What To Do On A One Week Safari In Tanzania

What to do on one week safari in Tanzania varies with your interests and your goals after this adventure. Tanzania is a great safari destination in African offering a wildlife spectacle. Other than wildlife the presence of the ocean coastline that separates Tanzania main land from the ocean is exceptional offering chance to enjoy the beach experience. A visit to Zanzibar is amazing with a lot of water activities to do and unearth the reality of history by visiting the formed slave markets.

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When on a plan for one week safari in Tanzania, choosing the destinations to visit is very important as long as you consider the time to take driving from one destination to another. Tanzania is a big country and the road network is still poor in some areas so you need to book transport to get you around while on safari in advance.

What to do One Week holiday in Tanzania

Highlights

Day 1 Drive From Arusha to Tarangire National Park

Day 2 Game Drive in Tarangire National Park

Day 3 Game drive in Ngorongoro Crater area

Day 4 Driver to Serengeti National Park

Day 5 Game drive in Serengeti National Park

Day 6 Second Game Drive in Serengeri National Park

Day 7 Departure.

Detailed Itinerary on One week Safari in Tanzania

Day 1 Drive From Arusha to Tarangire National Park

Early morning, our driver guide will pick you  from  Arusha then embark on a road trip to Tarangire National Park . On the way, enjoy the beautiful features that you drive by and the gardens of the locals along the way.

 Tarangire National Park is situated in the northern circuit of Tanzania. It is a game rich National Park where a mini wildlife migration happens too especially during the dry season. Animals cross from the Masai steppe to Tarangire National Park in search for better pastures and water.

Tarangire National Park is home to animals including lions, leopards, herds of elephants, buffaloes, waterbucks, bushbucks, oryx, kudus, giraffes, impalas, gazelles and many others. The Park has baobab trees where a number of birds construct nests. Tarangire National Park hosts more than 550 bird species putting on the top list of rich birding destinations in Tanzania.

Check into your lodge

Accommodation Tarangire National Park Tarangire Ndovu Tented lodge,     

Day 2 Game Drive in Tarangire National Park

Wake up for an early morning game drive in Tarangire National Park on the tracks of this game rich Tanzania National Park. Tarangire National Park has different tracks that are used to traverse the park and while on the game drive, you may spot animals including kudus, leopards, lions, waterbucks, bushbucks, giraffes, elephants, buffaloes, impalas, giraffes and many others.

Day 3 Game Drive In Ngorongoro Crater Area

Get up early and drive to Ngorongoro crater area at the Karatu highlands. On the way, you may make a stop at the Manyara where you can enjoy the stunning view of the beautiful escarpments. Ngorogoro conservation area is in a caldera which is the largest in the world. There is the Olduvai gorge where the skull of early man called Zinjathropus was discovered by Louis Leakey.

Enjoy a game drive in Ngorongoro conservation area  where you may get the chance to find leopards, giraffes, impalas, wildebeest, waterbucks bushbucks, cheetahs and others.

Accommodation at Ngorongoro

Day 4 Driver to Serengeti National Park

Wake up early for a game drive in Ngorongori conservation area. Using the tracks that are regularly used by visitor in this area, you may get the chance of spotting a number of animals that you may have missed the previous day. Some of the animals you may identify on a game drive in Ngorongori crater area include lions, leopards, elephants, waterbucks, bushbucks, buffaloes and others.

Keen birders have the opportunity to identify a variety of birds that roam the parks. Enjoy a picnics lunch before driving into Serengeti National Park

Accommodation in Sengeti National Park NdutuWilderness Camp,

Day 5 Game drive in Serengeti National Park

Start with an early morning game drive on the tracks of Seregeti National Park. This Tanzanian National Park is game rich all year and one of the best safari destinations in Africa. Serengeti National Park is the genesis of the famous great wildebeest migration that is one of the 8 natural wonders in the world. During the period between June and September, huge numbers of animals start there journey to the Masai Mara National Reserve in Kenya.

While on a game drive in Serengeti National Park, you may find herds of lions, elephant, leopards, waterbucks, Impalas, zebra, cheetahs, hyenas, klipspringers, wildebeests, kudu and others. The park is home to multitudes of birds that are residents and many other inhabitants. During the great wildebeest migration, you may get the change to enjoy the presence of large populations of these animals in one location.

Enjoy picnic lunch and return for another game drive before retreating to your lodge

Day 6 Second Game Drive in Serengeri National Park

Another day of game drives in Serengeti National Park where you my get the chance of seeing more wild animals. During the game drive in Serengeti National Park, you may spot more wild animals you may have missed the previous day. When you visit Serengeti National Park from January to March usually it is breeding season with numerous new borns received in the park especially close to Ndutu area. These will accompany there parents on the journey to the Masai Mara National Park later in the year.

From June to October the trend of the great wildebeest migration is usually in high gear. During the game drive in Serengeti National Park, you may spot millions of wildebeest, zebras, gazelles, giraffes, lions, leopards, impalas and others.

Get to your lodge

Day 7 Departure

Having been to different game parks of Tanzania, embark on your journey back to the Airport to catch up with your flight back home.

When is the best Time To Do a One Week Safari in Tanzania

The dry season is the best time to do a safari in Tanzania even though most of Tanzania safari destinations are open all year. Most of the safari activities in Tanzania involve driving in the game parks searching for the animals that are residents here. This requires having a 4x4 wheel drive vehicle preferably jeep with a pop up roof. 

The plains of Serengeti National Park are covered in grass which gets dry in the dry season and grass is lower allowing better visibility of the animals in the park. Even other Tanzanian National Park are easier to explore in the dry season when the tracks are dry even though they may get dusty from the so many vehicle that roam the park.

The dry season is the high tourism season in Tanzania attracting millions of people from world over. Expect more tourists to visit the country in the dry season and cost of most amenities are at the gross price.

It is best to reserve the safari logistics in time including accommodations, transport to the parks in advance as booking at the last minute, the best options are sold out.

During the wet season, that is March to May and November, you can also arrange a Tanzania safari but expect the roads to be messy. More infants are visible in the low season since they have hiding spots from possible predators.

Even those who wish to enjoy some extra privacy while on safari in Tanzania may make use of the low season when less people are expected on ground. Those with a limited budget but have a safari to Tanzania on their bucket list may take advantage of the low season when some service providers may discount there prices.

Why Visit Tanzania For One Week Safari

Tanzania is a game safari haven in Africa boating some of the best wildlife spectacles. During the one week safari in Tanzania, you may get to see some of the large animal populations in the wild that is hard to find in other countries. In case you choose a Tanzania safari to Serengeti National Park during the exodus of the great Wildebeest migration, you may get to enjoy the beauty of nature at its best. Multitudes of wild animals find there way to Serengeti to join the great wildebeest migration that is world phenomena.       

By paying park entrance fees at the entrance of the game park, you contribute to the fund that supports the conservation of animals in these parks. The photos that are shared about the wild life in Tanzania are a marketing tool for many tourists to these wilderness parks.

When visiting Tanzania with children, they get to appreciate wildlife at an early age which is hope for sustainable existence of these animals if the young generation is sensetised.

How Much Is The Cost Of One Week Safari In Tanzania

The cost of one week safari in Tanzania is categorized into luxury, mid-range and basic. Every tourist is expected to pay park entrance fees as this is one of the contributions to the conservation fund in Tanzania.

By purchasing the safari in Tanzania, you have the chance to see more wild animals in there natural setting other than these in confinements and cages.

In additions to park entrance fees, tourists need to book other safari logistics that support safaris in Tanzania including accommodation, transport, professional driver guides and others. These have varying and the higher the cost price the better the type of service offered to you while on safari.

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Is Tanzania Safe to Visit For A One Week Safari

Tanzania is a safe safari destination any time you wish to visit. On ground in the National Parks, there are rules that every tourist is expected to abide by to avoid opening to chances for the savages to pounce on you during your stay in the parks. Try not to touch the animals you encounter in the Tanzania game parks no matter how close they get to your safari vehicle because they are not pets and are not habituated to human presence.

There are professional and experienced ranger guides from Tanzania Wildlife Management Authority who are on ground to safe guard the park dwellers and the visitors. They work with other security agencies to maintain law and order in n around the parks.

Personal safety is very important so be mindful of the rules you are expected to follow while on safari in Tanzania.

What Are The Guidelines to Follow on Safari in Tanzania

• Carry just what is necessary for your time on Tanzania holiday so that you are not inconvenienced by the limited legs room in case you are sharing the vehicle with others.
• When in the park, donot hoot or make noise because you may scare the wild animals and push them into hiding yet others would like to see them too.
• In case you have children on safari donot let them out of sight as the parks have savages that may pounce on them.
• Drive a speed that is recommended by the Park authorities so as not to cause any accident to the animals or yourself.
• Donot dangle your limbs or get out of the car during the game drive because you donot know what awaits you in the bushes.
• Take some anti-malarial before travelling for a safari in Tanzania because this is a tropical country
• No feeding the wild animals while on safari because they are wild animals that must search for there own food and not depend on human provision.
• Never dump garbage like wraps, cans, foil in the wilderness because this alters the nature of the environment where wild animals thrive.
• During the walking safaris, wait for the ranger guides to lead the way because you may easily be terrified by the wild animals.
• Never drive off track as this may calls for a penalty and if you have to do so, seek permission from the authority.
• Donot leave your engine on when you locate the wild animals because you may scare them.
• Respect others while on a game drive so that you can all have the chance to enjoy the wild.
• Carry nothing from the Tanzanian safari destinations other than the photos as memories and leave nothing but only the marks of your vehicle.

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