6-Day Tanzania Wildlife Safari with Serengeti and Ngorongoro

The journey

Trip highlights

• 01 Visit the famous 2000 m deep Ngorongoro Crater
• 02 Spot Africa's Big Five: elephant, lion, leopard, buffalo, and rhinoceros
• 03 Enjoy multiple game drives across Tanzania's wildlife reserves
• 04 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 drive sessions across diverse landscapes, from baobab-dotted plains to the vast Serengeti and the crater floor of the world's largest unbroken caldera. Look out for remarkable wildlife such as lions, hartebeests, buffalos, zebras, giraffes, elephants, reedbucks, and a wide variety of bird species, with opportunities to spot Africa's Big Five along the way.

Enjoy multiple game drive sessions across diverse landscapes, from baobab-dotted plains to the vast Serengeti and the crater floor of the world's largest unbroken caldera.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 6 Days

Tour type Private

Activity level Easy

Accommodation Included · Standard

Transport Included

Wheelchair access Yes

Cities Arusha, Moshi, Mount Kilimanjaro, Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Lake Manyara, Tarangire National Park, Arusha National Park

Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

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Day 01

Arrival in Arusha

• Upon arrival at Arusha/Kilimanjaro Airport, your Wide Range of African Safaris guide will pick you up and transfer you to your hotel in Arusha, Tanzania. Settle into your accommodation, relax, and get used to the African atmosphere.
• The next day, explore Arusha, a city in northern Tanzania with a population of 416,442, plus 323,198 in the surrounding Arusha District. Located below Mount Meru on the eastern edge of the eastern branch of the Great Rift Valley, Arusha has a temperate climate. The region is close to Serengeti National Park, Lake Manyara National Park, the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Olduvai Gorge, Tarangire National Park, Mount Kilimanjaro National Park, and Arusha National Park on Mount Meru.

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Day 02

Arusha to Tarangire National Park

• Depart early in the morning from Arusha town and drive across the beautiful and scenic Masai Steppe to Makuyuni Junction. From there, take a left along the Arusha to Dodoma Highway towards Tarangire National Park, a journey that takes about two hours at most.
• Arrive at the park gate at Tarangire, and after your driver has completed the paperwork, begin your game drive almost straight away from the gate in a bid to see as many animals and birds as possible. Tarangire is known for two things in particular: its large baobab trees and its huge herds of elephants, but there is much more to visiting the park than that. The park hosts many migratory large and small animals, as well as abundant birdlife, including some very rare species found almost only in this park, such as the Ashy Starling. Other animals that may be seen include hartebeests, gazelles, elands, leopards, buffaloes, giraffes, lions, dik-diks, impalas, cheetahs, and more.
• Your professional guide will take you to the best wildlife-spotting areas of the park, including the Tarangire River, which is a permanent water source. Later, continue to Manyara/Karatu in the Ngorongoro Highlands for dinner and an overnight stay.

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Day 03

Tarangire to Serengeti via Karatu and Ngorongoro

• After breakfast, head towards Serengeti National Park via the beautiful high-lying farmland of Karatu and the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
• Leaving the highlands behind, 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.
• Continue to the central park area, known as the Seronera area, one of the richest wildlife habitats in the park. It features the Seronera River, which provides a valuable water source and therefore attracts wildlife representative of most of the Serengeti's species.
• Arrive in time for lunch and enjoy an afternoon game drive in Serengeti National Park. Your guide will take you to the best spots to observe the wildlife. Giraffes, zebras, elephants, buffalos, lions, topi, wildebeest, Grant's and Thomson's gazelles, and many more can be seen in this vast national park.
• Later in the evening, your guide will take you to Seronera in central Serengeti for dinner and an overnight stay.

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Day 04

Full-Day Game Drive in Serengeti

• After breakfast, enjoy a full-day game drive in the park. The area around Seronera has good resident game throughout the year. Non-migratory animals such as elephants, buffalo, gazelle, zebra, lion, leopards, and cheetahs can be seen here all year round. The game viewing is very good, and you can follow the wildlife for long periods without seeing other vehicles - truly one of the forgotten corners of the Serengeti Plains. Magnificent riverine trees can be found along the river lines, together with many bird species.

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Day 05

Morning Game Drive in Serengeti to Ngorongoro

• Early in the morning after breakfast, leave the camp for game viewing in the heart of Serengeti National Park while enjoying the beautiful sunrise. Although it can be chilly in the morning, continue with the game drive until midday, then drive back to camp for a full breakfast and lunch, which means a brunch.
• Today, enjoy a half-day of exploring wildlife around Serengeti, which is an ideal location for marvelling at the annual migration of large herds of animals at this time of year. The Serengeti's endless plains provide an exceptional landscape for wildlife viewing; it truly is the ultimate safari country. Wildlife often spotted here includes wildebeest, elephants, lions, zebras, giraffes, buffalos, and more.
• Later, leave Serengeti for the Ngorongoro Conservation Area while enjoying a game drive en route towards the Ngorongoro campsite for dinner and an overnight stay. There is also an option to do a hot air balloon ride in this area.

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Day 06

Ngorongoro Crater Tour and Return to Arusha

• Early in the morning, start the game drive before heading to Ngorongoro. The Ngorongoro Conservation Area is a special place because it is a conservation area, not a national park. This means that the whole area is managed for both the animals and the local Masai people. During the drive to Ngorongoro, there is a chance to glimpse something of the Masai way of life.
• After stopping at the entrance gate, where there is a chance to learn more about this fascinating volcanic landscape, drive around the rim of the crater itself. From there, you can look down and see herds of buffalo or wildebeest.
• Finally, 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 animals, including the Big Five. Ngorongoro Crater is one of the most sought-after safari destinations in the world. It is a particularly good area to see the endangered black rhinoceros enjoying a solitary meal out on the grass plains, as well as a place to see large numbers of hippopotamuses enjoying the cool water.
• Spend the whole day on the crater floor during game drives in search of animals that can be spotted at very close range. From the comfort of your vehicle, you will see abundant wildlife. A picnic lunch will most likely be taken at the Hippo Poolside Picnic Site, where you can also visit the washroom, before continuing with game drives in the afternoon as you head out of the Ngorongoro Crater.
• Later in the afternoon, drive up the crater rim and out of the park, and your guide will take you to Arusha/Moshi for an overnight stay and preparation for departure.

The route

Where you'll travel

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 hotel accommodation in Moshi/Arusha

What's Not Included

• Tips to 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: USD 50 per person on arrival; USA and Canada passport holders: USD 100

What to bring

• Cash in order to enjoy your trip.

Know before you go

• Visa can be processed at the airport upon arrival.
• For a person who has already been vaccinated, there will be no need for a negative RT-PCR certificate.
• The tour price per person decreases as the number of clients increases.
• Wheelchair availability.
• Special filming and photography will incur an extra cost.
• Travellers can easily arrive and depart by public transport.
• Infants are required to sit on laps (seats are available for private safari).

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point

Shoppers Supermarket, Arusha, Tanzania

Tour start

Arusha, Tanzania

Tour ends at the same location as the start point.