Explore the Best of Tanzania with Our 14-Day Safari Tour
14 days Safari Tanzania Tour starts and ends in Arusha Tanzania, it includes some of the most beautiful and interesting places in Africa. The tour will take you to Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Conservation Area and the famous lake Manyara National Park. These three national parks have got variety of games that can be watched on any game drive. Serengeti National Park is also connected with the Masai Mara of Kenya and also stretches to Lake Victoria which is found in the west. Serengeti is also famous for the annual migration of large animals. Lake Manyara National Park has a variety of water animals like the birds and the hippos. Ngorongoro Crater is famous for its large caldera filled with many animal species.
There will be a visit to Olduvai-Gorge, the Cradle of Mankind and the iconic Serengeti, renowned for its thundering wildebeest migration when nearly two million animals traverse the savannah and its rivers, pursued by Lions, cheetahs, Leopards, Jackals, Wild-Dogs, Hyenas and crocodiles.
14 Days Safari Tanzania Tour Activities
- Bird watching and Photography
- Daily game drives
- Viewing of huge elephants in Tarangire
- Exploring the Cradle of Mankind-Olduvai
- Watching the Big Five animals in their natural habitat
- Watching leopards, lions, and cheetahs on thrilling hunts
- Tour around Arusha Town
- Witnessing the great Wildebeest Migration
- Cultural tour of Mto wa Mbu village
- Searching for Lake Manyara’s tree-climbing lions
14 days Safari Tanzania Tour Featured Destinations
Day 1&2: Arusha to Arusha National Park
Day 3 & 4: Tarangire National Park
Day 5 & 6: Lake Manyara National Park & Mto wa Mbu Village
Day 7, 8, 9 & 10: Serengeti National Park & Olduvai Gorge
Day 11, 12 & 13: Ngorongoro Crater Area (NCA)
Day 14: Departure
14 days Safari Tanzania tour by Nature Nest Itinerary Highlights
Day 1: Pick up at Kilimanjaro International Airport and drive to Arusha
Day 2: Game drive in Arusha National Park & community walk or cycling tour.
Day 3: Drive to Tarangire National Park & Do an afternoon Game Drive
Day 4: Full day in Tarangire National Park, walking safari experience
Day 5: Transfer to Lake Manyara National Park and do an evening game drive
Day 6: Full Day Game Drive in Lake Manyara National Park and Cultural Tour of Mto wa Mbu Village
Day 7: Transfer to Serengeti National Park via Olduvai Gorge
Day 8: Full-Day Game Drive in Serengeti National Park
Day 9: Another full-day game drive at Serengeti National Park
Day 10: Another full-day game drive at Serengeti National Park
Day 11: Game Drive in Serengeti and transfer to Ngorongoro Conservation Area (NCA)
Day 12: Full-Day Game Drive in Ngorongoro Crater
Day 13: Morning Crater Rim Walk and Drive Back to Arusha for Relaxation
Day 14: Departure
14 DAYS SAFARI TANZANIA TOUR DETAILED ITINERARY
Day 1: Pick up at Kilimanjaro International Airport and drive to Arusha
On the first day of this 14-day Safari Tanzania tour, your driver-guide will pick you up from Kilimanjaro International Airport and welcome you for your safari. He will then transfer you to your comfortable accommodation facility to check in, these facilities are in the cool, lush, green city of Arusha, which is less than an hour away. Depending on the time of arrival you will also have time to explore the city and the vibrant Maasai market where you will shop for souvenirs.
The city is situated in the shadow of Mount Meru, close to Mount Kilimanjaro – Africa’s highest peak. It is also the starting point for the classic Tanzania safari tours to, Arusha National Park, Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater Parks, Lake Manyara, and Tarangire National Parks.
Accommodation
Luxury: Arusha Coffee Lodge, Oltukai lodge, Amboseli Serena lodge, Zebra Plains Amboseli
Midrange: Outpost Lodge, Sentrim Amboseli Camp
Budget: Kibo Safari Camp
Meal Plan: Lunch and Dinner
Activities & Services
- Pick up from the airport.
