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6 Days: Tarangire, Ngorongoro, Serengeti (2N) & Manyara

The Comprehensive Northern Safari

6 Days / 5 Nights
4 National Parks
2-6 People
Year Round

Safari Overview

This comprehensive 6-day safari covers four major Northern Tanzania parks. Spend two nights in the legendary Serengeti, descend into the Ngorongoro Crater for Big Five viewing, explore Tarangire's elephant herds, and discover Lake Manyara's tree-climbing lions. This is the complete Northern Circuit experience.

Day by Day Itinerary

Day 1

Tarangire National Park

Early in the morning, you will be driven from Hotel Arusha/Moshi to Tarangire with a packed lunch. For the remainder of the afternoon, you will have a game drive in Tarangire National Park. Thereafter, you will have your dinner at Manyara Safari Lodge. Animals found there include lions, elephants, buffaloes, wildebeest, zebras, reedbucks, flamingos, blue monkeys, hundred-strong baboon troops, waterbucks, Kirk's dikdik, klipspringer, mongoose, bushbuck, vervet monkeys, and water birds such as pelicans, cormorants, and storks.

Manyara Safari Lodge or similarLunch, Dinner
Day 2

Serengeti National Park

Early in the morning after breakfast, you will depart from Tarangire to Serengeti with your packed lunch for game viewing. You will pass Maasai boma culture to see Maasai culture, continue to Serengeti where you will have a break for lunch. At Serengeti you will have a game drive then drive to Heritage Luxury Tented Camp for dinner and overnight. Animals found there include lions, elephants, buffaloes, wildebeest, Thomson's gazelles, zebras, reedbucks, leopard, hyenas, cheetah, hippos, eland, waterbucks, dikdik, bushbuck, jackals, vervet monkeys, impala, klipspringer, warthogs, kongoni, and topi.

Heritage Luxury Tented Camp or similarBreakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 3

Full Day Serengeti Game Drive

After breakfast, you will have a full game drive in the Serengeti with your packed lunch. In the afternoon, break for lunch, then continue enjoying a final afternoon game drive in the Serengeti. You will then return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

Heritage Luxury Tented Camp or similarBreakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 4

Serengeti to Ngorongoro

Early in the after breakfast, you will be having game drive for half day with packed lunch box lunch. Then after we will drive you to Ngorongoro for dinner and overnight at Ngorongoro Rhino Lodge.

Ngorongoro Rhino Lodge or similarBreakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 5

Ngorongoro Crater

Early in the morning after breakfast, you will be driven to Ngorongoro Crater for 7hrs game drive with heavy lunch box, then thereafter we will drive you direct to Eileen's Tree Inn for dinner and overnight. Animals you will see there include lions, elephants, buffaloes, wildebeest, Thomson's gazelles, zebras, reedbucks, flamingos, black rhino, hyenas, cheetah, hippos, eland, waterbucks, dikdik, bushbuck, jackals, and vervet monkeys.

Eileen's Tree Inn or similarBreakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 6

Lake Manyara to Arusha/Moshi

Early in the morning after breakfast, you will enjoy a final game drive in Manyara National Park with your heavy lunch box. Then afternoon we will drive you back to Hotel Arusha/Moshi for dinner and overnight. Animals found there include lions, elephants, buffaloes, wildebeest, gazelles, zebras, cheetah, hartebeest, impala, eland, leopard, oryx, gerenuk, dwarf mongoose, kori bustard, ostrich, hornbills, lovebirds, and yellow barbet.

Hotel in Arusha/MoshiBreakfast, Lunch

Pricing

Basic Camping

2 People$1,600
3 People$1,500
4 People$1,400
5 People$1,350
6 People$1,250

Price per person

Mid-Range Lodge

2 People$3,265
3 People$3,245
4 People$2,840
5 People$2,725
6 People$2,150

Price per person

What's Included

Included

  • All park fees
  • Ngorongoro Crater fees
  • Hotel pick-up and drop-off
  • 4x4 vehicle with viewing roof
  • Qualified driver/guide
  • Camping equipment (for camping)
  • 3 meals per day
  • Bottled water

Not Included

  • Tips for driver and cook
  • Meals outside itinerary
  • Travel insurance
  • Tanzania visa
  • International flights
  • Single room supplement

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