Tanzania · Safari

6-Day Tanzania Wildlife Safari with Lake Eyasi and Big Five Game Drives

6 Days Round trip from Arusha Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Witness the vast African wildlife in Tanzania's famous national parks
  • 02 Visit the famous 2,000-ft-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 Interact with tribes practising primitive hunting near Lake Eyasi
  • 06 Watch the exciting wildebeest migration in Serengeti National Park

Embark on an incredible wildlife safari through Tanzania's world-famous national parks, including Tarangire, Serengeti, and the Ngorongoro Crater. Enjoy multiple game drives to spot lions, hartebeests, buffalos, elephants, reedbucks, and a wide variety of bird species. Travel to Lake Eyasi to interact with the Hadzabe Tribe and learn traditional hunting skills, adding a cultural dimension to your safari experience.

It is famed for its annual migration, when some six million hooves pound the open plains, as more than 200,000 zebra and 300,000 Thomson's gazelles join the wildebeest's trek for fresh grazing.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 6 Days
Tour type Private
Activity level Easy
Accommodation Included · Budget
Transport Included
Wheelchair access Yes
Cities Arusha, Moshi, Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Lake Manyara, Tarangire National Park, Lake Eyasi, Ol Doinyo Lengai
Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

1
Day 01

Arusha to Tarangire National Park Safari

  • You will depart from Arusha/Moshi after breakfast. You will be picked up from your lodge and drive straight to Tarangire National Park with a picnic lunch.
  • On arrival, proceed with a game drive in the middle of the park and observe big herds of elephants until late in the evening.

Dinner and your overnight stay will be at the camp/lodge.

2
Day 02

Tarangire National Park to Lake Manyara and Lake Eyasi

  • Early in the morning, your tour will start from Tarangire National Park to Lake Manyara.
  • Here, you will be able to see an unlimited number of birds as well as the wild animals found in this park. Tree-climbing lions are one of the animals that uniquely identify this park.
  • In the afternoon, you'll transfer to your private bush camp beside Lake Eyasi.
3
Day 03

Lake Eyasi Hunting Skills and Tribal Visit

  • At dawn, you'll have an early wake-up call in order to see the Hazabe bushmen begin their day.
  • You will try your hand at starting a fire using nothing but a stick.
  • You can even head off with some of the men and boys on a hunting party.
  • If you have been successful in the hunt, you'll have a local bush breakfast adorned with fur and feathers.
  • Then, you'll return to the camp for a real breakfast and to freshen up.
  • In the afternoon, you will visit the Datoga Tribes and return to the camp.
4
Day 04

Lake Eyasi to Serengeti National Park

  • After breakfast, you'll drive to Serengeti National Park via the Ngorongoro Crater, with game viewing en route. Serengeti is Tanzania's oldest and most popular national park. It is famed for its annual migration, when some six million hooves pound the open plains, as more than 200,000 zebra and 300,000 Thomson's gazelles join the wildebeest's trek for fresh grazing.

Your dinner and overnight stay will be at the camp.

5
Day 05

Serengeti Game Drive to Ngorongoro Crater Rim

  • After breakfast, you'll have a game drive as you leave the Serengeti. You'll be heading back through the Ngorongoro Conservation Area towards the Ngorongoro Crater.
  • Continue to the crater rim and on to the NCAA HQ, where you'll pick up a ranger who will accompany you on a nature walk at the crater rim.
  • Late in the afternoon, head to Rhino Lodge, located just off the Ngorongoro Crater rim. Here, you'll enjoy your dinner and overnight rest.
6
Day 06

Ngorongoro Crater Game Drive and Return to Arusha

  • Today you'll descend into Ngorongoro Crater for a game drive. While in the crater, you will be able to see the Big Five animals like lions, rhinos, and elephants. Ngorongoro is the world's largest intact volcanic caldera, and its 304 sq km floor is the ultimate 'Big Five' destination. It's home to elephants, lions, leopards, black rhinos, buffalo, and others. The caldera holds over 25,000 different species of animals. One of these, Oldoinyo Lengai, is still active.
  • Later, drive to Arusha to conclude the tour.
Tarangire National Park, Lake Manyara, Lake Eyasi, Ngorongoro Crater

Where this trip takes you

Tarangire National Park, Lake Manyara, Lake Eyasi, Ngorongoro Crater

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from Arusha 8 cities · 6 Days

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • All park entrance and administrative fees
  • All meals while on safari
  • 3 litres of water daily
  • Top-up 4WD transportation while on safari
  • Camping accommodation
  • Walking tours/safari in Lake Eyasi Bushman

What's Not Included

  • International airfares and departure taxes
  • All items of a personal nature, such as telephone calls, fax, and email
  • Tips and gratuities for hotels, lodges, porters, camp staff, and the driver-guide

What to bring

  • Daily personal stuff

Know before you go

  • We will provide some flyers with a few greeting vocabularies.

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point
Kilimanjaro Airport Road, Tanzania
Tour start
Arusha, Tanzania
Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
End of the journey

Your 6 days finish where they began, in Arusha.

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