9 days Tanzania Safari (classic safari)
This 9 day Tanzania Safari is our best-seller! If you want to see the three most beautiful parks in northern Tanzania, our 9 day safari is the perfect option. You will start your safari in the kingdom of the elephants, Tarangire National Park. Visit the famous Serengeti, home to an abundance of wildlife as well as the impressive wildebeest migration. And the striking Ngorongoro Crater, a natural wonder with the world’s highest concentration wildlife. These two of Africa’s Seven Natural Wonders you can witness on this amazing safari
This private safari offers you the flexibility to travel at your own pace, exactly the way you like it. You will have a private safari vehicle and guide. The hotels we selected for you during this safari are category A. Let us know if you want more luxury, we have other beautiful accommodations that Zebra-safaris can reserve for you)
Day 1: arrival Kilimanjaro – Arusha
Upon arrival to Kilimanjaro International Airport, a friendly Zebra-safaris representative will meet you outside the airport and transfer you to the hotel. This is an arrival day and meals are not included. Checkin to the Hotel, situated near thirty active coffee farms on the outskirts of Arusha. The African styled chalets are ideally positioned facing the coffee farm and each has a private deck with an amazing view of the ancient indigenous trees found in large numbers on the farm
Accommodation: Masai Land Safari Lodge or similar – www.masailandsafari.com
Day 2 and 3: Tarangire National park
Today you depart after breakfast to Tarangire National Park for a full day game drives The Tarangire River snakes through the park and wildlife travel long distances; drawn to the area’s only permanent river. The 1,096 square miles of protected lands are home to a large variety of game such as: wildebeests, elephants, zebras, gazelles, elands, gerenuks, lions and leopards. Extensive grasslands, dusted with the occasional acacia or baobab tree, provide optimum conditions for viewing wild animals. Bird lovers will have the opportunity to see more than 500 avian species including: Yellowcollared Lovebirds, Rufoustailed Weavers, Ashy Starlings, Stockingthighed Ostriches, and Kori Bustards. Lunch in the Park and after lunch drive to the lodge where you will have time to relax or take a guided nature walk.
Accommodations: Angata Tarangire camp – www.angatacamps.com/
Day 4: cultural experience
After early breakfast visit an authentic Masai Village: Wonderful opportunities to visit and interact with local Masai. Then proceed to Losirwa Primary School for visit.
Afternoon stop at tourist village Mto wa Mbu village. During your walk through the village, you will be able to observe the way of life in this rural community and enjoy lunch prepared by a local family explaining the different culinary delights and how they are made. After lunch proceed to your next Lodge in time for sunset. Optional It is fun to do the banana plantation tour or a bike tour, you can book this with us, so you can be sure of a guide. The owner Sunday has trained guides to take you through the village of Mto wa Mbu / Lake Manyara. But you can also reserve a tour in places. After lunch, transfer to your next Lodge for sunset.
Accommodation: Migombani Camp-Mto wa Mbu – www.migombanicamp.com/
Day 5: Serengeti National Park
Today you leave for the Serengeti National park. The park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the location of the famous annual migration of over a million wildebeest. Other wild game includes zebra, gazelle, buffalo, elephant, and giraffe along with predators like lion, cheetah and leopard. Morning and afternoon game drives
Accommodations: Mbugani Migration Camp – www.mbuganicamps.com
Day 6 and 7: Serengeti National Park
These two days explore Southern or Northern Serengeti depending on the season (Dec-March: Southern and June-October: Northern) with Morning and afternoon game drives searching for wildebeest migration, Cats, Hippos, gazelles, and other animals.
Accommodations: Mbugani Migration Camp – www.mbuganicamps.com
Day 8: Ngorongoro Crater
Today early in the morning we decend into the Ngorongoro Crater. World Heritage Site and often called the 8th Wonder of the World, Ngorongoro is a sunken caldera, 10 by 12 miles in diameter. Animals are found throughout the year due to the permanent availability of grass and water. Ngorongoro is one of the most spectacular game haunts in Africa, and contains an impressive variety of wildlife including black mane lion, the highly endangered black rhino; herds of wildebeest, zebra, elephant, and hippo, We’ll enjoy a picnic lunch within the crater-Afternoon drive to the lodge in time for sunset. Relax or take a coffee plantation tour within the property
Lodge: Marera Valley Lodge – http://mareravalley.com/
Day 9: Airport
Morning at leisure to relax or explore as you like. Your driver transfers you to Kilimanjaro Airport for your departure flight later. On day 10 you will arrive back home.
If you would like to extend your safari with a beach holiday? Tanzania offers perfect paradises to unwind after your safari, such as Zanzibar, Pemba and Mafia.
This price includes:
- All arrival and departure transfers.
- All Government taxes and levies.
- Accommodations
- Game drives through the National Parks
- Luxurious private 4×4 Safari Jeep with pop-up roof and big windows, especially designed for high end safari game drives
- English speaking private guide during the whole safari
- All fees visiting parks includes crater fees
- All fees visiting villages
- Breakfast, lunch, and dinner during your safari (full board), excluding day 1, because most likely you will arrive in the evening
- 24/7 service from our local office in Tanzania
- Drinking water in our safari jeeps
Price excludes:
- International flight tickets and visa
- Travel insurance (travel- /cancellation insurance, flying doctors)
- Reservation costs € 25
- Covid-19 form