6 Day Cultural Tour & Wildlife Safari
Tour snapshot
Duration
6Days, 5 Nights
Tour Type
Tanzania Safari
Tour Style
Private
Tour Overview
Opting from both Tanzania’s wildlife and its cultural heritage, our 6 day Tanzania Cultural Tour and Wildlife Safari packs world-class safari game drives alongside the opportunity to interact with two distinct Tanzanian cultural groups. Your 6 day Tanzania Cultural Tour and Wildlife Safari includes an extensive tour of the Serengeti National Park and its many stunning animals, a day-long game drive through the green Ngorongoro Crater, and a Game drive to either the beautiful sceneries of the Tarangire National Park or a great experience of a visit to Lake Manyara National Park to see the flamingoes and tree-climbing lions of the jungle.
Tour Plan
Day 1: DAY 1: ARUSHA – LAKE MANYARA
Today is the beginning of the first full morning of your 6 day Tanzania Cultural Tour and Wildlife Safari with a drive to from Arusha to Lake Manyara National Park Tanzania’s one of the beautiful national park, aboard your 4×4 customized safari vehicle.
You’ll depart from Arusha after breakfast for the drive to Lake Manyara National Park. The journey takes approximately two hours, but we’ll pass through the market town of Mto Wa Mbu along the way. This agricultural and fresh produce market is a melting pot of local cultures and a souvenir hunter’s paradise.
After a brief stop at the village market, you’ll enter Lake Manyara National Park. The park is truly a photographer’s playground and offers some of the best game viewing in the world. You can expect to see many of Africa’s most well-known animals, with the tree-climbing lions a particular treat. These proud predators lounge in acacia trees practically begging to be photographed.
Relaxing on your private Vehicle, journey through the rolling countryside searching for Lake Manyara wildlife, including the buffaloes, antelope, leopard, lion and Monkeys and many others.
Afterwards drive to your lodge for dinner and overnight
Day 2: LAKE MANYARA – SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK
We’ll begin our second days of your 6 day Tanzania Cultural Tour and Wildlife Safari by taking an early breakfast, as we’ve got a big day of exploration and adventure ahead of us!
Today you’ll go through the scenic drive towards the Serengeti. Along the way we’ll pass through the beautiful sceneries of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area where you might be lucky enough to spot the cape buffalo, baboons, or even elephants and leopards in the dense vegetation.
It’s a nearly four hour drive to the Serengeti park gates, but you can choose to break up the drive with one or both of the below optional activities:
Oldupai Gorge Museum: Sometimes known as the Cradle of Mankind, the Oldupai Gorge Museum commemorates some of the oldest evidence of human habitation ever found. Here you can see some of the oldest fossil evidence in the world of human habitation, visit the Oldupai Gorge Museum to learn more about the human journey, and take in the stunning views of this stark gorge country.
Maasai boma visit: Pay a visit to one of the famous Maasai bomas, where you’ll have the opportunity to witness (and participate in) traditional Maasai dance, tour an authentic Maasai village, and even do a little souvenir shopping at the local market.
Both of the above activities attract an additional cost. Speak with your Safarika safari expert about adding them to your itinerary.
After a delicious lunch at the Serengeti National Park picnic area, it’s time to explore the Serengeti itself. Witness Africa’s iconic savannah landscape and be amazed by the sheer number of animals that roam these grassy plains.
Dinner and overnight in the heart of the Serengeti National Park according to the standard and the type of accommodation requested from our options.
Day 3: FULL DAY GAME DRIVE IN SERENGETI
We start your day early by getting up before dawn to embark on a sunrise game drive. Accompanied by the melodic singing of the birds, you’ll spend your morning searching for leopards and lions hunting for their morning meal and spying the contrastingly calm hippos returning to their watery homes with their families.
At approximately 9 am, we will return to your accommodation for a late and leisurely breakfast before continuing the game drive at 10.30.
Your driver will select the best possible route based upon the time of year and the kind of animals you’d like to see, catering your day so that your opportunities to see the Serengeti’s diverse wildlife are maximized.
