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Explore northern Tanzania at a rewarding and comfortable pace on this seven-day private safari through Tarangire, Lake Manyara, Serengeti and Ngorongoro. The itinerary provides substantial time in the Serengeti while preserving the distinct character of each destination. From elephant-rich baobab landscapes and Rift Valley scenery to Serengeti predators and the wildlife-packed Ngorongoro Crater, this is an excellent all-round Tanzania safari for first-time and returning visitors.
A clear day-by-day look at your safari experience.
Meet your guide and travel to Tarangire National Park. Spend the day exploring baobab-dotted savannah, riverine habitats and wildlife areas known for elephants, giraffes, buffaloes, zebras, antelopes and predators. Continue to your lodge after the game drive.
After breakfast, continue to Lake Manyara National Park beneath the Rift Valley escarpment. Explore groundwater forest, open habitat and lakeshore environments while searching for elephants, giraffes, buffaloes, baboons, monkeys and diverse birdlife.
Travel through the northern Tanzania highlands toward Serengeti National Park. Enter the ecosystem and begin an afternoon wildlife drive across the famous plains before continuing to your lodge or tented camp.
Spend a complete day exploring Serengeti. Your guide will select productive areas according to current conditions and wildlife movements, looking for lions, cheetahs, leopards, elephants, giraffes, buffaloes and plains-game herds.
Continue exploring different Serengeti habitats at a relaxed pace. The additional day creates more time for photography, observing animal behavior and following current predator and herbivore activity.
Enjoy a final Serengeti wildlife drive before traveling toward the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Continue game viewing along the route and arrive in the highlands for dinner and overnight.
Descend into the Ngorongoro Crater for an extensive wildlife drive across grassland, woodland and wetland habitats. Search for lions, buffaloes, elephants, wildebeest, zebras, hippos, hyenas and other resident species before returning to Arusha.
