5-Day Private Safari Tour in Northern Tanzania

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About this activity

This five-day tour visits the most famous parks of Northern Tanzania. Spend two full days in Serengeti National Park, the world's most famous wildlife park. The Serengeti is home to the wildebeest migration, an annual parade of more than two million wildebeest and zebra. The Serengeti is also believed to support the world's largest lion population - more than 3,000!

To round out the five day tour, spend one day each in Ngorongoro Crater and Tarangire National Park. Ngorongoro Crater is the world's largest intact caldera and provides a protected environment for the wildlife that lives inside it. Tarangire National Park is home to large herds of elephant as well as many bird, antelope and cat species. Tarangire's wildlife is viewed against a backdrop of giant termite mounds and millennia-old baobab trees.

As an optional stop along the way, visit Olduvai Gorge. All of this will be guided by one of our expert safari guides. Karibu Tanzania!

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At a glance

Duration: 5 days
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–15
Guide: German, English, Spanish
Operated by: Duma Explorer

Ages: Infants (0–2 years) · Children (3–12 years) · Youth (13–15 years) · Adults (18–64 years) · Seniors (65–100 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Accommodations
Included: Lunch
Included: Dinner
Included: Breakfast

Not included

Not included: Olduvai Gorge - $35 per person
Not included: Gratuities
Not included: Hotel before/after tour

Itinerary

Day 1 · Tarangire National Park

Tarangire National Park

7 hours

Meet your safari guide at 9 AM, and depart for Tarangire National Park. The drive to Tarangire is approximately two hours. After reaching Tarangire, proceed on a game drive for the rest of the day, with a picnic lunch in the park. Tarangire is famous for its large elephant population, scenery, and diversity of birdlife. Tarangire's wildlife includes elephant, lion, giraffe, and many bird and antelope species.

You will stay at Tarangire View Camp. Enjoy views of the woodland from your tent.

Day 2 · Tarangire National Park to Serengeti National Park

Serengeti National Park

4 hours

After breakfast, enjoy a final game drive in Tarangire as you exit the park. Drive to Serengeti National Park, an approximate 5 hour journey from Tarangire. After reaching the Serengeti, Spend the rest of the day on a game drive as you make your way to Kiota Camp. Species commonly seen in the Serengeti include wildebeest, cheetah, zebra, lion, giraffe, impala, topi, and leopard. The Serengeti is also home to more than 540 species of birds.
Olduvai Gorge

one hour Admission not included

Have an optional stop by Olduvai Gorge, one of the most important paleoanthropological sites in the world.

Overnight at Elwai Camp, a small tented camp located just south of the Seronera Valley.

Day 3 · Full day in Serengeti National Park

Serengeti National Park

10 hours

Spend a full day viewing wildlife in the Central Serengeti. Known for its healthy cat populations, Central Serengeti is perhaps the best place in the world to view large cat species.

Return to Elwai Camp for dinner and overnight.

Day 4 · Serengeti National Park to Ngorongoro Conservation Area

Ngorongoro Conservation Area

4 hours

Full day viewing wildlife

Overnight at Ngorongoro Tortilis Camp, inside Ngorongoro Conservation Area with close access to Ngorongoro Crater.

Day 5 · Ngorongoro Crater to Arusha

Ngorongoro Crater

6 hours Admission included

Often called the eighth wonder of the world, Ngorongoro Crater is the largest unbroken caldera in the world, and is one of the only places in Africa you can view every member of the "big five" (rhinoceros, lion, cape buffalo, leopard, and elephant) on a single game drive. Depart from Lions Paw after an early breakfast for your Crater game drive. After lunch on the Crater floor, return to Arusha.