5 Days Mid-Range Tanzania Safari
A practical five-day itinerary balancing wildlife time, transfers and comfortable stays.
This safari is arranged around the parks and conservation areas shown below. Game-drive timing is flexible so the guide can respond to road conditions, weather and current wildlife activity. Specific animal sightings and migration events are natural and cannot be guaranteed.
Main Areas on This Tour
This route is arranged to keep the program practical while allowing useful time in the principal places listed below. The final order can change when seasonal conditions, accommodation location, park access or flight times require an adjustment.
- Tarangire
- Serengeti
- Ngorongoro
Highlights Along the Route
These are the principal areas connected to this itinerary. The exact wildlife, weather and local conditions are different on every departure.
Tarangire
A practical five-day itinerary balancing wildlife time, transfers and comfortable stays.
Serengeti
A practical five-day itinerary balancing wildlife time, transfers and comfortable stays.
Ngorongoro
A practical five-day itinerary balancing wildlife time, transfers and comfortable stays.
Detailed Daily Program
Open each day for the full description. The program below is based on the tour material supplied for this website; final lodge names, operating times and any optional activities are confirmed with the quotation.
After a breakfast, your drive will be at your hotel ready to take approximate 2-hour drive to Tarangire National Park. Giant baobab trees, bush savannah and the seasonal marshes add to the wonder of this nature reserve. The Tarangire National Park is considered as one of the best places to view elephants up close.
The park is also home to buffaloes, zebras and wildebeests which are always closely followed by a range of predators such as lions. Leopards are seen now and then but cheetahs are rarely spotted. From the open roof of the safari vehicle you will be able to absorb the landscape and watch the animals.
In the evening you reach your lodge inside the park.
Experience & Practical Details
Baobab woodland, open savannah and the Tarangire River shape much of the park landscape.
Elephants are a major feature of Tarangire, while other wildlife varies with season and water availability.
The guide normally adjusts game-drive direction according to recent wildlife activity and road conditions.
Ngorongoro Crater is a large volcanic caldera with grassland, woodland, wetlands and permanent water sources on the crater floor.
After breakfast, you will travel via the cooler highlands towards the southern Serengeti and at midday you will reach the plains of the Serengeti National Park. This park is the largest in Tanzania and has a diversity of habitats and landscapes – short grass plains, savannah, thick bush, swamps, and lakes. Bizarre rock formations called kopjes dot the grassy landscape where predators are often seen.
The Serengeti is famous for the yearly migration when hundreds of thousands of wildebeests and zebras trek to find fresh grass and water.
Experience & Practical Details
Baobab woodland, open savannah and the Tarangire River shape much of the park landscape.
Elephants are a major feature of Tarangire, while other wildlife varies with season and water availability.
The guide normally adjusts game-drive direction according to recent wildlife activity and road conditions.
Ngorongoro Crater is a large volcanic caldera with grassland, woodland, wetlands and permanent water sources on the crater floor.
The entire day is dedicated to game viewing in the Serengeti National Park. The areas that you visit will depend upon where the migrating herds are. Predators usually follow closely behind the migrating animals and include lions, leopards (in the acacia trees) and cheetahs.
During the short rainy season in November and December the herds move from the hills in the north to the plains in the south. During the longer rainy season from April to June they return up north. As the migration is completely dependent on the yearly rainfalls, the location of the herds m
Experience & Practical Details
Baobab woodland, open savannah and the Tarangire River shape much of the park landscape.
Elephants are a major feature of Tarangire, while other wildlife varies with season and water availability.
The guide normally adjusts game-drive direction according to recent wildlife activity and road conditions.
Ngorongoro Crater is a large volcanic caldera with grassland, woodland, wetlands and permanent water sources on the crater floor.
On your outward drive to the park gate, you will enjoy some more game viewing before you leave the Serengeti National Park in the early afternoon to continue your drive to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. On the way you will see the very native Maasai tribe with their pure traditional life. You will overnight at lodge located on the ridge of Ngorongoro rim.
Experience & Practical Details
Baobab woodland, open savannah and the Tarangire River shape much of the park landscape.
Elephants are a major feature of Tarangire, while other wildlife varies with season and water availability.
The guide normally adjusts game-drive direction according to recent wildlife activity and road conditions.
Ngorongoro Crater is a large volcanic caldera with grassland, woodland, wetlands and permanent water sources on the crater floor.
After breakfast you will descend the crater 600m down the crater for game. The massive collapsed volcano is home to over 25,000 mammals ranging from the Big Five – lion, elephant, buffalo, rhino, and leopard – to spotted hyenas, rare warthogs, and some of the more than 500 bird species of the area. After an extensive game drive and a picnic for lunch at hippo pool, you will leave the caldera in the late afternoon you will leave the crater and drive to Arusha town.
Experience & Practical Details
Baobab woodland, open savannah and the Tarangire River shape much of the park landscape.
Elephants are a major feature of Tarangire, while other wildlife varies with season and water availability.
The guide normally adjusts game-drive direction according to recent wildlife activity and road conditions.
Ngorongoro Crater is a large volcanic caldera with grassland, woodland, wetlands and permanent water sources on the crater floor.
What Is Normally Included
- Professional guiding for the confirmed tour
- Transport and transfers specifically shown in the final itinerary
- Accommodation and meals specifically listed in the quotation
- National park, conservation or activity fees specifically listed in the quotation
- Drinking water during the operating tour where stated
- Government taxes applicable to the included services where stated
What Is Normally Excluded
- International flights and Tanzania visa costs
- Travel insurance and personal medical expenses
- Tips and gratuities
- Personal equipment, laundry and beverages unless included
- Optional activities not shown in the final quotation
- Any service not specifically listed under inclusions
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