10 Days Tanzania Walking and Wildlife Safari

Arrive in northern Tanzania, where a Hartebeest Safaris representative welcomes you and provides a private transfer to your Arusha accommodation. Settle in, recover from the flight and go through the plan for the days ahead.

Travel rhythm

Approximately 45–75 minutes from Kilimanjaro International Airport, depending on traffic.

Meals

Dinner, depending on arrival time

Accommodation

Hotel in Arusha, confirmed in the final quotation.

Your first walk is a gentle one, with an armed ranger among giraffe and buffalo near the Momella Lakes, beneath the slopes of Mount Meru. It's a good way to shake off the flight and get your eye in.

Travel rhythm

Usually about 1 hour by road each way, and 2–3 hours of easy walking.

Meals

Breakfast, lunch and dinner

Accommodation

Hotel in Arusha, confirmed in the final quotation.

Drive to Tarangire for your first game drive among baobabs, elephant herds and the river valley, arriving at your camp in time for sunset.

Travel rhythm

Usually 2–3 hours from Arusha before entering the park.

Meals

Breakfast, lunch and dinner

Accommodation

Mid-range lodge or tented camp, confirmed in the final quotation.

Set out in the cool of the morning with an armed ranger to learn about tracks, plants and birdlife. Return for lunch, then enjoy an afternoon game drive.

Travel rhythm

Walks are usually 2–3 hours at a gentle pace.

Meals

Breakfast, lunch and dinner

Accommodation

Mid-range lodge or tented camp, confirmed in the final quotation.

Cross the Rift Valley to the remote soda lake at its foot. Arrive in time for a late-afternoon walk along the shore, looking for flamingos and pelicans when water levels allow.

Travel rhythm

A long driving day, on rough roads for the final stretch.

Meals

Breakfast, lunch and dinner

Accommodation

Mid-range lodge or tented camp, confirmed in the final quotation.

Rise before dawn to walk with Hadzabe hunter-gatherers, who show how they track, gather and make fire. Later, visit Datoga blacksmiths, then enjoy a quiet afternoon by the lake.

Travel rhythm

Visits are guided locally and depend on the communities' own plans.

Meals

Breakfast, lunch and dinner

Accommodation

Mid-range lodge or tented camp, confirmed in the final quotation.

Climb into the Ngorongoro Highlands and walk with a ranger up to Olmoti, a shallow crater with grazing Maasai cattle, wildlife and a waterfall at the far end.

Travel rhythm

A scenic driving day. The walk is usually 2–3 hours.

Meals

Breakfast, lunch and dinner

Accommodation

Mid-range lodge in the Ngorongoro Highlands, confirmed in the final quotation.

Travel into the Ngorongoro Highlands and walk with a ranger at Empakaai, a dramatic crater with a soda lake often visited by flamingos.

Travel rhythm

A long, scenic driving day. The steep crater walk is optional and depends on your fitness.

Meals

Breakfast, lunch and dinner

Accommodation

Mid-range lodge in the Ngorongoro Highlands, confirmed in the final quotation.

Descend early to the crater floor for a game drive across grassland, wetlands and woodland, with a picnic lunch beside the wildlife.

Travel rhythm

Early descent is recommended; crater access and timing follow park rules.

Meals

Breakfast, lunch and dinner

Accommodation

Mid-range lodge in the Ngorongoro Highlands, confirmed in the final quotation.

Enjoy a short morning walk in the highlands if you wish, then drive back to Arusha for your onward connection.

Travel rhythm

Usually 3–4 hours by road. Transfer timing follows your flight.

Meals

Breakfast and lunch

Accommodation

No accommodation included unless an extension is requested.