5-Day Northern Tanzania Experience Safaris

Activities & Highlights

1. Explore Tarangire National Park – elephants, baobabs & predators

2. Descend into the Ngorongoro Crater – spot the Big Five

3. Discover the Serengeti Plains – home of the Great Migration & big cats

4. Witness tree-climbing lions & flamingos in Lake Manyara

5. Scenic drives through the Great Rift Valley & Maasai lands

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5-Day Northern Tanzania Experience Safaris

Experience the best of Tanzania in five unforgettable days!

From Tarangire’s mighty elephant herds and baobab trees, to the breathtaking Ngorongoro Crater, the endless plains of Serengeti, and the tree-climbing lions of Lake Manyara – this safari offers you a chance to see it all. A perfect journey for wildlife lovers seeking Tanzania’s iconic highlights in just five days.

Trip summary

Day 1: Arrival in Arusha. Overnight in Arusha
Day 2: Game drive in Tarangire National Park – Overnight in Karatu
Day 3: Ngorongoro Crater game drive – Continue to Serengeti. Overnight in Serengeti
Day 4: Morning game drive in Serengeti – Return to Karatu. Overnight in Karatu
Day 5: Lake Manyara National Park game drive – Return to Arusha / Transfer to Airport

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Experience Safaris

Four Seasons 5-day Tanzania Experience safari soaks you deep into the wilderness by experiencing the most incredible parks on the northern circuit of Tanzania. Get to visit Lake Manyara famous for its birds and Tarangire National Park famous for its giant baobab trees as well as large African elephants. On top of that soak into the Ngorongoro Crater which is a World Heritage Site, as well as “the endless plains” of the Serengeti. You will stay at midrange lodges or tented camps.

Day 01 : Arrival in Arusha

Upon arrival at the airport (Kilimanjaro International Airport-JRO or Arusha Airport-ARK), you will be met by your personal Four Seasons driver-guide or representative who’ll drive you to your accommodation. You’ll spend the night in Arusha waiting for your adventure to start on the following day.

Day 02 : Arusha to Tarangire National Park-Karatu

After a morning breakfast, start your beautiful journey to unforgettable Ngorongoro Crater for a game drive. You will descend the crater while watching the majestic view of the crater and wildlife animals as well. Once you finish the game drive, you will driver back to Karatu for overnight

Travelers visiting the Ngorongoro Conservation Area can enjoy several incredible and unique experiences such as: exploring its volcanic craters (one of which is the largest unbroken volcanic caldera in the world), viewing the dense wildlife populations—including the Big Five of Africa, observing the Ngorongoro abundance.

Day 03 : Karatu-Ngorongoro Crater to Serengeti National Park

After breakfast, drive to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area and descend into the Ngorongoro Crater for game viewing. The Ngorongoro Crater is one of the largest unbroken calderas on the planet with over 25,000 wild creatures in the caldera. It has more prides per capita than anywhere on earth. The Ngorongoro Crater is a breathtakingly beautiful setting and the best place in East Africa to see the Big Five, lions, leopards, black rhinos, elephants, and buffalo. It is one of the world’s most astonishing and the 8th Wonders of the World and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The black rhino can easily be sighted in the crater. Think of another place in the world where you can see such a unique setting with diverse scenery, prolific wildlife and birdlife, it’s an ecosystem like no other. In the afternoon, ascend the crater and drive straight to Serengeti to your accommodation for dinner and your overnight stay.

Day 04 : Serengeti National Park to Karatu

Early in the morning after breakfast, you will continue exploring the vast Serengeti with its endless plains looking for the big cats. The Serengeti hosts the largest mammal migration in the world and is a popular destination for African safaris. It is the migration for which Serengeti is perhaps most famous. Over a million wildebeest and about 200,000 zebras flow south from the northern hills to the southern plains for the short rains every October and November. They’ll then swirl west and north after the long rains in April, May and June. So strong is the ancient instinct to move that no drought, gorge, or crocodile-infested river can hold them back. After lunch, you will drive straight to your accommodation in Karatu for dinner and an overnight stay.

Day 05 : Lake Manyara National Park to Arusha

After breakfast at your accommodation, drive to Lake Manyara National Park for a game-viewing drive with a picnic lunch. The park’s varied habitat attracts a wide variety of African animals, including one of Africa’s largest concentrations of elephants and Manyara’s famous tree-climbing lions. You’ll also see large flocks of flamingos, attracted by the algae in the lake. You will have lunch at a picnic site and afterwards, further game viewing. Later, you’ll drive back to Arusha or to the airport and depart to your next destination.