8 Days Tanzania Safari by Your Drive Tanzania

8 Days Tanzania Safari

Explore Tanzania’s top four destinations while on your 8 days Tanzania safari and get to have a look at the various wildlife species, physical features and much more during your stay. This 8 days Tanzania safari will take you to Tarangire National Park, Lake Manyara National Park, Serengeti National Park and the Ngorongoro conservation area.

All these are situated in the northern part of the country. Your 8 days Tanzania safari will start from Tarangire National Park which is popularly known to have the highest population of elephants that can be seen as they roam freely in the park’s boundaries. There other wildlife species that you will be able to spot within Tarangire include; several species of birds, zebras, lions, leopards, cheetahs, buffaloes, gazelles, wildebeests and much more.

The park is also prominent for its baobab trees that are more than 100 years old. These act as water sources for elephants especially during the dry season of the year. These have a skill of how they absorb water out of the trees. Depending on the time you travel to this park, you will be able to view a number wildlife species as they crown near water sources.

Your 8 days Tanzania safari will also take you to Lake Manyara National Park that’s popularly known to be home to the tree climbing lions. This was named after a soda lake that is well known to attract a number of flamingos around its shores. Apart from these, you will also have the opportunity to spot some other wildlife species that reside within the park.

Serengeti National Park – which is Tanzania’s prime safari destination will be your next destination. Serengeti is popularly known to be the best destination to spot the annual great migration. This is the clockwise movement of wildebeests, zebras, gazelles, antelopes across Kenya’s Masai Mara and Serengeti. There different parts within the park and each is unique with its own wildlife species and scenic views.

This 8 days Tanzania safari will then come to an end in Ngorongoro crater which is the largest caldera in the world that’s not filled up by water like the other volcanoes. This does have abundant population of wildlife species that you will watch as they roam freely within the crater. Some of the wildlife species that you can spot on your game drive within the boundaries of Ngorongoro crater include; wildebeest, buffaloes, rhinos, elephants, lions, leopards, several species of birds, jackals, elands, gazelles, spotted hyenas, zebras and much.

Brief 8 days Tanzania Safari

Day 1: Arrival

Day 2: Transfer to Tarangire National Park

Day 3: Transfer to Lake Manyara National Park

Day 4: Transfer to Serengeti National Park

Day 5-6: Serengeti National Park exploration and transfer to Ngorongoro crater

Day 7: Full day Ngorongoro exploration

Day 8: Transfer back to Arusha

Detailed 8 days Tanzania safari

Day 1: Arrival

Upon arrival in Arrival, our driver/guide will welcome you in Tanzania and brief you about your safari and what you should expect. Thereafter, proceed to your hotel in Arusha where you will have your dinner and then rest preparing yourself to visit the country’s leading destinations. Meal plan Dinner Accommodation option Luxury: Four Points by Sheraton Mid – range: Palace Hotel Arusha Budget: Home Villa Arusha

Day 4: Transfer to Serengeti National Park

You will begin this 4th beautiful day of your 8 days Tanzania Safari with a very delicious breakfast served at your lodge in Lake Manyara. Immediately after the breakfast, you will head for a 3 hour drive to the Great Serengeti National Park. As you are driving to your lodge through the open Savannah plains, you will spot several animals and birds. On arrival, you will check in, have lunch and then go for a game drive.

Day 2: Transfer to Tarangire National Park

Breakfast will be served at your hotel in Arusha after which you will embark on a 2 hour drive to Tarangire National Park. On arrival, you will check in your hotel/lodge and have lunch as you prepare for an afternoon game drive. During the game drive, expect to spot animals such as Zebras, buffaloes, elephants, leopards, hippos , lions and many more. Dinner and overnight at Tarangire Roika lodge.

Day 5 & 6: Full days in Serengeti National Park

You will spend your 5th and 6th days of your 8 days Tanzania Safari in the country's most visited national park. The days you will spend in this national park will be very memorable and unique especially when you have a chance to witness the annual wildebeest migration depending on the time of the year youu visited.

Day 3: Transfer to Lake Manyara National Park

A delicious breakfast will be served at you lodge and after you will embark on a 2 hour drive to Lake Manyara National Park. As soon as you arrive, you will check in and have lunch at your lodge and then go for an afternoon game drive. You will probably spot animals like, warthogs, waterbucks, antelopes, elands, hyenas among others. Accomodation at Lake Manyara Tortolise Lodge.

Day 7: Drive to Ngorongoro Conservation Area

Today, you will begin your day with a delicious breakfast and then embark on a drive to Ngorongoro Conservation Area. There will be an optional visit to the Ol Duvai gorge, an archeological site where you can find the evidence of Early Man which relates to Human Evolution which was discovered by Dr. Mary and Louis Leakey. One of the highlights of Ngorongoro is Lake Magadi and its Flamingos. You will as well spot several species of animals such as elephants, cheetahs, lions, leopards, hyenas, antelopes, zebras and many more.