Tour overview

A 6 days, 5-night guided safari to four stunning parks in northern Tanzania. Tarangire, Lake Manyara, Serengeti, and Ngorongoro Crater. Starting and ending in Arusha, this tour offers diverse wildlife experiences. Witness the vast plains of Serengeti, home to the Big Five. Explore Tarangire, renowned for its elephant herds, and Ngorongoro Crater, dubbed the “garden of animals,”. Conclude your journey at the picturesque Lake Manyara, known for its flamingoes and unique tree-climbing lions.

Included

  • Professional Driver/Tour guide
  • Park fees
  • All Activities mentioned
  • All Meals
  • All accommodations
  • Private 4×4 game drive vehicle
  • Government Tax Fees

Not Included

  • Tips & Gratitude
  • International flights
  • Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour

Day 1: Arusha to Tarangire National Park

Earlier in the morning after breakfast the tour departs. First stop is Arusha Town for any last minute purchases before we head off on a safari. Afterwards we head towards the Tarangire National Park for a game drive with picnic lunch at the park. Tarangire is well known for its huge elephant population and baobab trees. It forms the center of an annual migratory cycle that includes up to 3000 elephants, 25,000 wildebeest and 30,000 zebras. Late evening after game drives you will be driven to the Lodge for Dinner and overnight.

Day 2: Tarangire to Serengeti National Park

Earlier in the morning after breakfast you will be picked up from the lodge and Drive to Serengeti National Park, via the beautiful high lying farmland of Karatu then Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Leaving the highlands behind, we descend into the heart of wild Africa - the endless of Serengeti National park, rolling into the distance as far as the eye can see. We head to the central park area, known as the Seronera area, one of the richest wildlife habitats in the park, featuring the Seronera River, which provides a valuable water source to this area and therefore attracts wildlife well representative of most of the Serengeti's species. We arrive in time for lunch and enjoy an afternoon game drive in the Serengeti National Park.

Day 3: Game Drives in Serengeti National Park

Enjoy a leisurely breakfast or embark on full-day game drives at 9:00 AM with a packed lunch, returning around 6:00 PM. Alternatively, start with a 6:00 AM game drive, then return for breakfast and relaxation before an afternoon game drive with lunch. Explore the central Serengeti, renowned for its lion and leopard populations. The Seronera area, enriched by the Seronera River, attracts diverse wildlife year-round. Look out for lion prides, especially during migration off-season. A picnic lunch is provided during the full-day drive, concluding around 5:00 PM, followed by a hearty dinner and a restful night in your accommodation.

Day 4: Game Drives in Serengeti and Transfer to Ngorongoro Conservation Area

After breakfast you will go for a half day game drives in Serengeti National Park then after Lunch you departs to Ngorongoro Conservation area for dinner and overnight. Ngorongoro is a special conservation area and not a National Park. The whole area is managed for both animals and local Maasai people who graze their cattle alongside the indigenous wildlife.

Day 5: Safari in Ngorongoro Crater and Drive Back to Arusha/Airport

Get up Earlier in the morning around 6:00am for Breakfast then descend to the crater floor for game drive. You can expect to see lions, elephants, Zebras, Hippos, Flamingos, Jackals, Rhinos Antelopes and many birds. The birds seen here include eagle, vulture, and flamingos in the Crater Lake, stork, bats, giant vulture, sacred ibis, kori bustard, blacksmith plover, long necked heron and the cattle eagle. Post the picnic lunch at the beautiful Hippo pool, you will begin a steep ascend to the top exit of the crater. With a 2hr drive left to Karatu the day will come to a close, Late afternoon you will be driven to the Lodge for Dinner and Overnight.

Day 6: Safari in Lake Manayara National Park and Drive to Arusha/Airport

The last day of your safari starts at 7:30 AM after breakfast. Then you will departs for Lake Manyara National Park where you will have a half day game drive, lush forests of Acacia and Mahogany trees begin to set the mood for what is waiting ahead. The game drive will go on till mid-afternoon with a small break for a picnic lunch. During the game drive watch out for buffaloes, giraffes, impalas, baboons and the blue monkeys. Another spectacle of the Lake Manyara National park is the tree climbing lions, however spotting them is a game of luck. In the right season, you can see the shoreline turning pink with millions of flamingos flocking there. After Lunch at the Picnic site in lake Manyara National park you will be heading back to Arusha where you will dropped off at Arusha Airport or your Accommodation in Arusha. With an incredible experience and loads of memories to cherish, this is the time you bid goodbye to your team.