Ultimate Northern Tanzania Safari: Tarangire, Lake Manyara, Serengeti, and Ngorongoro Crater
Embark on a top-tier safari with Nomadic Essential Travel, exploring Tarangire’s elephants, Lake Manyara’s unique wildlife, Serengeti’s Great Migration, and Ngorongoro Crater’s diverse game.
Itinerary
This safari starts from Arusha town either after pick up from the airport or your Arusha hotel. Drive to Tarangire National Park famous for the largest herds of elephants and the largest baobab trees. The park is a great safari destination, and you will enjoy a thrilling game drive along the Tarangire River. The river acts as a magnet as it’s the only source of drinking water for the Tarangire National Park wildlife. Break for the picnic lunches and continue with the game search till late evening, exit Tarangire, and drive to the Lake Manyara area for check-in, dinner, and overnight.
Breakfast then the safari takes us to Lake Manyara National Park which is a unique safari destination. First famous for the tree-climbing lions and second with a soda ash lake that is a great breeding destination for the pink flamingos. The sightseeing of the day will include large flocks of flamingos, elephants, giraffes, cape buffalos, zebras, elands, antelopes, lions, waterbuck, hyenas, noisy monkeys, and gazelles among other wild animals. Enjoy your picnic lunches near the Mtowa Mbu area then continue with the game search till late evening. Exit Lake Manyara National Park with a day safari experience, and drive to the lodge or camp for dinner and overnight.
Our Tanzania safari starts after breakfast as we drive towards Serengeti National Park to arrive before noon for registration. Serengeti National Park is for the annual massive migration of wildebeest and zebras. In addition, the park is also great due to the large number of wild cats that follow the migration for easy hunting. We are scheduled to enjoy the picnic lunch box as well as a game drive from the main gate en route to central Serengeti. Explore and discover the beauty of Serengeti National Park, and arrive at the campsite or lodge for check-in, dinner, and overnight.
Serengeti National Park is wide, and the safari will be focused on the direction of the annual migration. Depart the accommodation property equipped with picnic lunches to enable us to have a great thrilling safari experience on the endless plains of Serengeti. Depending on the direction of the migration we cross the park characterized by great stopovers and up-close encounters with wild animals. Visit the hippo pools, the famous Grumeti River for crocodiles and visit several Serengeti kopjes in search of the prides of lions. In the late evening enjoy the game drive en route to central Serengeti to arrive at the accommodation property in time for dinner and overnight.
Breakfast then check out and enjoy the final game drive in Serengeti National Park from Morning to noon. Explore the central Serengeti in search of more wild animals, the Mawe area, and other places en route to the main gate. Exit Serengeti and drive to the Ngorongoro Conservancy area with an optional stopover at the Olduvai Gorge Museum. Upon arrival at the Ngorongoro Conservancy area, you will decide if to relax or visit the local Ngorongoro people. Late evening enjoy dinner at your accommodation property followed by dinner and overnight.
Ngorongoro Crater is a place you must visit to see and believe and enjoy the breathtaking landscape as you track the big five and other large numbers of wildlife species. The best Tanzania safari is scheduled for a maximum of 6 hours from the main gate down to the crater rim and then back to the main gate.
We explore with a thrilling game drive as we get information from our driver guide and enjoy a picnic lunch as we scan for the few remaining black Rhinos. The experience here is worth it as we cover the world heritage site and one of the Seven Wonders of the World. Ascend with the final game drive, exit, and drive to Arusha town where the safari will end.