5-Day Serengeti/Ngorongoro Northern Circuit-Landcruiser

• You'll be collected from the airport.
• Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Nairobi to Arusha

After breakfast, you'll be picked up from your hotel in Nairobi at 7.30 am and drive to Arusha town via Namanga with a stopover at the border post for immigration formalities. On arrival in Arusha you'll be met by one of our staff who will give you a safari briefing. Dinner and your overnight stay will be at Arusha Inn, a budget hotel.

Main Destination:

Arusha (City, Tanzania)

Accommodation:

Arusha Tourist Inn Hotel

• Budget hotel located in Arusha (City)

Meals & Drinks:

• Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Arusha to Lake Manyara National Park

After breakfast, you will be picked up from your Arusha hotel. Thereafter, depart for Lake Manyara National Park. Arrive in time for a game drive during which a fantastic array of birdlife can be seen including flamingos that breed in the Lake’s alkaline waters. The park also offers a spectacular view of the Great Rift Valley and the fig forest here is a good place to see monkeys and some of the 350 species of birds that have been recorded here. With luck, you may spot the tree-climbing lions for which the park is famous. Dinner and your overnight stay will be at Lake Manyara Campsite.

Main Destination:

Lake Manyara National Park (Tanzania)

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

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LionOccasional

HyenaOccasional

LeopardRare

Wild DogVery Rare

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

CheetahNone

Accommodation:

Budget camping

• Inside Lake Manyara NP

Meals & Drinks:

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

Lake Manyara National Park to Ngorongoro Crater

An early breakfast will be followed by a departure to Ngorongoro for a full-day crater tour with a picnic lunch. The crater is 14.5km wide and is home to all the Big Five and hence the same may be seen. Hippos, cheetahs, antelopes and the spotted hyenas abound, as well as flamingos in the crater lakes. In the evening, ascend up and out of the steep and narrow crater walls for dinner and your overnight stay at ngorongoro campsite situated on the crater rim.

Main Destination:

Ngorongoro Crater (Tanzania)

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

• On the crater rim of Ngorongoro Crater

Meals & Drinks:

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

Ngorongoro Crater to Serengeti National Park

After breakfast, depart the Ngorongoro Conservation Area for Serengeti National Park via the pre -historic site at Olduvai Gorge, which was discovered by the famous archaeologist Dr L.S.B Leaky. The park covers 12,944 km of open plains making it one of the largest in the world. The rocky outcrops referred to as‘ kopjes’ in the eastern part of the park are of scenic beauty and occasionally various cats can be seen lazing on them. The park contains very vast herds of wildebeest, zebra, gazelle and other antelopes. After your game drive, you will retire for the night at a campsite where you'll have dinner. Lunch, dinner and your overnight stay are at a Serengeti campsite.

Main Destination:

Serengeti National Park (Tanzania)

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 to Arusha

After breakfast, leave the campsite for game viewing on your way out of Serenget you will be dropped at the airport or at your hotel.

Main Destination:

Arusha (City, Tanzania)

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

• Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
• You'll be dropped off at the airport.