8 Days Rwanda Tanzania Safari

This 8 days Rwanda & Tanzania safari takes you through life-changing mountain gorilla trekking in the remarkable home of the mountain Gorillas in the Northwest of Rwanda Volcanoes National Park, to Tanzania where you will visit the Tarangire National Park the popular protected area for the big 5 games, especially the elephants, lions, rhinos, cheetahs and also visit Lake Manyara National Park for the rare tree climbing lions, birdlife and seasonal flamingos and also enjoy the Ngorongoro crater which offers refuge to the largest population of African wildlife predators and end your Safari with the Giant Mountain Gorillas in Rwanda.

Safari Highlights

Day 1: Arrival to Arusha Tanzania
Day 2: Transfer from Arusha to Lake Manyara National Park
Day 3: Full day Ngorongoro crater game drive
Day 4: Transfer to Tarangire National Park
Day 5: Transfer from Tarangire National Park to Arusha
Day 6: Fly into Kigali, Transfer to Volcanoes National Park
Day 7: Gorilla tracking in Rwanda Volcanoes National Park
Day 8: Transfer to Kigali’s International Airport for transfer flight home.

Detailed Itinerary

Day 1: Arrival to Tanzania

You will land at the International Airport in Tanzanian and after you will be welcomed by our experienced driver guide who will transfer you to the hotel in Arusha Town. You will check in to your Hotel for dinner and overnight stay.

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Day 2: Transfer from Arusha to Lake Manyara National Park

After your early morning breakfast at your respective lodge, you will be transferred to Lake Manyara National Park, enroute you will have a stopover in village markets and lunch at your respective lodge. In the afternoon, you will embark for your exciting game drive where you will have opportunity to catch a glimpse of the tree climbing lions. After, you will drive back to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay at Lake Manyara Tree House Lodge or other.

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Day 3: Game drive and transfer to Ngorongoro Crater

Following breakfast, you will have your packed lunch as you head towards the Ngorongoro Crater for an entire day game drive experience. Ngorongoro National Park features as Tanzania’s most sought after destination due to its exceptionally huge number of wildlife species. Ngorongoro Crater offers refuge to more than 30000 wildlife species and while on your safari do not miss to sight black rhinos. You will also sight zebras, hippos, eland, buffaloes, warthog as well as the big cat family especially the lions, leopards, cheetah, jackals. After, you will catch up with your picnic lunch on the crater floor and after drive back to your lodge for dinner and overnight stay as above.

Day 4: Transfer to Tarangire National Park

You will have breakfast in the morning and set off to Tarangire National Park for another tremendous safari encounter. You will have lunch at Tarangire Safari Lodge as you enjoy the stunning surrounding. Thereafter, embark on game drive to view leopards, lions, elephants and avian species. After, you will be driven back to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay at Tarangire Safari Lodge \ Mount Meru Game Lodge.

Day 5: Transfer from Tarangire National Park to Arusha

Following breakfast in the morning enjoy a game drive as you transfer back to Arusha town for your Overnight.

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Day 6: Fly to Kigali International Airport

Following breakfast in the morning in your respective Hotel, you will transfer to the Airport at  Kilimanjaro International Airport to fly to Rwanda. You will be welcomed by our experienced driver at Kanombe Kigali International Airport who will take you to Musanze for dinner and overnight stay at Virunga Lodge, Sabyinyo Lodge or Bisate Lodge.

Day 7: Gorilla tracking in Volcanoes National Park

After breakfast in the morning you will be transferred to the park headquarters for briefing from the park officials on general conduct in the forest as you head to the Forest in search for the mountain gorillas. Your trek can be 30 minutes to eight hours depending on the location of the gorillas, nature of the terrain and your physical fitness. You will have only one hour with the Gorilla after your face to face encounter with these apes in the wild and after return for dinner and overnight stay in the previous lodge.

Day 8: Drive to Kigali International Airport

Early in the morning, you will have breakfast at the lodge and after the driver guide will transfer you to Kigali for a short city tour at Gisozi genocide memorial site and after set off to the airport for departure flight.

END OF TOUR

The above 8 days Rwanda & Tanzania safari  is inclusive of:

• En route lunches
• Accommodation and Meals for 7 days.
• Gorilla Tracking permits
• Kigali city tour at Gisozi genocide site
• Transportation in a 4×4 wheel safari vehicle
• English-speaking driver guide and his expenses
• Game drives
• Airport transfers

The above 8 days Rwanda & Tanzania safari includes:

• Personal expenses like airfares, visa, laundry, tips, telephone, porter fee while tracking, insurance, shopping expenditure, alcoholic drinks and so on