Tanzania · Safari

6-Day Serengeti Safari with Lake Manyara and Ngorongoro Crater

6 Days Round trip from Arusha Easy pace

Wildebeests and Zebras on their migration

The journey

Trip highlights

01 Spot Lake Manyara's tree-climbing lions, elephants, and flamingos
02 Explore the wildlife-rich Seronera area in the heart of Serengeti
03 Visit Olduvai Gorge, where 'Nutcracker Man' and 'Handy Man' were discovered
04 Descend into the Ngorongoro Crater for a full-day wildlife safari
05 See flamingos, hippos, and other water birds at Lake Magadi

Embark on an exciting journey through Lake Manyara, the vast and untamed Serengeti plains, and the Ngorongoro Crater on this wildlife safari in Tanzania. Enjoy game drives through some of the country's richest habitats, from Lake Manyara's flamingos, elephants, and tree-climbing lions to the Seronera area of Serengeti, known for its abundant wildlife. Explore Olduvai Gorge, one of the most important prehistoric sites in the world, and descend into the Ngorongoro Crater to spot wildebeest, zebra, buffalo, hippos, flamingos, and more.

Embark on an exciting journey through Lake Manyara, the vast and untamed Serengeti plains, and the Ngorongoro Crater on this wildlife safari in Tanzania.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 6 Days

Tour type Private

Activity level Easy

Accommodation Not included

Transport Included

Wheelchair access Not applicable

Cities Arusha, Moshi, Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Lake Manyara

Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

Day 01

Arusha to Lake Manyara via Mto wa Mbu

Get picked up from Arusha and drive to Mto wa Mbu for a morning cultural tour with a hot local lunch. In the afternoon, continue with a game drive in Lake Manyara National Park. 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, and large flocks of flamingos drawn by the algae in the lake.

Day 02

Lake Manyara to Serengeti National Park

After breakfast, drive towards Serengeti National Park via the beautiful high-lying farmland of Karatu and the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
Leaving the highlands behind, proceed into the heart of wild Africa. You will drive into 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 and therefore attracts wildlife representative of most of the Serengeti's species.
Arrive in time for a picnic lunch and enjoy an afternoon game drive in Serengeti National Park.

Day 03

Full-Day Game Viewing in Serengeti

After breakfast, enjoy a game-viewing drive along the Sogore River Circuit, which loops into the plains south of the Seronera River and offers possible sightings of lions, Thomson gazelles, topi, ostriches, and cheetahs. The Visitor Centre, close to the Serengeti Seronera Lodge and public campsites, is also well worth visiting after the morning game drive.
In the afternoon, follow the Kopjes Circuit, which goes anti-clockwise around the Maasai Kopjes, an area that usually attracts several lions and some formidably large cobras. Kopjes are weathered granite outcrops scattered around the plains, and most are miniature ecosystems that provide shade and drinking water in pools left in the rock after the rains. This makes the kopjes particularly good for spotting wildlife in the dry season, including lions that like to lie in wait for animals coming to drink.

Day 04

Serengeti to Ngorongoro via Olduvai Gorge

After an early breakfast at the lodge, enjoy a morning game drive in the park while heading to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, with a packed lunch and game drive en route.
Stop at Olduvai Gorge, a site boasting a history dating back to the dawn of humankind. It was here that the anthropologists Drs. Lois and Mary Leakey discovered the skulls of 'Nutcracker Man' and 'Handy Man', both significant links in human evolution.
Arrive in time for leisure.

Day 05

Ngorongoro Crater Tour and Return to Arusha

After breakfast, descend over 600 meters into the crater for a full-day wildlife tour with a picnic lunch. Supported by a year-round water supply and fodder, the Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority (NCAA) supports a wide variety of animals, including herds of wildebeest, zebra, buffalo, eland, warthog, hippo, and giant African elephants.
Visit Lake Magadi, a large but shallow alkaline lake in the southwestern corner of the crater and one of its main features. Many flamingos, hippos, and other water birds can usually be seen there.
Later, drive back to Arusha, arriving in time for drop-off at Arusha Airport or any other place in Arusha/Moshi at the end of your African safari adventure.