5-Day Serengeti Safari Itinerary

• A transfer from the airport is not included. You can use a taxi, request your hotel to arrange a transfer or prearrange a transfer yourself.
• Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Arusha - Tarangire National Park

After an early morning breakfast, our driver will pick you up at Arusha Tourist Inn Hotel and head to the Tarangire National Park. Along the way, you will enjoy a morning game drive and a boxed lunch. Later in the day, you will arrive at the Lilac Campsite where you will settle in, enjoy dinner and then turn in for the night to prepare for the amazing adventure ahead of you!

Main Destination:

Tarangire National Park

Best Time To Visit July to November (Animals come to the Tarangire River)

High Season June to October (The park is full of visitors)

Best Weather June to October (Little rainfall)

Wildlife in Tarangire NP

ElephantAbundant

GiraffeCommon

LionCommon

BuffaloAbundant

ZebraAbundant

WildebeestAbundant

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HippoCommon

HyenaOccasional

LeopardRare

CheetahRare

Wild DogVery Rare

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

Accommodation:

Budget camping

• Just outside Tarangire NP

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Tarangire - Serengeti National Park

After breakfast, you will drive to the Serengeti National Park, enjoying the beautiful high-lying farmland of Karatu and the Ngorongoro Conservation Area along the way. Leaving the highlands behind, you will enter the heart of wild Africa, the Serengeti National Park with its endless plains rolling into the distance, as far as the eye can see. You will head to the central area of the park, known as the Seronera area, one of the richest wildlife habitats.

In this part of the park, you will visit the Seronera River which provides a valuable water source for this area. It attracts wildlife well-representative of most of the Serengeti's species. You will arrive in time for lunch and afterward, enjoy an afternoon game drive in the Serengeti National Park. Later in the day, you will have dinner and your overnight stay in the Seronera Camp (Nguchiro Campsite).

Main Destination:

Serengeti National Park

Best Time To Visit January to February and June to October (Different areas are best at different times)

High Season July to March (The Seronera area is crowded)

Best Weather June to October (Little to no rainfall)

Wildlife in Serengeti NP

ElephantCommon

LionCommon

CheetahCommon

BuffaloAbundant

ZebraAbundant

WildebeestAbundant

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GiraffeCommon

HippoCommon

HyenaCommon

LeopardOccasional

Black RhinoVery Rare

Wild DogVery Rare

White RhinoNone

Accommodation:

Budget camping

• Inside Serengeti NP

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Serengeti National Park - Ngorongoro Crater

Today you will wake up early, have a cup of coffee and take off for a sunrise game drive until the late morning. You will then return to the campsite for brunch. After your meal, you will check out and take off on an exciting game drive in the Serengeti. Later, drive to the Ngorongoro Crater. You will check in and enjoy dinner and your overnight stay at the Ngorongoro Simba Campsite.

Main Destination:

Central Serengeti National Park

Accommodation:

Budget camping

• Inside Central Serengeti NP

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Ngorongoro Crater

After breakfast, you will drive to the crater for the crater tour. Your expert guide will take you in search of the big game. The animals allow you to get up close for great photos. This is one of Tanzania’s top parks for wildlife numbers. You are likely to see most of the “Big Five”, with lion, buffalo and elephant being almost certain, rhino relatively likely, and leopard a little more elusive. You are also likely to see great numbers of zebra and wildebeest, as well as spotted hyena. Later in the day, you will ascend the crater and head to the Lilac Campsite for dinner and your overnight stay.

Main Destination:

Ngorongoro Crater

Best Time To Visit June to October (Wildlife viewing is best)

High Season Most of the year – July to March (Expect crowds)

Best Weather June to October (Rainfall is little to none)

Wildlife in Ngorongoro Crater

Black RhinoCommon

LionCommon

BuffaloAbundant

ZebraAbundant

WildebeestAbundant

HyenaAbundant

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ElephantCommon

HippoCommon

LeopardOccasional

GiraffeNone

White RhinoNone

CheetahNone

Wild DogNone

Accommodation:

Budget camping

• Inside Ngorongoro Crater

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Lake Manyara - Arusha

After breakfast, you will check out and take off for an exciting game drive in Lake Manyara National Park with a packed lunch. The lake occupies a large area of the park. The forest starts just when you cross the park gate along the base of the Great Rift Valley, with the hot spring to the west of the park. The park is home to the famous tree-climbing lion, buffalo, giraffe, hippo and troops of baboon. You will also see the majestic pink flamingo, ostrich, Egyptian geese and more.

After your picnic lunch, you will go on an afternoon game drive. Later, drive to a Maasai village to experience the different activities and cultures of the Maasai people. In the evening, you will drive back to Arusha for dinner and your overnight stay. This is where your safari will end.

Main Destination:

Lake Manyara National Park

Best Time To Visit June to October (Easier to spot animals)

High Season July to March (The northern section gets crowded)

Best Weather June to October (Little rainfall)

Wildlife in Lake Manyara NP

ElephantCommon

GiraffeCommon

BuffaloCommon

ZebraCommon

WildebeestCommon

HippoCommon

Show more

LionOccasional

HyenaOccasional

LeopardRare

Wild DogVery Rare

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

CheetahNone

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Meals at own expense
• Drinks not included

• Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
• A transfer back to the airport is not included. You can use a taxi, request your hotel to arrange a transfer or prearrange a transfer yourself.