Introduction

This 10-Day Tanzania Acidic Lakes Safari will take you to three wildlife areas in Tanzania with incredible game viewing and awesome landscape. By start with Tarangire and witness big groups of Elephants and ancient Baobab trees. Then down to the hauntingly gorgeous Lake Natron, Serengeti National Park known as endless plains home to great migration and high chance to witness big cats, then to Ngorongoro Crater, Africa for illusive Big5 then Hadzabe Bush People as they go hunting & gathering.

Highlights

Serengeti National Park

Lake Manyara National Park

Ngorongoro Crater

Tarangire National Park

Map

Tanzania

Start Point: Arusha

Day 1

Arusha Arusha Planet Lodge

Day 2

Tarangire NP Nsya Lodge

Day 3 - 4

Lake Natron Africa Safari Lake Natron (Safari Comfort Bungalow)

Day 5 - 6

Serengeti NP Serenity Camp

Day 7

Ngorongoro Crater Lake Eyasi Safari Lodge

Day 8

Lake Eyasi Marera Valley Lodge

Day 9

Lake Manyara NP Airport Planet Lodge

Day 10

Kilimanjaro Airport (No accommodation)

End Point: Arusha

Day 1

Arusha

You've been dreaming of your Tanzanian safari for so long and the day when it begins has finally arrived. We'll greet you, give you a quick rundown on what happens next and answer your questions. Then we'll take you out to discover what this incredible country has to offer.

Spend some time in Arusha, both the gateway city for most safaris in northern Tanzania and a fascinating place to explore. Enjoy good restaurants, streets filled with energy and so many snapshots of vibrant Tanzanian city life. It’s everything you look for in an urban pit stop.

Activity Day 1

You will be transferred from the airport in Kilimanjaro Airport.
We'll take you to your hotel.

Accommodation Day 1

Arusha Planet Lodge

Lodge

Enjoy staying at Arusha Planet Lodge as your base while you're here.

Meal Plan Breakfast

Day 2

Tarangire National Park

Wherever you go in Tarangire National Park, you’ll come across the park’s famous and larger-than-life baobab trees and elephants. These are the twin elements that give this park so much personality. There is, of course, so much more. We don’t just mean the huge populations of wildebeest, giraffes, hippos, buffaloes, baboons, vervet monkeys and zebras. Or the rugged landscape of rocky hills and rivers, swamps and savannah plains. You also have an excellent chance of seeing lions here – Tarangire is a real lion stronghold – and keep an eye out for leopards and cheetahs as well.

Activity Day 2

Transfer by Road, Arusha to Tarangire National Park
You'll be going on a guided game drive to look for Tarangire's lions, elephants, cheetahs and more. It's one of the best places to go looking for animals in northern Tanzania.

Accommodation Day 2

Nsya Lodge

Lodge

Stay just five minutes from Lake Manyara National Park at Nsya Lodge. It's also convenient for the town of Mto wa Mbu. Apart from the location, it's a lovely place to stay, with tree-filled grounds, a swimming pool, bar and restaurant. It offers attractive accommodation in either a safari tent or a walled room.

Meal Plan Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Drinking water

Day 3

Lake Natron

Vast Lake Natron, in Tanzania's far north and next to the Kenya–Tanzania border, is an incredible destination. It's home to flocks of pink flamingos, and the views here can be incredible, especially near the lake's southern end from where you'll see the stunning, perfectly formed volcanic peak of Ol Doinyo Lengai.

Activities Day 3

You’ll love our canoe safaris, which are one of the best ways to experience Lake Natron. You might even discover new birds and animals as you go.
Our eagle-eyed guides will take you out looking for birds in Lake Natron, with so many new and different species to add to your list.

Optional Day 3

No Moment

Boat Trip, Lake Natron

Accommodation Day 3

Africa Safari Lake Natron (Safari Comfort Bungalow)

Lodge

When you stay at Africa Safari Lake Natron (Safari Comfort Bungalow), you're in a good location to enjoy this leg of your trip.

Meal Plan Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Drinking water

Day 4

Lake Natron

You'll spend more time visiting Lake Natron.

Activity Day 4

Let an expert guide take you into the fascinating world of wildlife in Lake Natron with a guided game drive in search of animals.
Join us for a walking safari in Lake Natron. Stepping out into the African wild on foot is very safe and brings a whole new level of excitement to your safari.

Accommodation Day 4

Africa Safari Lake Natron (Safari Comfort Bungalow)

Lodge

Spend another night in Africa Safari Lake Natron (Safari Comfort Bungalow).

Meal Plan Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Drinking water

Day 5

Serengeti National Park

You’ll never forget the time you spend in the Serengeti. Perhaps it will be the sightings of leopard and cheetah as they show their skills as feared hunters of the plains and valleys. Or that unforgettable moment when an elephant family feeds alongside your vehicle, so close you could almost reach out and touch them. Or the first time you hear a lion roar. Then there are the herds of buffalo, zebra or wildebeest so large that they move as one across your horizon, like a river. All of these experiences are possible in the Serengeti, one of the most beautiful parks in Africa.

Activities Day 5

You'll get to know Serengeti National Park in the best possible way on a guided game drive. Led by an expert guide, you'll drive out across the park's famous savannahs to look for the incredible wildlife (big cats, elephants and more) that calls the park home.
You'll be joining us in Serengeti National Park for a guided game drive. It's a fantastic opportunity to see some of the animals you came so far to see.

