Bird Watching Safari in Tanzania offers an opportunity to step into the most incredible destinations in Tanzania not to mention Arusha National Park where you will enjoy walking through the park with an armed ranger and safari guide, enjoy a picnic lunch and finish with a game drive, Lake Manyara National Park, Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Crater and Lake Manyara National Park. Our tour will focus on spotting some beautiful species of birds that are dominant in each destination. Our fun-filled trip will expose us very close to nature and experience the beauty of Tanzania Safari through bird encounters. Join us aboard and discover the birds in Tanzania.
On arrival, you will meet our charming staff with a signboard written your name, after meeting and greetings you will be picked up from Kilimanjaro (JRO) or Arusha Airport (ARK) and transferred to Arusha for an overnight stay.
Tour Details
Day 1: Arusha – Arusha National Park
After breakfast, you will be picked up from your hotel in Arusha and driven to the Arusha National Park. The park has a mysterious variety of plants and animals, which never fail to impress. The Hollywood superstars also pin this park to film the famous movie “Hatari” in which Hardy Kruger and the legendary John Wayne did their best here.
Your trip will include a visit to the Ngurdoto Crater where waterbucks, giraffes, warthog, buffalo, baboons and zebra can be observed all year round along with different bird species. On the trip, you will be accompanied by an armed ranger who escorts you on the walking safari that will grant you unlimited possibilities to experience the wildlife very up close in a safe way. Such an opportunity is something that should not be missed because only a few national parks offer that kind of trip experience. You will enjoy the picnic lunch in the park and, you will proceed with your tour in the safari jeep through the Park.
Birds to encounter in Arusha National Parks are
African fish eagle, African olive, pigeon, Augur buzzard, Bar-tailed, trogon, Bearded vulture, Black saw-wing, Cinnamon-chested bee-eater, Egyptian goose, Great crested grebe, Hartlaub’s turaco, Little grebe, Narina trogon, Peregrine falcon, Red-fronted parrot, Scaly francolin, Silvery-cheeked hornbill, Southern pochard,
Tawny eagle, Verreaux’s eagle.
After a full day of enjoyment and excitement, we will drive you back to Arusha. Overnight Tulia Boutique and Spa (BB)
Distance: 52km
Game drive time: 6 -7 hours
Transportation: 4×4 safari jeep pop-up roof
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Drinking water
Day 2: Arusha To Tarangire National Park.
After breakfast, the tour will depart to Tarangire National Park with lunch boxes, on the trip expect to enjoy a full-day game drive in the Park. You will explore the park and enjoy each moment and in the afternoon you will have a picnic lunch, and then continue with a game drive to see what nature will offer.
The Tarangire National Park consists of natural vegetation predominantly, the Acacia woodland and marvellous giant African Baobab trees. The park accommodates huge swamp areas in the south, both the river and the swamps attract wild animals like magnets during Tanzania’s dry season. The Tarangire National Park is well known to contain the largest elephant herds in Africa.
This Tanzania National Park is also home to three rare species of animals including the Fringe-eared Oryx, Ashy starling as well as Greater Kudu.
Birds to encounter at Tarangire National Park are
African grey flycatcher, Ashy starling, Bare-faced go-away bird, Donaldson Smith’s nightjar, Great white pelican, Mouse-coloured penduline tit, Northern pied babbler, Northern, white-crowned shrike, Ostrich, Pink-breasted lark, Rufous-tailed weaver, Slate-coloured boubou, Von der Decken’s hornbill, Vulturine, Guinea fowl, Yellow-collared lovebird
Late afternoon we will drive back to Marera Valley Lodge for dinner and overnight. (FB)
Distance: 150km
Game drive time: 6 -7 hours
Transportation: 4×4 safari jeep pop-up roof
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Drinking water
Day 3: Lake Manyara National Park
After breakfast, the tour departs for Lake Manyara. Uniquely, Lake Manyara National Park grants an unlimited variety of habitats that enhance a fantastic wildlife view. Lake Manyara landscape is covered by Acacia woodlands, baobab-strewn cliffs, water forests, algae-streaked hot springs, swamps and predominantly the lake.
The park is capable of supporting a huge number of animal species and spectacular bird life. Moreover, Manyara has a huge concentration of baboons compared to nowhere in the world and the lions in this park are also famously known for their tree-climbing habits.
