20-Day Grand Safari: Explore Tanzania's Southern & Northern Circuits

On arrival at Dar es Salaam airport, we will meet you for a short briefing about your safari, then

transfer to the hotel for overnight at a long flight from home.

• Meal plan: 
  • Dinner
     
• Accommodation:
  • Mid range: Chelsea Hotel

You will be picked up after breakfast and drive to Nyerere National Park. Lunch will be served

at the hotel in Nyerere, followup by relaxation. At 4 pm, embark on a boat safari on the Rufiji

River, where you will admire Hippos and Crocodiles in their natural habitat. This tour will be

done along the river at the park boundary and through the villages.

• Meal plan:
  • Breakfast
  • Lunch
  • Dinner
     
• Accommodation:
  • Mid Range: Nyerere Green Lodge
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The morning after breakfast, full-day game drives in Nyerere National Park with a picnic lunch.

Mind you that this park is larger than Switzerland and Denmark and reserves the largest

population of elephants in Tanzania as well as a large number of buffalo, Hippo, and Wild dogs;

others are Lion, Eland, bushbuck, giraffe, impala, baboon, zebra, Crocodile, the greater kudu and

is the chance to see the rare Sable antelope.

• Meal plan:
  • Breakfast
  • Lunch
  • Dinner
     
• Accommodation:
  • Mid Range: Nyerere Tented Camp
    
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Before breakfast, you take a wilderness walking safari. This gives you an intimate feeling of the

savanna and proximity to African wildlife. Walking safaris offer a good chance to see giraffes,

zebras, elephants, and good birding. It starts in the morning with a guidance of an armed ranger

and takes 2 hours before you meet our driver at the reserve gate. We then drive to Mikumi

National Park Morogoro, passing by the Uluguru Mountains, across rivers, and through small,

colourfully local villages. The journey will take about 10 hours, with some stops.

• Meal plan:
  • Breakfast
  • Picnic lunch
  • Dinner
     
• Accommodation:
  • Mid Range:Camp Bastian
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Early breakfast, then leave with your packed lunch for a full-day game drive at Mikumi park.

Mikumi’s vegetation includes woodland, swamp, and grassland with two water holes, Mkata and Chamgore.

• Meal plan:
  • Breakfast
  • Picnic lunch
  • Dinner
• Accommodation:
  • Mid Range:Camp Bastian
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Early breakfast, then leave with your packed lunch to Ruaha National Park. The journey will

take about 8-10 hours. You can see Baobab Valley and drive through the Great Rift Valley

Southern escarpment before you reach Iringa town. Expect to arrive in Ruaha late evening. On

arrival, proceed with sunset. The game drives en route to the Msembe area.

• Meal plan:
  • Breakfast
  • Lunch
  • Dinner
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• Accommodation:
  • Mid Range:Camp Bastian
     

Breakfast at your accommodation then leaves for a full-day game viewing in the park. The

exciting Great Ruaha River features large numbers of hippos and crocodiles. Its vegetation also

attracts lions, leopards, hunting dogs, and other species such as waterbuck, impala, giraffe,

warthog, eland, zebra, and elephants. Grant’s gazelle, ostrich, and cheetah may be seen on the

plains. Come back to your accommodation for an early dinner. Then leave again for a night game drive from 8 pm to midnight. The night game drive will allow you to see the active night animals.

• Meal plan:
  • Breakfast
  • Lunch
  • Dinner
     
• Accommodation:
  • Mid Range: Asanja Ndembo Ruaha
    
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After breakfast, leave for the morning wilderness walking safari in this park, starting at 7:30 am.

This will take you 3 to 4 hours, and you will be escorted by two rangers who are also guides. We will pick you up and transfer you to your accommodation for a shower and hot lunch. Evening leaves again for a sunset game drive at this wonderfully unspoiled park in East Africa.

• Meal plan:
  • Breakfast
  • Lunch
  • Dinner
     
• Accommodation:
  • Mid Range: Asanja Ndembo Ruaha
    
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Breakfast at your accommodation, then leave the park and drive to Dodoma City, the country’s capital city, hot lunch will be provided at the restaurant in Iringa. The journey will be fascinating

as you pass through the sheen highland of the Iringa Region and colourful villages.

• Meal plan:
  • Breakfast
  • Lunch
  • Dinner
     
• Accommodation:
  • Mid Range: La Stanar Hotel
    
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Breakfast at your accommodation, then leave with your packed lunch and drive to Tarangire National Park. The journey will take you through Kondoa, where you can visit the Rock printing site. The Kondoa Rock-Art Sites or Kondoa Irangi Rock Paintings are a series of ancient paintings on rock shelter walls in central Tanzania. The Kondoa region was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2006 because of its impressive collection of rock art. Packed lunch is to be provided at this site, and then after lunch, you will proceed with your drive to Tarangire Park, where you will expect to arrive in the evening.

On this day, you will enjoy a full-day game drive at Tarangire National Park, the fifth-largest national park in Tanzania.

This delightful park, covering an area of 2,600 sq. km, was established in 1970, and it is the numerous baobab trees will initially catch your eye.

The Tarangire National Park derives its name from the Tarangire River, which rises in the highlands of central Tanzania and winds its way through the game sanctuary. The river lures the herds of plains migrants from the parched surrounding area to its shrunken – but permanent – brackish waters during the dry season.

• Meal plan:
  • Breakfast
  • Lunch
  • Dinner
     
• Accommodation:
  • Mid Range: Tarangire Safari Lodge
    
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Early morning game drive at Tarangire Park. Note that morning is the best time for a game drive as the animals are more active, and the sunlight is bright and lovely for picture taking. Go back to the hotel for a late breakfast.