- Transfer to a hotel.
Day 2: Game drive in Arusha National Park & community walk.
After breakfast at 08:00 AM, enjoy a smooth morning drive to Arusha National Park which is a 45-minute drive away. Explore and discover this amazing landscape on a morning walking safari with armed guide rangers, then proceed with a game drive. Your game drive will take you through the park’s landmarks including the Ngurdoto Crater and Momella Lakes. You will enjoy fantastic views of the towering peaks of Mt Meru and Kilimanjaro. You will have a chance to spot the acrobatic Colobus Monkeys, Zebras, Giraffes, Buffaloes, Elephants, Hippos, Pink Flamingos, etc. This scenic little park of 137 km2 is very quiet and has a wide variety of animals and superb birdlife. After a game drive, return to your lodge for lunch and relaxation. In the evening, if you have more energy, you can take a 2-hour cycling tour of villages on Arusha’s outskirts.
Accommodation
Luxury: Arusha Coffee Lodge, Oltukai lodge, Amboseli Serena lodge, Zebra Plains Amboseli
Midrange: Outpost Lodge, Sentrim Amboseli Camp
Budget: Kibo Safari Camp
Meal Plan: Break, Lunch and Dinner
Activities
- Community walk
- Game drive
Optional Activities
- Cycling through villages
- Canoe ride on Momella Lake
Day 3: Drive to Tarangire National Park and do an afternoon Game Drive
After an early delicious morning breakfast, you will be transferred to Tarangire National Park on a 3-hour drive upon arrival, Check in to your hotel or lodge for lunch and relaxation.
The Park is located slightly off the main safari route, Tarangire National Park is a lovely quiet park in Northern Tanzania that is most famous for its elephant migration, birding and quiet authentic safari atmosphere. The majority of travellers to the region either miss out on Tarangire altogether or venture into the park for a matter of hours leaving parts of Tarangire virtually untouched.
In the late afternoon after relaxing, embark on the evening game drive in Tarangire National Park and look out for different wildlife species such as elephants, buffalos, antelopes, zebras, lions, and leopards among others, in the evening when the sun has baked all water from the surrounding landscapes, massive herds of elephants, wildebeest, zebra, and impala, file in great numbers to the receding banks of the river. Masses of giraffes, buffalo, hartebeest, and gazelles crowd the receding waterholes. Predators like lions, hyenas, and leopards are drawn like a magnet to this buffet of concentrated prey. After the game drive you will return to your lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Accommodation
Luxury: Tarangire Sopa Lodge, Kirurumu Tarangire Lodge, Tarangire Osupuko Lodge
Midrange: Sangaiwe tented camp, Burunge Tented Lodge
Budget: Roika Tented Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Drive Distance & Time: Approximately 160km/3 hours
Activities & Services:
- Drive to Tarangire
- Evening game drive
Optional
- Night game drive
Day 4: Full day in Tarangire National Park, walking safari experience
Breakfast will be served at your lodge, which you shall enjoy leisurely. Proceed to the park, and enjoy yet another game drive to see various animals, like large herds of elephants. You will also enjoy seeing baobab trees during your safari, return to your camp or lodge for lunch, and a short relaxation.
Apart from being a quiet park, Tarangire is an amazing place, comprising granite ridges, river valleys, mixed vegetative landscapes, and swamps. It is one place in Tanzania where rare dry-country antelopes such as Bisa Oryx and Gerenuk are regularly seen. You will also look for Impalas, Waterbucks, Baboons, Cheetahs, Caracals, Honey Badgers, African wild dogs, and Dwarf Mongoose.
In the late afternoon guided walking safari and explore Tarangire National Park following animal tracks of species such as elephants, buffalos, waterbucks, antelopes, elands, impalas, giraffes and many others. Come up close with animals, an experience you shall enjoy. After your guided walking safari. This national park is also home to over 600 bird species which include the colourful Yellow-collared Lovebird, the Common Ostrich (the world’s largest bird), and the Kori Bustard (the heaviest flying bird in the world). The Park is also good for raptors. Raptors regularly seen include the Bateleur Eagle, Tawny Eagle, Long-Crested Eagle, Martial Eagle, Fish Eagle, and Spotted Eagle Owl. After the game drive, return lodge where you will have dinner and spend the night.
Accommodation
Luxury: Tarangire Sopa Lodge, Kirurumu Tarangire Lodge, Tarangire Osupuko Lodge
Midrange: Sangaiwe tented camp, Burunge Tented Lodge
Budget: Roika Tented Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Activities
- Full day game drive
Day 5: Transfer to Lake Manyara National Park and do an evening game drive
After a sumptuous breakfast at the lodge which you shall enjoy leisurely, proceed for a transfer to Lake Manyara National Park which is a 2-hour drive northwest and about 110km long. Lake Manyara National Park according to Ernest Hemingway was “the loveliest I had seen in Africa”. Lake Manyara National Park offers a compact game-viewing circuit, with Lake Manyara covering two-thirds of the park’s size. The Great Rift Valley gives a stunning backdrop. Check in at the lodge, and relax as you wait for lunch.
Lake Manyara National Park’s 325 km2 area is covered by the shallow, alkaline lake itself. However, the park also has a variety of diverse habitats; acacia woodlands, wet forests, Baobab-strewn cliffs, algae-streaked hot springs, swamps, and of course the lake itself. It boasts over 670 flowering plants and over 400 bird species!
Afternoon, head out for an amazing game drive for an opportunity to see the famous tree climbing lions, see the large flocks of pink flamingos. Return to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Accommodation
Luxury: Lake Manyara Serena Safari Lodge
Midrange: Twiga Lodge
Budget: Manyara Wildlife Safari Camp, Manyara Kirurumu Camp
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Drive Distance & Time: Approximately 120km/2 hours
Activities
- Drive to Lake Manyara
- Afternoon game drive
Day 6: Full Day Game Drive in Lake Manyara National Park and Cultural Tour of Mto wa Mbu Village
After an early breakfast, go for a half-day game drive, get to enjoy the scenery and your surroundings in the national park, and come up close with the animals after the game drive return to your lodge for lunch.
In the afternoon, visit Mto wa Wambu village a place in Tanzania where there are representatives from all 120 tribes living happily side by side, continue by taking a village walk and discover the very social side of Africa’s rural life in Tanzania; from the small farms to schools, and markets. Observe the Makonde tribe’s intricate wood carving and tribal painting techniques and learn how the Chagga tribe brews their “Mbege”, traditional banana, and millet beer.
Accommodation
Luxury: Lake Manyara Serena Safari Lodge
Midrange: Twiga Lodge
Budget: Manyara Wildlife Safari Camp, Manyara Kirurumu Camp
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Activities
- Morning game drive
- Cultural tour
Optional
- Night game drive
Day 7: Transfer to Serengeti National Park via Olduvai Gorge
On day 7 of this Tanzania Safari Tour, after breakfast, you will embark on the 6-7hour drive to Serengeti National Park travelling through the breathtaking Rift Valley to a Maasai village where you will learn about the G-Adventures–supported Clean Cookstoves Project, dedicated to providing clean-burning cookstoves to Maasai communities throughout Tanzania. Enjoy a presentation by a Maasai woman on the impact of the project, and take a guided tour of the village, visiting traditional homes or bomas and helping build a new stove. Continue to our safari camp in Serengeti National Park, stopping en route at the Olduvai Gorge Museum and Visitor’s Centre—located near the site where National Geographic archaeologists Louis and Mary Leakey discovered early hominid fossils and stone tools in 1960.
The area forms part of “the Great Migration” and is home to the Seronera River Valley one of the best places in Africa to see the Big Cats (lions, leopards, and cheetahs) on thrilling hunts. Reach your camp or lodge in the late afternoon for relaxation, dinner, and overnight.
Accommodation
Luxury: Serengeti Sopa Lodge, Serengeti Serena Lodge
Midrange: Serengeti Ikoma Wild Camp, Serengeti Wild Camp, Serengeti Wildebeest Camp
Budget: Kijereshi Tented Camp
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Drive Distance & Time: – Approximately 250km/6-7 hours
Activities
- Transfer to Serengeti
- Visit Olduvai Gorge Museum
Day 8: Full-Day Game Drive in Serengeti National Park
After having breakfast at your lodge in Serengeti National Park during your safari, you will engage in a morning game-viewing experience. Then return for Lunch at your lodge and then do afternoon game drive. Serengeti means ‘Endless Plains’ in the language of the Maasai People. The Park contains the world’s greatest remaining concentration of plains animals.
During the game drives, discover the heart of the Serengeti, the beautiful Seronera River Valley. The scenic landscape of this unspoiled valley is truly wonderful. Endless savannas stretch beyond the horizon. On the game drives, discover the heart of the Serengeti, the beautiful Seronera River Valley. The scenic landscape of this unspoiled valley is truly wonderful. Endless savannas stretch beyond the horizon.
Meandering rivers wind through pools, seasonal swamps, and open fields. The dark silhouettes of umbrella-shaped acacia trees rise above the plains and colossal granite kopjes loom in the distance, forming a classic image of quintessential Africa. After the first full game drive return to your lodge for dinner and for the night.
Accommodation
Luxury: Serengeti Sopa Lodge, Serengeti Serena Lodge
Midrange: Serengeti Ikoma Wild Camp, Serengeti Wild Camp, Serengeti Wildebeest Camp
Budget: Kijereshi Tented Camp
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Activities
- Full-day games drives
Optional
- Night game drives
Day 9: Another full-day game drive at Serengeti National Park
Early breakfast at the camp, followed by an early morning river game drive to view the great migration on crossing movement, with a picnic lunch. In the evening back to the camp for dinner and overnight.
The Park is well known for its healthy stock of other resident wildlife, particularly the “big five”, named for the five most prized trophies taken by hunters: Lion: The Serengeti is believed to hold the largest population of lions in Africa due in part to the abundance of prey species. More than 3,000 lions live in this ecosystem. African Leopard: These reclusive predators are commonly seen in the Seronera region but are present throughout the national park with a population of around 1,000.
Accommodation
Luxury: Serengeti Sopa Lodge, Serengeti Serena Lodge
Midrange: Serengeti Ikoma Wild Camp, Serengeti Wild Camp, Serengeti Wildebeest Camp
Budget: Kijereshi Tented Camp
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Activities
- Full-day games drives
Optional
- Night game drives
Day 10: Another full-day game drive at Serengeti National Park
After an early morning breakfast, you will head into the park in search of wildlife like lions, Thomson gazelle, topi, ostrich and cheetahs. Later in the day, you will enjoy a relaxed picnic lunch in the park under the shade of the giant acacia trees. In the afternoon you will continue game driving around the Kopjes which are weathered granite outcrops, scattered around the plains, most of which are miniature ecosystems, providing shade and drinking water in pools left in the rock after the rains. This makes the kopjes particularly good for spotting wildlife in the dry seasons – including lions, which like to lie in wait for animals coming to drink, later you will return to the lodge for overnight.
