5-Day Tanzania Safari through Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater

• Meet your safari tour guide at the agreed-upon location and depart early from Arusha town at around 07.30 - 08.00 Hrs. You will drive across the beautiful and scenic Masai Steppe towards Tarangire National Park, a journey of about 2 hours.
• Arrive at the gate of Tarangire National Park, where your driver will sort out the paperwork for you.
• Start the game drives from the gate in a bid to see as many animals and birds as possible. You can expect to see elephants, elands, wildebeests, buffaloes, zebras, gerenuks, giraffes, and many birds.
• Have lunch at one of the picnic sites.
• Drive out of the park in the afternoon, and your guide will take you to Manyara/Karatu in the Ngorongoro Highlands for dinner and an overnight stay.

Overnight at a budget tented lodge at Manyara/Karatu. For lodge accommodation, send a special request.

• Have breakfast and head towards Serengeti National Park via the beautiful high-lying farmland of Karatu and the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
• 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.
• Head to the central park area, known as the Seronera area, one of the richest wildlife habitats in the park and home to the Seronera River.
• Arrive in time for lunch and enjoy an afternoon game drive in Serengeti National Park. Elephants, buffaloes, lions, cheetahs, hyenas, giraffes, zebras, wildebeests, topi, Grant's gazelles, and Thomson's gazelles can be seen in this large national park.
• Head to Seronera | Nyani Public Campsite in central Serengeti for dinner and an overnight stay.

Overnight at a budget public campsite at Seronera (Seronera | Nyani Public Campsite).

• Wake up early at 6 am and, after a hot cup of coffee or tea, leave the camp for morning game viewing in the heart of Serengeti National Park while enjoying the beautiful sunrise. Don't forget your warm clothes.
• Continue the game drive until mid-day.
• Drive back to camp for a full breakfast and lunch (brunch).
• Spend the half-day exploring wildlife around Serengeti. Animals often spotted here include elephants, hippos, lions, zebras, wildebeests, cheetahs, and leopards.
• Leave Serengeti for the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
• Enjoy a game drive en route to the Ngorongoro campsite.

Dinner and overnight stay.

• Start the day with an early morning game drive before heading to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
• Get a glimpse of the Masai way of life during the drive.
• Stop at the entrance gate, where there is a chance to learn more about this fascinating volcanic landscape, then drive around the rim of the crater. Look down and see herds of wildebeest or buffaloes.
• Descend into the crater, the floor of the largest unbroken caldera in the world, also called the Ngorongoro Crater. It is home to over 120 species of mammal, including the fabled Big Five.
• Enjoy a picnic lunch at the Hippo Poolside Picnic Site, where you can also visit a washroom.
• Continue with game drives in the afternoon as you head out of the Ngorongoro Crater.
• Drive out of the park, and your guide will take you to Manyara/Karatu in the Ngorongoro Highlands for dinner.

Overnight at a budget tented lodge at Manyara/Karatu.

• Drive to Lake Manyara National Park for a day full of game drives. This is one of Tanzania's smaller parks, but it still offers a rewarding and diverse safari experience. The lakeshore at Manyara teems with birdlife, and while you are looking for the birds, you might spot one of the elusive tree-climbing lions.
• Drive back to Arusha in the late afternoon.