Tanzania · Safari

6-Day Tanzania Safari through Tarangire Serengeti and Ngorongoro

6 Days Round trip from Nairobi Rd Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights

01 Explore Tanzania's major Northern Circuit game parks
02 See giant baobab trees and massive elephant herds in Tarangire National Park
03 Spend time in the wildlife-rich Seronera area of Serengeti National Park
04 Look for the great migration of wildebeests, zebras, and Thompson gazelles
05 Descend into the breathtaking Ngorongoro Crater in search of the Big Five

Explore Tanzania's iconic Northern Circuit through Tarangire National Park, Serengeti National Park, and the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Discover diverse landscapes of giant baobab trees, bush savannah, endless plains, and the breathtaking Ngorongoro Crater while searching for elephants, lions, leopards, buffaloes, zebras, wildebeests, and abundant birdlife. Enjoy game drives in the wildlife-rich Seronera region and, depending on the season, the chance to witness the great migration. This safari combines stunning scenery, rich biodiversity, and memorable wildlife viewing across some of Tanzania's most celebrated parks.

Discover diverse landscapes of giant baobab trees, bush savannah, endless plains, and the breathtaking Ngorongoro Crater while searching for elephants, lions, leopards, buffaloes, zebras, wildebeests, and abundant birdlife.

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, Tarangire National Park

Languages English, French

Day by day

The itinerary

Day 01

Arrival in Tanzania and Safari Briefing

You will be picked up at Kilimanjaro International Airport and transferred to your hotel in Arusha town.
You will meet your guide, who will brief you on your upcoming safari.
All the basic information about your safari will be given to you by your safari guide.
Hotel check-in starts at 12:00 pm.
Overnight at SG Premium Resort.

Day 02

Arusha to Tarangire National Park

Distance: 140 km
In the morning, you will be picked up from your hotel to start your safari to Tarangire National Park. Bush savannah, seasonal swamps, and giant baobab trees make up the landscape of this nature reserve, and the park is probably one of the best places in East Africa to see elephants.
Not only are they found here in thousands, but they also seem to be more accustomed to the vehicles, allowing you to get closer to these gigantic animals. It is not only the elephants - a wide variety of animals such as Masai giraffes, various gazelles, antelopes, buffaloes, lions, leopards, baboons, and more than 500 types of birds make this a one-stop destination for both bird and animal lovers.
After the game drive, you will leave the park in the late afternoon and drive to the lodge for your overnight stay.
Overnight at Marera Valley Lodge.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Included

Day 03

Tarangire to Serengeti via Ngorongoro

Distance: 205 km
After breakfast, we head towards Serengeti National Park via the beautiful high-lying farmland of Karatu and the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
Leaving the highlands behind, we 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.
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 well representative of most of the Serengeti's species.
We arrive in time for lunch and enjoy an afternoon game drive in Serengeti National Park.
After your tour around the park, you will be transferred to your lodge, where you will be spending the night.
Overnight at Embalakai Tented Camp.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Included

Day 04

Full-Day Game Drive in Serengeti

Following breakfast, you will spend the whole day on a game drive in Serengeti National Park and have lunch at a picnic spot en route.
Depending on the time of year, you might even have the chance to witness the great migration, with hundreds of thousands of wildebeests, zebras, and Thompson gazelles.
During the small rainy season in October and November, you will typically see these herds moving from the Kenyan Masai Mara through the northwest of the Serengeti to the plains in the south.
After the great rainy season in April, May, and June, the herds slowly travel back through the western and northwestern part of the Serengeti.
With fluctuations in rainfall, this timetable can of course change, resulting in the animals migrating at different times and along different routes.
Your guide will try his utmost to find the animals and will make sure that you can see them from the best spot in the national park.
Naturally, the migration also attracts predators, and with luck you might see a kill in action.
You will spend your night at the same lodge.

Day 05

Serengeti to Ngorongoro Conservation Area

Distance: 145 km
Dawn is a good time to watch wildlife, so you will be up early to join an early morning game drive.
You will return to the camp for breakfast before heading out for another game drive in the park.
Here in the Seronera region, you will often see wildebeests and zebras in close proximity to lions and other predators such as leopards and cheetahs.
After a picnic lunch, you will continue your journey towards the Ngorongoro Conservation Area for your overnight stay.
Overnight at Rhino Lodge.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Included

Day 06

Ngorongoro Crater to Moshi or Airport

Distance: 273 km
After an early breakfast, you will drive down the steep and narrow road that takes you into the crater. The slopes are forested, but soon the landscape changes to savannah. Here the wildlife is just breathtaking, and with a little luck you can observe the Big Five - lion, elephant, buffalo, rhino, and leopard - in just a few hours. You should also see warthogs, wildebeests, zebras, hippos, and some of the more than 500 bird species of the area.
After a morning dedicated to game viewing and a picnic lunch, you will leave the crater in the early afternoon to drive back to Moshi, where you will arrive in the early evening.
Overnight at Park View Hotel.
Meals: Breakfast & Lunch included

Where this trip takes you

Tarangire National Park, giant baobab trees, Seronera area of Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Crater

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map — Round trip from Nairobi Rd 6 cities · 6 Days

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

Pick-up and drop-off from Kilimanjaro International Airport
2 nights of hotel accommodation before and after the safari (breakfast included)
Transportation in a 4x4 Toyota Land Cruiser with pop-up roof
Professional and experienced English-speaking safari guide
All national park fees
All accommodation in safari lodges under your program
Three meals per day on safari
Bottled drinking water throughout the tour
Medical kit
Binoculars
All mentioned activities as per itinerary