5-Day Northern Tanzania Safari through Serengeti and Ngorongoro

Depart from Arusha in the morning and drive to Tarangire National Park, where you will discover the enormity of the deserted termite mounds and ancient baobab trees. The colossal herds of African elephants dominate the golden savannah, and screeching flocks of the striking yellow-collared lovebird can be heard from miles away. The wildlife that roams the scenic landscape of Tarangire includes lions, giraffes, warthogs, ostriches, impalas, cheetahs, mongoose, buffaloes, and baboons.

Spend your first night at the comprehensive camping facilities on offer. There will be a tempting dinner served in the evening.

Depart for Serengeti National Park once you have finished your appetizing breakfast. If you are lucky, you may encounter the odd animal on the route, as you pass via the rim of the Ngorongoro Crater. Tanzania's oldest and most frequented national park, a World Heritage Site recently branded as one of the Seven Wonders of the World - the Serengeti is renowned for the annual migration of the herds and its ever-growing wildlife population.

Enjoy a picnic lunch on one of the kopjes (rock outcroppings). The game drive will venture further into the park.

Proceed through the Serengeti after the game drive, where you will be provided with comprehensive camping facilities and a delicious meal.

Begin your day with an early morning game drive in the central Serengeti. The savannah is a dynamic landscape, and the air is flooded with birds' melodies as the regenerated sunlight starts to illuminate the full landscape. Your guide will study the prints on the ground to pursue predators.

Travel to the comprehensive area located near the rim of the crater. You will be provided with dinner and satisfactory camping facilities.

See how a scarce amount of safari destinations produce the same experience as the Ngorongoro Crater - the game viewing is simply effortless. Most animals remain within the crater due to its high walls. This is the perfect location to view every member of 'The Big 5' in one day.

Have a wonderful picnic lunch inside the crater. The unfilled caldera is also home to hyenas, hippos, zebra, wildebeest, and an impressive variety of water birds. Your guide will enlighten you by sharing facts about the animals and vegetation and locating hidden animals.

Drive in the late afternoon to Mto wa Mbu, where you will stay overnight and have dinner.

Get up on your last day of the tour (the guides know they wish it were longer, too!) and experience the beauty of Lake Manyara National Park.

Eat an early breakfast to start your game drive early enough to spot the 'Big Five' mammals. Nestled at the base of the Great Rift Valley escarpment, Lake Manyara National Park provides picturesque yet varying scenery. Throughout the day, you will experience the shrubbery of the golden savannah, mighty rivers, and unique wildlife.

Eat your picnic lunch in the heart of the beautiful national park.

Witness how Soda Lake and the surrounding savannah support a highly diverse ecosystem, leading to the diverse array of wildlife viewed within the park. With over four hundred species of dazzling birds, some of which are migratory, Lake Manyara National Park is a birdwatcher's paradise. Lake Manyara is home to legendary tree-climbing lions and mighty water buffalo, an immense African elephant, a soaring giraffe, a graceful impala, and a gigantic hippo.

Leave Manyara in the late afternoon and proceed to Arusha to conclude your safari.

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