyara Safari, you shall enjoy various safari activities in Tanzania including game drives, guided walking safaris, horseback riding, canoeing, canopy walk in Lake Manyara, as well as a night game drive, all experiences that shall be memorable. This 7 Days Tarangire and Lake Manyara Safari is fit for persons looking at a Tanzania honeymoon safari, as well as an opportunity of simply exploring the park in great detail, on just another Africa safari experience in Tanzania.
This 7 Days Tarangire and Lake Manyara Safari starts and ends in Arusha, but can be customized to your preference and schedule, say by extending to Zanzibar Island for a beach holiday?
Summary Itinerary of 7 Days Tarangire and Lake Manyara Safari
Day 1: Arrival
Day 2: Full day Game Drive in Tarangire National Park
Day 3: Hot air Balloon in Tarangire, Guided Bush Walk
Day 4: Game Drive in Lake Manyara National Park
Day 5: Horse Back ride, canoeing in Lake Manyara National Park
Day 6: Canopy walk in Lake Manyara National Park, Night Game Drive in Tarangire National Park
Day 7: Departure
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival
Depending on your time of arrival, you shall be picked up at the airport and transferred to Tarangire National Park. Check in at the camp, relax and get acquainted with your surroundings. Dinner and overnight stay at the Tarangire Ndovu Tented Lodge.
Day 2: Full day Game Drive in Tarangire National Park
After having breakfast at your lodge, you will head out for a full day of exploring Tarangire National Park and its attractions as well as enjoying an amazing game viewing experiences as you drive around the baobab trees and savannah trees in the national park. You will see a variety of animals in the morning since they are very active at this time of day such as leopards, elephants, zebras, antelopes, elands, gazelles, lions among others.
You will also engage in an afternoon game drive after lunch as you enjoy seeing more animals and birds, and the beautiful landscape. You will also have a late afternoon walking safari where you shall get an opportunity to get up close with nature and animals.
Your guide will drive you back to your lodge at the end of your wildlife viewing for dinner and overnight stay as above.
Day 3: Hot air Balloon in Tarangire, Guided Bush Walk
Today, you shall head out early on a hot air balloon ride over the Tarangire National Park. Watch how the hot air balloon is prepared, get on it and float over the plains as you watch the park come to life with a beautiful sunrise. Look out for various wild game including the large herds of elephants, zebras, antelopes, giraffes, among so many others. Climax the activity with a champagne bush breakfast.
Return to the camp thereafter, and spend the rest of the morning at leisure at the camp. Enjoy your lunch leisurely. Later in the late afternoon, go out for a guided bush walk in Tarangire National Park for an opportunity to follow animal tracks and come up-close with nature and wild game. Return to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay as above.
Day 4: Game Drive in Lake Manyara
Today, you will have breakfast at your camp, and then drive to Lake Manyara National Park for yet another game drive. Look out for large flocks of Lesser Flamingos, tree-climbing lions, among so many other animals. Thereafter, you will have a picnic lunch, and yet another game drive to look out for more wild animals including the tree climbing lions. Return to the camp for dinner and overnight stay at Lake Manyara Kilimamoja Lodge.
Day 5: Horse Back ride, canoeing in Lake Manyara National Park
Your guide will pick you up from the camp and proceed for a horseback safari ride. Ride along the wild game in Lake Manyara National Park, surrounded by zebras, antelopes, and so much more. Look out for various birds here especially the pink flamingos, Black Herons, Martial Eagles, Maccoa Duck, among so many others. You will also engage in a canoeing trip chasing along the pink flamingos in the Lake Manyara.
Flamingos are also among the bird species that can be spotted during a canoe ride safari around Lake Manyara national park.
After, you shall head to the camp for dinner and overnight stay as above.
Day 6: Canopy walk in Lake Manyara National Park, Night Game Drive in Tarangire National Park
After a sumptuous breakfast, you shall proceed for a canopy walk in Lake Manyara and enjoy great views of the park. Enjoy a bird’s eye view of Lake Manyara National Park, seeing so much more than you could imagine. Return to the camp thereafter, and spend the rest of the day at leisure.
Today, you shall get to watch the Tarangire National Park under the night sky. Gaze at the clearly star-lit sky, and look out for various animals including nocturnal animals like leopards, cheetahs, among so many others. Return to the camp for an overnight stay at Tarangire Ndovu Tented Lodge.
Day 7: Departure
Today, wake up to a sumptuous breakfast at the camp, and enjoy a leisured breakfast with amazing views and occasional visitors the birds. Thereafter, check put and proceed for a transfer to the airport and be dropped off for your outbound flight, or hotel in Arusha, bring your 7 Days Tarangire and Lake Manyara Safari to an end.
End of 7 Days Tarangire and Lake Manyara Safari
The safari and tour prices below include
- Airport pick up and drop off
- All day game drives as per sample itinerary
- Private 4-wheel drive safari vehicle with a roof hatch
- Professional safari and tour guide/driver
- All national park fees
- All meals on the safari
- Full Board Accommodation
- All game viewing activities specified
- Price quoted per person sharing
- Drinking water in the safari vehicle
- Government taxes
The safari and tour prices below exclude
- Flights & Visas
- Travel insurance
- Extra activities not mentioned in the itinerary
- Items of personal nature like cigarettes, beverages, laundry, telephone, tips, gratuities, etc.
- Covid-19 related costs
