6 Days Baobabs, Craters & Wild Horizons

Upon arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO), you will be warmly welcomed by our representative and transferred to your budget hotel in Arusha. Spend the remainder of the day relaxing after your flight or, if time permits, enjoy optional excursions such as an Arusha city tour, Cultural Heritage Centre, or local market visit before your unforgettable Tanzania budget safari begins. Your safari guide will also provide a briefing about the exciting Northern Tanzania safari adventure ahead.

Accommodation: Budget Hotel in Arusha

After breakfast, depart Arusha in your 4×4 safari vehicle and journey to beautiful Arusha National Park, one of Tanzania's most scenic wildlife destinations. Enjoy a full-day game drive through diverse landscapes ranging from montane forests and open grasslands to lakes and volcanic scenery. Look out for giraffes, zebras, buffaloes, warthogs, monkeys, baboons, and a variety of bird species while enjoying spectacular views of Mount Meru. Depending on conditions and park regulations, you may also enjoy an optional guided walking safari for a closer connection with the surrounding wilderness.

Accommodation: Budget Hotel in Arusha

After breakfast, depart Arusha and drive towards Tarangire National Park, one of Northern Tanzania's most rewarding wildlife destinations. Famous for its enormous elephant herds, ancient baobab trees and wildlife-rich Tarangire River, the park offers excellent opportunities to see elephants, lions, buffaloes, giraffes, zebras, wildebeests, antelopes and abundant birdlife. Enjoy a game drive through the park before continuing to your comfortable budget lodge or tented lodge for dinner and relaxation surrounded by the African wilderness.

Accommodation: Budget Safari Lodge or Tented Lodge in the Tarangire Area

After breakfast, depart Tarangire and continue towards Lake Manyara National Park, a beautiful and diverse wildlife sanctuary situated beneath the Great Rift Valley escarpment. Enjoy an exciting game drive through the park's groundwater forests, open plains and lakeshore habitats. Search for elephants, giraffes, zebras, buffaloes, hippos, monkeys, flamingos and other birdlife, with the possibility of encountering Lake Manyara's famous tree-climbing lions. After the game drive, continue to your comfortable budget lodge or tented lodge for dinner and overnight relaxation.

Accommodation: Budget Safari Lodge or Tented Lodge near Lake Manyara National Park

After breakfast, enjoy an optional guided walking safari or continue directly towards the spectacular Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Travel through the scenic highlands with opportunities to experience the local culture and landscapes surrounding the Maasai communities. An optional Maasai cultural village visit can provide an authentic insight into traditional lifestyles, customs and community life. Continue to your budget lodge in the Ngorongoro Highlands, where you can relax and prepare for the following day's unforgettable crater safari.

Accommodation: Budget Safari Lodge in the Ngorongoro Highlands

After an early breakfast, descend into the spectacular Ngorongoro Crater for an unforgettable half-day game drive. Often described as one of Africa's finest wildlife-viewing destinations, the crater provides excellent opportunities to see lions, elephants, buffaloes, zebras, wildebeests, hippos, hyenas and, with luck, the endangered black rhino. Enjoy a picnic lunch before beginning your scenic drive back to Arusha, where your 6 Day Tanzania budget lodge safari from Arusha comes to an end.