8 Days Solo Traveler safari in Tanzania -Serengeti, Tarangire, Ngorongoro & lake Manyara
The 8 Days Solo Traveler safari in Tanzania is a tour that traverses renowned national parks and conservancies in Tanzania, offering exceptional wildlife observation opportunities. The 8 Days Solo Traveler safari in Tanzania offers extensive game drives, walking safaris, and the opportunity to witness the wildebeest migration, particularly if scheduled during the migration season from June to August.
The 8 Days Solo Traveler safari in Tanzania encompasses Tarangire National Park, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Serengeti National Park, and Lake Manyara National Park. This 8-day Tanzania safari commences and concludes in Arusha, although it can also begin and end in Zanzibar or any other location of your choosing. The 8-Day Tanzania Safari may also commence from the Masai Mara National Reserve in Kenya, with options for altering the itinerary.
Highlights of an 8 Days Solo Traveler safari in Tanzania
- Expansive Game Drives
- Wild Game Viewing
- African Big 5 Animals
- Large Flocks of Flamingos
- Ngorongoro Crater
- Walking Safari Experiences
Brief itinerary of 8 Days Solo Traveler safari in Tanzania
- Day 1: Arrival
- Day 2: Drive to Tarangire National Park
- Day 3: Ngorongoro Crater Drive
- Day 4: Drive to Serengeti National Park
- Day 5&6: Full Day in Serengeti National Park
- Day 7: Drive to Lake Manyara National Park, Walking Safari
- Day 8: Departure
Day 1: Arrival
Your guide will collect you from Kilimanjaro International Airport upon your arrival. He will greet you upon your arrival in Tanzania and provide a quick overview of the 8-Day Tanzania Safari. You will drive to your hotel, check in, and relax while awaiting dinner and an overnight stay.
Accommodation: Tulia Boutique Hotel and Spa (Mid-range), Kia Lodge (Luxury)
Day 2: Journey to Tarangire National Park
Following breakfast at your accommodation in Arusha, you will embark on a journey to Tarangire National Park, located in the northern region of Tanzania. Tarangire National Park is renowned for its substantial elephant herds and ancient baobab trees.
You will partake in lunch and subsequently participate in an afternoon game drive within Tarangire National Park. During your game drive in the national park, you will seek wildlife species including gazelles, impalas, zebras, and waterbucks, as well as the diverse avian species for which this national park is renowned. You will appreciate observing the sunset in the national park’s wilderness, after which your guide will transport you to your lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.
Day 3: Ngorongoro Crater
Breakfast will be provided at your lodge as you ready for your transfer to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. An optional stopover at the Olduvai Gorge, the cradle of humankind, will also be available.
Upon completing your meal, you will descend into the crater to view Lake Magadi, located at its core. You will participate in a game drive and seek diverse animal species, including elephants, rhinoceros, buffalos, lions, leopards, cheetahs, wildebeests, zebras, and flamingos along the banks of Lake Magadi. Observe the Big Five species on the floor of the Ngorongoro Crater.
While you appreciate the stunning vistas of Ngorongoro, your guide will transport you to your lodge for supper and overnight accommodations.
Accommodation: Eileen’s Tree Inn (Mid-range), Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge (Luxury)
Comprehensive Meal Plan
Day 4: Journey to Serengeti National Park
Following breakfast at your lodge, your guide will transport you to Serengeti National Park, situated in the northern region of Tanzania. During your safari in the national park, you will relish the opportunity to observe wildlife species, including the Big Five (elephants, lions, leopards, rhinoceroses, and buffalo), as well as the chance to witness the magnificent wildebeest migration. Evening meal and accommodation at the lodge.
Accommodations: Heritage Mara Camp (Mid-range), Angata Migration Camp (Luxury)
Comprehensive Meal Plan
Days 5 and 6: Entire duration in Serengeti National Park
Your day will commence with breakfast at your lodge in Serengeti National Park as you ready yourself for the morning wildlife drive. A diverse array of wildlife species, notably active in the morning, can be observed grazing throughout the national park.
Following your morning game drive, you will partake in lunch and subsequently participate in another game drive, observing various wildlife species such as elephants, giraffes, cheetahs, impalas, gazelles, buffalo, elands, antelopes, zebras, wildebeests, and hippos in the expansive savannah of Serengeti National Park. You will dine and spend the night at the lodge.
Accommodations: Heritage Mara Camp (Mid-range), Angata Migration Camp (Luxury)
Comprehensive Meal Plan
Day 7: Journey to Lake Manyara National Park, Guided Walking Safari
You will have breakfast at your lodge, after which your guide will transport you to Lake Manyara National Park. Lake Manyara National Park is renowned for its tree-climbing lions. Your safari in the national park will offer vistas of the rift valley escarpment, diverse fauna, and avian species, in addition to the stunning panoramas of Lake Manyara and extensive flocks of pink flamingos.
Day 8: Departure
Your breakfast will be provided at your lodge, after which you will be transferred to Arusha and dropped off at the airport, concluding your safari.
Conclusion of the 8 Days Solo Traveler safari in Tanzania
Prices Includes:
- All airport transfers
- All day game drives as per sample itinerary
- Hotel/lodge accommodation during the safari
- 4×4 safari land cruiser with pop up hatch and enough leg room
- Professional safari and tour guide / driver
- All national park fees
- All meals on the safari
- All game viewing activities specified
- Concession and crater fees
- Drinking water in the safari vehicle
- Government taxes
Prices excludes
- Flights
- Items of personal nature like laundry, beverages, internet, etc.
- Hotel accommodation before / after the safari
- Entry visas
- Travel insurance
- Tips and gratuities
- Anything else not included in the itinerary
