• 5 Days Itinerary

    Tarangire, Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater

    On this 6-day safari, you will visit Tarangire whereby you will have an opportunity to see what the park has to offer starting from the giant baobab trees to the huge number of largest African Elephants inside Tarangire, Ngorongoro crater which is a UNESCO world heritage site and the best place to witness the endangered black rhino, Lake Manyara National Park which is the home to the tree climbing lions as well as its birds’ richness and Serengeti National Park which has the greatest concentration of wildlife as well as famous for its great migration and spend 2 nights inside the park.
    After spending a couple of days in the wilderness, you set on the gorgeous tropical island of Zanzibar, an ideal spot for a romantic getaway or vacation with family and friends.

    Find the details of our 5 days safari below..

  • Day by Day


    Day 1: Arrival in Arusha

    Upon arrival at the airport (Kilimanjaro or Arusha) you will be met by Irangi Africa Safaris' representative and drive you to your accommodation in Arusha for overnight stay waiting for your adventures to start on the following day.
    Destination: Arusha
    Accommodation: Ilboru Safari Lodge
    Meal plan: Bed & Breakfast


    Day 2: Arusha to Tarangire National Park

    Early morning after breakfast at your accommodation in Arusha, you will be picked up by your private driver guide and take you straight to Tarangire National Park which takes approximately 2 hours. Tarangire National Park is one of the largest parks of Tanzania that covers an area of 2,600 square kilometres. Tarangire National Park is most popular for its large elephant herds and giant baobab trees. It also has a mini-wildlife migration that takes place during the dry season which consists of about 250,000 animals enter the park. More than 300-strong herds of elephant, visitors will find big groups of buffalo and healthy populations of lions and leopards. During the dry season, Tarangire has the highest concentration of mammals in the country. There are wild dogs and rare antelopes such as gerenuk, plus more than 550 species of birds to spot throughout the year. You will have picnic lunch boxes where you will have them inside the park in the afternoon. After lunch and further game viewing, you will drive straight to your accommodation in Karatu for relaxation, dinner and overnight.
    Destination: Tarangire National Park
    Accommodation: Ngorongoro Marera Mountain View Lodge
    Meal plan: Full Board (B, L & D)


    Day 3: Serengeti National Park

    Early morning after breakfast at your accommodation you will drive straight to Serengeti National Park passing through Ngorongoro Consevation Area where you will have a stop at the crater’s view point before you proceed with your drive to Serengeti. The Serengeti National Park is the largest park on the northern circuit of Tanzania which is originated from a Maasai word “Siringet” meaning endless plains. The park covers approximately 25,000 km2 which harbour the largest remaining unaltered animal migration in the world where over one million wildebeest plus hundreds of thousands of other ungulates engage in a 1,000 km long annual circular trek. The soils’ richness due to volcanic activity combined with the impact of the migration results in one of the most productive ecosystems on earth, sustaining the largest number of ungulates and the highest concentration of large predators in the world than nowhere else on the planet.
    The park consists of animals such as buffalos, cheetahs, elephants, giraffes, lions, leopards, warthogs, jackals, hartebeests etc. The park is also home to more than 500 bird species including the Maasai Ostrich. Serengeti's scenery is renowned for its grassland plains in the southeast. The northern part of Serengeti is hillier and rocky. To the west on the Grumeti, valleys, rivers and forest can be found. Serengeti has 'kopjes', granite outcrops rising up from the plains. It's an immense landscape and quite stunning – big sky country that feels like untamed wilderness.
    After lunch and game drive inside the park, you will drive straight to your carefully selected accommodation for dinner and overnight.
    Destination: Serengeti National Park
    Accommodation: Embalakai Camps
    Meal plan: Full Board (B, L & D)


    Day 4: Serengeti National Park to Ngorongoro crater

    Early morning after breakfast, you will drive straight from Serengeti to Ngorongoro conservation area en-route before you descend down the crater. The Ngorongoro Crater is the world’s largest intact volcanic caldera forming a spectacular bowl of about 265 square kilometres, with sides up to 600 metres deep and is home to approximately 30,000 mammals. The crater floor consists of a number of different habitats that include grassland, swamps, forests and Lakes filled by the Munge River. All these various environments attract wildlife to drink, wallow, graze, hide or climb. The crater offers a breathtakingly beautiful scenery and is the best place in East Africa to see the ‘Big Five’ (elephant, rhinoceros, buffalo, lion and rarely leopard). Any safari in northern Tanzania should ideally include a visit to the Ngorongoro Crater. It is one of the most beautiful nature safari locations in the world and an extraordinary place to meet people from the Maasai tribe.
    The Ngorongoro Crater offers excellent birding, with over 500 species. You will have packed picnic lunch boxes with you and after having lunch at the picnic site, you will ascend the crater and drive straight to your accommodation in Karatu for dinner and overnight.
    Destination: Ngorongoro crater
    Accommodation: Ngorongoro Marera Mountain View Lodge
    Meal plan: Full Board (B, L & D)


    Day 5: Ngorongoro crater to Arusha

    Early morning after breakfast at your accommodation, you will descend down the crater. The Ngorongoro Crater is the world’s largest intact volcanic caldera forming a spectacular bowl of about 265 square kilometres, with sides up to 600 metres deep and is home to approximately 30,000 mammals. The crater floor consists of a number of different habitats that include grassland, swamps, forests and Lakes filled by the Munge River. All these various environments attract wildlife to drink, wallow, graze, hide or climb.
    The crater offers a breathtakingly beautiful scenery and is the best place in East Africa to see the ‘Big Five’ (elephant, rhinoceros, buffalo, lion and rarely leopard). Any safari in northern Tanzania should ideally include a visit to the Ngorongoro Crater. It is one of the most beautiful nature safari locations in the world and an extraordinary place to meet people from the Maasai tribe.
    The Ngorongoro Crater offers excellent birding, with over 500 species. You will have packed picnic lunch boxes with you and after having lunch at the picnic site, you will proceed with game drive until the late afternoon where you will ascend the crater and drive straight to Arusha where your adventures end with us.
    If you would like to have an extra night in Arusha, we can arrange that for you or if you are flying, we will drive you straight to the airport to catch your onwards flight.

    Inclusion

    • Professional Safari guide,
    • Accommodation in Arusha before Safari
    • All nights’ accommodation during safari
    • Private transportation in a 4 x 4 Toyota Land cruiser with pop up roofs
    • Park Entry Fees, VAT inclusive
    • Unlimited (pure) drinking water during safari
    • Unlimited mileage during game drives
    • Some soft drinks in the safari vehicle
    • Airport Transfers


    Exclusions

    • International & domestic airfare & flights
    • All items of a personal nature
    • Gratuities for safari guide and camp staff
    • Travel insurance
    • Visa fees