Tanzania · Safari

6-Day Tanzania Wildlife Safari through Serengeti and Ngorongoro

6 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, famous for its elephant migration

Get up close with the Big Five and other game in Tanzania's beautiful national parks and conservation areas on this 6-day safari. Enjoy picnic lunches, endless photo opportunities across vast plains and by scenic lakesides, and memorable wildlife encounters in Tarangire, Serengeti, Ngorongoro, and Lake Manyara. This quintessential African safari combines stunning skies, diverse landscapes, and remarkable fauna throughout the journey.

Get up close with the Big Five and other game in Tanzania's beautiful national parks and conservation areas on this 6-day safari.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

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

Day by day

The itinerary

1
Day 01

Arusha to Tarangire's Baobabs and Elephants

  • Leave Arusha in the morning and travel to Tarangire National Park, where you can marvel at the two-storey-high termite mounds and the "upside-down" giant baobab trees. The amazing scenery and variety of birdlife help create an unequivocally beautiful ambience in Tarangire National Park. Apart from being home to over 300 African elephants, the park is also famous for common sightings of African lions, giraffes, toothy warthogs, ostriches, impalas, agile cheetahs, mongooses, water buffalo, and red-bottomed baboons.

  • When your game drive comes to an end, transfer to Fanaka Campsite, where you will have comprehensive camping facilities.

2
Day 02

Scenic Drive to Serengeti via Ngorongoro

  • After a delicious breakfast at the camp, set out for a game drive via the scenic route to Serengeti that allows an amazing bird's-eye view of Ngorongoro Crater. There is a high possibility of spotting game such as lions, zebras, elephants, and more here.

  • Stop for a picnic lunch on the most famous kopje, a small hill in a generally flat area, allowing a panoramic view of the vast Serengeti from atop the hill.

  • After lunch, proceed further into the Serengeti for a leisurely game drive, where you will likely view herds of giraffes, elephants, and zebras.

  • After the full-day game drive, proceed to Nyani Camp for an overnight stay.

3
Day 03

Full-Day Wildlife Viewing in the Serengeti

  • Start your day in the center of the majestic Serengeti.

  • After a nourishing breakfast, continue your journey into the plains. Since you have a full day of game driving, you will likely view a number of animal species that find their home within the Serengeti's endless plains. This day will likely offer sightings of the African mammals that make the park famous - cheetahs, leopards, lions, elephants, and water buffalo - all within a few feet of the jeep.

  • You will also have a chance to view some of the park's lesser-known but equally majestic animals, including hippos, gazelles, crocodiles, elands, giraffes, hyenas, baboons, zebras, monkeys, rhinos, and antelope. Depending on the time of year, there is also a chance to view thousands of zebras and wildebeests during the Great Migration. The hundreds of bird species, both endemic and migrating from the Eurasian region, are a special bonus for bird-watchers.

  • Return to the camp for a delicious dinner and a relaxing overnight stay at the campsite.

4
Day 04

Final Serengeti Game Drive and Ngorongoro Rim

  • Today is your last game drive in the Serengeti. After enjoying the game drive one last time in Serengeti National Park, proceed to Ngorongoro Crater with your Tanzanian safari guide.

  • As you reach the rim of the crater, which is considered ideal for watching the gorgeous sunset over the vast savannah, check in to Simba Camp for dinner and an overnight stay.

5
Day 05

Ngorongoro Crater Safari to Camp

  • After breakfast, depart for Ngorongoro Crater early in the morning, as that is the best time to spot game, especially the "Big Five". The group comprises some of the strongest animals in Africa - the ferocious lion, the mighty elephant, the stealthy leopard, the charging rhino, and the strong water buffalo.

  • Enjoy a leisurely game drive in the morning and have a picnic lunch near a pond full of hippos inside the crater. The crater was formed millions of years ago when a large volcano erupted, collapsing the volcano but leaving a perfectly unbroken crater. The crater is also home to flocks of graceful flamingos lounging at Soda Lake, while vultures and hawks eagerly circle the sky in search of a hearty meal of discarded carcasses.

  • Conclude the game drive shortly after lunch and begin the drive to camp.

Dinner and overnight stay at the camp.

6
Day 06

Lake Manyara Safari and Return to Arusha

  • On the last day of the tour, experience the beauty of Lake Manyara National Park.

  • Enjoy an early breakfast in order to start the game drive early enough to spot the Big Five. Nestled at the base of the Great Rift Valley escarpment, Lake Manyara National Park provides picturesque yet varied scenery.

  • Have your picnic lunch in the heart of the beautiful park. Soda Lake and the surrounding savannah support a highly diverse ecosystem, leading to the wide array of wildlife that can be viewed within the park.

  • In the late afternoon, leave Manyara and proceed to Moshi to conclude the safari.

  • Enjoy the beautiful scenery as you drive past Masai bomas, baobab forest, and rolling savannah plains en route to Arusha.

End of the tour.

Tarangire National Park baobabs, vast plains of Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Crater rim, Lake Manyara National Park lakeside

Where this trip takes you

Tarangire National Park baobabs, vast plains of Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Crater rim, Lake Manyara National Park lakeside

The route

Where you'll travel

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

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • Transport in a 4x4 Land Cruiser with a pop-up roof

  • Camping and park fees

  • Tent and mattress

  • Professional English-speaking Tanzanian safari guide and cook

  • 5 breakfasts, 6 lunches, and 5 dinners

  • 1.5 bottles of water per day, plus tea and coffee with meals

What's Not Included

  • Flights

  • Travel insurance

  • Visa and passport fees

  • Increases in park fees where applicable

  • Personal items

  • Sleeping bag

  • Tips for the Tanzanian safari guide and chef

  • Soda and alcoholic beverages

  • Extra activities, including hot air ballooning in Serengeti and a Maasai village trip

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 6 days finish where they began, in Arusha.

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