9 Days Tanzania Safari
9 Days Tanzania Safari is your ultimate Tanzania safari tour that has you exploring the top northern Tanzania safari destinations including Tarangire National Park, Serengeti National Park and Ngorongoro Conservation Area, all rewarding you with amazing Tanzania safari experiences on various activities. While on this 9 Days Tanzania Safari tour, you shall get to enjoy game drives in the savanna plains of the parks, as well get to come up close with nature with guided walking safari experiences.
This 9 Days Tanzania Safari itinerary starts and ends in Arusha Tanzania, but can be customized to fit your schedule and preference. Book this 9 Days Tanzania Safari for travel in the months of June through September, and December through March and be rewarded with the great wildebeest migration and calving season respectively in the Serengeti National Park. Witnessing the Serengeti Wildebeest Migration is one of the most sought after activities in the Serengeti National Park.
Summary Itinerary of 9 Days Tanzania Safari
Day 1: Arrival
Day 2: Drive to Tarangire Park, Game Drive
Day 3: Full Day in Tarangire National Park
Day 4: Drive to Serengeti National Park
Day 5&6: Full day in Serengeti national park
Day 7: Transfer to Karatu via the Ngorongoro
Day 8: Ngorongoro Conservation Area Game Drive, Walking Safari
Day 9: Ngorongoro Crater Drive, Departure
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival
Your guide will pick you up from the airport upon your arrival. He will welcome you to Tanzania, and have a short briefing about the safari. You shall proceed to drive to your hotel, check in relax as you wait for dinner and an overnight stay. Depending on your time of arrival, you shall enjoy a cultural experience in Arusha.
Accommodation: Masai Land Safari Lodge
Day 2: Drive to Tarangire Park, Game Drive
After having breakfast at your hotel in Arusha, you will be driven to Tarangire national park which is also found in the northern part of Tanzania. Tarangire national park is known for having large herds of elephants as well as ancient baobab trees.
You will have lunch and also engage in an afternoon game drive around Tarangire national park. During your game drive in the national park, you will search for wildlife species such as gazelles, impalas, zebras, waterbucks among others as well as the various bird species which this national park is known for. You will enjoy watching the sunset in the wilderness of the national park and your guide will drive you to your lodge for dinner and overnight at the lodge.
Accommodation: Karatu Tented Lodge
Meal Plan: Full Board
Day 3: Full Day in Tarangire National Park
After your breakfast at the lodge, you shall enjoy a full day in Tarangire National Park. Look out for various wildlife in the park, including giraffes, zebras, and large herds of elephants, among so much more. Enjoy your lunch box over a picnic, and another game drive as you leave the park. Dinner and overnight stay at the lodge as above.
Day 4: Drive to Serengeti National Park
After breakfast at your lodge, your guide will drive you to Serengeti national park which is also located in the northern part of Tanzania. You will enjoy searching wildlife species such as the big 5 (elephants, lions, leopards, rhinos, buffalos) during your safari in the national park. Dinner and overnight stay at the lodge.
Accommodation: Mara River Camp by Tanzania Bush Camp
Meal Plan: Full Board
Day 5&6: Full day in Serengeti national park
You will start your day with breakfast at your lodge in Serengeti national park as you prepare for your morning game drive. You will also enjoy seeing a variety of wildlife species which are very active during the morning and can be seen grazing around the national park. Look out for the migrating herds, and chance to witness the iconic Mara River crossing during your game drives.
After your morning game drive, you will have lunch and later engage in another game drive and enjoy looking out for wildlife species grazing in the open savannah of Serengeti national park like elephants, giraffes, cheetahs, impalas, gazelles, buffalos, elands, antelopes, zebras, wildebeests, hippos among others. You will have dinner and overnight stay at the lodge.
Accommodation: Mara River Camp by Tanzania Bush Camp
Meal Plan: Full Board
Day 7: Transfer to Karatu via the Ngorongoro
After breakfast at the lodge, you shall leave Serengeti National Park via the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Enjoy yet another game drive as you leave the Serengeti Plains especially in the Seronera area. Enjoy your lunch en-route, and arrive at the lodge late in the afternoon. Check in, relax as you wait for dinner and an overnight stay.
Day 8: Ngorongoro Conservation Area Game Drive, Walking Safari
Today, you shall proceed to transfer to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, and enjoy a game drive in the conservancy. Look out for various animals in the conservancy, and later engage in a guided walking safari for an opportunity to explore nature and come up-close with wildlife. Dinner and overnight stay at the lodge.
Accommodation: Karatu Tented Lodge
Meal Plan: Full Board
Day 9: Ngorongoro Crater Drive, Departure
Breakfast will be served at your lodge as you prepare for your transfer to Ngorongoro conservation area where you will descend into the crater and you will visit Lake Magadi which is found in the center of the crater. You will engage in a game drive and also search for various wildlife species such as elephants, rhinos, buffalos, lions, leopards, cheetahs, wildebeests, zebras as well as flamingos along the shores of Lake Magadi.
As you enjoy the beautiful scenery of Ngorongoro, your guide will drive you for a transfer to Arusha and be dropped off at the airport in time for your flight or dropped off at your hotel in Arusha which will bring your safari to an end.
End of 9 Days Tanzania Safari
Prices includes
- All day game drives as per sample itinerary
- Hotel/lodge accommodation during the safari
- 4×4 safari land cruiser
- Professional safari and tour guide / driver
- All national park fees
- All meals on the safari
- All game viewing activities specified
- Drinking water in the safari vehicle
- concession and crater fees
- Government taxes
Prices excludes
- Flights
- Items of personal nature like laundry, beverages, etc.
- Hotel accommodation before / after the safari
- Entry visas
- Travel insurance
- Tips and gratuities
- Anything else not included in the itinerary
