Enjoy the best of Tanzania wildlife safari on this classic 5-day tour. Explore Tanzania’s top tourist sites in the Northern Circuit, including Lake Manyara National Park, famous for tree-climbing lions, Serengeti National Park, the country’s iconic park known for the wildebeest migration and big cats, Tarangire National Park, and Ngorongoro Crater.
This special travel plan includes game drives across these destinations with chances to see the Big Five, many antelope species, birds, and wildebeests.
Tanzania Wildlife Safari Highlights
- Day 1: Arusha to Lake Manyara National Park
- Day 2: Travel to Serengeti National Park
- Day 3: Full-day Serengeti game viewing
- Day 4: Explore Ngorongoro Crater
- Day 5: Ngorongoro to Arusha – Departure
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1: Arusha to Lake Manyara National Park
Wake up early and meet your private driver-guide for a short briefing and greeting. Start your journey to Lake Manyara in a comfortable 4×4 safari vehicle with a pop-up roof. The park sits between Lake Manyara and the Great Rift Valley, covering an area of 325 square kilometers.
Arrive at the park early, check in at your safari lodge, and enjoy a tasty lunch with some time to relax. In the afternoon, head out for a game drive to look for wildlife like large herds of elephants, tree-climbing lions, impalas, zebras, giraffes, and many bird species including pink flamingos.
Day 2: Travel to Serengeti National Park
After breakfast at your lodge or camp, leave Lake Manyara for Serengeti National Park. This park is famous for its endless plains, big cats, and the wildebeest migration. Serengeti is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the best places for wildlife viewing in Tanzania.
Arrive at the park, enjoy lunch, and then head out for an afternoon game drive to search for wildlife and birds. Later, return to your tented lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 3: Full-Day Serengeti Game Viewing
Start the day with a morning game drive, carrying a packed lunch. Watch the wildlife as animals become active in the morning. Look out for lions, zebras, giraffes, buffaloes, elephants, rhinos, gazelles, wildebeest, topis, elands, and many others.
Enjoy your packed lunch in the park and continue with the afternoon game drive. In the evening, return to your lodge or camp for dinner and overnight.
Day 4: Explore Ngorongoro Crater
After breakfast, meet your private driver-guide and travel to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, named after the famous Ngorongoro Crater. This crater is the largest volcanic caldera in the world and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Enjoy a game drive inside the crater where you will have chances to see elephants, cheetahs, hyenas, buffaloes, warthogs, jackals, gazelles, lions, and various bird species. After the game drive, return to your camp or lodge while looking for more wildlife along the way.
Day 5: Ngorongoro to Arusha – Departure
Enjoy a relaxed breakfast at your camp or lodge in Ngorongoro. Your private driver-guide will pick you up for the drive back to Arusha. On arrival, you will be dropped off at the airport to catch your flight back home.