This unforgettable five-day safari takes you through Tanzania’s most spectacular wildlife areas—Tarangire National Park, Lake Manyara, Serengeti National Park, and the Ngorongoro Crater. With excellent chances to see the Big Five, plus countless other species and breathtaking landscapes, this itinerary is perfect for those who want to experience the best of the Northern Circuit without rushing.
After breakfast, your guide will pick you up from your hotel to start your adventure. You’ll head straight to Tarangire National Park, famous for its giant baobab trees and massive elephant herds. As you drive through the savannah and along the Tarangire River, you’ll have opportunities to see elephants, buffalo, zebras, wildebeest, lions, and a rich variety of birds. Leopards are sometimes seen lounging in the trees, and cheetahs may occasionally be spotted.
Enjoy a picnic lunch inside the park, then continue your game drive into the afternoon. In the early evening, you’ll drive to your lodge for dinner and overnight.
Main Destination: Tarangire National Park
Accommodation: Marera Valley Lodge / Fig Tree Lodge
Meals Included: Lunch & Dinner
Drinks: Soft drinks
After breakfast, depart for Lake Manyara National Park, a beautiful reserve famous for its groundwater forest, alkaline lake, and tree-climbing lions. The lake attracts thousands of flamingos and over 400 bird species. During your game drive, you’ll look for elephants, giraffes, hippos, zebras, buffalo, and possibly the unique lions resting in the branches of acacia trees.
Lunch will be a picnic inside the park. In the late afternoon, drive back to your lodge for dinner and overnight.
Main Destination: Lake Manyara National Park
Accommodation: Marera Valley Lodge / Fig Tree Lodge
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Drinks: Soft drinks
After an early breakfast, you will set off for Serengeti National Park via the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Along the way, you’ll enjoy scenic views of the endless plains and possibly spot wildlife en route. Arriving in Serengeti by midday, you’ll begin your first game drive.
Serengeti is famous for its abundant wildlife—lions, leopards, elephants, buffalo, cheetahs, hyenas, and many antelope species. If you visit during migration months, you may witness thousands of wildebeest and zebras moving across the plains.
In the evening, you will head to your lodge or tented camp for dinner and your overnight stay.
Main Destination: Serengeti National Park
Accommodation: Serengeti Safari Lodge / Into Wild Africa Tented Camp
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Drinks: Soft drinks
Wake up early for a sunrise game drive to catch predators active in the cool morning hours. You’ll search for lions on the hunt and perhaps glimpse a leopard returning to its tree. After breakfast at the lodge or packed in the bush, continue your exploration of Serengeti’s central areas.
By midday, begin your drive toward Ngorongoro, enjoying wildlife sightings along the way. You’ll arrive at your lodge on the crater rim in time for dinner and overnight rest, ready for your final day’s adventure.
Main Destination: Serengeti National Park & Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Accommodation: Ngorongoro Rhino Lodge / Ngorongoro Serena Lodge
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Drinks: Soft drinks
After an early breakfast, you’ll descend 600 meters into the Ngorongoro Crater—one of the world’s largest intact volcanic calderas. The crater floor is home to nearly 30,000 animals, including all members of the Big Five. Here you may see black rhinos grazing in the open, large bull elephants with impressive tusks, prides of lions, herds of buffalo, and elusive leopards resting in trees.
You will enjoy a picnic lunch near the hippo pool while taking in the incredible views. After a full day exploring this “Garden of Eden,” you will ascend the crater and begin the drive back to Arusha, where your safari concludes.
Main Destination: Ngorongoro Crater
Accommodation: No accommodation included after this day
Meals Included: Breakfast & Lunch
Drinks: Drinking water
✅ Park fees
✅ All game drives and activities (unless optional)
✅ All accommodations during safari
✅ Professional driver-guide
✅ 4×4 safari vehicle with pop-up roof
✅ Roundtrip transfers from/to Arusha
✅ All meals as per itinerary
✅ Drinking water and soft drinks
❌ International flights
❌ Visas and travel insurance
❌ Tips (suggested $15 per person per day)
❌ Personal expenses (souvenirs, extra meals, etc.)
❌ Additional accommodation before/after safari
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