6-Day Best of Tanzania Budget Safari from Arusha
Overview
This safari is offered year round and features the most famous parks in Tanzania. From December to April you can enjoy the calving season, wherein the wildebeest complete their annual migration and head back to the rich grass plans of the southern Serengeti in Tanzania to give birth. From July to October you may witness the spectacle of the wildebeest river crossing, where more than a million animals attempt to cross the Mara River while evading the resident crocodiles. What you can see depends on which time of the year you are coming but this safari can still be done and enjoyed at anytime of the year.
Inclusions
- All accommodation as per itinerary
- Meals as per itinerary (B=breakfast, L=lunch, D=dinner)
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Transport by private vehicle
- Bottled water
- Driver/guide
What to expect
Day 1: Arrival (L)
You will be picked up from Kilimanjaro airport. From here you will be driven to the Arusha Crown Hotel and briefed on your upcoming safari. Enjoy a restful night before beginning your adventure tomorrow!
Overnight: Arusha Crown Hotel
Day 2: Tarangire National Park (B/L/D)
We depart for Tarangire National Park. Tarangire is one of the largest parks in Tanzania and is located in the Manyara region. It is characterized by the large herds of elephants and tree climbing lions that call it home, as well as the fascinating baobab trees that are renowned for their mythical powers by some of the local cultures.
Overnight: Budget Camping
Day 3: Serengeti National Park (B/L/D)
We depart for Serengeti National Park, famed for its incredible wildlife, stunning views and the annual migration of over 1.5 million wildebeest and hundreds of thousands of zebras. In this frenzied bout of territorial conquests and mating, witness an actual survival of the fittest as these animals plunge through crocodile-infested waters.
Overnight: Budget Camping
Day 4: Serengeti National Park (B/L/D)
We set off for a full day game drive in the wilderness following the Great Migration trails. Our experienced guide will provide you with interesting facts about this highly renowned event, which makes Tanzania the top safari destination in Africa.
Serengeti, a UNESCO world heritage site, is home to around 200, 000 zebras, and 300, 000 Thomson’s gazelle, which join in the wildebeest’s trek for fresh grazing. Listen to the exotic sounds of over six million hooves pounding the open plains.
Overnight: Budget Camping
Day 5: Ngorongoro Crater (B/L/D)
We head towards the Ngorongoro Conservation Area for a game drive. This is another UNESCO World Heritage Site located west of Arusha in the crater highlands of Tanzania. The stunning landscape of Ngorongoro, with its vast expanses of highland plains and concentration of wildlife, animals makes this place one of the most exotic natural wonders on earth.
Overnight: Budget Camping
Day 6: Lake Manyara - Arusha (B/L)
After breakfast you will drive to Lake Manyara National Park, whose lake Ernest Hemingway claimed was “the loveliest I had seen in Africa”. The park offers a compact game viewing circuit and is one of the most diverse reserves in the country. The lake itself covers two-thirds of the park and the Great Rift Valley provides a stunning backdrop. In the afternoon we head back to Arusha.
You will be picked up from Kilimanjaro airport. From here you will be driven to the Arusha Crown Hotel and briefed on your upcoming safari. Enjoy a restful night before beginning your adventure tomorrow!
Overnight: Arusha Crown Hotel
Day 2: Tarangire National Park (B/L/D)
We depart for Tarangire National Park. Tarangire is one of the largest parks in Tanzania and is located in the Manyara region. It is characterized by the large herds of elephants and tree climbing lions that call it home, as well as the fascinating baobab trees that are renowned for their mythical powers by some of the local cultures.
Overnight: Budget Camping
Day 3: Serengeti National Park (B/L/D)
We depart for Serengeti National Park, famed for its incredible wildlife, stunning views and the annual migration of over 1.5 million wildebeest and hundreds of thousands of zebras. In this frenzied bout of territorial conquests and mating, witness an actual survival of the fittest as these animals plunge through crocodile-infested waters.
Overnight: Budget Camping
Day 4: Serengeti National Park (B/L/D)
We set off for a full day game drive in the wilderness following the Great Migration trails. Our experienced guide will provide you with interesting facts about this highly renowned event, which makes Tanzania the top safari destination in Africa.
Serengeti, a UNESCO world heritage site, is home to around 200, 000 zebras, and 300, 000 Thomson’s gazelle, which join in the wildebeest’s trek for fresh grazing. Listen to the exotic sounds of over six million hooves pounding the open plains.
Overnight: Budget Camping
Day 5: Ngorongoro Crater (B/L/D)
We head towards the Ngorongoro Conservation Area for a game drive. This is another UNESCO World Heritage Site located west of Arusha in the crater highlands of Tanzania. The stunning landscape of Ngorongoro, with its vast expanses of highland plains and concentration of wildlife, animals makes this place one of the most exotic natural wonders on earth.
