Tanzania Safari 6 Days: Serengeti, Ngorongoro & Tarangire
Six Days Across Tanzania's Greatest Parks, Starting from Arusha
You spend six days in a private 4x4 with a professional guide, moving through four major parks and staying at tented camps. You see the Serengeti's plains, the Ngorongoro Crater's wildlife concentration, Tarangire's elephants, and Lake Natron's hot springs and flamingos. Hotel pickup from Arusha is included, as are all accommodations, meals, and game drives. You arrange nothing except what time you want to leave.
Step-by-step itinerary
Day 1: Drive to Lake Natron and hike
- Breakfast at hotel in Arusha
- Drive to Lake Natron (5 hours)
- Lunch at the lodge
- Hike to waterfalls
- Watch sundown at the lake
- Dinner at the lodge
Day 2: Visit hotsprings and Maasai boma
- Breakfast at camp
- Drive to Lake Natron hotsprings
- Swim in hotsprings
- Lunch at guesthouse
- Visit Maasai boma
- Dinner at camp
Day 3: Serengeti game drive begins
- Early breakfast
- Drive to Klein's gate, Serengeti
- Game drive in Lobo area
- Overnight at tented camp
- Meals at camp
Day 4: Full day Serengeti game drive
- Breakfast at camp
- Full day game drive in Serengeti
- Observe lions, cheetahs, elephants, giraffes
- Dinner at tented camp
Day 5: Ngorongoro Crater exploration
- Breakfast at camp
- Leave Serengeti for Ngorongoro Crater
- Descend into Ngorongoro Crater
- Game viewing in crater
- Overnight inside conservation area
- Meals at lodge
Day 6: Tarangire game drive and return
- Breakfast at lodge
- Drive to Tarangire National Park
- Full day game drive
- Lunch overlooking river
- Drive back to Arusha
What’s included
Your six days include hotel pickup from Arusha, private 4x4 transportation with a professional guide throughout, all accommodations at tented camps (Lake Natron, Serengeti, Ngorongoro, and Tarangire), all meals at the camps, game drives at each park, a hike to the Lake Natron waterfalls, a swim in the hot springs, and a visit to a Maasai boma on day two. You return to Arusha on the afternoon of day six.
Times
- Every day No fixed time
Information
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Operated by Migration Venture Africa Ltd
The experience
"The animals here don't follow a schedule. You follow them," our guide will tell you on the first morning, and that's the whole thing right there. This six-day Tanzania safari starts in Arusha and moves through four distinct landscapes: Lake Natron with its hot springs and flamingos, the Serengeti's endless plains where you might see lions or cheetahs on any given drive, the Ngorongoro Crater (locals call it the Ark of Noah because of how many animals live inside it), and Tarangire National Park where elephants gather at the river. You're in a private 4x4 with a pop-up roof, so you can stand and shoot without the vehicle moving, and your guide knows where to look. The whole thing takes six days, five nights, moving between tented camps.
The first day is a long drive from Arusha to Lake Natron (about five hours, with the last three on rough road), but the landscape shifts as you go, and you'll spot wildlife from the vehicle. After lunch at the lodge you hike to the waterfalls, then watch the sun drop over the lake. Next morning you're out early to the hot springs (yes, you can swim while small fish nibble your feet), and in the afternoon you visit a Maasai boma to see how they live. Then comes the Serengeti: two full days of game driving through the park, staying at a tented camp in the wilderness. You might see hundreds of zebras and wildebeest in one afternoon, or spend hours tracking a single pride of lions. The guide reads the landscape (where the water is, where the grass is thick), and that's where the animals are.
The Ngorongoro Crater is the pivot point. You descend into a crater so dense with wildlife that your eyes genuinely get tired by the end of the day: lions, zebras, elephants, birds, all in one contained space. You stay inside the conservation area that night. On the final day you drive to Tarangire National Park for a full game drive along the river where animals come to drink, then head back to Arusha by afternoon. All meals are included at the camps, and the operator accommodates vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free diets if you tell them when you book.
Is this one for you?This works well if you want to see Tanzania's major parks without arranging transport, guides, or camp bookings separately: the fixed itinerary and private vehicle mean you move at your own pace and stop where your guide spots animals, rather than following a group schedule.
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Top questions
Can children come?
Yes. Ticket types: Youth (17 to 25 years). Children under 17 can't be included in the booking.
How long is the drive from Arusha to Lake Natron on day one?
Approximately five hours total, with the last three hours on rough road.
Can you swim at Lake Natron?
Yes, you can swim in the hot springs on day two, though the water is warm and mineral-rich.
How many days are spent in the Serengeti?
Two full days of game driving, with overnight stays at a tented camp in the park.
What is included in the price?
Private 4x4 transportation, professional guide, all accommodations at tented camps, all meals, and game drives at each park.
Do they accommodate dietary restrictions?
Yes, the operator accommodates vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free diets: inform them when booking.
Is hotel pickup from Arusha included?
Yes, you're picked up from your hotel in Arusha on day one.
What wildlife might you see?
Lions, cheetahs, elephants, zebras, wildebeest, giraffes, flamingos, and other birds. The Big Five are possible in the Serengeti.
What are the tented camps like?
They are personal tented camps situated in the wilderness near each park, with basic but comfortable accommodation.
Tanzania Safari 6 Days: Serengeti, Ngorongoro & Tarangire
6d · EN · at your hotel
from US$ 2,800 per person