7 Days Tanzania Mid-Range Safari

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This 7-day Tanzania mid-range safari is a beautifully paced journey through the country’s most iconic wildlife destinations, offering time, comfort, and exceptional game viewing. From Tarangire’s elephant-filled savannahs and Lake Manyara’s lush forests to extended exploration of the legendary Serengeti and a grand finale inside the Ngorongoro Crater, this itinerary delivers a complete and deeply rewarding safari experience.

With two full days in the Serengeti, carefully selected mid-range lodges, and expertly guided game drives, this safari is ideal for travelers who want to explore Tanzania without rushing — allowing each landscape and wildlife encounter to unfold naturally.

Tour Plan

Day 1: Arusha – Tarangire National Park

After breakfast in Arusha, depart on a scenic drive to Tarangire National Park, passing through open countryside dotted with Maasai settlements and ancient baobab trees. Upon arrival, begin your first game drive through Tarangire’s diverse landscapes.

The park is famous for its large elephant herds and also hosts giraffes, zebras, wildebeest, buffalo, and predators such as lions and leopards. Enjoy a picnic lunch inside the park before continuing your afternoon exploration.

In the evening, exit the park and transfer to your lodge for dinner and overnight.

Distance: Approx. 130 km

Game Viewing: 6–7 hours

Transport: 4×4 Custom Safari Vehicle with pop-up roof

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Accommodation: Suricata Boma Lodge (or similar mid-range lodge)


Day 2: Tarangire National Park – Lake Manyara National Park

After breakfast, journey to Lake Manyara National Park, nestled beneath the Great Rift Valley escarpment. Despite its compact size, the park offers remarkable biodiversity.

Spend the day on a game drive through groundwater forests, open plains, and lakeshore habitats. Look out for tree-climbing lions, large troops of baboons, elephants, giraffes, hippos, and thousands of flamingos. Bird lovers will appreciate the park’s more than 400 recorded bird species.

Return to your lodge in the evening for dinner and overnight.

Distance: Approx. 85 km

Game Viewing: 6–7 hours

Transport: 4×4 Custom Safari Vehicle

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Accommodation: Suricata Boma Lodge (or similar mid-range lodge)


Day 3: Lake Manyara – Serengeti National Park

Following breakfast, begin your journey toward the world-famous Serengeti National Park, traveling through the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Enjoy scenic views of highlands, crater rims, and open plains, with wildlife sightings often part of the journey.

Enjoy a picnic lunch en route before entering the Serengeti. Spend the afternoon on a game drive across vast savannahs, encountering lions, cheetahs, elephants, giraffes, buffalo, zebras, and large herds of wildebeest. Arrive at your lodge in the evening for dinner and overnight.

Distance: Approx. 243 km

Game Viewing: 6–7 hours

Transport: 4×4 Custom Safari Vehicle

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Accommodation: Tanzania Bush Camps (or similar mid-range lodge)


Day 4 & Day 5: Full Days in Serengeti National Park

Enjoy two full days dedicated entirely to exploring the endless wilderness of the Serengeti, one of Africa’s most celebrated wildlife reserves.

Each day includes morning and afternoon game drives, offering excellent opportunities to track lions, leopards, cheetahs, elephants, giraffes, buffalo, and vast herds of plains game. During the right season, you may witness the breathtaking movement of the Great Migration, one of nature’s most dramatic spectacles.

Between game drives, enjoy hot lunches and time to relax at your lodge. Evenings are spent reflecting on the day’s discoveries beneath Serengeti’s star-filled skies.

Game Viewing: 6–7 hours daily

Transport: 4×4 Custom Safari Vehicle

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Accommodation: Tanzania Bush Camps (or similar mid-range lodge)


Day 6: Serengeti National Park – Ngorongoro Conservation Area

After breakfast, enjoy a final morning game drive in the Serengeti, taking advantage of the cooler hours when wildlife is most active. Continue exploring until late morning, then enjoy a picnic lunch before departing toward the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.

Travel through changing landscapes as you ascend into the cooler highlands. Arrive at your lodge near the crater rim in the late afternoon, where sweeping views and crisp air create a peaceful setting for the night.

Distance: Approx. 135 km

Game Viewing: 6–7 hours

Transport: 4×4 Custom Safari Vehicle

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Accommodation: Ngorongoro Kuhama Camp (or similar mid-range lodge)


Day 7: Ngorongoro Crater – Arusha

Rise early to witness sunrise over the Ngorongoro Crater, followed by breakfast before descending more than 600 meters into this UNESCO World Heritage Site. Spend the morning on a guided game drive across the crater floor, one of the most wildlife-dense areas in Africa.

Here, you may encounter lions, elephants, buffalo, hippos, hyenas, flamingos, and the rare black rhino. Enjoy a hot picnic lunch surrounded by breathtaking scenery before ascending the crater walls and beginning your return journey to Arusha.

Distance: Approx. 185 km

Game Viewing: 5–6 hours

Transport: 4×4 Custom Safari Vehicle

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch

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Safari Inclusions

  • 4×4 Safari Vehicle with pop-up roof

  • Professional driver-guide

  • All park fees 

  • Accommodation during the safari as per itinerary

  • Meals as indicated 

  • Drinking water throughout the safari

  • All game drives as per itinerary

  • Airport transfers (where listed in itinerary)

  • Government taxes & levies

Safari Exclusions

  • International flights and visas

  • Travel insurance

  • Tips for guides, cooks, and lodge staff

  • Personal expenses (laundry, telephone, souvenirs, etc.)

  • Alcoholic and soft drinks (unless stated otherwise)

  • Optional activities such as hot air balloon safaris, walking safaris, cultural visits

  • Extra accommodation before or after the safari unless specified

  • Meals not mentioned in the itinerary