Then pack your belonging and drive to Mto wa Mbu Village for the Culture Tourism program. A local guide will walk with you through the streets of this African farming village, surrounded by beautiful nature. During this tour, you visit an African school,church, market and a banana brewery. A great way to get an insight in the daily life of  local people. This activity will take about 2 hours. A part of the money will go to the local community.

Evening proceeds with your drive to Karatu Village, where you will stay overnight.

• Meal plan:
  • Breakfast
  • Lunch
  • Dinner
     
• Accommodation:
  • Mid Range: Ngorongoro Farm House Lodge

After breakfast, you descend 600m into this magnificent crater for a full-day game drive. 

 The Ngorongoro Crater is one of the world’s most densely crowded African wildlife areas and is home to an estimated 30,000 animals, including some of Tanzania’s last remaining black rhinos.

Supported by a year-round water supply and fodder, the Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority supports a vast variety of animals, which include herds of Wildebeest, zebra, buffalo, eland, warthog,Hippo, and giant African elephants.

Another big draw card to this picturesque national park is its huge predator population, including lions, hyenas, jackals, cheetahs and the ever-elusive leopard.

You will enjoy a picnic lunch on the crater floor. After that, ascend from the crater and drive to the rim for dinner and overnight.

• • Breakfast
  • Lunch
  • Dinner
     
• Accommodation:
  • Mid Range: Ngorongoro Serena Lodge

After breakfast, you depart to Serengeti Park with the game on the route. You will stop over at Olduvai Gorge, boasting a history dating back to the dawn. It was here that the anthropologists

Drs. Lois and Mary Leakey discovered the skulls of the’ Nutcracker Man’ and ‘Handy Man’, both significant links in human evolution. After the visit, you drive to the Serengeti National Park.

Evening game drive in this beautiful park of Africa.

• • Breakfast
  • Lunch
  • Dinner
     
• Accommodation:
  • Mid Range: Serengeti Serena Lodge

Early morning game drives around the Seronera area. Start from 6:00 am. Return for a full breakfast, then drive to the North of the Serengeti Lobo area with the game on the route. Pass through Grumeti River, which has good resident games throughout the year. Non-migrating games like the elephant, buffalo, gazelle, zebra, lion, leopard and cheetah can be seen all year round.

The game viewing is excellent, and you can follow the game for long periods without seeing other vehicles – truly one of the forgotten corners of the Serengeti Plains. Magnificent river trees can be found along the river lines, and bird life, such as kingfishers and fish eagles,can be found here. Evening drive to your accommodation for dinner and overnight.

• • Breakfast
  • Lunch
  • Dinner
     
• Accommodation:
  • Mid Range: Serengeti Serena Lodge

After breakfast, you head towards the far northern reaches of the Serengeti National Park, also known as the Wagakuria. You will do a game drive en route from the Lobo area to the Wagakuria area. As you head north, good sightings of giraffes, herds of buffalo and elephants can often be seen. You arrive in time for lunch at the lodge, and after lunch, you will enjoy an afternoon game drive in the area. The wildebeest migration can usually be found in the Wagakuria area from August to October, depending on rainfall patterns. A long stretch of the

Mara River runs through the northern Serengeti National Park, and the Mara River provides the migration with its most challenging obstacle. Witnessing the frantic herds of Wildebeest crossing

the Mara River is fantastic. Finding a crossing is complicated and sometimes a matter of luck.

• Meal plan:
  • Breakfast
  • Lunch
  • Dinner
     
• Accommodation:
  • Mid Range: Kati Kati Mara Tented Camp

After breakfast, we leave the hotel with the game on the route and drive to Lake Natron through Clain’s gate. The road has impressive landscape views, including the view of the Lake itself. Arrive at the hotel in the late evening for relaxation.

• Meal plan:
  • Breakfast
  • Lunch
  • Dinner
     
• Accommodation:
  • Mid Range: Lake Natron Tented Camp
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The days start early today, as we want to hike to a nearby waterfall before it gets too warm and leave enough time to enjoy the surrounding area. The hike takes about 1 to 2 hours and takes you through the beautiful landscapes surrounding Lake Natron. Get ready to get wet; you’ll have to cross the river several times. Come back to the hotel for hot lunch and rest. Evening your local guide will accompany you, you’ll explore the Lake on foot. The ground is quite slippery and

muddy, so be prepared to slide over it to avoid falling slowly. It’s very shallow for quite some time, so it’s up to you to see how far you want to go to get close to the flamingos. We’ll stay until sunset, as this is the time when the flamingos are most active, looking for food. After the visit, you’ll return to your accommodation, where dinner will be served.

• Meal plan:
  • Breakfast
  • Lunch
  • Dinner
     
• Accommodation:
  • Mid Range: Lake Natron Tented Camp
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Breakfast at your accommodation, then leave the area and drive to Arusha town. The ride will take you over bumpy paths through remote Maasai areas with stunning views of the ‘mountain of God’ Ol Doinyo Lengai, and if you’re lucky, you might even see some zebra, giraffe or other wildlife.

Drive to the Maasai Village at the park boundary for cultural interactions. Here you will learn a lot about the history and culture of this tribe, one f the most prominent tribes in Africa.

• Meal plan:
  • Breakfast
  • Lunch
  • Dinner
     
• Accommodation:
  • Mid Range: Kibo Palace Hotel

Now you will have an easy day of relaxation after your long trip. Afternoon you will be picked

up by the local guide for a short city tour and shopping for those who will be interested. The tour and shopping will be within the city center.

Depending on your flight time, we will transfer you to the Kilimanjaro airport on time, where we

can shake hands and say “ KWAHERI” bye-bye! And you will check in and get ready to fly back home.

• Meal plan:
  • Breakfast
  • Lunch

     
• Accommodation:
  • No  accommodation for this day