7 Days Lake Manyara, Serengeti, Ngorongoro & Tarangire Safari
Experience the ultimate Northern Tanzania safari on this 7-Day Lake Manyara, Serengeti, Ngorongoro & Tarangire Safari. This carefully crafted adventure takes you through four of Tanzania’s most celebrated wildlife destinations, offering exceptional game viewing, stunning landscapes, and unforgettable safari experiences.
7 Days Lake Manyara, Serengeti, Ngorongoro & Tarangire Safari
Begin your journey at Lake Manyara National Park, known for its lush forests, diverse birdlife, and famous tree-climbing lions. Continue to the world-renowned Serengeti National Park, where vast endless plains are home to an incredible concentration of wildlife, including lions, leopards, cheetahs, elephants, giraffes, and the seasonal Great Migration.
Explore the magnificent Ngorongoro Crater, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of Africa’s most remarkable wildlife havens. Descend into the crater for exceptional game viewing and the chance to spot the endangered black rhino. Your adventure concludes in Tarangire National Park, famous for its giant baobab trees, large elephant herds, and rich wildlife concentrated along the Tarangire River.
Throughout the safari, enjoy expertly guided game drives, comfortable accommodations, and breathtaking scenery ranging from volcanic highlands and lush forests to vast savannahs and ancient baobab-studded landscapes. This safari is perfect for wildlife enthusiasts, photographers, couples, families, and travelers seeking a comprehensive Tanzanian safari experience.
Safari Highlights:7 Days Lake Manyara, Serengeti, Ngorongoro & Tarangire Safari
- Explore Lake Manyara National Park, famous for its tree-climbing lions, flamingos, and lush groundwater forests.
- Enjoy extensive game drives in the iconic Serengeti National Park, home to abundant wildlife and the Great Migration (seasonal).
- Spot the Big Five, including lions, leopards, elephants, buffaloes, and rhinos.
- Visit the spectacular Ngorongoro Crater, a UNESCO World Heritage Site with exceptional wildlife concentrations.
- Descend to the crater floor for outstanding game viewing and opportunities to see endangered black rhinos.
- Discover Tarangire National Park, renowned for its giant baobab trees and large elephant herds.
- Observe diverse wildlife including cheetahs, giraffes, zebras, wildebeests, hippos, and numerous antelope species.
- Enjoy breathtaking landscapes ranging from volcanic craters and forests to vast savannahs and river valleys.
- Outstanding wildlife photography and birdwatching opportunities throughout the safari.
- Witness spectacular African sunrises and sunsets across Tanzania’s most iconic parks.
- Stay in comfortable safari lodges or tented camps located in prime wildlife-viewing areas.
- Perfect combination of wildlife, scenery, adventure, and authentic safari experiences.
Safari Iteniraries
Day 1: Arusha– Lake Manyara National Park
Early morning pick up from your hotel in Arusha at 8:00am for a drive to lake Manyara National Park takes about 4 hours. After having a picnic lunch in Manyara, you start a late afternoon game drive, which is the best time to view animals in this park. When you approach it from the east, the Rift Valley escarpment looms on the horizon forming an impressive backdrop to the lake. In the tall trees of the ground water forest, monkeys leap from branch to branch, and on the escarpment, elephants stand in the shade. Other animals frequently seen are zebras, impalas, monkeys, giraffes, buffalos, hippos, and others.
Day 2: Lake Manyara National Park – Serengeti National Park
The drive to Serengeti National Park via Oldupai Gorge takes 3 to 4 hours. Olduvai Gorge is an archaeological site located in the eastern Serengeti plains, in which early human fossils were first discovered. It has an amazing landscape that resulted from the same tectonic forces that created the Great Rift Valley millions of years ago.
Day 3: Full Day Serengeti National Park
Morning and afternoon game drive in the Serengeti with a lunch and leisure break at the lodge or campsite in the mid afternoon .The term ‘serengeti’ means endless plains in maasai language. In the central plains there are carnivores like, leopards, hyena and cheetah. This park is normally the scene of the annual migration of the wildebeest and zebras, which occurs between Serengeti and kenya’s maasai mara game reserve. Eagles, Flamingos, duck, geese, vultures are among the birds that can be seen in the park.
Day 4: Serengeti National Park – Ngorongoro Crater
After breakfast, Drive to Ngorongoro Crater for game drives. This is the best place in Tanzania to see black rhino as well as prides of lion that include the magnificent black-manned males. There are lots of colorful flamingos and a variety of water birds. Other game that you can see includes leopard, cheetah, hyena, other members of the antelope family, and small mammals.
Day 5: Full Day Ngorongoro Crater
Morning hike in the Southern Ngorongoro Conservation Area to the elephant cave and waterfall. In the afternoon visiting the Iraqw tribe cultural centre in Karatu to learn how the tribe protected their cattle from Masai incursions using underground settlements.
Day 6: Ngorongoro Crater – Tarangire National Park
After breakfast depart for Tarangire National park, Tanzania’s third largest national park and sanctuary for an unusually large elephant population. Majestic baobab trees are an interesting feature of the park, dwarfing the animals that feed beneath them. Animals concentrate along the Tarangire River, which provides the only permanent water supply in the area. There is a great diversity of wildlife including lion, leopard, cheetah and up to six thousand elephant. Arrive in time for lunch after lunch, afternoon spent game viewing in the park.
Day 7: Tarangire National Park – Arusha
Early morning game drive later return to your lodge for Breakfast. After breakfast check out with a short game drive en-route off Tarangire National Park and drive to Arusha, drop off at your respective hotel or Airport.
Included in the Safari Cost
- Transport in a 4×4 Land Cruiser jeep with a pop up roof for easy viewing and photography
- 6 nights’ accommodation in a camp/lodge
- meals on full board basis
- Services of a professional English-speaking driver-guide
- All game drives as per the itinerary
- Park Entrance fees
- Bottled drinking water during safari
- Our assistance at any point
Excluded in the Safari Cost
- All International flights
- Personal expenses (e.g laundry, drinks etc)
- Optional activities (Masai village visit, hot air balloon etc.)
- Tips and gratuities