This 9-day Tanzania safari takes you to tented camps in Tarangire, Ngorongoro Crater, and Serengeti National Park. It’s perfect for first-time visitors to East Africa, offering great wildlife experiences and comfortable stays.
Start in Arusha before flying to Tarangire, where you’ll enjoy game drives and see elephants, lions, and other wildlife. Then, head to the Ngorongoro Crater to explore its rich animal life, including chances to spot the Big Five. Finally, visit the Serengeti for incredible game viewing, especially if you catch the Great Migration, before returning to Arusha for your departure.
When you arrive at Kilimanjaro Airport, you will be picked up and driven to Arusha. The rest of the day is yours to relax and explore. You can take a short walk around Arusha and enjoy the beautiful views, or simply rest before the adventure ahead.
After an early breakfast, you’ll transfer to the airport for your flight to Tarangire National Park. Upon arrival, you’ll meet your guide and head to the camp. Spend the day on a game drive, spotting animals like elephants, lions, and giraffes. Enjoy meals at the camp.
Today, enjoy a full day of exploring Tarangire National Park. Have a picnic lunch in the park and continue your game drives, searching for a variety of wildlife, including buffalo, warthogs, and antelope. Return to the camp for dinner.
After breakfast, you’ll take a flight to Lake Manyara and transfer to Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Arrive at your camp in time for lunch, then enjoy a guided nature walk along the crater rim. Dinner is served back at the camp.
Today, descend into the Ngorongoro Crater for a full-day game drive. This UNESCO World Heritage Site offers incredible wildlife sightings, including lions, rhinos, and elephants. Have a picnic lunch on the crater floor before returning to camp in the evening.
After breakfast, fly to Serengeti National Park. On arrival, transfer to your camp and enjoy lunch. In the afternoon, embark on your first Serengeti game drive, where you may see lions, leopards, and cheetahs. Return to the camp for dinner.
Spend the entire day exploring the vast Serengeti plains. Take morning and afternoon game drives, or opt for a full-day safari with a picnic lunch. If visiting during the Great Migration, witness thousands of wildebeest and zebras. Meals are provided at the camp.
Continue your Serengeti adventure with more game drives. You also have the option to take a hot air balloon ride over the Serengeti for a unique wildlife-viewing experience. Relax at camp with sundowners by the fire in the evening.
After breakfast, you’ll fly back to Arusha. Enjoy lunch at Arusha Coffee Lodge before being transferred to Kilimanjaro Airport for your departure flight.
After your safari, relax and enjoy a convenient transfer to JRO or your accommodation in Arusha/Moshi.
Explore the wild in comfort and style with a dedicated 4WD vehicle featuring a pop-up roof for optimal wildlife viewing.
A knowledgeable and English-speaking driver/guide will be by your side throughout the journey. They’ll share their expertise, ensuring you don’t miss a thing. (Guides in other languages are available upon request, just let us know!)
Leave the paperwork to us! Park entrance fees, government charges, and conservation taxes are all included, ensuring a seamless and stress-free safari.
Savor delicious meals and refreshing drinks during your safari. We provide all meals and drinking water throughout your adventure. At 5-star accommodations, alcoholic beverages (except premium brands and spirits) are also included.
Tipping your guides and camp/lodge staff is a kind gesture to acknowledge their hard work and excellent service. While tipping is not mandatory, it is certainly appreciated.
Spa treatments, laundry services, and other add-on amenities offered by your lodge are typically not included.
Alcoholic beverages (except those included at 5-star accommodations) and other drinks outside your meal plan are not covered.
Flights, travel insurance, and visas are not included.
Souvenirs, personal shopping, and other incidental costs are your responsibility.
Ditch the zoo! This safari lets you see incredible animals roaming free in their natural habitat. Spot your favorite creatures alongside countless bird species.
Explore the vast savannas of the Serengeti, the volcanic highlands of the Ngorongoro Crater, and more. Experience unforgettable sunrises and sunsets.
After exciting game drives, unwind in comfortable tented camps accommodations and enjoy quality downtime surrounded by nature’s beauty.
With incredible sights everywhere you look, you’ll have countless opportunities to take stunning wildlife and landscape photos
Nicknamed “Elephant Land,” Tarangire boasts the most elephants in Tanzania. Spot these gentle giants among iconic baobab trees. Look out for lions, zebras, buffaloes, leopards, and plenty of giraffes!
Explore the world’s largest intact caldera, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This unique volcanic enclosure shelters a fascinating variety of animals. See elephants, lions, rhinos, ostriches, buffaloes, and zebras roam freely. Nearly all African plains safari animals excepting giraffes are present here. The crater is part of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, bordering Serengeti National Park.
Famous for the Great Migration, millions of wildebeest and zebra thunder across the vast Serengeti plains. This park boasts Africa’s largest lion population (over 3,000!), over 500 bird species, and is considered Africa’s best safari destination. Excellent year-round game viewing and one of the few destinations where it is possible to spot all of the “Big Five” – elephants, lions, cheetahs, rhinos, and African buffaloes.
EXCELLENTBased on 444 reviewsLeticia L2024-12-27Excellent and exceptional experience! My experience couldn't be better and I couldn't recommend Nyange more! They are excellent and I'm super satisfied with everything.I booked my climbing to Kilimanjaro with them and everything was perfect from the starting communication to the very last second I was with them.I'm a woman solo traveler and I felt safe every single time.All the staff is very nice, helpful and attentive. They really make the phrase "come as a client, leave as a friend" come true, I'll miss everyone! Special thanks to my guide in Kilimanjaro: Amnaay (if you wanna go with him, I assure you'll have a fun and pleasant time! He knows a lot, is very encouraging and literally held me when I couldn't walk anymore. I don't know if I could reach the summit without him and all the other guys that came with me - the cooker, waiter and porters, everyone special, very professional and has their space in my heart).They arranged everything I needed: my commuting from the city center to the farm (their farm is amaaaaazing, beautiful and the room was super comfortable and clean and with a breathtaking view of Kilimanjaro. All the delicious food they make is local - with ingredients from the farm), even in my last night Amnaay asked them if they could cook Ugali for me, and they did!The owner, Praise, is also very caring and himself always make sure that everything is ok, always having nice conversations, asking if I need something, etc.I could be here writing a review of 50 pages only speaking good things about them. Highly recommend! It was for sure the best experience in my life and thanks for them!Jocelyn K2024-12-10Highly Recommend Nyange Adventures - a life changing experience I highly recommend Nyange Adventures. Amina coordinated our tour and was extremely helpful, communicative, and accommodating. We did a 9-day safari and 3-days in Zanzibar all coordinated through Nyange Adventures for our honeymoon. It was the perfect amount of time if you plan to do both Central Serengeti (most popular) and Northern Serengeti (Wildebeest migration in September), which we did. I wish we had more time in Zanzibar, and we could have easily spent 5-7 days there and scuba dived. Our safari was exceptional because our guide, Joseph, was top notch. Joseph is so kind and professional. He went out of his way to make sure we had an incredible experience. Joseph knew where to go, when to wake up, and he was just as excited to see the wildlife as we were, which made it even better. Our stays were mid-tier, and we always had a shower and bathroom. Some stays were better than others, admittedly, but the food was always delicious and the hospitality of the staff was incredible. Be prepared to spend a lot of time in the car and on bumpy, wild, and remote roads... remember that is what a safari entails. Be patient and let go of control. In order to access once-in-a-lifetime nature, you have to rough it a bit. We enjoyed learning more about the history of Tanzania (Tan-gan-ika) and Swahili culture. Do not skip the tribe immersions (we met the Hadzabe, Datoga, and Masai tribes). Pay your white people tax and spread USD tips around. Bring a lot of cash with you as we had trouble accessing ATMs. I wish we brought more cash, so we didn't have to waste time figuring out how to pay once we arrived. Amina warned me, but I didn't understand and if I went again, I would bring even more USD. Hadiya was our guide in Zanzibar. We did a walking tour with her. She was very informative, kind, and helpful. Skip the spice tour if you can... it is a big tourist trap. After a safari, you might want some time to decompress at these incredible beaches. Be prepared that the tides are strong and occur in the middle of the day. Amina booked a perfect hotel for us - the Sunshine Marine Lodge. In Zanzibar, it really matters where you stay! My only regret is not scuba diving. We ended our days on safari with a campfire and a dancing ceremony. I would highly recommend learning Swahili words and using Swahili language with locals. There is a lot to learn from the people who live