Tanzania · Safari

5-Day Tanzania Safari to Tarangire, Serengeti and Ngorongoro

5 Days Round trip from Arusha Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 See enormous herds of African elephants and iconic baobab landscapes in Tarangire National Park
  • 02 Spend two nights exploring the endless plains of Serengeti National Park on game drives
  • 03 Descend into the Ngorongoro Crater to discover its extraordinary wildlife ecosystem
  • 04 Enjoy unlimited game drives with eco-friendly stays overlooking the endless savannah

Explore Tarangire National Park, Serengeti National Park, and the Ngorongoro Crater on this 5-day safari from Arusha. Enjoy unlimited game drives and stay in eco-friendly accommodations with great views of the endless savannah. Look out for enormous herds of African elephants in Tarangire, spend two nights in the Serengeti, and descend into the crater to discover its extraordinary wildlife. This program can be customized to suit your travel dates, including if you want to glimpse the Great Wildebeest Migration.

You will spend the day exploring this extraordinary ecosystem, which hosts a large diversity of animals, including lions, cheetahs, black rhinos, wildebeests, zebras, Grant's and Thomson's gazelles, waterbucks, elephants, buffaloes, spotted hyenas, hippopotamuses, and many more.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 5 Days
Tour type Private
Activity level Easy
Accommodation Included · Standard
Transport Included
Wheelchair access Yes
Cities Arusha, Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tarangire National Park
Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

1
Day 01

Arusha to Tarangire and Onward to Karatu

  • Today, after breakfast at your hotel in Arusha, your driver-guide will pick you up at 8:00 AM. Please share the name of your hotel once you have this information. After a short briefing, you will drive to Tarangire National Park with a picnic lunch. The park is famous for its enormous herds of African elephants, tree-climbing lions, African wild dogs, lesser and greater kudu, Beisa oryx, gerenuk, and other wildlife. Its hilly landscape is dotted with vast baobab trees, dense bushes, and grasses. In the evening, you will drive to the Ngorongoro Highlands in Karatu for an overnight stay.

Main Destination: Tarangire National Park

Estimated driving distance: 2.5 hours from Arusha to Tarangire and 2 hours from Tarangire to Karatu

Activities: Game drives

Accommodation & Meals: Eileen's Inn Lodge, Lunch, Dinner

2
Day 02

Karatu to Central Serengeti

  • After breakfast, you will leave Karatu for central Serengeti and continue with a game drive safari in Serengeti National Park.

Main Destination: Serengeti National Park

Estimated driving distance: 4.5 hours

Activities: Game drives

Accommodation & Meals: Tukaone Tented Camp, Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

3
Day 03

Full-Day Safari in the Serengeti

  • Today, you will enjoy a full-day game drive safari in the Serengeti, exploring the endless plains of Serengeti National Park. You will have the opportunity to see large predators such as lions, leopards, and cheetahs in the wild, along with plenty of other animals ranging from big mammals like elephants, buffaloes, hippos, eland, and giraffes to smaller creatures such as mongooses.

Main Destination: Serengeti National Park

Activities: Game drives

Accommodation & Meals: Tukaone Tented Camp, Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

4
Day 04

Another Day Exploring the Serengeti

  • Enjoy another game drive safari in the Serengeti. This day will be a continuation of touring many exciting places in Serengeti National Park.

Main Destination: Serengeti National Park

Activities: Game drives

Accommodation & Meals: Tukaone Tented Camp, Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

5
Day 05

Serengeti to Ngorongoro Crater and Return to Arusha

  • Today, early in the morning, you will leave the Serengeti and drive to Ngorongoro. After completing formalities at the crater gate, you will descend into the crater for a game drive safari. You will spend the day exploring this extraordinary ecosystem, which hosts a large diversity of animals, including lions, cheetahs, black rhinos, wildebeests, zebras, Grant's and Thomson's gazelles, waterbucks, elephants, buffaloes, spotted hyenas, hippopotamuses, and many more.
  • Later in the day, you will drive back to Arusha.

End of Tour.

Main Destination: Ngorongoro Crater

Estimated driving distance: 3 hours

Activities: Game drives

Accommodation & Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

baobab-dotted Tarangire National Park, the endless plains of Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Crater

Where this trip takes you

baobab-dotted Tarangire National Park, the endless plains of Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Crater

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from Arusha 4 cities · 5 Days

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • Accommodation as indicated (2 people sharing a double room)
  • Activities as indicated
  • Meals as indicated (B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner)
  • All park fees (non-residents) and government taxes
  • Services of a professional English-speaking driver-guide
  • Game drives in a Land Rover/Cruiser with pop-up/flip-flop rooftops and a guaranteed window seat
  • Bottled water while on safari
  • Unlimited mileage on the safari

What's Not Included

  • International airfare
  • Items of a personal nature, including passport, visa, and traveller's insurance
  • Tips to the driver-guide
  • Maximum of 6 people in a safari vehicle
  • Airport transfers can be arranged at USD 60 per vehicle from or to Kilimanjaro Airport and USD 30 per vehicle to or from Arusha Airport
  • Hotel in Arusha before and after the safari can be arranged at USD 60 per person per night, sharing a standard double room on a bed-and-breakfast basis

What to bring

  • Safari boots, or running shoes with a good grip
  • Sportswear, with long tights preferable for ladies, pants, a raincoat, a backpack, and snacks
  • Sweater or jacket
  • Towel
  • Toiletries
  • Binoculars and a camera, if you have them

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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Estimated room rates

Single Room $2,160.00 — $2,600.00
Double Sharing $2,160.00 — $2,600.00

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