5 Days Northern Tanzania Safari

Full Itinerary

• Day 1: Arusha to Tarangire National Park
  After breakfast, you will begin your trip from Arusha to Tarangire National Park. Tarangire National Park is famous for its dense wildlife population, which is most spectacular between June and September, that is, during the dry season. During this time of the year, thousands of animals - wildebeests, buffaloes, and Oryxes migrate from the dry Maasai steppe to the Tarangire River, looking for water. Lions, leopards, and other predators follow the herds. Tarangire is home to over 500 varieties of birds. After lunch, you will take a late afternoon game viewing, and thereafter we will drive you to your lodge for dinner and overnight. 

• Day 2: Tarangire to Serengeti National Park
  After breakfast, you will leave Tarangire for Serengeti National Park, driving through Ngorongoro Conservation Area, with the option of visiting Olduvai Gorge (known as the cradle of mankind, with hominids dating back 2 million years ago). The game drive takes you to the vast Serengeti plains which are home to “The Big Five”, many predators, the Nile crocodiles, etc. This is where the Great Migration takes place. At sunset, we will drive you back to your lodge or overnight camping for dinner. 

• Day 3: Full Day Game Drive in Serengeti National Park
  After breakfast, you will begin your day with the morning game drives in Serengeti National Park marveling at the stunning scenery, ever-changing light and always entertaining wildlife, with everything explained to you by your personal expert guide. Your lunch will be served at 12:30 PM after which you will set off again for afternoon game drives that keep you busy until sunset when we will drive you back home for dinner and overnight at a campsite or lodge. 

• Day 4: Serengeti to Ngorongoro
  After breakfast, you will depart from Serengeti to Ngorongoro Crater Rim. You will enjoy morning game drives in Serengeti National Park and then go back to your lodge or campsite for breakfast, then you will check out and drive with your lunch boxes for game viewing en route to Ngorongoro Crater Rim for dinner and overnight in a campsite or lodge.   

• Day 5: Crater to Arusha
  After breakfast, you will descend into the Crater for game drives. All that we call “The Big Five” here in Tanzania (elephants, rhinos, buffaloes, giraffes, and lions) live in this wonderful caldera. You will also find zebras, hippos, wildebeests, hyenas, and so many more. Birds include flamingos on the Soda Lake, geese, storks, vultures, and so many more. Your lunch will be served at the picnic site in the Crater at the Ngoitoktok swamp, a hippo pool. After lunch, we will drive you back to Arusha City.