Tour Overview
6-Day Tanzania Classic Safari Tarangire, Serengeti, Ngorongoro, and Manyara offer an unforgettable experience, combining the highlights of Tanzania's northern circuit national parks. This safari can provide you with a rich and immersive experience in exploring the diverse wildlife, landscapes, and cultures of various safari destinations.
Included/Exclude
Park fees (For non-residents)
All activities (Unless labeled as optional)
All accommodation (Unless listed as upgrade)
A professional driver/guide
All transportation (Unless labeled as optional)
All Taxes/VAT
Roundtrip airport transfer
Meals (As specified)
Drinks (As specified in the day-by-day section)
International flights (From/to home)
Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
Tips (Tipping guideline US$10.00 pp per day)
Personal items (Souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fee
Tour Plan
The safari starts around 8 a.m., after your breakfast. The safari guide will pick you up at your hotel, lodge, or hostel in Arusha. The drive to Tarangire National Park takes about 2 hours, and you will be at the gate of Tarangire National Park at about 10 a.m. From here, you will already start your safari; you will have a full-day game drive in the national park.
Highlights of Tarangire National Park:
• The paradise of elephants (the largest concentration of elephants in the world)
• Huge baobab trees
• Perfect for bird lovers.
• Many other animals like monkeys, leopards, lions, cheetahs, zebras, giraffes, etc.
• Dinner & Overnight at the Marera Valley Lodge
Today we have a longer drive to the famous Serengeti National Park. After breakfast, at about 8 a.m., the drive will begin. The drive will take about 3 hours, but don't worry, it will be anything but boring. You will be at Serengeti Gate in time for lunch at 1 p.m. There, you will get your lunch, and you can go for a short walk. The break will last about an hour, and after that, you will start your half-day game drive. At about 6 p.m., you will be at the lodge.
Highlights of the transit day:
• Drive through colourful towns and villages.
• Beautiful landscapes.
• Ngorongoro Gate: short break, chance to see baboons, and learn about the history of the crater
• Ngorongoro: view point, perfect place for a short photo session, and a nice view over the whole crater
• Drive from the viewpoint to the Serengeti Gate; from here, you can already see many animals.
• On the drive, there are also many Masai villages.
• Additional: visit to a Maasai village (extra cost).
• Dinner & Overnight at Into Wild Africa Luxury Tented Camp
On day 3, we will spend the whole day in Serengeti National Park. At what times the game drives take place, you can decide with the safari guide. Around 5 p.m., you will be back at Lodge.
Highlights of Serengeti National Park:
• Landscapes
• Large groups of lions
• Cat Paradise
• Big wildlife migration (depending on the season)
• Serengeti Kopges (rocks from the Lion King movie)
• The highest concentration of large mammals in the world
• More than 500 species of birds.
• Dinner & Overnight at Into Wild Africa Luxury Tented Camp.
Today the safari starts early in the morning, at about 6 a.m. for sunrise. After about 2 hours game drive, you will drive back to the lodge to have breakfast and pick up your luggage. After that, you will do another game drive and slowly drive back towards Ngorongoro Crater to spend the night.
Highlights of Serengeti National Park:
• Landscapes
• Large groups of lions
• Cat Paradise
• Big wildlife migration (depending on the season)
• Serengeti Kopges (rocks from the Lion King movie)
• The highest concentration of large mammals in the world
• More than 500 species of birds.
• Dinner & Overnight at Ngorongoro Wild Camp
Today, we'll start early in the morning, at around 6:00 a.m., to drive to Ngorongoro Crater. On this half-day game drive, you will have the chance to see many animals, and it's also the best chance to see rhinos. At the lake, you will have lunch and observe hippos. At around 3:00 pm, you will start the drive back to the lodge for overnight.
Highlights of the Ngorongoro Crater:
• The largest unfilled, intact, and inactive volcano in the whole world
• The best spot to see rhinos
• Famous for flamingos
• World Heritage Site
• "The eighth wonder of the world"
• Dinner & Overnight at Manyara Safari Lodge
Lake Manyara National Park is the last destination of the safari. We start around 8 a.m. and head towards Lake Manyara National Park. The small park has a large number of animal species and an incredible bird life. At the lake, you will have lunch and observe hippos. Around 14:00, you will start the drive towards Arusha, which will take about 2 hours. Around 16:00 to 18:00, you will be back at the lodge for overnight.
Highlights of Lake Manyara National Park:
• Largest concentration of baboons in the world
• The lake itself
• Breathtaking views.
• Water forests
• Climbing lions
• Flamingos and many water birds.
• Dinner and Overnight at Under the shades lodge Safari Lodge