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5-Day Ultimate Tanzania Safari to Lake Manyara, Serengeti & Ngorongoro

This 5-Day Ultimate Tanzania Safari to Lake Manyara, Serengeti & Ngorongoro will take you to the most well-known places in Tanzania: Lake Manyara National Park, Serengeti, and finally, the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.

Most of the wild animals can be spotted, such as schools of hippos and crocodiles, a large population of lions and leopards, elephants, giraffes, and many more, including different beautiful bird species like flamingos.

The Tanzania safari tour will start and end in Arusha, the capital city of Tanzania.

Detailed 5-Day Tanzania Safari Itinerary

5-Day Tanzania Safari Itinerary

Day 1: Depart Arusha for Lake Manyara

On this first day of your 5-Day Ultimate Tanzania Safari to Lake Manyara, Serengeti & Ngorongoro, our safari driver guide will pick you up from the agreed-upon destination and begin your safari to Lake Manyara National Park.

As soon as you enter the park, you will be welcomed by endemic tree species and a wide variety of wildlife.

Enjoy your packed lunch and continue the adventure, where you will spot animals like impalas, buffalos, giraffes, monkeys, baboons, and many others.

On this day, keep your fingers crossed for the possibility of spotting tree-climbing lions resting up in the trees.

You will also see birds like flamingos and other water bird species on your first day of the safari.

Afterward, drive to the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.

Day 2: Transfer to Central Serengeti National Park

After your morning breakfast, you will drive towards Serengeti National Park via Karatu and the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.

Proceed to Serengeti National Park, also known as the “heart of wild Africa,” with its beautiful plains.

Continue to the central park area, known as Seronera, which harbors the largest number of wildlife.

Check in with the booked lodge for lunch, and in the afternoon, enjoy an optional activity, such as a game drive or relaxation.

Day 3: Full Day Game Drive

Wake up and have your prepared breakfast before setting off for a full day game drive in Serengeti National Park.

Explore different portions of this park with their unique habitats and wildlife.

For example, the drive will take you to the central part, which is well known for a large population of lions and leopards.

The central area, known as Seronera, where the Seronera River flows, hosts a lot of wildlife in the whole national park.

Enjoy a bush lunch and then continue your search for wildlife.

Besides lions and leopards, you will spot other animals like spotted hyenas, cheetahs, baboons, giraffes, and many others.

Afterward, return to the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.

Day 4: Transfer to Ngorongoro Conservation Area

Have a peaceful breakfast in the morning and depart for the Ngorongoro Conservation Area with your well-packed picnic lunch.

The Ngorongoro Crater consists of 14 km of isolated natural beauty and is surrounded by volcanoes, with its floor designed with watering holes.

This crater is home to over 3000 wild animals, including reptiles and beautiful bird species.

Continue and check in with the booked lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.

Day 5: Crater Lakes Exploration and Departure

Wake up early in the morning, have a delicious breakfast, and set off for the exploration of the crater lakes.

The Ngorongoro Crater is well known as the largest inactive, intact, and unfilled volcanic caldera in the world.

It covers a massive floor of 260 square kilometers and has a depth of over 2000 feet.

The drive around the floor of the crater can take about four to five hours, and you will spot many wild animals, including African elephants, black rhinos, cheetahs, lions, hippos, hyenas, and many more.

You will have your lunch at the amazing hippo pool and then drive back to Arusha.

The journey to Arusha can take about four hours, and you will be dropped off at the agreed-upon destination.

This marks the end of your 5-Day Ultimate Tanzania Safari to Lake Manyara, Serengeti & Ngorongoro.



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