5-Day Tanzania Safari Experience

Lake Manyara National Park

After breakfast, depart for Lake Manyara National Park, located beneath the dramatic Great Rift Valley escarpment. The park’s varied habitats support a remarkable range of wildlife and birdlife, including more than 350 bird species.

Look for elephants, buffalo, giraffes, hippos, impalas, and large troops of baboons. Lake Manyara is also known for its flamingos along the shoreline and its population of tree-climbing lions, although sightings depend on the season and wildlife movements.

Enjoy a picnic lunch in the park before transferring to your lodge in Karatu for dinner and an overnight stay.

Serengeti National Park

After an early breakfast, travel toward the Serengeti National Park, passing along the Ngorongoro Crater rim with possible wildlife sightings en route. The Serengeti is one of Africa’s most celebrated safari destinations, known for its open plains, rocky kopjes, and abundant wildlife.

Stop for a picnic lunch before continuing with an afternoon game drive. Your guide will focus on the season’s best wildlife areas, giving you the opportunity to see lions, elephants, giraffes, zebras, wildebeest, and a wide variety of birdlife.

Return to your tented camp in the evening for dinner and relaxation.

Full-Day Serengeti National Park

Spend a full day exploring the Serengeti with an early start to make the most of prime wildlife-viewing hours. Your guide will adapt the route to seasonal animal movements, which may include the Great Migration, depending on the time of year.

Visit areas such as the hippo pools, open grasslands, and rocky kopjes, where lions, leopards, cheetahs, elephants, giraffes, and large herds of plains game are often found. The Serengeti is also a haven for birdwatchers, with species ranging from secretary birds to ostriches.

Return to your tented camp for dinner and an overnight stay.

Ngorongoro Crater

Begin the day with an early morning game drive in the Serengeti, when wildlife is often most active and the sunrise over the savannah is especially memorable. After breakfast, travel to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.

Descend into the Ngorongoro Crater, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of Africa’s most remarkable wildlife areas. The crater’s diverse habitats include open plains, forests, swamps, and a soda lake frequented by flamingos. Wildlife may include black rhinos, lions, hippos, buffalo, flamingos, and large-tusked elephants.

Enjoy a full-day crater tour with a picnic lunch before returning to Karatu for dinner and an overnight stay.

Tarangire National Park and Return to Arusha

After breakfast, drive to Tarangire National Park, renowned for its large elephant herds, ancient baobab trees, and seasonal wetlands. Explore the park’s savannah and Tarangire River areas in search of elephants, zebras, wildebeest, buffalo, giraffes, lions, and leopards.

Enjoy lunch in or near the park before returning to Arusha, where you will be transferred to your accommodation.