Explore Tanzania’s greatest treasures with this 13-Day Tanzania Adventure Holiday, a well planned safari that combines wildlife viewing, cultural visits, nature walks, leisure time, and scenic travel. This Tanzania adventure holiday is ideal for travelers who want to experience the country step by step, moving through famous national parks, conservation areas, and local communities while enjoying guided activities and comfortable lodges.
This 13 days Tanzania adventure holiday takes you to some of the most important safari destinations in the country, including Arusha National Park, Lake Manyara National Park, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Serengeti National Park, Lake Eyasi, and Tarangire National Park.
Tanzania Adventure Holiday Highlights
- Day 1: Arusha to Arusha National Park
- Day 2: Arusha to Lake Manyara National Park
- Day 3: Transfer to Ngorongoro Conservation Area and Nainokanoka Village
- Day 4: Ngorongoro Crater floor exploration
- Day 5: Transfer to Serengeti National Park
- Day 6: Full day game drive in central Serengeti
- Day 7: Half day game drive in Serengeti National Park
- Day 8 and 9: Visit Olduvai Gorge and transfer to Karatu Village
- Day 10: Drive to Lake Eyasi
- Days 11 and 12: Tarangire National Park
- Day 13: Return to Arusha
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1: Arusha to Arusha National Park
Your Tanzania adventure holiday begins with a pick up from your hotel in Arusha after breakfast by your driver guide. You will drive to Arusha National Park, the first stop on this 13 days safari in Tanzania. On arrival, you will enjoy a guided walking safari through forest areas leading to a waterfall. During the walk, you will see animals at close range and observe many bird species.
Animals commonly seen include giraffes, buffalos, waterbucks, warthogs, zebras, and baboons. After lunch, you will go for an afternoon game drive in the park. Later in the evening, you return to your hotel for dinner and overnight stay.
Day 2: Arusha to Lake Manyara National Park
After breakfast, you will drive to Lake Manyara National Park, located at the base of the Great Rift Valley escarpment. The park is known for its shallow soda lake that attracts flamingos at certain times of the year.
You will enjoy a mid morning game drive where you may see tree climbing lions, elephants, hippos, buffalos, giraffes, wildebeests, impalas, and many other animals. After lunch, you relax before heading out for a late afternoon game drive. Dinner and overnight stay will be at your camp or lodge.
Day 3: Transfer to Ngorongoro Conservation Area and Nainokanoka Village
You start the day with an early game drive in Lake Manyara National Park. After breakfast, you leave the park and drive to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. On arrival, you have lunch and then visit Nainokanoka village.
You will hike to the rim of Olmoti Crater, where you enjoy views from the top. This activity allows you to experience both culture and nature. After the hike, you drive to your lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Day 4: Ngorongoro Crater Floor Exploration
After breakfast, you drive to the Ngorongoro Crater rim with packed lunch and descend to the crater floor. The crater is home to more than 25,000 animals, including black rhinos, lions, cheetahs, leopards, and hyenas.
You will also see elephants, buffalos, hippos, wildebeests, antelopes, gazelles, and warthogs, along with many bird species. After lunch inside the crater, you ascend back to the rim and return to your lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Day 5: Transfer to Serengeti National Park
After breakfast, you depart for Serengeti National Park with lunch boxes. You drive through the Ngorongoro area and arrive in Serengeti in the afternoon. You then enjoy an afternoon game drive.
Animals commonly seen include wildebeests, zebras, gazelles, giraffes, elephants, and big cats. After the game drive, you go to your camp or lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Day 6: Full Day Game Drive in Central Serengeti
After breakfast, you spend the whole day exploring the central Serengeti region, also known as Seronera. This area is known for lions, cheetahs, and leopards.
You will also see elephants, buffalos, hippos, crocodiles, jackals, hyenas, and many other animals. After a picnic lunch, you continue with game drives. If you travel between April and June or October and December, you may see parts of the wildebeest migration. Dinner and overnight stay at your camp or lodge.
Day 7: Half Day Game Drive in Serengeti National Park
You start with an early morning game drive before sunrise to look for predators. After breakfast, you drive to the northern or western Serengeti with packed lunch.
After lunch, you continue with game viewing and later return to your camp or lodge. You spend the evening relaxing and enjoying the lodge facilities. Dinner and overnight stay at the camp or lodge.
Day 8 and 9: Olduvai Gorge and Transfer to Karatu Village
After breakfast, you check out and leave Serengeti with a final game drive on the way. You visit Olduvai Gorge, an important archaeological site linked to early human history. You visit the museum and learn about human evolution.
After lunch, you drive to Karatu Village for dinner and overnight stay.
Day 10: Drive to Lake Eyasi
After breakfast, you drive to Lake Eyasi, a shallow salt lake in the Rift Valley. The area changes with the seasons and offers different views at different times of the year.
You visit the Hadzabe people, who have lived in the area for thousands of years. They show you how they hunt and live. After the visit, you return to your lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Days 11 and 12: Tarangire National Park
You start with an early morning visit to the Hadzabe for a hunting experience. Later, you drive to Tarangire National Park. On arrival, you enjoy an afternoon game drive.
The next day, you enjoy game drives at different times. Animals include elephants, lions, leopards, hyenas, buffalos, elands, zebras, impalas, and many bird species. Dinner and overnight stays are at your camp or lodge.
Day 13: Return to Arusha
You start with an early game drive in Tarangire National Park. After breakfast, you drive back to Arusha. You will be dropped at your hotel or at the airport for your onward flight, marking the end of your 13 days Tanzania adventure holiday.