5-Day Best Tarangire, Serengeti and Ngorongoro Trip

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Arrival (See Getting There for more details)

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

Day 1

Tarangire National Park

After breakfast, our safari guide will pick you up from your hotel in Arusha and drive you to Tarangire National Park for a game drive and picnic lunch.

Tarangire National Park is named for the Tarangire River that crosses through it. The park is famous for its big herds of elephants, huge baobab trees, and high numbers of predators. There is a plethora to see and explore here!

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

HippoCommon

HyenaOccasional

LeopardRare

CheetahRare

Wild DogVery Rare

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

Accommodation:

Fig Tree Lodge & Camp

Budget hotel located in Mto wa Mbu (Town)

Meals & Drinks:

Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included)
Non-alcoholic drinks

Day 2

Serengeti National Park

After breakfast, you will leave Karatu village and enter the Ngorongoro Conservation Area to Serengeti where you will start the game drive for these days.

Activities: Game drive.

Serengeti Park is the most famous park of all in Africa. It is more than 15,000 square kilometers of savannah full of lions, leopards, cheetahs, giraffes, elephants, and many other wild animals.

After game drives, you will drive to the lodge for dinner and your overnight stay.

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

GiraffeCommon

HippoCommon

HyenaCommon

LeopardOccasional

Black RhinoVery Rare

Wild DogVery Rare

White RhinoNone

Accommodation:

Budget camping

Inside Central Serengeti

Meals & Drinks:

All meals included
Non-alcoholic drinks

Day 3

Central Serengeti National Park

After breakfast, you'll depart from Karatu village and enter the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, making your way through the Ngorongoro Highlands until you reach the Serengeti gate. Once there, you'll embark on a game drive, which will continue over the next two days.

Activities: Game drive.

The Serengeti Park is one of the most renowned parks in Africa, encompassing more than 15,000 square kilometers of savannah teeming with lions, leopards, cheetahs, giraffes, elephants, and countless other wild animals.

Following your game drives, you'll return to the lodge for dinner and your overnight stay.

Main Destination:

Central Serengeti National Park

Accommodation:

Budget camping

On the crater rim of Ngorongoro Crater

Meals & Drinks:

All meals included
Non-alcoholic drinks

Day 4

Ngorongoro Crater

After breakfast, you will descend inside the Ngorongoro Crater for game drives with a picnic lunch. In the afternoon, you will drive back to Karatu for dinner and an overnight stay.

Activities: Game drive.

The Ngorongoro Crater is a must-see while on safari in Tanzania for its high density of wild animals. The Ngorongoro Conservation Area is a conservation project where the Maasai and their livestock live together with wild animals.

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

ElephantCommon

HippoCommon

LeopardOccasional

GiraffeNone

White RhinoNone

CheetahNone

Wild DogNone

Accommodation:

Fig Tree Lodge & Camp

Budget hotel located 2-3hr drive from Ngorongoro Crater

Meals & Drinks:

All meals included
Non-alcoholic drinks

Day 5

Lake Manyara National Park

Following breakfast, you will depart from the lodge, carrying packed lunch boxes, and head towards the entrance gate of Lake Manyara National Park. Once you complete the gate formalities, you will enter the park and be greeted by baboons in the initial forest. Continuing your journey, you might encounter elephants, gazelles, tree-climbing lions, and a variety of other wildlife. After lunch, you will make your way to either the airport or a hotel in Arusha.

Main Destination:: Lake Manyara National Park
Accommodation:: No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
Non-alcoholic drinks

End of tour (See Getting There for more details)

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

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This tour is offered by Ngekewa Tours and Safaris, not SafariBookings.
This operator reserves the right to change rates advertised on SafariBookings.
This group tour requires a minimum of 6 people to run.

The exact order, contents and rates of this tour are subject to availability.
If an accommodation is fully booked, the operator will suggest a comparable alternative.

5-Day Best Tarangire, Serengeti and Ngorongoro Trip

Arrival (See Getting There for more details)