Birds to encounter at Lake Manyara National Park are Abdim’s stork, African fish eagle, African grey hornbill, African hawk eagle, African jacana, African spoonbill, Baglafecht weaver, Comb duck, Crowned eagle, Great white pelican, Greater flamingo, Grey crowned crane, Hamerkop, Hottentot teal, Lesser flamingo, Little stint, Pied avocet, Pied kingfisher, Pink-backed pelican, Sacred ibis, Saddle-billed stork, Silvery-cheeked hornbill, Southern ground hornbill, Spur-winged goose, Von der Decken’s hornbill, Yellow-billed stork
You have a day to enjoy what the park has to offer and then the late afternoon will drive back to Marera Valley Lodge (FB)
Game drive time: 6 -7 hours
Transportation: 4×4 safari jeep pop-up roof
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Drinking water
Day 4: From Lake Manyara – Serengeti National Park
After breakfast, the tour will depart towards the Serengeti National Park, passing the brilliant high-lying farmland of Karatu and the Ngorongoro. Leaving the highlands behind, we will descend into the Serengeti National Park. The park offers a panoramic view with its endless plains that flash into the distance as far as the eye can see.
On the tour, we will explore the central park area, well known as the Seronera area. This one of the richest wildlife habitats in the park comprises the Seronera River, which provides an important water source to this area and hence attracts the number of wildlife which are representative of most of the Serengeti’s animal species. We will arrive in the afternoon and enjoy lunch and proceed with an afternoon game drive in the Serengeti National Park.
Dinner and overnight at Serengeti Heritage Lodge (FB)
Distance: 275km
Game drive time: 6 -7 hours
Transportation: 4×4 safari jeep pop-up roof
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Drinking water
Day 5: From Serengeti To Ngorongoro
On this day you will wake up early in the morning and have breakfast, then you will enjoy a morning game drive in the park, you will depart with your lunchboxes and then drive to Ngorongoro with a game drive.
Dinner and overnight Karibu Luxury tented camp. (FB)
Distance: 135km
Game drive time: 6 -7 hours
Transportation: 4×4 safari jeep pop-up roof
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Drinking water
Day 6: From Ngorongoro Crater – Arusha
After breakfast, the tour will go down to Ngorongoro where you will descend into the crater with a lunch box, and enjoy a day game drive.
The Ngorongoro Crater is one of the most highly crowded African wildlife spots in the world and an estimated 30,000 animals have found their home here, including some of Tanzania’s, rare black rhinos. The area is supported by a year-round water supply which supports a countless variety of animals, including buffaloes, eland, herds of wildebeest, zebra, birds, warthog, hippo, and giant African elephants.
Another big shot to this picturesque park is its ability to accommodate a huge population of predators, which include hyenas lions, jackals, ever-elusive leopards and cheetahs. The lunch will be enjoyed on the crater floor.
Birds to encounter at Ngorongoro Crater are the African spoonbill, Augur buzzard, Capped wheatear, Eastern, double-collared sunbird, Egyptian vulture, Fan-tailed widowbird, Greater flamingo, Hartlaub’s turaco, Hildebrandt’s francolin, Hildebrandt’s starling, Jackson’s widowbird, Kenya rufous sparrow, Kori bustard, Livingstone’s turaco, Namaqua dove
Northern anteater chat, Red-and-yellow barbet, Rosy-throated longclaw, Rufous-tailed weaver (E)
Scarlet-chested sunbird, Schalow’s wheatear, Speke’s weaver, Verreaux’s eagle, White-eyed slaty flycatcher
Late afternoon drive back to Arusha
Distance: 185km
Game drive time: 6 -7 hours
Transportation: 4×4 safari jeep pop-up roof
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Drinking water
Distance: 180km
Game drive time: 6 -7 hours
Transportation: 4×4 safari jeep pop-up roof
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Drinking water
PRICE: $3000 PER PERSON
INCLUDED
Nights Lodge accommodation during safari
All meals during the safari
Pickup from the airport on arrival
Game drives in a proper safari vehicle 4×4 safari jeep open roof
Services of a professional safari guide and bird expert
Hotel accommodations on arrival day at Serengeti Villa or Africana Grand Hotel (BB)
Hotel accommodation after the safari at Serengeti Villa or Africana Grand Hotel. (BB)
Park fees
Mineral water
EXCLUDED
Items of a personal nature
Tips (20$ per person per day)
International airfares.
Any required visas.
Travel insurance.
