Tanzania · Safari

6-Day Tanzania Wildlife Safari through Serengeti Tarangire and Ngorongoro

6 Days Round trip from Arusha Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Explore Tarangire National Park, most famous for its elephant migration
  • 02 Learn about the "Big Five" in Serengeti National Park
  • 03 Visit Ngorongoro Crater, the world's largest inactive, intact, and unfilled volcanic caldera
  • 04 Take in spectacular views across the plains of the Serengeti savannah from Naabi Hill

Get ready to unwind and enjoy a few days in the heart of the wilderness on Tanzania's Northern Circuit. Visit some of the country's most famous national parks, including Tarangire National Park, Serengeti National Park, and Ngorongoro Crater, and experience the quintessential African safari. Admire abundant wildlife, sweeping savannah landscapes, and stunning skies over 6 memorable days.

On reaching the crater's edge, the 19 km diameter caldera opens up before you in all its stunning glory, and you will descend into the crater on an adventurous trail.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 6 Days
Tour type Shared
Activity level Easy
Accommodation Included · Standard
Transport Included
Wheelchair access Not applicable
Cities Arusha, Mount Kilimanjaro, Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tarangire National Park
Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

1
Day 01

Arrival at Kilimanjaro Airport and Transfer to Arusha

  • Upon arrival at the airport, meet your driver and get picked up.

  • Transfer to Arusha town to your designated hotel for an overnight stay.

2
Day 02

Arusha to Tarangire National Park Safari

  • In the morning, get picked up from your hotel and, after a short briefing, head to Tarangire National Park. The park, with its endless savannah trees, impressive baobab trees, and seasonal marshes, is also home to the largest elephant herds in northern Tanzania.

  • In addition to elephants, you are likely to spot giraffes, buffaloes, lions, zebras, gnus, and other types of antelopes and gazelles.

  • Upon arrival at the park, your driver will open the roof of the vehicle, and the extensive wildlife viewing will begin.

  • Lunch will be taken at a picnic spot, and in the afternoon, see more of this amazing and beautiful park.

  • In the late afternoon, arrive at the Lake Burunge Tented Camp, located outside the park, for your overnight stay.

3
Day 03

Through Ngorongoro to Serengeti National Park

  • After breakfast, depart towards the Rift Valley, passing through Mto Wa Mbu and Karatu in the cooler regions of the crater highlands.

  • Enter the Ngorongoro Conservation Area and stop for a short look into the crater from a viewing platform.

  • Continue your journey around the crater and descend the other side, enjoying your free "African massage" on the bumpy road, passing Masai villages on your way to Serengeti National Park.

  • At the Naabi Hill entrance gate, walk to a viewpoint with spectacular views across the plains of the Serengeti savannah.

  • Continue towards the Seronera Area in the central part of the Serengeti. The park offers a multitude of wildlife, including the "Big Five": lion, elephant, buffalo, rhino, and leopard.

  • Late in the afternoon, arrive at the Kati Kati Tented Camp. The camp is in a secluded area, in the heart of the bush, and the stars at night are breathtaking.

  • Lunch will be enjoyed en route.

4
Day 04

Full-Day Game Drive in Serengeti National Park

  • Following breakfast, spend the whole day on a game drive in Serengeti National Park and have lunch at a picnic spot en route.

  • Depending on the time of year, you might even have the chance to witness the great migration, with hundreds of thousands of wildebeests, zebras, and Thompson gazelles.

  • Your guide will try his utmost to find the animals and will make sure that you can see them from the best spot in the national park.

  • Naturally, the migration also attracts predators, and with luck, you might see a kill in action.

Spend another night at the Kati Kati Tented Camp.

5
Day 05

Serengeti National Park to Karatu Village

  • After breakfast, check out from your lodge and depart with your picnic lunch, enjoying a game drive en route to Karatu village.

Spend your overnight stay at Farm House Lodge.

6
Day 06

Ngorongoro Crater Safari and Return to Arusha

  • After breakfast at daybreak, start early on your outward journey to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.

  • On reaching the crater's edge, the 19 km diameter caldera opens up before you in all its stunning glory, and you will descend into the crater on an adventurous trail. This World Heritage Site is seasonally home to over 25,000 animals, including a wide variety of birds, hyenas, and the "Big Five": lion, elephant, buffalo, rhino, and leopard.

  • Exit the crater on a different ascent road and, after a relaxing lunch, return to Arusha, arriving around noon before heading to the airport.

Tarangire National Park baobabs, Naabi Hill viewpoint, Serengeti National Park plains, Ngorongoro Crater caldera

Where this trip takes you

Tarangire National Park baobabs, Naabi Hill viewpoint, Serengeti National Park plains, Ngorongoro Crater caldera

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from Arusha 5 cities · 6 Days

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • English-speaking Tanzania tour guide

  • Transport

  • Entrance fees

  • Accommodation

  • Food

  • Mineral water

What's Not Included

  • Masai Boma visit can be added as an extra activity at an extra charge of USD 50 per vehicle.

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point
Kilimanjaro International Airport, Kilimanjaro Airport Road, Tanzania
Tour start
Arusha, Tanzania
Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
End of the journey

Your 6 days finish where they began, in Arusha.

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