Tanzania · Safari

5-Day Tanzania Safari through Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater

5 Days Round trip from Arusha Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights

01 Explore the notably different coloured Momella Lakes and Ngurdoto Crater in Arusha National Park
02 Embark on a game drive through Tarangire National Park's savannah, baobab trees, and seasonal swamps
03 Discover the endless plains of Serengeti National Park and the wildlife-rich Seronera area
04 Follow wildlife through the Northern Serengeti, including wildebeest, zebra, topi hartebeest, eland, antelope, hyena, and varieties of birds
05 Descend into Ngorongoro Crater, home to an estimated 30,000 animals including some of Tanzania's last remaining black rhinos

Start off with Arusha National Park, home to the notably different coloured Momella Lakes and the 3 km-wide Ngurdoto Crater. Continue to Tarangire National Park, known for its savannah plains, immense herds of elephants, and migratory wildebeest, zebra, buffalo, impala, gazelle, hartebeest, and eland crowding the shrinking lagoons of the Tarangire River. The safari then heads into the endless plains of Serengeti National Park before descending into the wildlife-rich Ngorongoro Crater, one of Tanzania's most remarkable safari landscapes.

The Ngorongoro Crater is one of the world's most densely crowded African wildlife areas and is home to an estimated 30,000 animals, including some of Tanzania's last remaining black rhinos.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 5 Days

Tour type Shared

Activity level Easy

Accommodation Included · Standard

Transport Included

Wheelchair access No

Cities Arusha, Moshi, Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tarangire National Park, Arusha National Park

Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

Day 01

Arusha National Park Game Drive and Overnight in Arusha

After breakfast, you'll drive to Arusha National Park and depart from your Arusha or Moshi accommodations. After entering the park, you will embark on a game drive through the park. Your drive will take you past landmarks such as the Momella Lakes and Ngurdoto Crater - sometimes known as "Little Ngorongoro". Your safari vehicle will also pass under the Fig Tree (Ficus thonningii), whose roots have grown to form an arch large enough for a safari car - even elephant-sized - to pass underneath. You may stop, get out of the car, and take pictures. During lunch, you will stop at a picnic site where you will have your meal, and thereafter proceed with the game drive. At around four, you will leave the national park for Arusha, where you will spend the night.

Day 02

Tarangire National Park Safari and Kizumba Campsite

You will be picked up in the morning, and after a short briefing, you will head off toward Tarangire National Park. The park, with its savannah, baobab trees, and seasonal swamps, is home to huge elephant herds. Animals gather at the life-giving Tarangire River, and you should see a selection of mammals ranging from giraffes, bushbuck, and hartebeest to zebra and warthog. The park is also home to buffalo, zebra, and wildebeest, which are always closely followed by various predators such as lions. Leopards are seen now and then, but cheetahs are rarely spotted. From the open roof of the safari vehicle, you will be able to absorb the landscape and watch the animals. In the late afternoon, you will leave the park and head to the nearby Kizumba campsite to spend the night.

Day 03

Journey to Serengeti via Ngorongoro Conservation Area

After breakfast, we head towards Serengeti National Park via the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Leaving the highlands behind, we descend into the heart of wild Africa - the Serengeti National Park - with its endless plains rolling into the distance as far as the eye can see. We head 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 to this area and therefore attracts wildlife representative of most of the Serengeti's species. We arrive in time for lunch and enjoy an afternoon game drive in Serengeti National Park. Dinner and overnight will be at a camp.

Day 04

Northern Serengeti Game Drive en Route to Ngorongoro

After breakfast, you will do a game drive in Serengeti National Park. With your lunch box, you will follow the animal migration in the Northern Serengeti, where the migration will be. You will be able to see wildebeest, zebra, topi hartebeest, eland, antelope, hyena, and varieties of birds singing in the trees, while also viewing the beauty of the landscape and nature. After having your lunch, you will continue with a game drive in Serengeti, heading to the gate to check out of Serengeti National Park. From there, you will proceed with a game drive en route to Ngorongoro Crater.

Day 05

Ngorongoro Crater Safari and Return to Arusha

After breakfast, descend into the crater with your lunch box, enjoying a game drive for over six hours. The Ngorongoro Crater is one of the world's most densely crowded African wildlife areas and is home to an estimated 30,000 animals, including some of Tanzania's last remaining black rhinos. Supported by a year-round water supply and fodder, the crater sustains a wide variety of animals, including herds of wildebeest, zebra, buffalo, eland, warthog, hippo, and giant African elephants. Another big draw to this picturesque national park is its huge population of predators, which includes lions, hyenas, jackals, cheetahs, and the ever-elusive leopard on the crater floor.
After a picnic lunch, you will continue with a game drive there until late afternoon. You will then drive back to Arusha Town.