Dinner and overnight in the heart of the Serengeti National Park in your camp
Day 4: SERENGETI – NGORONGORO CONSERVATION AREA
After breakfast, you will have a morning game tours drive inside Serengeti and return for early lunch. Then you will start on the transit game safaris drive to Ngorongoro Conservation Area where you will be going to through the rim of the crater.
You will have the chance to spot lean cheetahs and shy leopards, foraging hyenas, and last but not least, the king himself; the lion.
Dinner and overnight on the rim of the Ngorongoro Crater or in nearby Karatu Town according to the standard and the type of accommodation requested from our options.
Day 5: NGORONGORO CRATER – LAKE EYASI
After breakfast, you’ll depart for Ngorongoro Crater; considered by some to be the Eighth Wonder of the World. When you get your first glimpse of this vast, verdant caldera from the panoramic viewpoint, you’ll soon understand why it has earned such a lofty reputation.
Home to over 120 species of mammal including the fabled Big Five, the Ngorongoro Conservation Area is one of the most sought after safari destinations in the world. It’s a particularly good place to see the endangered black rhinoceros enjoying a lonely meal out on the grass plains, as well as a place to see large numbers of hippopotamus enjoying the cool water.
Fininishing up your 6 day Tanzania Cultural Tour and Wildlife Safari From the comfort of your open-top vehicle, you’ll be able to observe and photograph some of Africa’s most recognizable faces. The crater is home to a large number of predators including lions, leopards, cheetahs, jackals, and hyenas, as well as a large population of wildebeest, zebras, antelope, cape buffalo, and more. It is truly one of Africa’s best safari destinations.
After the thrills and excitement of the day, you will have a picnic lunch in the park. Thereafter we will make our way to Lake Eyasi to overnight.
Day 6: LAKE EYASI – ARUSHA
This will be the final Day of your 6 day Tanzania Cultural Tour and Wildlife Safari
You’ll be up before breakfast today, as you’ll be joining the Hadzabe Bushmen for the opportunity to hunt for your own food!
One of the last true bushman tribes in Africa, the Hadzabe live very much as they always have despite the rapid development of Tanzania. With only 2,000 members, the Hadzabe tribe are a fascinating people who offer us a window into how life in Tanzania was in the past.
The local hunters will prepare a demonstration of hunting techniques just for us. Far from being a mere performance, this display reveals a great deal about their everyday lives when they must hunt for animals to feed their families. You will see firsthand how the Hadzabe use distinctive motions and even the body parts of certain animals to lure their prey close enough that they can be brought down with hand-crafted poisons.
You can also pay a visit to the people of the Datoga tribe while you’re in the area. The Datoga are farmers who keep animals such as cows, sheep, and goats. Their culture is another fascinating example of Tanzania’s cultural diversity.
After the thrills and excitement of the day, you will have a picnic lunch in the park. Thereafter we will make our way to Arusha to overnight.
INCLUDED IN THE PRICE
- Park fees
- Park Fees
- All activities (unless labeled as optional)
- All accommodation as stated in the itinerary.
- A professional driver/guide
- All transportation (unless labeled as optional)
- All Meals (as specified in the day-by-day section)
PRICE DOES NOT INCLUDE
- Visa on arrival
- International flight
- Travel insurance
- Personal Expenses (e.g., laundry, telephone, beverages, etc.)
- Optional Tours
- Tips to your safari guide
Packing list for safari
Travel Documents
- Valid passport
- Yellow fever vaccination records/ certificate.
- Tanzania visa, available at airport upon arrival, USD $100 payable in cash only for US citizens or USD $50 for residents of UK/European Union and most other countries.
- Copy of flight itinerary.
- Copy of travel and/or medical evacuation insurance.
- Personal medical/dental insurance cards.
- Credit card (Visa and MasterCard are most widely accepted).
- Cash in U.S. Dollars (bills MUST have been issued in 2004 or later)
Clothing
Remember, it’s not a fashion show out there, so be a bit more practical when choosing your safari wardrobe. Try to stay away from bright colours – khaki and other neutral colours tend to work well. It is probably best if you dress in layers since it can get cold, but also very hot.
