5-Day Tanzania Shared Wildlife Safari

Your safari adventure begins with a pick-up from your hotel in Arusha by your professional safari driver-guide. After a short briefing, drive to Tarangire National Park, famous for its large elephant herds, ancient baobab trees and diverse wildlife.

Enjoy a game drive through the park, searching for elephants, giraffes, zebras, wildebeest, buffaloes and other wildlife. Stop for a picnic lunch at a designated site before continuing your afternoon game drive.

In the late afternoon, exit the park and transfer to Fanaka Lodge in the Mto wa Mbu area for dinner and an overnight stay.

Accommodation: Fanaka Lodge, Mto wa Mbu

Meals: Lunch and dinner

After an early breakfast, journey through the scenic Ngorongoro Conservation Area toward Serengeti National Park. Enjoy the changing landscapes as you travel from the highlands to the endless savannah plains. Stop for a picnic lunch along the way and begin wildlife viewing as you enter the Serengeti.

Spend the afternoon searching for lions, elephants, cheetahs, leopards, hyenas and large herds of grazing animals. Your guide will select suitable routes based on wildlife sightings and seasonal conditions. Later, head to camp for dinner and overnight.

Accommodation: Shuhudia Tented Camp, Serengeti

Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner

Start the day with an early morning game drive when predators and other wildlife may be particularly active. Continue exploring the Serengeti plains, enjoying opportunities to photograph its remarkable wildlife and landscapes.

After lunch, continue your journey toward the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, enjoying wildlife viewing along the route where conditions permit. Arrive at your camp in the Ngorongoro area, settle in and enjoy dinner surrounded by the peaceful atmosphere of the African wilderness.

Accommodation: Ang'ata Ngorongoro Camp

Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner

After an early breakfast, descend into the spectacular Ngorongoro Crater for a memorable game drive on its wildlife-rich floor. The crater is home to lions, elephants, buffaloes, zebras, wildebeest, hippos and, with luck, the endangered black rhinoceros.

Enjoy a picnic lunch during your crater excursion and continue exploring the different habitats, from open grasslands to wetlands and woodland. In the afternoon, ascend the crater and drive to your accommodation in the Karatu area for dinner and overnight.

Accommodation: Fig Tree Lodge, Karatu area

Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner

After breakfast, travel to Lake Manyara National Park for your final safari experience. Explore the lush groundwater forest, open grasslands and lakeshore habitats while searching for elephants, giraffes, monkeys, hippos and abundant birdlife. The park is also known for its tree-climbing lions, although sightings are not guaranteed.

Enjoy a picnic lunch before leaving the park and returning to Arusha, where your five-day shared safari concludes with a hotel drop-off or an agreed transfer.

Meals: Breakfast and lunch

Accommodation: No overnight stay included