9 Days best of Northern Tanzania safari
9 Days best of Northern Tanzania safari: This 9 days, 8 nights’ best of Northern Tanzania safari will start and end in Arusha Tanzania taking travel lovers on wildlife viewing adventure in the most visited destinations in the northern part of Tanzania. Throughout your 9 days best of Northern Tanzania safari, you will visit Lake Manyara national park a home to the tree climbing lions, head to Lake Natron famously known as the breeding grounds for the flamingo bird, Serengeti national park famous for the annual wildebeest migration and Ngorongoro crater known for the world’s largest caldera. During your 9 days best of Northern Tanzania safari, you will as well be able to encounter with the big five African game and other small mammals with forgetting a cultural encounter and many more.
Highlights of 9 best of Northern Tanzania safari
- Day 1: Welcome to Tanzania
- Day 2: Transfer to Lake Manyara national park
- Day 3: Transfer to Lake Natron
- Day 4: Full day on Lake Natron
- Day 5: Transfer to Serengeti national park
- Day 6: Full day in Serengeti national park
- Day 7: Transfer to Ngorongoro Crater
- Day 8: Explore Ngorongoro Crater
- Day 9: Transfer back to Arusha for departures
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1: Welcome to Tanzania
Arrival and hotel transfer for overnight: Upon arrival in Tanzania on day 1 of 9 days best Tanzania safari, you will be welcomed by our company representative who will meet you at the airport in Arusha for a pick up and be driven to your reserved lodge while briefing you about this 9 days adventure in the Northern part of Tanzania. Upon arrival at the hotel/ Lodge, you will check in for your meal and spend there an overnight.
Meal plan: Lunch and dinner
Day 2: Transfer to Lake Manyara national park
Drive to Lake Manyara national park: After breakfast at your lodge on day 2 of 9 days best of Northern Tanzania safari, check out of the lodge and start the journey towards the northern part of Tanzania direct to Lake Manyara national park which will welcome you with an enroute game drive as you head to the lodge for check in and lunch. After lunch, return to the park for a game drive with an opportunity of spotting the tree climbing lions and other wildlife that thrill in this stunning park. Return to the lodge later in the evening for dinner and overnight sleep.
Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Day 3: Transfer to Lake Natron
Transfer to Lake Natron: After breakfast on day 3 of 9 days best Tanzania safari, check out of the lodge and meet your safari driver to proceed with your 9 days best of Northern Tanzania safari as you drive further north wards to Lake Natron for a thrilling cultural tour in Mto Wa Mbu where you will closely interact with the locals, visit the market centers, craft shops, enjoy street food, explore some farms and many more that will really give you a breath taking day till the sun goes down. Later in the evening, you will head to your lodge for dinner and overnight.
Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Day 4: Full day on Lake Natron
Full day excursion on Lake Natron: After breakfast on day 4 of 9 days best of Northern Tanzania safari, you will start your day with a guided walk along the shores of Lake Natron where you come closer to the a huge population of flamingo birds due since they prefer to inhabit places with alkaline water and Lake Natron is one of them. Lake Natron is well known as the breeding ground for the flamingos and indeed you will be able to watch as many of them as possible. After watching the flamingos, you will return to your lodge for lunch and spend your evening on a walk to visit the waterfall on a water fall hike that takes about 2 hours.
Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Day 5: Transfer to Serengeti national park
Serengeti national park: On day 5 of 9 days best of Northern Tanzania safari, head out to the local Masai homesteads where you will be rewarded with the way they milk and preserve milk then return to your lodge for a late breakfast after which you will check out of your lodge and embark on a drive to Serengeti national park famously known for an annual wildebeest migration that is seen between Serengeti national park and Masi Mara national reserve in Kenya. Upon arrival in Serengeti national park, a land of endless plains, you will be rewarded with stunning savanna vegetation filled with several wildlife species such as wildebeests, kob, lions, gazelles, zebras and plenty of birds.
Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Day 6: Full day in Serengeti national park
Full day excursion in Serengeti national park: Start your day 6 of 9 days best of Northern Tanzania safari with an early morning game drive to encounter with the nocturnal wildlife and hunter that are always active at night and hiding during day. After this early game drive, return to the lodge for breakfast, pack your lunch box and return to the park for a full day game drive in the plains of Serengeti national park to watch all other remaining species of wildlife in the park including mammals such as Wildebeests, lions, elephants, gazelles, kob, zebras, buffaloes and many more.
Note: There is yet a fascinating option of enjoying a sunrise hot air balloon.
Meal plan: breakfast, lunch and dinner
Day 7: Transfer to Ngorongoro Crater
Transfer to Ngorongoro crater: On day 7 of 9 days best of Northern Tanzania safari, head out once again for an early morning game drive in Serengeti national park to the remaining parts of the park to spot more wildlife before the sunrise then return to your lodge for a little bit late breakfast, check out of the lodge and meet your safari driver for a transfer to Ngorongoro Crater with a packed lunch as you will enjoy an enroute game drive before exiting Serengeti national park to Ngorongoro Crater that thrills with stunning population of wildlife. Upon arrival, you will check in your lodge for dinner and overnight rest.
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch and dinner
Day 8: Explore Ngorongoro Crater
Full day exploration in Ngorongoro crater: After breakfast on day 8 of 9 days best of Northern Tanzania safari, grab your packed lunch and head out for a full day adventure in the crater with a golden opportunity of viewing the largest caldera that harbors a huge population of wildlife including Rhinos, Lions, elephants, buffaloes, and many more. You will also be able to encounter with the local Masai people grazing their cattle where you will closely interact with them. Later in the evening, you will leave the crater and return to your lodge for dinner and overnight.
Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Day 9: Transfer back to Arusha for departures
Departures: Enjoy your breakfast at the lodge on day 9 of 9 days best of Northern Tanzania safari then check out of the lodge with packed lunch and enjoy an enroute game drive as you exit Ngorongoro Crater and embark on a drive to Arusha for departures.
Meal plan: Breakfast and lunch
9 DAYS BEST OF NORTHERN TANZANIA SAFARI