- Sweater or fleece pullover to keep warm
- Sturdy boots or sandals
- Sun hat
- Sun glasses
- T-shirts or polo shirts (2-5 depending on how often you want to change)
- Long sleeve shirts (light weight)
- Shorts
- Long trousers
- Underwear
- Socks
- Sleepwear
- Travel towel
- Thermal underwear, gloves and warm hat (during May – Sept)
- Rain coat and rain trousers (During rainy season Mar - May and Oct - Dec)
Highly recommended
- Camera and memory cards
- Binoculars
- Sunscreen
- Hand sanitizer and wet wipes
- Insect Repellent
- Personal toiletries (soap, shampoo, toothbrush, eye drops etc)
- Malaria tablets
- Basic first aid kit and prescription medicines
- Flashlight or headlamp
- Chargers and extra batteries for your camera, phone etc
- Power adapter to fit the UK style electrical socket
Others tips
- Bring soft luggage such as a duffel bag, hiking pack or sports bag. These are ideal for packing into a safari vehicle. Hard suitcases can often be difficult to fit into the vehicles.
- Bring a backpack to carry all of your important items including travel documents, money, camera, medication etc. You should keep this backpack with you at all times.
- Keep luxury items such as hair dryers/ straighteners, expensive jewellery, make up and bulky toiletries to an absolute minimum. If in doubt, leave them out.
- If you plan to bring cash, divide it into different areas of your carry-on luggage, wallet and money belt just in case something happens to one of those carry items.
- Leave some space in your luggage for the all-important souvenirs that you will probably buy. There are places where you can send packages home via DHL etc, however this can sometimes be an expensive option.
Tanzania safari FAQ’s
When is the best time to go on the Tanzania safari?
Tanzania Safari holidays are good all-year-round. Because of such close proximity to the equator, Tanzania undergoes two distinct dry and wet seasons. But the best-best time depends on the type of Tanzania safari activity you choose. However, the dry season of June to October is considered to be the best time to go on the Tanzania safari.
When is the best time to see the great wildebeest migration in Tanzania?
What should I take on safari in Tanzania?
When traveling to foreign destinations it is always respectful to dress modestly and we suggest the emphasis is on comfortable clothing.
It is often warm on the plains and at lower altitudes but cold in the hilly and mountainous areas; a rain jacket, fleece and good quality walking shoes/boots are essential.
- Shorts;
- T-shirts;
- Rain jacket;
- Warm sweater;
- Hat;
- Swimsuit & swimsuit cover-up;
- Sunglasses;
- Safari boots;
- Sneakers;
- Fast Aid kit;
- Plasters and anti-bacterial medicines;
- Binoculars for animal sighting
For a detailed list of items read Tanzania Safari Packing List.
What does a Tanzania Safari cost?
Ideally, there is no fixed price range for Tanzania safari. There are several factors such as time, numbers of days, and accommodations types that influence the Tanzania safari cost. However, the average cost of Tanzania Safari per day can come down to $400 (dollars) per head for a lodge safari and around $200 (dollars) per day for camping.
For a detailed list of items read Tanzania Safari Cost.
Is it safe to go on a Tanzania Safari?
Yes, Tanzania is a fairly safe country. Every year millions of tourists visit this beautiful country in the hopes of a thrilling Tanzania travel experience. And, the statistics say that maximum tourists leave the country with their heart bubbling with joy and a secret promise to visit again.
Where will I stay during the Tanzania safari?
Tanzania offers a great range of lodges and tented camps. However, your Tanzania accommodations depend on the type of packages you have purchased like budget safaris, standard or luxury Tanzania safari.
What is the official language of Tanzania?
Tanzania has two official languages: English and Swahili. But the national language of Tanzania is Swahili.
How long does it take to do safari in Tanzania?
The duration of an ideal Tanzania safari can take between 5 to 10 days, to ensure you hit all the top spots on your safari. The length though can depend on how long you'd like to stay and enjoy a specific place, hotel, park on your itinerary.
What is the current Covid status of Tanzania?
All travelers are required to produce proof of vaccination; a negative COVID-19 test result or documentation of recovery from COVID-19. It is mandatory to wear masks and maintain social distance in public. As the status is changing we recommend consulting our team for further details.
Is there a mandatory quarantine upon arrival in Tanzania?
There is no mandatory quarantine upon arrival in Tanzania as long as travelers do not test positive when they are tested on arrival in Tanzania.
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