Tanzania · Safari

6-Day Tanzania Wildlife Safari through Serengeti and Ngorongoro

6 Days Round trip from Moshi 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

Embark on a 6-day safari through Tanzania's northern circuit, covering Lake Manyara, Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater, and Tarangire National Park. This journey takes you into the heart of Tanzania for a quintessential African safari, with rich wildlife viewing, remarkable birdlife, and stunning skies along the way. Explore some of the country's most celebrated parks and conservation areas while experiencing the wild side of East Africa.

Embark on a 6-day safari through Tanzania's northern circuit, covering Lake Manyara, Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater, and Tarangire National Park.

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, Moshi, Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Lake Manyara, Tarangire National Park
Languages English, French, German, Polish, Swahili

Day by day

The itinerary

1
Day 01

Moshi to Lake Manyara National Park Safari

  • Depart from Moshi or Arusha at 08:30 am and transfer by our special safari vehicles to Lake Manyara National Park for game viewing with packed lunch boxes.
  • Lake Manyara National Park has a wonderful mosaic of different habitats, which attracts a whole host of animals, including a high density of elephants. Look out for monkeys, antelopes, zebras, and hippos too.
  • There are also lions, and some have developed the unusual behaviour of climbing trees for their afternoon snooze. However, they have not mastered the art of dragging their kill high into the branches, as the leopard is so adept at doing.
  • Birdlife is fascinating at Lake Manyara, and numbers are at their peak during the rainy season when seed-eaters, insect-eaters, and waterbirds thrive. Nomadic quelea (finch-like birds) gather in breeding flocks of many thousands and fly across Lake Manyara National Park in vast twittering clouds. Pelicans, storks, geese, herons, and cormorants share their water world with migrant flamingos, which come to feed on the algae-rich water and turn the crystalline edges of the soda lake a vibrant pink.

Dinner and overnight at Lake Manyara Hotel or Jambo Campsite.

Meal Plan: Lunch & Dinner.

2
Day 02

Transfer to Serengeti via Olduvai Gorge Museum

  • After breakfast, transfer straight to Serengeti NP with packed lunch via Olduvai Gorge Museum at Ngorongoro - the archaeological site of the Leakey family.
  • Olduvai Gorge is an archaeological site located in the eastern Serengeti Plains. The gorge is a very steep-sided ravine roughly 30 miles long and 295 ft. deep.
  • Exposed deposits show rich fossil fauna, many hominid remains, and items belonging to one of the oldest stone tool technologies, called Olduwan. The time span of the objects recovered dates from 2,100,000 to 15,000 years ago.

Dinner and overnight at Serengeti Sopa Lodge or Seronera Campsite.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner.

3
Day 03

Full-Day Game Viewing in Serengeti

  • After breakfast, enjoy a full day of game viewing in Serengeti with packed lunch.
  • Go game driving on the Serengeti plains, searching for the migration, the largest concentration of plains game - wildebeest, zebra, and gazelle - to be found anywhere in the world. Also look out for predators such as lion and cheetah, and scavengers including hyena and jackals, together with elephant, buffalo, giraffe, warthog, and many other species of both big and small game.

Dinner and overnight at Serengeti Sopa Lodge or Seronera Campsite.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner.

4
Day 04

Another Full Day in Serengeti National Park

  • After breakfast, enjoy another full day of game viewing in Serengeti with packed lunch.

Dinner and overnight at Serengeti Sopa Lodge or Seronera Campsite.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner.

5
Day 05

Full-Day Ngorongoro Crater Tour

  • Early morning transfer to Ngorongoro Crater for a full-day tour with packed lunch.

Dinner and overnight at Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge or Simba Campsite.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner.

6
Day 06

Tarangire National Park and Return

  • After an early breakfast, transfer to Tarangire NP with packed lunch.
  • In the late afternoon, transfer back to Arusha or Moshi via curio shops on the way.

Meal Plan: Breakfast & Lunch.

Lake Manyara National Park, Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Crater

Where this trip takes you

Lake Manyara National Park, Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Crater

The route

Where you'll travel

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

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • 6-day game safari to Tanzania's northern circuit as per the sample itinerary

  • Hotel/lodge accommodation for the duration of the six-day safari

  • Animal tours according to your itinerary preferences

  • Private 4-wheel-drive vehicle with a roof hatch

  • Professional English-speaking Tanzania safari and tour guide/driver

  • All Lake Manyara, Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater, and Tarangire national park fees

  • All meals on the safari

  • All specified game viewing activities

  • Price quoted per person sharing

What's Not Included

  • Drinks and mineral water

  • Laundry

  • Items of a personal nature

  • International and local airfares

  • Airport taxes

  • Any airport transfers and hotel accommodation before/after the safari

  • Entry visas

  • Travel insurance

  • Tips and gratuities

Logistics

Meeting & route

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

Your 6 days finish where they began, in Moshi.

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