Accommodation
Luxury: Serengeti Sopa Lodge, Serengeti Serena Lodge
Midrange: Serengeti Ikoma Wild Camp, Serengeti Wild Camp, Serengeti Wildebeest Camp
Budget: Kijereshi Tented Camp
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Activities
- Full-day games drives
Optional
- Night game drives
Day 11: Game Drive in Serengeti and transfer to Ngorongoro Conservation Area (NCA)
After breakfast in the morning embark on a drive of 2- 3 hours, be driven to Ngorongoro Conservation Area where you will explore the world’s largest Caldera that thrills with several mammals including Rhinos, Elephants, lion, Zebras, buffaloes, Leopards, Hyenas and many more without forgetting an encounter with the local Masai People who live harmoniously with the wildlife as they graze their livestock. Upon arrival, you will proceed to check in the lodge for lunch and descend into the crater for a game drive before the sun goes down. Return to your lodge for dinner and overnight sleep.
Accommodation
Luxury: Ngorongoro farmhouse Suite, Ngorongoro Oldeani Mountain Lodge, Ngorongoro Crater Lodge
Midrange: Hhando Coffee Lodge, Acacia Farm Lodge
Budget: Karatu Simba Lodge, Simba campsite
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Drive Distance & Time: Approximately 140km/3-4 hours
Activities & Services
- Transfer to Ngorongoro
- Game drives
Day 12: Full-Day Game Drive in Ngorongoro Crater
After early morning breakfast you will drive back to Ngorongoro Conservation Area before your descent down into the crater. The massive collapsed volcano is home to over 20,000 mammals ranging from the Big Five – lion, elephant, buffalo, rhino and leopard – to spotted hyenas, rare wild dogs and some of the more than 500 bird species of the area. You will also see several of the area’s 500 bird species including Common Ostriches, Crowned Cranes, Southern ground hornbills, and flamingos.
After an extensive game drive and a picnic for lunch, you will leave the caldera in the afternoon and return to the lodge for dinner & overnight.
Accommodation
Luxury: Ngorongoro farmhouse Suite, Ngorongoro Oldeani Mountain Lodge, Ngorongoro Crater Lodge
Midrange: Hhando Coffee Lodge, Acacia Farm Lodge
Budget: Karatu Simba Lodge, Simba campsite
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Activities
- Full-day game drive
Day 13: Morning Crater Rim Walk and Drive Back to Arusha for Relaxation
After an early leisurely breakfast at the lodge. You will take a guided nature walk around the crater rim for dramatic crater photographs. You’ll hike through gorgeous foliage with colorful wildflowers, birds, and lush trees. Learn about the traditional medicinal uses of the various plants, as well as animal tracks and scat.
After the walk, you will be driven back to Arusha town for relaxation at the lodge. On this last you can opt to visit a Maasai village in the Ngorongoro highlands or not. You will spend time with the villagers, find out about their way of life, and join in their lively singing and dancing, which presents an opportunity to learn about some of the customary practices such as fire-making and beadwork.
Accommodation
Luxury: Arusha Coffee Lodge, Oltukai lodge, Amboseli Serena lodge, Zebra Plains Amboseli
Midrange: Outpost Lodge, Sentrim Amboseli Camp
Budget: Kibo Safari Camp
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Activities & Services:
- Crater rim walk
- Transfer back to Arusha
Optional Activity:
- Maasai village visit
Day 14: Departure
On this last day of your 14 Days at Tanzania tour, wake up at leisure and enjoy your breakfast leisurely. After that, check out and proceed to depart. You shall be dropped off at the airport to catch your departure flight, bringing your Tanzania safari to an end.
14 Days Safari Tanzania Tour Inclusions
- Professional English-speaking driver guide. Any other foreign language speaking guide can be arranged on request.
- Entrance fees to the tourist sites including Protected areas mentioned
- Activity fees of the tourist activities mentioned
- Bottled water while on safari
- Full Board Accommodation on Safari
- Transportation in either 4X4 Safari Van or 4X4 Safari Land Cruiser all with Pop up roof &AC
- Fuel
14 Days Safari Tanzania Tour Exclusions
- International flights
- Tanzania Tourist Visa
- Travel Insurance
- Pre and post-safari accommodation
- Tips for guides and hotels
- Personal expenses like Alcoholic drinks