6-day safari in northern Tanzania

Trip Description

Accomodation

Stay program

• day 1

  Arrival in Arusha

  

  Welcome to Tanzania! Upon your arrival at Kilimanjaro airport, you will meet your guide who will take you to your first hotel. The rest of the day is yours to get acquainted with the city of Arusha as you wish! Tomorrow morning, your safari in Tanzania will begin!

• day 2

  Tarangire National Park

  

  Early in the morning, after breakfast around 6:30 am, you will have a brief briefing before leaving for Tarangire National Park. The park, with its endless wooded savannah, including impressive baobabs and seasonal marshes, is also home to the largest population of elephants in northern Tanzania. You are also likely to spot giraffes, buffaloes, lions, zebras, wildebeests, and other types of antelopes and gazelles. Your guide will open the roof of the vehicle for excellent wildlife viewing. Picnic lunch will be served around 12:30 pm at the picnic site and, after that, you will continue to explore this amazing park. In the evening, after exploring, you will go directly to your accommodation for dinner and overnight.

• day 3

  Serengeti National Park

  

  After breakfast, we head directly to the Serengeti National Park, passing through the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, stopping at a constructed viewpoint that offers a nearly 180° view of the Ngorongoro Crater. The Serengeti is truly spectacular. It is famous for its vast open grasslands that allow for excellent wildlife viewing. The Serengeti is the oldest national park in Tanzania and is also one of the oldest ecosystems on the planet. Its climate and vegetation have remained largely unchanged for millions of years. While the Serengeti has abundant wildlife, it is perhaps best known for the annual Great Migration. A large number of wildebeest, accompanied by many zebras and antelopes, move in an annual pattern, constantly searching for fresh pastures. The Serengeti offers an exotic game viewing experience throughout Africa by giving you a glimpse of the animals: large herds of buffalo, small groups of elephants and giraffes, and thousands of Eland, Topi, Impala, and Grant's gazelles. The Serengeti is also known for its large number of predators, including lions, leopards, cheetahs, jackals, hyenas, and wild dogs.

• day 4

  Serengeti National Park

  

  On that day, you will spend the whole day exploring Serengeti National Park on a safari. You can choose to have a hot lunch at the camp or a picnic in the park. We highly recommend getting up early for a safari to enjoy the sunrise in the middle of the bush, while spotting wild animals in the park.

• day 5

  Ngorongoro Crater

  

  Early in the morning, after breakfast around 6:30 am, you will head directly to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area and descend into the crater, which is 600 m deep. The Ngorongoro Crater is a breathtakingly beautiful setting. It is one of the most beautiful natural wildlife safari sites in the world and an exceptional place to interact with members of the Maasai tribe. Upon reaching the edge of the crater, the 20 km wide caldera opens up before you in all its splendor and you will descend into the crater via an adventurous trail. This World Heritage site is home seasonally to more than 25,000 animals, including a wide variety of bird species, hyenas, and endangered black rhinos. A hot lunch will be served at a picnic spot by the hippo pool and, after that, you will continue your incredible safari inside the Ngorongoro Crater. After further exploration inside the park, you will head directly to your accommodation.

• day 6

  Lake Manyara National Park

  

  Early in the morning, after breakfast at your accommodation, you will head directly to Lake Manyara National Park. Lake Manyara National Park is one of the smallest parks in Tanzania, covering an area of about 335 km2, of which about 230 km2 is lake surface and the rest, about 105 km2, is dry land. It is known as the home of tree-climbing lions as well as a paradise for birds. Here, there is a great variety of birds, including thousands of flamingos that feed along the lake shore during the rainy season. A large number of animals can also be observed inside Lake Manyara Park, such as elephants, wildebeest, zebras, Thomson's gazelle and Grant's gazelles, etc. The predators of Lake Manyara National Park include lions, hyenas, black-backed jackals, etc. After lunch, you will head directly to Arusha, then to Kilimanjaro airport for the next part of your journey.