8-Day Tanzania wildlife and O’ldoinyo Lengai safari package

This 8-Day Tanzania wildlife and O’ldoinyo Lengai package an excellent safari that will make you feel the true wildness of Tanzania. This safari will start and end in Arusha and you will enjoy the great destinations of Tanzania, including the Serengeti National Park, which is involved in hiking as well as the cultural tours in the safari wildness. This is very interesting. Among other wildlife safaris, our 8-day Tanzania wildlife and O’ldoinyo Lengai safari package will take you to Arusha, Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Highlands, Lake Manyarara National Park, and Tarangire National Park.

What to expect during our 8-Day Tanzania wildlife and O’ldoinyo Lengai safari package

• ·         Wildlife sightings
• ·         Enjoy the endless plains of the Serengeti National Reserve
• ·         Enjoy the big cats
• ·         Interact with the Masai people

Day 1: From Arusha drive to Tarangire National Park.

We believe that you arrived in Tanzania the previous day and that you have already settled in Arusha. Remember that we also organize the airport transfers and accommodation bookings in Arusha City. Therefore, on this day, early in the morning, you will meet both the safari planner and our driver guide, who will brief you on your 8-Day Tanzania wildlife and O’ldoinyo Lengai safari package before you embark on your journey to Tarangire National Park through Arusha town to do some shopping. The journey to Tarangire Gate takes you across the Masai Steppe and various villages. Tarangire National Park, located at the base of the Great East African Rift Valley, is Tanzania’s fifth-largest national park and is characterized by steep hills and low ground characterized by acacia forests and massive baobab trees that dwarf certain animal species that come under it, and it runs between the lines of the Tarangire River.

The park also features a permanent water source from the river Tarangire, which moves from the north to the south. Apart from the river, there is a swamp, which all provide the perfect conditions for the animals that do reside within the park. The park’s massive elephant population and three rare species of Great Kudu (Fringed Eared Oryx and Ash Stalling) are among its notable features. Buffalo, zebra, wildebeest, warthog, hippos, giraffe, and a slew of baboons and monkeys are among the animals you may expect to see.

Visitors will encounter various predators that call Tarangire National Park their home. Predators such as lions, hyenas, jackals, and leopards can easily be seen in Tarangire National Park. For birders, Tarangire National Park is the best destination for you to enjoy this wonderful safari. The park hosts more than 400 species of birds, and these include, among other things, herons, ostriches, secretary birds, and other wonderful migratory birds. After the game drive, you will drive back to your booked lodge through the spectacular scenes of the Great East African Rift Valley. There is no problem with you making a stopover and enjoying the picture. Later, you will drive back to your lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.

Lodge options include: Tarangire Simba Lodge (luxury); Balloon Camp Tarangire (midrange) & Compor Camp (budget).

Meal plan: breakfast, lunch, and dinner

Day 2. Transfer to Lake Manyara National Park and also visit Eyasi.

After your break, first you will check-out at your lodge in Tarangire National Park and then drive to Arusha for a stopover in case you would like to do some shopping, and from there, you will head to Lake Manyara National Park. Lake Manyara National Park and specifically the lake take up a considerable portion of the park, but the forest begins immediately as you pass through the park entrance and runs along the Great Rift Valley’s base, with a hot spring to the park’s west. The park is home to tree climbing Lions, Buffalo, Giraffes, Hippopotamuses, Baboon battalions, Flamingo birds, Ostriches, Egyptian Geese, and other animals. Before leaving the park, go on an afternoon game drive following your picnic lunch. And later, you will drive to your booked lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.

Accommodation:  Lake Manyara Tree Top Lodge or Lake Eyasi Safari Lodge (Luxury),Kirurumu Manyara Lodge Entamanu Camp (Midrange) & Chem Chem Lodge (standard)

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

Day 3: Explore Lake Eyasi

This is also a wonderful destination that will provide you with ample time to explore the wonders of Lake Eyasi. Here is where you will get a chance to meet and enjoy the Bushmen, the Hadzabe Tribe, who hunt with bows and arrows in groups and harvest roots, tubers, and wild fruits in the same way as humans did in the Stone Age. We’ll look at how they continue to live and adapt to their harsh environment, as well as the problems they face in maintaining their nomadic lifestyle. The Datoga people are blacksmiths, a craft that has evolved through the ages and is still done in similar ways today. They create Hadzabe arrow heads and brass ornaments, some of which will be sold by the creator himself. And after having this wonderful activity, you will leave the wonderful Ngorongoro farm home in the late afternoon and then back to your lodge.