Around Lunchtime

Join us for a picnic in Serengeti National Park, where you get to eat great food while surrounded by nature.

Accommodation Day 5

Serenity Camp

Tented camp

There's so much for you to enjoy when you stay at Serenity Camp, which puts you in the perfect position to enjoy this leg of your safari.

Meal Plan Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Drinking water

Day 6

Serengeti National Park

There’s no such thing as too many days in the Serengeti – today you’ll get to enjoy it all over again.

Activity Day 6

You'll be heading down more safari trails in search of animals in Serengeti National Park when we take you on a guided game drive. This is the best thing about many safaris, and you'll hopefully see many animals.

Accommodation Day 6

Serenity Camp

Tented camp

Extend your stay at Serenity Camp for another night.

Meal Plan Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Drinking water

Day 7

Ngorongoro Crater

Today you’ll visit Ngorongoro Crater, one of the most beautiful natural sights in Africa, a place where you’ll experience otherworldly beauty with extraordinary wildlife. Watch as, from above, morning mist rolls up and over the crater rim, and notice how the steep walls suggest a place unlike any other. Down below on the crater floor, explore a lost world preserved in a state of pristine isolation, one that shelters lions and hyenas, elephants and black rhinos, flamingos and golden jackals. There are also forests, hippo-filled lakes, a salt pan and hyena dens, and you’ll never lose the sense that you’ve stumbled into a safari theme park where everything’s wild.

Activity Day 7

Your guided game drive down into and around Ngorongoro Crater, is one of the best safari experiences you can have in East Africa. Watch for lions, hyenas, black rhinos and more as you spend most of the day exploring the crater floor.
Meet the Hadzabe people as we take you to visit their traditional lands in Lake Eyasi.

Accommodation Day 7

Lake Eyasi Safari Lodge

Lodge

Sit outside your stone cottage and take in the sweeping view of seasonal Lake Eyasi and beyond to the summits and escarpment walls of the Crater Highlands. The rooms are excellent, the main lodge building has a bar and restaurant, and the swimming pool also has views. The spray of stars and the deep silence of the nights here are real highlights.

Meal Plan Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Drinking water

Day 8

Lake Eyasi

Enjoy the views of this expansive lake, which ends up being an unexpected highlight for many travelers. Lake Eyasi is the homeland of the Hadza, a hunter-gatherer people, many of whom still live traditional lives.

Activity Day 8

We'll take you to visit the Hadzabe in Lake Eyasi. It's a memorable experience, one that might end up being a highlight of your safari.
You’ll learn everything you need to know about the wildlife you’re seeing during the guided game drive in Lake Eyasi.

Accommodation Day 8

Marera Valley Lodge

Lodge

Around halfway between Lake Manyara and Ngorongoro, close to the busy town of Karatu but down a quiet side street, Marera Valley Lodge is an excellent place to stay. It has its own expansive grounds with big views out over the surrounding greenery. The handsome main building shelters a bar, restaurant and lounge, there's a swimming pool, and the spacious rooms are immaculate refuges you'll be happy to retreat to at the end of a long day.

Meal Plan Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Drinking water

Day 9

Lake Manyara National Park

Strung out in the shadow of the Rift Valley escarpment, that great fracture in the earth’s surface that divides Africa in two, Lake Manyara is one of Tanzania’s more unusual parks. Here you’ll certainly see the elephants for which the park is famous, and, if you’re really lucky, one of the park’s equally well-known tree-climbing lions. There’s also a lake filled with wading birds, plenty of olive baboons, and dense forests that make you feel that exciting animals could emerge from the trees at any moment. It’s a wonderful chance to mark the transition between the lower plains and the Crater Highlands (with Ngorongoro Crater) away to the west.

Activity Day 9

Come with us on a guided game drive through Lake Manyara National Park. The park is famous for its elephants and tree-climbing lions, and we hope you'll see both.

Accommodation Day 9

Airport Planet Lodge

Hotel

One of the closest hotels to Kilimanjaro International Airport and along the Arusha–Moshi Road, Airport Planet Lodge has tidy, modern rooms that come in a range of styles. Facilities include a gift shop and breakfast room. It's a good combination of convenient location and comfortable, modern amenities.

Meal Plan Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Drinking water

Day 10

Final day with us

This is where your safari in Tanzania will end. We hope that you have had the most fabulous trip and we can't wait to help you plan your next safari.

Activity Day 10

We'll transfer you to the airport.

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10-Day Tanzania Big 5 & Acidic Lakes Safari

Introduction

Highlights

Arusha

Activity Day 1

Arusha Planet Lodge

Tarangire National Park

Activity Day 2

Nsya Lodge

Lake Natron

Activities Day 3

Optional Day 3

No Moment

Africa Safari Lake Natron (Safari Comfort Bungalow)

Lake Natron

Activity Day 4

Africa Safari Lake Natron (Safari Comfort Bungalow)

Serengeti National Park

Activities Day 5

Around Lunchtime

Serenity Camp

Serengeti National Park

Activity Day 6

Serenity Camp

Ngorongoro Crater

Activity Day 7

Lake Eyasi Safari Lodge

Lake Eyasi

Activity Day 8

Marera Valley Lodge

Lake Manyara National Park

Activity Day 9

Airport Planet Lodge

Final day with us

Activity Day 10

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10 Days / 9 Nights

10-Day Tanzania Big 5 & Acidic Lakes Safari

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