Overnight: Budget Camping
Day 6: Lake Manyara - Arusha (B/L)
After breakfast you will drive to Lake Manyara National Park, whose lake Ernest Hemingway claimed was “the loveliest I had seen in Africa”. The park offers a compact game viewing circuit and is one of the most diverse reserves in the country. The lake itself covers two-thirds of the park and the Great Rift Valley provides a stunning backdrop. In the afternoon we head back to Arusha.
Additional information
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
- A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Infant seats available
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
- This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 7 travelers
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Ticket delivery
You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.
Cancellation
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.
IgorsB2
November 2021
We were recommended Gosheni safaris by our friends who were doing a tour with them few weeks earlier and it was a really good decision. The organization was very smooth from the first contact with Pendo who proposed different options, but also happily arranged a custom made option for us. We were...
We were recommended Gosheni safaris by our friends who were doing a tour with them few weeks earlier and it was a really good decision. The organization was very smooth from the first contact with Pendo who proposed different options, but also happily arranged a custom made option for us. We were picked up at the airport and next day safari has started. Our guide Zadock was always putting an effort for us to see the most and he has succeeded. In Serengeti we would venture into remote areas where many other drivers would not go. It has allowed us to enjoy the wilderness in its fullest without the crowds of cars around us. It was an amazing experience and I can wholeheartedly recommend Gosheni safaris and Zadock as a guide!JoaoSVitor
October 2021
We had the most amazing experience of a well organized Safari that we ever could have imagined. We were picked up at our hotel in Arusha and the adventure started. We had almost a week of full day Safari experience and we could not have asked for a more professional, knowledgeable and funny guide...
We had the most amazing experience of a well organized Safari that we ever could have imagined. We were picked up at our hotel in Arusha and the adventure started. We had almost a week of full day Safari experience and we could not have asked for a more professional, knowledgeable and funny guide than our friend Fuhah (please try to ask for him if you are thinking about Booking a Safari in Tanzania). We will never forget this experience. Thank you Fuhah for making our honeymoon something that was really beyond of what we have dreamed off. João and Marta (Portugal)Nils T
October 2021
We did a 6+1 day Safari with Gosheni, including Tarangire, Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater and Lake Manyara. We had a great time, we saw a lot of animals, especially cats (around 50 lions, Chitahs and Leopards), the big five and endless zebras, giraffs, elephants, hyenas and so on. Samir was our gu...
We did a 6+1 day Safari with Gosheni, including Tarangire, Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater and Lake Manyara. We had a great time, we saw a lot of animals, especially cats (around 50 lions, Chitahs and Leopards), the big five and endless zebras, giraffs, elephants, hyenas and so on. Samir was our guide, and he made a great job. He is a safe driver and a good spotter, and he tried to find, want we wanted to see, always patient and with enough time for taking pictures. The accommodations were pretty good as well, we slept in tented camps in Tarangire and Serengeti and in the nice castle hotel close to Ngorongoro Crater with a stunning view. The food was really good and delicious, even the picnic lunch (which was prepared by the camps) was really good as well. All the stuff was really helpful and kind, we felt welcomed everywhere, starting with Pendo in the office. Because the roads are sometimes really bumby and the drives from park to park are long, a good option could be as well: starting in Arusha, do Tarangire and Ngorongoro Crater, end in the Serengeti and take a flight to Arusha/Kilimanjaro/Sansibar. Furthermore, if I would do it again, I would skip the Lake Manyara part (because its not as special as the rest) and would go for a third night in the Serengeti. All in all a wonderful experience, even though the prices for a Safari in Tanzania are really high.TamasL_13
September 2021
We had an amazing experience with Zadock who guided us through the Tarangirie N'gorongoro and Serengeti national parks. He made a lot of effort to bring us to the best places and made us to see all the animals what we wanted to see. He has a bright knowledge about the Safari experience and we o...
We had an amazing experience with Zadock who guided us through the Tarangirie N'gorongoro and Serengeti national parks. He made a lot of effort to bring us to the best places and made us to see all the animals what we wanted to see. He has a bright knowledge about the Safari experience and we only can recommend him!FellowTraveler795071
August 2022
It was an existing safari tour with all my family Willy the tour guide was extremely friendly and with a lot of knowledge
It was an existing safari tour with all my family Willy the tour guide was extremely friendly and with a lot of knowledgejamiehoyland23
February 2023
It has been amazing with Gosheni Safari. We have seen the big 5 Animals. We had Zadock & Laban as our guides.
It has been amazing with Gosheni Safari. We have seen the big 5 Animals. We had Zadock & Laban as our guides.