Tanzania · Safari

7-Day Tanzania Wildlife Safari with Serengeti and Ngorongoro

7 Days Round trip from Arusha Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Explore Lake Manyara National Park, home to more than 350 bird species
  • 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 Explore Tarangire National Park, most famous for its elephant migration

This 7-day safari showcases the real beauty of Northern Tanzania through its abundant wildlife, precious landscapes, and varied vegetation. Travel through Lake Manyara, Serengeti National Park, the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, and Tarangire National Park while admiring an enormous number of big game and small game. Experience the quintessential African safari as you take in remarkable wildlife encounters and the stunning skies of Tanzania.

This 7-day safari showcases the real beauty of Northern Tanzania through its abundant wildlife, precious landscapes, and varied vegetation.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 7 Days
Tour type Shared
Activity level Easy
Accommodation Included · Standard
Transport Included
Wheelchair access Not applicable
Cities Arusha, Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Lake Manyara, Tarangire National Park
Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

1
Day 01

Lake Manyara Game Drives from Arusha

  • After breakfast, drive to Lake Manyara for lunch, followed by morning and afternoon game drives.
  • The park's varied habitat attracts a wide variety of animals, including one of Africa's largest concentrations of elephants, Lake Manyara's unique tree-climbing lions, zebra, buffalo, giraffe, baboons, warthog, as well as large flocks of flamingos drawn by the algae in the lake.

Dinner and overnight at lodge/campsite.

2
Day 02

Journey to Serengeti via Karatu and Ngorongoro

  • After breakfast, head towards Serengeti National Park via the beautiful high-lying farmland of Karatu and the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
  • Leaving the highlands behind, descend into the heart of wild Africa - Serengeti National Park - with its endless plains rolling into the distance as far as the eye can see.
  • Continue to the central park area, known as the Seronera area, one of the richest wildlife habitats in the park. The Seronera River provides a valuable water source to this area and therefore attracts wildlife well representative of most of the Serengeti's species.
  • Arrive in time for lunch and enjoy an afternoon game drive in Serengeti National Park.

Dinner and overnight at lodge/campsite.

3
Day 03

Full-Day Serengeti Wildlife Safari

  • After breakfast, enjoy a full-day game drive in the park, with lunch at the lodge/campsite. The park's endless plains are home to lion, leopard, elephants, cheetah, buffalo, wildebeest migration, eland, wild dog, gazelle, crocodiles, and much more.
  • You will also enjoy a variety of birds that decorate the park with their different sounds.

Dinner and overnight at lodge/campsite.

4
Day 04

Morning Serengeti Drive and Olduvai Gorge

  • Enjoy an early breakfast, followed by a morning game drive, with lunch at the lodge/campsite.
  • In the afternoon, depart for the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
  • Stop at Olduvai Gorge to understand a history dating back to the dawn of time. It was here that the anthropologists Drs. Lois and Mary Leakey discovered the skulls of the "Nutcracker Man" and "Handy Man," both very significant links in the chain of human evolution.

Dinner and overnight at lodge/campsite.

5
Day 05

Full-Day Safari in Ngorongoro Crater

  • After breakfast, descend into the crater and enjoy a full-day game drive. The Ngorongoro Crater is one of the most densely crowded African wildlife areas in the world and is home to an estimated 30,000 animals, including some of Tanzania's last remaining black rhino.
  • Supported by a year-round water supply and fodder, the crater sustains a wide variety of animals, including herds of wildebeest, zebra, buffalo, eland, warthog, hippo, and giant African elephants.
  • Another big drawcard of this picturesque national park is its huge population of predators, including lions, hyenas, jackals, cheetahs, and the ever-elusive leopard.
  • Enjoy a picnic lunch on the crater floor.

Dinner and overnight at lodge or campsite.

6
Day 06

Tarangire National Park and Baobab Landscapes

  • After breakfast, drive to Tarangire National Park and enjoy a full-day game drive with lunch at the lodge or campsite. The park consists of natural vegetation, mainly Acacia woodland and giant African baobab trees, with huge swamp areas in the south. Both the river and the swamps act like a magnet for wild animals during Tanzania's dry season. Tarangire National Park is reputed to contain some of the largest elephant herds in Africa.
  • This African national park is also home to three rare species of animals - the Greater Kudu, the Fringed-eared Oryx, as well as a few Ashy Starlings.

Dinner and overnight at lodge/campsite.

7
Day 07

Morning Game Drive and Return to Arusha

  • After breakfast, enjoy a morning game drive, and then drive back to Arusha.
Lake Manyara, Seronera area, Ngorongoro Crater, Tarangire National Park

Where this trip takes you

Lake Manyara, Seronera area, Ngorongoro Crater, Tarangire National Park

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from Arusha 5 cities · 7 Days

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • All park fees, camping, lodge, and hotel services
  • Crater service
  • English-speaking Tanzania safari guide
  • Guiding payment and transfer drivers
  • Transport
  • All accommodations and soft drinks

What's Not Included

  • Visa on arrival [$50]
  • Extra personal expenses
  • Tips to the guide

Logistics

Meeting & route

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

Your 7 days finish where they began, in Arusha.

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Estimated room rates

Single Room $1,750.00 — $4,410.00
Double Sharing $1,750.00 — $3,150.00

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