# The Best of Tanzania A walk in the foothills of Mount Meru, two days with the elephants of Tarangire, a day with families in a Maasai village and Mto wa Mbu, then the Ngorongoro Crater and the Serengeti. An eleven-day journey through northern Tanzania's parks and villages, with mid-range or higher-range lodges. - **Length:** 11 days, 10 nights - **Route:** Arusha National Park → Tarangire National Park → Ngorongoro Crater → Serengeti National Park - **Style:** Private - **Comfort:** Comfort - **Pace:** Balanced ## Day by day ### Day 1: Fly to Tanzania Your overnight flight to Tanzania. ### Day 2: Arrival at Kilimanjaro A Carnivores Safaris representative meets you outside Kilimanjaro International Airport and drives you to your hotel near Arusha. This is an arrival day, so no meals are included. ### Day 3: Arusha National Park After breakfast and a short orientation, drive to Arusha National Park for your first game drive: flamingos, giraffe, zebra, buffalo, antelope, blue monkeys and black-and-white colobus. After lunch an armed ranger leads a walk in the foothills of Mount Meru, through open grassland and woodland, ending at a waterfall. Back to Arusha for dinner. - Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner ### Day 4: Tarangire National Park Drive to Tarangire with a picnic lunch and spend the afternoon on a game drive. The park supports giraffe, buffalo, eland and zebra, with lion, leopard and cheetah, and is known above all for its elephants. - Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner ### Day 5: Tarangire National Park Morning and afternoon game drives in Tarangire. - Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner ### Day 6: Village day, then the Ngorongoro rim Spend the morning in a Maasai village as the community goes about its morning, then visit a local school to see a Tanzanian school day and sit in on classes. Walk through Mto wa Mbu and have lunch with a local family, who explain each dish. In the afternoon drive up to the Ngorongoro rim, arriving in time for sunset. - Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner ### Day 7: Ngorongoro Crater Descend to the crater floor for a morning game drive. Grassland covers most of the floor, grazed by zebra, gazelle, wildebeest, elephant, warthog and rhino, and with so much prey the crater has a dense lion population. Picnic lunch on the floor, then back to your lodge. - Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner ### Day 8: Into the Serengeti Drive into the Serengeti, where the migratory herds of wildebeest, zebra and gazelle roam in search of grass and water, with a game drive on the way to camp. - Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner ### Day 9: Serengeti National Park Morning and afternoon game drives looking for the big cats, the herds, elephant and antelope, with a stop at one of the best hippo pools in the park, where you may count more than a hundred hippos, and crocodiles too. - Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner ### Day 10: Back to Arusha and departure After breakfast drive back to Arusha. Visit the Hope Girls and Boys School, shop if you like, and have lunch at the home of Lucas Mhina, our founder. In the evening you are driven to the airport for your flight home. - Meals: Breakfast, Lunch ### Day 11: Arrive home You arrive home. ## Included - Accommodation and meals as listed in the itinerary, with three meals a day on safari days - A private 4x4 Land Cruiser with a pop-up roof (up to six seats) and your driver-guide - Your guide team, with a contact number answered 24 hours a day - Government taxes and levies, and your departure transfer - Flying Doctors emergency evacuation cover while you are on safari - Park and crater fees, and fees for village visits - Drinking water during the safari ## Not included - International flights - Tips for guides and lodge staff - Visa fees and travel insurance - Drinks, alcoholic and soft, other than drinking water - Laundry - Personal spending such as souvenirs, phone calls and extras at lodges - Anything not listed in the itinerary --- Source: http://www.carnivoressafaris.com/safaris/11-day-best-of-tanzania Last updated: 2026-10-16 Plan a journey: http://www.carnivoressafaris.com/plan-your-safari