10 Days Tanzania Chimpanzee Trekking & Serengeti Safari
Embark on a chimpanzee and wildlife safari in Tanzania on this 10 Days Tanzania Chimpanzee Trekking & Serengeti Safari. On this adventure, you will visit Ngorongoro Crater and Serengeti National Park for an incredible Tanzania Safari. Then fly to Gombe Stream National Park for chimpanzee trekking and walk in the footsteps of Dr. Jane Goodall’s groundbreaking primate research on chimpanzee trekking experience.
Highlights of 10 Days Tanzania Chimpanzee Trekking & Serengeti Safari
Day 1: Arusha – Welcome to Tanzania
Day 2: Ngorongoro Crater – Mto wa Mbu and Crater Safari
Day 3: Ngorongoro Crater
Day 4: Safari in the Serengeti
Day 5: Serengeti Safari
Day 6: From Kigoma to Gombe Stream National Park
Day 7: Chimp Trekking in Gombe
Day 8: Kigoma – Dr. Goodall’s Footsteps
Day 9: Dar es Salaam
Day 10: Departure
Detailed Itinerary of 10 Days Tanzania Chimpanzee Trekking & Serengeti Safari
Day 1: Arusha – Welcome to Tanzania
On arrival at in Tanzania’s Arusha at Kilimanjaro International Airport you will be warmly welcomed by your driver guide and transfer you to your hotel in Arusha, have dinner and overnight stay.
Overnight at Arusha Serena Hotel, Resort & Spa
Meal Plan: Dinner
Day 2: Ngorongoro Crater – Mto wa Mbu and Crater Safari
After breakfast, embark on a journey to Ngorongoro Conservation Area with your first stop in Mto wa Mbu where you will participate in a cooking demonstration led by the women of the community. Then we will take a walking tour through some of the most notable landmarks before enjoying a traditional lunch, then head out in search of wildlife on a guided on the Crater Rim. Enjoy a closer encounter with several animals including zebras, gazelles, warthogs and several species of antelopes. Later return to your lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Overnight at Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 3: Ngorongoro Crater
Wake up early for breakfast and head to Ngorongoro Crater, descend 600 meters into the crater for a full day game viewing with your packed lunch. Ngorongoro Crater – the largest intact unfilled crater in the world is one of the 8th Natural Wonders in the world, the crater is home to a large concentration of wildlife and on your game drive, you will see several animals including lions, leopards, cape buffaloes, zebras, wildebeests, leopards, cheetahs among others as well as several bird species. You will also visit Lake Magadi in the corner of the crater where you will see large flocks of pink flamingoes and several other water birds. As the sunsets, you will return to your lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Overnight at Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 4: Safari in the Serengeti
Enjoy a delicious breakfast, check out and embark on a journey to Serengeti National Park, as you drive out of the Ngorongoro, keep your eyes peeled for wildlife and on arrival, you will have picnic lunch at one of the picnic sites. Then have an afternoon game drive exploring the endless of Serengeti with incredible sights of several animals like the Big Five – lion, elephants, leopards, buffaloes and rhinos. Return to your lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Overnight at Mbali Mbali Soroi Serengeti Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 5: Serengeti Safari
The Serengeti is famed for its sheer numbers of wildlife. Millions of wildebeests, zebras and gazelles flock to this savannah park every year, accompanied by hungry predators. On the full day game drive you will see how huge lions can bend down so low that you don’t see them until they are right in front of you.
On this full day in Serengeti National Park you will have a picnic lunch in the park and enjoy the magic of the Serengeti has to offer from Sunrise to sunset.
Overnight at Mbali Mbali Soroi Serengeti Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 6: From Kigoma to Gombe Stream National Park
After breakfast, you will check out of your lodge and be transferred to the airstrip and fly to Kigoma, connecting to Gombe Stream National Park – where Dr. Jane Goodall loved and conducted her groundbreaking research on chimpanzees.
Overnight at Mbali Mbali Gombe Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 7: Chimp Trekking in Gombe
Wake up early for breakfast and head to the park for chimpanzee trekking, spend an hour with a family of chimpanzees in their natural habitat. This one hour is a life changing event, witness the complex social hierarchies, intelligent communication and human-like behavior and it is easy to see why these are our closest relatives.
Spend the day trekking to see the chimpanzees. With any lunch, encounter them and spend an hour observing them in the natural habitat. In the afternoon, spend free time on Lake Tanganyika.
Overnight at Mbali Mbali Gombe Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 8: Kigoma – Dr. Goodall’s Footsteps
Today you will follow the footsteps of Dr. Goodall in Gombe Forest. Since chimpanzees are gravely endangered, there are many efforts in place to help protect these species in Tanzania. Thankfully, there are legendary conservationists, like Dr. Jane Goodall, paving the way for their protection. Spend the day exploring some of Jane Goodall’s most iconic spots, visit her former house and the research station.
Hike to Jane’s Peak and take a moment to reflect on yesterday’s adventures. On the unusual occasional that you didn’t see chimpanzees on your trek the day before, you have the option to go out on an early morning trek for a second attempt. After the day spent exploring, return to the town of Kigoma on a boat cross Lake Tanganyika.
Overnight at Kigoma Hilltop Hotel
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 9: Dar es Salaam
Spend time by the coast to rest your mind and body before the return home. You can choose to explore the city, do some last minute souvenir shopping or relax at the hotel. In the evening, you will have dinner and overnight stay.
Overnight at Hotel Slipway
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 10: Departure
Today marks the end of your Tanzania Safari of 10 Days, depending on your flight schedule you will be dropped off at the airport for your flight back home.
End of 10 Days Tanzania Chimpanzee Trekking & Serengeti Safari