in Tanzania - every person we met had a unique story and shared more about their way of life. Be patient. Embrace their culture and learn something. I really didn't want to leave and I can't wait to go back. I think about this experience every day.Courtney K2024-11-16Best team ever! I can honestly say that this was one of the best experiences I have ever had traveling. It was made special because of the amazing people who supported our trek up Kily- from our awesome guides, Amnaay and Musa, to Oscar, our chef, who prepared delicious meals to Steve, our waiter,who ensured all of our needs were met to Mohammed who ensured our tents and sleeping quarters were up to snuff and ever porter who supported our hike. Everyday I looked forward to seeing our team on the mountain, they always had smiles on their faces and were cheering us along the way. We became family as we shared time together and I learned to trust my team. Nyange Adventures is top notch and I highly recommend Nyange for your trek up Kily!Fixely2024-11-05Very Bad tour I regret having to write such a bad review of Nyange Adventures, but we feel duped because we booked an excursion to Lake Chala with them via email, and everything went wrong—from the van's broken rear door to the fact that it flooded as soon as the activity started—something the guide never worried about.Michael2024-11-02Avoid this company everyone zero star. We had terrible service from them. We went with some buddies to Nyange Adventures. Employees exhibited really poor guide Rashidi conduct, becoming irritated when someone asked a question. Rashidi is also a really lousy driver. It was some time before I gave him to us. It wasn't a good experience. Don't utilize this business. It was the worst experience of my life with Nyange Adventures, and they overcharged us by $10,000 for our group tour. The service was extremely subpar, and I would have given them a zero-star rating if I could.Eduardo F2024-10-17Trip of a lifetime in the Ngorongoro crater with Rashidi Spent three days with Rashidi at the Ngorongoro crater and had the time of a life. Rashidi is an excellent guide. Not only can he spot the mammals, sometimes from kilometers away. But he can spot birds too. He can recognize the calls and finds them when they are hidden in thick bush. His English is great and he is knowledgeable about the land and people as well. We saw giraffes, lions, elephants, rhinos, serval cats, water buffalo, wildebeest, zebras, hippos, plus over 30 species of birds! Can’t recommend this company and Rashidi enough.Tom S2024-10-14Overnight guide tour to Ngorongoro Crater We had a very last minute opportunity with 3 extra days on a Tanzania mission trip and Nyange did a beautiful job arranging two nights at Ngorongoro Crater with a full day of birding and wildlife in the Crater. They welcomed us at Kilamanjaro International Airport and drove us to Dodoma and the end of the three days. Arrangements were great. Praise was very prompt with queries and helping get myself my wife and three friends all set up. Rashid was our guide and driver, took excellent care of us and demonstrated great guiding skills identifying birds large and small along with really good wildlife finds including 3 rhinos and a Serval Cat. I would highly recommend this group to anyone.Kumar T2024-09-04Roof of Africa From the Safari to Kilimanjaro to ZanzibarEverything was arranged and sorted by these guysWhat a truly spellbinding experience into the heart of TanzaniaOne for the booksExtremely reliable company and staffPeter V2024-08-26Terriffic Tanzania We had the most amazing, interesting and memorable adventure in Tanzania. We had a 12-days adventure meeting tripes, local people in the villages, safari tours, waterfalls and farms. We had Francis Boniphase as our guide during the entire trip. He is very friendly and is curious to learn and give his knowledge to us. We also met the owner of the Nyange (Praise Nyange) who gave us some awesome experiences on his farm.MtEverest2024-08-24Made it with Nyange! My son and I just reached the summit on the 8 day Lemosho climb with the fabulous crew of Nyange. Special shout out to our guide Amnaay and the assistant guide Henry, without whom we would not have succeeded. On summit day, they carried our day packs, kept us at a steady pace (believe me, that is a good thing), when at several points I was ready to give up. We were one of the first ones to get there just in time to watch to most glorious sunrise. Then, they pretty much held on to us on the rapid and harrowing decent. I found Nyange hightly recommened in Stedman's book. It is a small local outfit that supports KPAP. The owner, who was once a porter, even came to say hi to us during our last day in Moshi. There are lots of operators, a couple of them had huge groups of trekkers, and I am sure they all do a fine job, but I chose to go with a local company and I am so glad I did. And, don't let anyone tell you Kilimanjaro is easy. It was very, very hard!