Tanzania · Safari

6-Day Tanzania Big 5 Wildlife Safari through Serengeti and Ngorongoro

6 Hours Round trip from Arusha Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Spot Africa's Big 5: elephant, lion, leopard, buffalo, and rhinoceros
  • 02 Explore Tarangire, Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater, and Lake Manyara on one safari
  • 03 Enjoy multiple game drives across Tanzania's renowned wildlife reserves
  • 04 Look out for Lake Manyara's unique tree-climbing lions
  • 05 Watch the wildebeest migration in Serengeti National Park

Sign up for this exciting wildlife safari to the world-famous Tarangire National Park, Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Crater, and Lake Manyara National Park. Participate in multiple game drives and descend into the crater to spot vast wildlife, including lions, hartebeests, buffalos, zebras, giraffes, elephants, reedbucks, and a wide variety of bird species. This safari also offers the chance to see Africa's Big 5 across some of Tanzania's most celebrated wildlife areas.

The savannah is an active landscape, and the air is filled with the melodies of birds as the rising sunlight begins to illuminate the entire landscape.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 6 Hours
Tour type Shared
Activity level Easy
Accommodation Included · Standard
Transport Included
Wheelchair access Yes
Cities Arusha, Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Lake Manyara, Tarangire National Park
Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

1
Day 01

Arrival at Kilimanjaro Airport and Transfer to Arusha

  • A representative will meet you at Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) and drive you to Arusha, where you will receive a brief about your 6-day Tanzania safari package before your overnight stay.
  • As local Tanzanians, our guides know the country with unrivalled familiarity, so you will be in good hands from the moment you land to the moment you leave.
2
Day 02

Arusha to Tarangire National Park Game Drive

  • After breakfast, you will depart for Tarangire National Park. You will arrive at the gate around 10:00 a.m. to begin the game drive. Animals expected to be seen include elephants, dik-dik, leopards, zebra, giraffes, lions, ostrich, and many more.
  • At lunchtime, you will stop at a nice picnic site and enjoy a fantastic lunch.
  • Thereafter, you will proceed on another game drive. Later, you will depart from the national park and head to your accommodation for an overnight stay at a public campsite.
3
Day 03

Full-Day Safari in Serengeti National Park

  • After breakfast, you will take your packed lunch box and start your morning game drive in Serengeti National Park. As the heart of African wildlife, Serengeti National Park offers the chance to see the Big 5 animals, especially elephants, buffalos, lions, leopards, and, if you are lucky, rhinos.
  • You will also see other varieties of wild animals and birds.
  • At lunchtime, you will stop at a nice picnic site and enjoy an amazing lunch. After that, you will head to your accommodation for an overnight stay at Serengeti Public Campsite.
4
Day 04

Early Morning Serengeti Drive and Transfer to Ngorongoro

  • We will begin our day with an early morning game drive in central Serengeti. The savannah is an active landscape, and the air is filled with the melodies of birds as the rising sunlight begins to illuminate the entire landscape. Your guide will study the prints on the ground to track predators.
  • After the game drive, we will travel to the Ngorongoro Crater area, where dinner and your overnight stay will be provided.
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Day 05

Ngorongoro Crater Safari and Return to Arusha

  • After an early morning breakfast, we will hurry to Ngorongoro Crater, as this is the best time to spot animals.
  • On this day, we will enjoy a game drive around the crater and stop for a picnic lunch at a small lake within the park. The lake is home to many hippos and migratory birds, so guests are sure to enjoy the visit. Due to the animal "oasis" created within the crater, there is a high possibility of spotting every member of the Big 5. This group includes some of the strongest animals in Africa - the ferocious lion, the giant elephant, the stealthy leopard, the charging rhino, and the mighty water buffalo. Ngorongoro Crater is truly an amazing place. A large volcano once erupted and collapsed, leaving a perfectly unbroken crater known as a caldera. Within this amazing crater, you can expect to see playful zebra, lumbering hippo, swift wildebeest, and cackling hyenas. In addition, there are flocks of graceful flamingos along Soda Lake, while hungry hawks and vultures circle the sky in search of discarded carcasses. Beautiful storks, ibis, and cranes are also popular water birds in the crater, making this a sight not to miss.
  • After a lovely afternoon of animal sightings, we will finally begin our journey back to Arusha.
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Day 06

Lake Manyara National Park Afternoon Game Drive

After breakfast, pick-up from Mto wa Mbu/Arusha and transfer to Lake Manyara National Park. We will arrive in time for lunch at the lodge, and after lunch, we will head into Lake Manyara National Park for an afternoon game drive. This national park is one of Tanzania's most dramatically located wildlife areas, consisting of a massive but shallow soda lake covering two-thirds of the park, set at the foot of the Great Rift Valley's western escarpment. 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, as well as large flocks of flamingos attracted by the algae in the lake.

Dinner and overnight as per the standard and type of accommodation option requested.

Serengeti National Park savannah, Ngorongoro Crater caldera, Lake Manyara soda lake

Where this trip takes you

Serengeti National Park savannah, Ngorongoro Crater caldera, Lake Manyara soda lake

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from Arusha 5 cities · 6 Hours

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • Park fees, government fees, and taxes inclusive of 18% VAT
  • Accommodation as stated in the itinerary
  • Transport in 4x4 Toyota Land Cruisers
  • English-speaking driver guide
  • Meals as stated in the itinerary
  • Bottled mineral water throughout the safari
  • One night of hotel accommodation in Moshi/Arusha

What's Not Included

  • Tips for the driver-guide
  • Alcoholic beverages, sodas, and items of a personal nature
  • Laundry service
  • Pre- and post-safari accommodation in Moshi/Arusha
  • Flights
  • Travel insurance
  • Safari add-ons
  • Tanzania visa: $50 per person on arrival; for USA and Canada passport holders, USD 100

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point
Kilimanjaro International Airport - KIA (JRO), Kilimanjaro Airport Road, Tanzania
Tour start
Arusha, Tanzania
Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
End of the journey

Your 6 hours finish where they began, in Arusha.

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