5-Day Serengeti safari

Serengeti Safari Tour Descriptions:

Especially designed 5days long safari which allows you to enjoy the best ‘Northern circuit’ has to offer. The trip will start with an overnight stay at Arusha before you head into the world of wilderness & enjoy game drive at Lake Manyara followed by a visit to the second largest park in country, Serengeti, and volcanic crater, Ngorongoro. This safari really will enrich you with popular northern Tanzania national parks that many travellers would not like to miss while on safari into this country. It gives you the opportunity to see large herds of elephant in The Tarangire national park and the Serengeti itself, buffalo, zebras, wildebeests, tree climbing lions, as well as cheetah, leopards plus an incredible bird life and much more.

Tour Highlights:

• Fantastic 5days safari exploring the Northern Tanzanian beauty
• Make the best of your visit to Tanzania on these relaxed 5 days safari
• Game drive at the beautiful Elephant kingdom of Tarangire national park & meet the famous tree-climbing lions
• Visit the second largest National Park & get a chance to witness wildebeest’s migration
• Enjoy game drive & crater tour at Ngorongoro which is UNESCO world heritage site
• Included is all-inclusive comfortable stay at each of the destination
• Pickup + Stay for you is arranged on the day of arrival to ensure you can enjoy safari to the maximum

Itinerary:

Day0: Arrival in Tanzania

Upon arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO), our representative will meet you and transfer you to your hotel accommodation for an overnight stay (Tulia Boutique Hotel & Spa). Your professional safari guide will brief you during dinner on various aspects of your itinerary and activities for the next day.

Lodging/ hotel accommodation

Day 1: Arusha to Tarangire National Park

Early morning after breakfast we will pick you up from your accommodation in Arusha and we will head to Tarangire National Park, which is known for its huge baobab trees and large herds of elephants. Its sparse vegetation makes it a beautiful and special location, where up to or more than 300 elephants can be found, looking for underground streams in the dry riverbeds at it best visiting time during the dry season between July to October. Migratory wildebeest, zebra and buffalo can also be seen crowding the shrinking lagoons. Here you will enjoy an afternoon game drive with a picnic lunch.

Overnight: Marera lodge.

Meal plan: All inclusive

Day 2: Karatu or Mtowambu to Ngorongoro crater

After breakfast, we depart to Ngorongoro crater with (Options to visit Maasai Bomas with extra cost) and today you will descend over 600 meters into the crater to view wildlife. Supported by a year-round water supply and fodder, the Ngorongoro conservation Area supports a vast variety of animals, which includes lions, zebras, flocks of flamingos, elephants, giraffes just to mention a few. Ngorongoro is often referred as the eighth natural wonder, it has been listed as a UNESCO site which is considered the most beautiful and unique place in Africa where man and wildlife stays together in one area, We will visit Lake Magadi, a large but shallow alkaline lake in the southwestern corner, which is one of the main features of the crater. A large number of flamingos, hippos and other water birds can usually be seen here. We will stop at a nice picnic area for our lunch break and there after we will continue with an afternoon game drive before we go to the lodge just on top of the crater rim for an evening relaxation and overnight stay until next morning when we will leave for Serengeti national park in the Morning.

Overnight: Ngorongoro Rhino lodge or similar

Meals: (Full board) Lunch, dinner, bed, and breakfast

Day 3: Ngorongoro crater to Serengeti National Park (Game on route)

After your breakfast, we depart from Ngorongoro Crater to Serengeti national park. Today we descend into the heart of wild Africa – the Serengeti National Park – with its endless plains, rolling into the distance as far as the eye can see. Then head to the central park area, known as the Seronera area, one of the richest wildlife habitats in the park, featuring the Seronera River, which provides a valuable water source to this area and therefore attracts wildlife well representative of most of the Serengeti’s species. The Central Serengeti offers superb game viewing all year round due to its abundance of resident animals. Specifically, the Seronera River Valley in the Central Serengeti is a ‘must see’ on every safari regardless of the specific month of travel. Game viewing in Central Serengeti is at its best during the dry season (June – November) as resident animals are more concentrated in the immediate area due to the lack of water on the plains. Resident herbivores include impala, buffalo, hippo, warthog, topi, hartebeest, and giraffe. Resident carnivores include lion and leopard. Arrive in time for lunch and enjoy an afternoon game drive in the Serengeti national park.

Overnight: Thorn tree tented Lodge or Similar Lodge accommodation

Meals: All meals included

Day 4: The Serengeti (full day Game drive in Serengeti national park)

Now you get one full day to experience the Serengeti. Known to host one of most amazing wildlife spectacles on earth – the great migration of wildebeest and zebra – the Serengeti’s vast plains are also home to a haven of other wildlife, including lions, cheetahs, leopards, and many other predators. It’s really never enough time to explore the whole park but at least these two overnight stays in Serengeti National Park will let you see most amazing wildlife in the Serengeti delight you with experiences that you won’t forget in life time. This park is Suitable all year-round with some specific months suitable for specific activities like in December to July to follow the wildebeest migration (either Ndutu or Mara River Crossing), June to October to see predators.

Overnight: Thorn tree tented Lodge or Similar Lodge accommodation

Meals: All meals included

Day 5: Transfer from Serengeti National Park – Airport | Arusha for your flight back

After breakfast, depart Serengeti national park while doing game on route (If flight time allows for a game on route), we will drive in the direction of the Ngorongoro Crater then stop at a nice restaurant or picnic site for lunch then transfer to Arusha/ Kilimanjaro international airport for your journey back home. You have options whether to road transfer or fly straight from Serengeti to Arusha or Kilimanjaro airport to catch your flight back home or fly from Serengeti to Zanzibar (Options are there)

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch

Overnight: Depart day.