5-Days Major Exploration

With this 5-day Tanzania Safari, we can discover the top attractions of the Northern Safari Circuit.

Overview:

This 5 day lodge & tented camp safari allows you to experience the highlights of the Northern Safari Circuit. You will experience breathtaking wildlife in the midst of diverse landscapes; monkeys in the forest, lions in trees, elephants amongst acacias and a huge variety of animals inside a collapsed volcano. You will also visit Serengeti National Park, which is home to 3 million animals. These spectacular grass plains offer the best opportunity of viewing Cheetah, Leopard and Lion.

Starting Date - Any Date
Starting Point - Arusha
Ending Point - Arusha
Customizable? - Yes
Type - Private
Accommodation Level - Lodge & Tented Camp

Destination:

Tarangire, Ngorongoro , Serengeti & Lake Manyara .

Detailed Tour Itinerary:

5-Days Major Exploration.

Day 1 Tarangire National Park

In the morning you will be collected from your Hotel in Arusha by your personal Safari Guide. The drive 2 hours to Tarangire National Park is on a good tarmac road and a short rough road, across the gently rolling Masai plains with scattered acacia trees.

The park is well known for its large elephant herds and abundance of Ancient Baobab trees. From the open roof of the vehicle we will experience the seasonal swamps, savanna and Tarangire River which is full of wildlife ranging from a large variety of birds to giraffes, impalas, zebras, lions, leopards, elands, warthogs and elephants.

We will have our picnic lunch at around 1:00pm and proceed with game viewing before continuing to Foresight Eco Lodge in Karatu town, where we will be able to relax and enjoy dinner and have an overnight.

Day 2 Lake Manyara National Park

Today we will begin our program at around 9:30am after having our breakfast. We will drive 40mins to the gate of Lake Manyara National Park.
The park’s namesake is a shallow, salt lake. It covers a large area of the park, flooding and drying with the seasons and is home to thousands of flamingos and over 500 other bird species. On your exploration of the park you will see monkeys, giraffe, zebra, wildebeest, buffalo, elephant and with some luck, lions lounging in the trees.

Lunch at around 1:00pm in the picnic area inside the park.

After an extensive game drive, having experienced the various sights and sounds of the wilderness, you will leave the park and head back to Foresight Eco Lodge for dinner and overnight

Day 3 Serengeti National Park
After breakfast, we set off for the famous Serengeti National Park, home of the Great Migration. The views are spectacular as you drive up the crater highlands, stopping at the rim for a birds-eye view of the spectacular Ngorongoro Crater. Continuing on, spread out before you, is the vast Serengeti. Serengeti mean ‘endless plains’ in Kiswahili and this 6,900 sq. mile (18,000 sq. km) park is inhabited by more than 2 million large animals including more than a million wildebeest. Large predators including lions, cheetahs, and hyenas are drawn to the area by this abundance of prey which migrate through the park. Many smaller animals like rock hyrax, bat eared foxes, mongoose, honey badger, jackals, monkeys, baboons and African hares also inhabit the area along with nearly 500 species of birds.

After your extensive game drive, you will arrive at Africa Safari Ikoma and enjoy dinner and an overnight stay.

Day 4 Serengeti to Ngorongoro Conservation Area
After breakfast you will head out for game drive through the Serengeti towards Ngorongoro Crater where animals roam freely through the unfenced reserves offering you an uninterrupted game viewing experience

Lunch at around 1:00pm at Nabi gate in Serengeti

Arriving at the edge of the crater you will have your first glimpse of what awaits you the following day – glistening streams, open grassland and an infinite number of animals.

Day 5 Ngorongoro Crater and Arusha
Very early in the morning, descend down to the crater floor for a day of wildlife viewing in one of the most incredible places on Earth.

After lunch inside the crater, drive up the steep road out of the crater and return to Arusha.

You will arrive back in Arusha at approximately 5.00 p.m., where your safari will end.