Accommodation; Meal Plan at Ngorongoro Farm House; Dinner and Overnight Stay

Day 4; Transfer from Lake Eyasi  to Ngorongoro crater

After having your health breakfast in the morning, you will drive to the Ngorongoro Conservation area to enjoy the spectacular views of the wonderful destination. Most travelers and world citizens consider the Ngorongoro Crater to be the world’s 8th natural marvel. The crater supports a higher number of animal species, including herds of wildebeest, buffalo, zebra, eland, topi, warthog, hippos, African elephants, and the uncommon species of black rhino, which are all supported by annual water supplies and fodder. Another major attraction of this gorgeous crater is its rich population of predators, which includes lions, cheetahs, hyenas, jackals, and the ever-elusive leopard, which can be difficult to identify without binoculars. You will explore Lake Magadi, a bigger but shallow alkaline lake in the crater’s southwest corner that is home to hippos, flamingos, and other aquatic species. With luck, the “Big Five” may be spotted at the Ngorongoro Crater on only one day of game viewing.

Accommodation: Ngorongoro Crater Lodge (Luxury), Entamanu Camp (Midrange) & Ngorongoro Sopa (standard).

Meal Plan: Lunch and Dinner

Day 5: From Ngorongoro Crater to Serengeti National Park (just 145km).

Wake up Refreshed, they headed to the famous Serengeti National Park in Tanzania. Serengeti National Park is the best destination where you can spot the wildebeest migration as the wildebeest cross to the Masai Mara National Reserve. You’ll first arrive at the Naabi Hill Kopjes (giant granite boulders), where you may have a brief walk while your guide takes care of the paperwork. The afternoon will be spent on game drives in the huge Serengeti National Park, one of the world’s most famous game reserves and called after the old Masai term “Siringet,” which means limitless plains. After the game drive, you will retire to your lodge and have an overnight stay.

Accommodation; Heritage Luxury Lodge (luxury), Seronera Public Camp (midrange) and Serengeti Wildness Camp (standard).

Meal plan: breakfast, lunch, and dinner

Day 6: Serengeti National Park full-day game drive

Today you will have the full day of game drives in Serengeti National Park where you will be able to see a lot of the wildlife, including wildebeest, lions, elephants, giraffes, zebras, monkeys, baboons, hippos, rhinos, antelopes, and numerous birds and other animals, which may all be seen depending on the time of year and the migration of the herds. These two days will be spent on full-day game drives with picnic lunches, or morning and sunset game drives with lunch breaks and afternoon leisure at the lodge, or an afternoon siesta at your lodge, and you will do it the way you want! After having a wonderful game drive in Serengeti National Park, you will be able to retire to your lodge for dinner and overnight stay.

Accommodation: Heritage Luxury Lodge (luxury), Seronera Public Camp (midrange) and Serengeti Wildness Camp (standard).

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

Day 7: Early morning game drive in Serengeti National Park, followed by a drive to Lake Natron.

Yes, you will wake up and have breakfast, and thereafter have the last wildlife sightings in Serengeti National Park to see animals that you might not have seen on the previous game drives, and this is very interesting. Later, you will check out of the park at Klein’s gate and go to Lake Natron for a late supper and overnight stay. If time allows, take a sunset walk around Lake Natron and enjoy the wonderful views.

Accommodation: Lake Natron (standard).

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

Day 8: Return to Arusha via Lake Natron.

Before departure, you will hike the mighty Oldoinyo Lengai, night ascent & morning summit bid (seismic conditions permitting). Hike to a waterfall and swim in the pool (optional) however this will be based on the time that you have at your disposal after that, you’ll be transferred to Arusha, where you’ll be dropped off at the airport or stay overnight within the town to end your 8-Day Tanzania wildlife and O’ldoinyo Lengai safari package.

What is included in 8-Day Tanzania wildlife and O’ldoinyo Lengai safari package?

• ·         Accommodation and food for 8 days and 7 nights are included in the program.
• ·         During the safari, all meals are included: breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
• ·         Water in a bottle
• ·         Wildlife drives and transportation in a customized 4 x 4 Land Cruiser with a photographic roof hatch (a window seat for everybody)
• ·         A skilled and experienced English-speaking safari driver guide’s services are available.
• ·         All costs for wildlife reserves and concessions are included in the itinerary.
• ·         Every game drive
• ·         A Masai village visit in the Ngorongoro highlands
• ·         VAT (Value Added Tax) by the government

What is excluded in 8-Day Tanzania wildlife and O’ldoinyo Lengai safari package?

• ·         Flights to other countries
• ·         All expenses of a personal nature are prohibited.
• ·         Gratuities and tips for safari guides and resort staff
• ·         Stay in Arusha before and after the safari (though this can be arranged at an additional cost).
• ·         Travel protection insurance
• ·         The visa charge is $50 USD for Americans and $100 USD for Irish passport holders, and it must be paid upon arrival.
• ·         Beverages and drinks at the lodge