5 DAYS TANZANIA SAFARI (Lake Manyara NP, Serengeti NP and Ngorongoro CA)
5 DAYS TANZANIA SAFARI (Lake Manyara NP, Serengeti NP and Ngorongoro CA)
5 days • 4 people and above • From $ 1,955 • Tanzania
4-Day Tanzania Safari: The Ultimate Northern Circuit Experience
Embark on a spectacular 5-day safari that takes you through the heart of Tanzania’s Northern Circuit. Our meticulously crafted itinerary, designed by Kilimanjaro Escapes, is the perfect extension to a Kilimanjaro climb or a spectacular standalone adventure. This tour promises a rich and diverse wildlife experience, seamlessly connecting three of Tanzania's most iconic parks: Lake Manyara, the Serengeti, and the Ngorongoro Crater.
Itinerary Details
DAY 1: ARRIVAL
Your adventure begins the moment you land. Our friendly driver will be waiting for you at either Kilimanjaro International Airport or Arusha Airport, ready to extend a warm welcome and take care of your luggage. Enjoy a seamless and comfortable transfer to the hotel of your choice. Here, you'll have time to relax and unwind by the swimming pool or in the beautiful garden before our safari coordinators meet with you for a pre-safari briefing, providing an exciting preview of the unforgettable experiences that await you.
- 🍴 Meals: Dinner
- 🏨 MOSHI / ARUSHA
- 📍 Distance: 40 - 60 Km
- ⏱ Drive: 1.45min - 1:15min
DAY 1: ARUSHA - MANYARA NP
Pick up at 8:30 AM from your hotel in Arusha and depart for Lake Manyara National Park with a picnic lunch for a full day game drive. As you enter the national park, lush forests of Acacia and Mahogany trees begin to set the mood for what is waiting ahead. The game drive will go on till evening with a small break for picnic lunch. During the game drive watch out for buffaloes, giraffes, impalas, baboons and the blue monkeys. Another spectacle of Lake Manyara National park is the tree climbing lions, however spotting them is a game of luck. In the right season, you can see the shoreline turning pink with millions of flamingos flocking there. Post the game drive, you will head back to your camp/lodge where a delicious dinner awaits you.
- 🍴 Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- 🏨 KARATU
- 📍 Distance: 126 - 130 Km
- ⏱ Drive: 2 - 3 hrs
DAY 2: LAKE MANYARA - CENTRAL SERENGETI
After breakfast safari to an endless lowlands of the Serengeti National Park will start. We will reach the Serengeti National Park by crossing Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
The Serengeti National Park is the most famous park in Tanzania which is known all over the world. It is renowned for its boundless lowlands with great wildlife diversity including the migration of the wildebeests, the pride of lions and the other raiders, such as hyenas, cheetahs, leopards, jackals and crocodiles.
It is a true spectacle and impressive to watch millions of wildebeest, zebras and gazelles thunder across the endless plains of the Serengeti. Together with your private guide you will be looking for the herds across the plains.
Apart from the migratory animals you will also get to see lots of other animals, like lions, cheetahs, leopards, and many more. Expect to be impressed by the natural beauty of Africa’s most famous park.
If you like to watch wildlife from another perspective, we recommend you to go on a balloon safari (with additional cost after request). It is an amazing experience to drift silently above the plains with herds of wildlife.
- 🍴 Meals: B,L,D
- 🏨 SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK
- 📍 Distance: 200km
- ⏱ Drive: 3hrs
DAY 3: CENTRAL SERENGETI - NGORONGORO CA
After breakfast, you will have a morning game drive in Serengeti National Park. Later depart for Ngorongoro Conservation Area with picnic lunch. Ngorongoro Crater is the largest collapsed volcanic crater in the world and fourteen kilometers of isolated natural beauty. Ngorongoro Crater is surrounded by a ring of extinct volcanoes and the floor, dotted with watering holes, shelters some 30,000 animals. The eventful day comes to an end with a heavy dinner and a good night’s rest in your accommodation.
- 🍴 Meals: B,L,D
- 🏨 NGORONGORO CREATER RIM
- 📍 Distance: 6km
- ⏱ Drive: 2hrs
DAY 4: NGORONGORO CRATER - ARUSHA
On the last day of your safari, you will have an early start. Finishing up with a quick breakfast you will make an early descent at around 6:30 AM into the crater floor. The Ngorongoro Crater is the world’s largest inactive, intact and unfilled volcanic caldera. It has a massive floor of about 260 sq kms with a depth of over 2000 feet. The 5-hour game drive on the crater floor will show you a lot of animal action. Keeping the camera ready is definitely recommended. The African elephant, buffalo, Black rhino, Hippos, Hyenas, Cheetahs and Lions are found in plenty. Post the picnic lunch at the beautiful Hippo pool, you will begin a steep ascend to the top exit of the crater. This is the last leg of your safari, with a 4hr drive left to Arusha. You will be dropped off to your preferred location in Arusha by 6:00 PM in the evening. With an incredible experience and loads of memories to cherish, this is the time you bid goodbye to your team.
- 🏨 ARUSHA/MOSHI/AIRPORT