Tanzania · Safari

5-Day Tanzania Wildlife Safari through Serengeti and Ngorongoro

5 Days Round trip from Arusha Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Witness the vast African wildlife across Tanzania's national parks
  • 02 Visit the famous 2,000-foot-deep Ngorongoro Crater
  • 03 Spot Africa's Big Five: elephant, lion, leopard, buffalo, and rhinoceros
  • 04 Enjoy multiple game drives through African forests and wildlife reserves
  • 05 Watch the exciting Wildebeest Migration in Serengeti National Park
  • 06 See seasonal wildlife and diverse birdlife at Lake Manyara National Park

Embark on an incredible wildlife safari through Tanzania's world-famous national parks, including Tarangire, Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater, and Lake Manyara. Join multiple game drives to spot remarkable wildlife such as lions, hartebeests, buffaloes, zebras, giraffes, elephants, reedbucks, and a wide variety of bird species. If you are lucky, you may also witness the thrilling Wildebeest Migration in the Serengeti.

Embark on an incredible wildlife safari through Tanzania's world-famous national parks, including Tarangire, Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater, and Lake Manyara.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 5 Days
Tour type Shared
Activity level Easy
Accommodation Included · Budget
Transport Included
Wheelchair access Not applicable
Cities Arusha, Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Lake Manyara, Tarangire National Park
Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

1
Day 01

Arusha to Tarangire National Park Safari

  • After breakfast, connect with your tour guide at around 7:30 am with a packed lunch, then drive to Tarangire National Park for approximately two and a half hours before reaching the park.
  • We will enjoy our first safari surrounded by nature, spectacular views, and huge baobab trees. Here, you can see many species of birds, elephants, and big cats such as lions and leopards, among other wildlife.

Dinner and accommodation in Karatu Town.

2
Day 02

Drive to Serengeti and Game Drive En Route

  • After breakfast, we will drive to Serengeti National Park and stop at the Naabi Hill Gate for lunch and check-in before continuing with a game drive en route to the Serengeti, where we will have dinner and spend the night.
  • Enjoy a fantastic safari with sightings of large numbers of elephants, buffaloes, and wildebeest, along with many giraffes, zebras, Thomson's gazelles, wild boars, and impalas.
3
Day 03

Morning Serengeti Safari to Ngorongoro

  • After breakfast, we will go on an early morning game drive through Serengeti National Park and then return to our camp for lunch.
  • We will continue the safari en route to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, where we will camp on the edge of the crater and enjoy beautiful views of this World Heritage Site.

Dinner and accommodation at Ngorongoro Crater.

4
Day 04

Explore the Ngorongoro Crater

  • Today, we will have the opportunity to visit one of the world's largest inactive, intact, and unfilled volcanic calderas. It is 610 meters deep, its base covers 260 square kilometres, and it is located at 1,800 meters above sea level.
  • We can enjoy seeing animals such as the African buffalo and Grant's zebra. In the extreme southwest is the Lerai Forest, which consists mainly of yellow fever trees from the acacia family. To the north of the forest is a shallow soda lake called Lake Magadi, and to the east is the Gorigor Swamp and Ngoitokitok Springs, where herds of hippos are found. The north of the crater is generally much drier and is formed by the open grasslands that characterize the crater floor; this is where most of the fauna resides.

Dinner and accommodation in Karatu Town.

5
Day 05

Lake Manyara National Park and Return to Arusha

  • After breakfast, we will head to Lake Manyara National Park. This groundwater forest is famous for its tree-climbing lions, and large cats such as leopards can rarely be seen here. As with its habitats, the birdlife here is exceptionally diverse.
  • In the middle of the lake, we will often see flocks of pelicans and the pink hue of distant flamingos, while the banks and floodplains feed countless herons, egrets, stilts, storks, spoonbills, African jacanas, and other waders. With so much water around, the forests are just as productive, and the evergreen forests are home to more entertaining species such as the noisy silver-cheeked hornbills, crowned eagles, and crested eagles.
  • Then we will depart for Arusha.

End of safari.

Tarangire National Park's baobab-studded plains, Naabi Hill Gate approach, Serengeti National Park grasslands, Ngorongoro Crater rim

Where this trip takes you

Tarangire National Park's baobab-studded plains, Naabi Hill Gate approach, Serengeti National Park grasslands, Ngorongoro Crater rim

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from Arusha 5 cities · 5 Days

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • Pick-up and drop-off at the airport
  • Accommodation in campsites and three meals a day during the safari
  • 4 x 4 vehicles designed for safari during the safari
  • English-speaking Sensation of Africa guide service
  • All entrance, transit, and overnight fees to the national parks, as well as entrance fees to the Ngorongoro Crater
  • Government fees
  • "Sensation Salama Kit" prevention COVID-19 / SARS-CoV-2
  • Flying Doctor Insurance during the safari
  • 1.5 liters of bottled mineral water per person per day during the safari
  • Safari guide and chef

What's Not Included

  • National and international flights
  • Travel medical insurance and trip cancellation insurance
  • Visa fees in Tanzania
  • Tips to workers
  • Items of a personal nature such as laundry, bar expenses, cigarettes, etc.

Know before you go

  • Spanish-, German-, or French-speaking guides are available on request.

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 5 days finish where they began, in Arusha.

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