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Our 7-day Tanzania safari itinerary offers an unforgettable opportunity to encounter the legendary Big Five while staying in carefully selected, stunning accommodations. You will explore Tarangire National Park, Lake Manyara National Park, the vast Serengeti, and the iconic Ngorongoro Crater—each offering unique landscapes and exceptional wildlife experiences.

This best Tanzania safari can start in JRO or Arusha.

Trip Type: All of our safaris in Tanzania are private, ensuring that you will get the most out of your experience in Tanzania.

Best time to visit: Yearly around

If you have more time, consider pairing these Tanzania safari tours with an exhilarating climbing Kilimanjaro tour or a leisurely beach holiday in Zanzibar!

7-Day Tanzania Safari Itinerary Price for 2026

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Optional Safari Activities

Maasai Village Visit ($50 per vehicle)
Balloon Safari Tours ($550 per person)
Night Game Drive at Lake Manyara (USD 120 per person)
Visit to the Olduvai Gorge and museum ($40 per person)

7-Day Safari Tanzania Includes

Pick up & drop off at Arusha town (any hotel)
Game viewing in 4×4 Land Cruiser with pop-up roof on exclusive basis
Park fees and conservation fees as per itinerary
Professional English-speaking safari guide
Accommodation in mid-range safari lodges or tented camps
Meals as specified in the itinerary
Drinking water, Soft drinks, Beer, and wine in Jeep
Binoculars
18% VAT on park fees and game drives for safari.

7-Day Tanzania Safari Excludes

International and domestic flights
Tanzania visa fees
Travel insurance
Personal expenses (laundry, drinks, souvenirs, etc.)
Tips and gratuities for the guide and lodge staff
Optional activities not mentioned in the itinerary
Soft drinks or alcoholic beverages at accommodations
Airport transfers (unless stated otherwise)

Itinerary

Day 1: Arrival in Arusha

You will be picked up from the airport by Ernest Magic Tours & Safaris representative who will drive you to your accommodation in Arusha, where you will overnight, relax, and prepare in anticipation of the adventures to come.

Meals
Dinner
Accommodation
Forest Hill Hotel

Day 2: Arusha—Tarangire National Park

We will pick you up from your hotel in Arusha at 8:00am and take you to a very special safari park in Tanzania. Tarangire is famous for its diverse landscape with nine different vegetation zones. The Tarangire safari park is particularly known for the abundance of ancient baobab trees (the largest trees on the continent), which fill the landscape and dwarf the animals next to them. The river in the park is full of wildlife ranging from a large variety of birds to lions, leopards, zebras, giraffes, buffaloes, antelopes, and, of course, African elephants. In fact, Tarangire has the largest concentration of elephants in the whole country and provides unique chances to observe the interaction between elephant families. In the afternoon we will still do a game drive before continuing to your accommodation.

Meals
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation
Farm of Dream Lodge

Day 3: Serengeti National Park

After an early breakfast, depart for the world’s most famous safari destination—the Serengeti National Park. Although the drive is long, it is incredibly scenic. You will travel through the Crater Highlands, stopping briefly at the rim to take in an unforgettable, otherworldly view of the Ngorongoro Crater—an awe-inspiring moment, especially for first-time visitors.

As you journey deeper into the Serengeti, you will quickly understand why its name means “endless plains” in the local language. Covering nearly 6,900 square miles (18,000 sq. km), the park’s vast grasslands stretch endlessly to the horizon, challenging your sense of distance. The Serengeti is home to the Great Migration, with over two million wildebeest, hundreds of thousands of zebras, and a wide variety of antelopes, including impalas and Thomson’s gazelles. It is also one of the best places in Africa to spot large predators such as lions, cheetahs, leopards, and hyenas—many iconic wildlife documentaries, including dramatic river crossings, have been filmed here. In addition, smaller mammals like foxes, mongooses, honey badgers, jackals, baboons, rock hyraxes, and African hares thrive here, along with more than 500 species of birds.

Along the way, you may choose to stop at Olduvai Gorge, one of the most important paleoanthropological sites in the world. Here, Dr. Louis and Mary Leakey discovered some of the earliest evidence of human ancestors. The visit includes a short lecture on the area’s archaeological discoveries and geological features, as well as time to explore the on-site museum.

Meals
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation
Serengeti Safari Lodge

Day 4: Serengeti National Park

Full day in the Serengeti National Park. We are completely flexible with your preferences, and this day will be organized according to your wishes. On every day of the safari tour, your guide will discuss with you the best timings for you, including the game drives and the wake-up time. For example, on this day, you could do a morning game drive, return to the lodge for lunch and relaxation and finish with an afternoon game drive, or you could do a full-day game drive with picnic lunch

Meals
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation
Serengeti Safari Lodge

Day 5: Serengeti National Park—Ngorongoro Crater

On this day, we suggest a very early wake-up in order to do an early morning game drive (when the animals are more active) and see one of the best sunrises you’ll ever witness. It’s really one of the most beautiful experiences you can have. After the game drive, we return to the lodge for a rewarding brunch, and then we’ll proceed to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, the 8th wonder of the natural world. The crater spreads for 102 square miles and has 2,000-foot-high walls, making it virtually a Noah’s ark and inhabiting almost every species of wildlife that is indigenous to East Africa. It’s one of the very rare locations on the whole continent where you can witness the black rhino. The concentration of African wildlife is the greatest in the continent. The crater has a river, several swamps, a soda lake with a great concentration of flamingos, a forest, and open plains. It’s also famous for its elephants, which are the largest in the world and have huge tusks. This is due to the rich mineral content of the volcanic soil and its grasses. Ngorongoro Crater is truly a wonder of the natural world.

You will reach Ngorongoro in time for a sundowner.

Meals
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation
Embalakai Ngorongoro Camp

Day 6: Ngorongoro Crater

After breakfast, descend into the breathtaking Ngorongoro Crater for a game drive, bringing along picnic lunch boxes. As the world’s largest intact volcanic caldera and one of Africa’s greatest natural wonders, the crater is home to nearly 30,000 resident animals, including buffalo, lions, elephants, cheetahs, and the rare black rhino, as well as abundant birdlife such as flamingos, eagles, and buzzards. Enjoy exceptional wildlife viewing within this compact ecosystem before ascending the crater rim and continuing to Karatu for your overnight stay.

Meals
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation
Farm of Dream Lodge

Day 7: Lake Manyara – Arusha

Early in the morning after breakfast, we drive to the nearby Lake Manyara National Park for a game viewing drive, where your first encounter will be the sighting of large troops of baboons.

The park derived its name from a plant called Euphorbia tirucalli, which is known as ’emanyara’ in the local Maasai language. Patches of yellow fever trees are dotted around the grassy lake shores, and the rift valley wall is a prominent feature throughout.

The entrance of the park is in a very special environment: a groundwater forest offering a beautiful change of scenery from the savannah-dominated parks. The lush green vegetation consisting of tall trees of the groundwater forest; the tree-climbing lions; the soda lake inhabited by thousands of pink-hued flamingos and large water birds; the troops of baboons; and also the rift valley escarpment make your safari to this area unforgettable.

A packed lunch will be served at a picnic site. Late afternoon, drive back to Arusha in time for your flight back home or for a flight to Zanzibar.

End of this 7-day safari in Tanzania.

Language

English, French, Germany, Spanish

Transport

4x4 Safari Jeep

Accommodation

Mid-Range Accommodation

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