7 Day Tanzania Lodge Safari Tarangire, Serengeti, Lake Manyara National Park and Ngorongoro Crater

Day 1: Arusha / Moshi – Tarangire National Park

Game Drive | Overnight in Tarangire Area

After breakfast, you will be picked up from Arusha or Moshi and depart for Tarangire National Park, known for its vast elephant herds, ancient baobab trees, and seasonal river that attracts abundant wildlife. You will enjoy a full game drive inside the park, with chances to see elephants, lions, giraffes, zebras, wildebeest, buffalo, and a variety of bird species.In the late afternoon, you exit the park and drive to your accommodation for dinner and overnight.

Accommodation: Lodge / Tented in Karatu

Meals: Lunch & Dinner

Day 2: Tarangire Area – Serengeti National Park

En-route Game Drive | Overnight in Serengeti

After breakfast, you depart towards Serengeti National Park, passing through the scenic Ngorongoro Highlands. Along the way, you will enjoy changing landscapes from highlands to endless plains.Upon entering Serengeti, you begin an en-route game drive, spotting wildlife as you head toward the central Serengeti (Seronera area), famous for its high concentration of predators.Dinner and overnight inside the park.

Accommodation: Lodge / Tented  in Serengeti

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 3: Full Day Serengeti National Park

Full-Day Game Drive | Overnight in Serengeti

This day is dedicated entirely to wildlife viewing in the Serengeti. After breakfast, you depart with a picnic lunch for a full-day game drive.The Serengeti is home to lions, leopards, cheetahs, elephants, buffalo, giraffes, and (seasonally) the Great Migration of wildebeest and zebras. Your guide will adjust the route depending on wildlife movements and sightings.Return to camp in the late afternoon for dinner and overnight.

Accommodation: Lodge / Tented in Serengeti

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 4: Full Day Serengeti National Park

Extended Wildlife Experience | Overnight in Serengeti

Another full day in the Serengeti allows for deeper exploration of different regions of the park. You may choose an early morning game drive to catch predators in action, followed by relaxed wildlife viewing throughout the day.This extra day significantly increases your chances of exceptional sightings and provides a more immersive safari experience.Dinner and overnight at the same accommodation.

Accommodation: Lodge / Tented in Serengeti

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 5: Serengeti – Ngorongoro Conservation Area

Morning Game Drive | Overnight in Karatu / Ngorongoro Area

After breakfast, enjoy a morning game drive in Serengeti before departing toward the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.You will ascend the crater rim in the afternoon and continue to your accommodation in Karatu or near the crater rim, where you can relax and prepare for the crater descent the following day.

Accommodation: Lodge / Tented in Karatu/ Near Crater Rim

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 6: Ngorongoro Crater – Karatu

Crater Game Drive | Overnight in Karatu

After an early breakfast, you descend over 600 meters into the Ngorongoro Crater, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the best wildlife-viewing areas in Africa. The crater is home to lions, elephants, buffalo, hippos, flamingos, and offers one of the highest chances to spot the endangered black rhino. You will enjoy a picnic lunch at the crater floor near a hippo pool. In the afternoon, you ascend from the crater and drive back to Karatu for dinner and overnight.

Accommodation: Lodge / Tented in Karatu / Near Crater Rim

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 7: Lake Manyara National Park – Arusha / Moshi

Game Drive | End of Safari

After breakfast, drive to Lake Manyara National Park, famous for its lush groundwater forest, tree-climbing lions, flamingos, and large troops of baboons.You will enjoy a game drive through the park before exiting in the afternoon and driving back to Arusha or Moshi, where the safari ends. Drop-off at your hotel or airport can be arranged

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch