A six day safari will take you to northern Tanzania’s very best parks for wildlife viewing. This safari is very flexible and easy to customize to your interests and for the best game viewing opportunities. For example, on a safari from June through November, we might suggest 2 nights in the Tarangire area to take advantage of the rare species like kudu and oryx, the healthy lion prides, and the enormous elephant herds you can see in the park. From December through May however, travelers may want to spend three nights in the Serengeti to take advantage of the amazing Serengeti migration. You can always contact us anytime to get our specific recommendations based on your dates of travel and your interests.

Lake Manyara is ideal for viewing birdlife with over 400 species. Tarangire is a beautiful park filled with baobabs and acacias with a large variety of game such as zebras, elephants, giraffes, and waterbuck. Ngorongoro is the largest intact crater in the world abundant with wild game including elephants, rhinos, cheetahs, lions, leopards, and hyenas. You will also visit the Serengeti, Tanzania’s most famous and largest national park and one of the most spectacular parks in the world. The “endless plains” cover some 14,763 square kilometers including large plains, short grass plains, kopjes, and lakes.

Day-by-day itinerary

Day 1: Drive to Lake Manyara for an afternoon game drive 

Day 2: Drive to Serengeti, afternoon game drive 

Day 3: Serengeti, full-day game drive 

Day 4: Drive Serengeti to Ngorongoro, optional visits to Olduvai Gorge and Maasai Village 

Day 5: Ngorongoro, half-day game drive 

Day 6: Morning game drive in Tarangire, drive to Arusha/Moshi/Kilimanjaro Airport 

Day 1: Drive to Lake Manyara for afternoon game drive

Drive 3-4 hours from Moshi to Lake Manyara, with lunch en route. Afternoon game drive in Lake Manyara.

Lake Manyara is tucked beneath the Rift Valley wall. A thin green band of forest flanked by the 600 metres sheer high red and brown cliffs of the escarpment and the shores of the soda lake which gives name to the park. Famous for its tree-climbing lions, Manyara features nearly 400 different species of bird, red-billed quelea, pelicans, cormorants and thousands of flamingos.

Meals included: Lunch, Dinner

Day 2: Drive to Serengeti, afternoon game drive

After breakfast drive to Serengeti, and game drives en route with a picnic lunch.

Arguably Africa’s greatest national park, the Serengeti (meaning “endless plains”) is a massive park and home to a yearly migration of more than a million wildebeest, 200,000 zebra and 300,000 Thomson’s gazelle undertaking their long trek to new grazing grounds. In return, a wealth of predators including lions, leopards, cheetahs and hyenas also inhabit the region.

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 3: Serengeti, full-day game drive

After breakfast discovers the Serengeti plain with a full-day tour.

Today enjoy a full-day game drive in the Serengeti or a morning and afternoon game drive with a break and rest in between back at your safari lodge. You also have the option too of a scenic hot air balloon safari early this morning at extra cost. Today we’ll explore more of this remarkable wildlife reserve.

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 4: Drive Serengeti to Ngorongoro, optional visits to Olduvai Gorge and Maasai Village

Early morning game drive, come back for breakfast and proceed with game drive until lunch. After lunch, drive to Ngorongoro with an optional visit to Olduvai Gorge and a Maasai village.

The Olduvai Gorge provides evidence of the earliest signs of mankind, where hominid footprints are preserved in volcanic rock 3,600,000 years old. Ngorongoro Crater is the world largest caldera measuring 600 metres in depth and covering 250 square kilometres in area.

There are many authentic Masaai villages in the area to visit. Here you have a chance to get to know authentic Maasai families and see what real life is like for the locals. You can visit homes, watch traditional dances, and purchase homemade jewellery.

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 5: Ngorongoro, half-day game drive

Half-day game drive in the Ngorongoro Crater.

Ngorongoro Crater is a spectacular setting and contains an abundance of wildlife with over 20,000 large animals including Tanzania’s remaining black rhino. The Ngorongoro Conservation Area is unique in that it allows over 40,000 Masaai pastoralists with their cattle goats and sheep to live alongside the abundant wildlife in a natural setting.

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 6: Morning game drive in Tarangire, drive to Arusha/Moshi/Kilimanjaro Airport

Morning game drive in Tarangire.

Tarangire is famous for its huge herds of elephants and baobab trees. Throughout the dry season, thirsty antelope and elephants trek hundreds of kilometres to drink at the Tarangire River.

Afternoon, return to Moshi via Mto Wa Mbu and Arusha.

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch