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Wildlife safari · Tanzania

6-Day Nairobi - Arusha · Lake Manyara · Serengeti · Ngorongoro

Start in Nairobi and cross into Tanzania at Namanga for a full northern circuit: Lake Manyara, a full day in the Serengeti and a final morning on the Ngorongoro Crater floor, ending in Arusha.

  • 6 days
  • Tanzania
  • Wildlife safari
  • Quoted to your dates
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The journey

A closer look at your trip.

Start in Nairobi and cross into Tanzania at Namanga for a full northern circuit: Lake Manyara, a full day in the Serengeti and a final morning on the Ngorongoro Crater floor, ending in Arusha.

NairobiSerengetiNgorongoroLake ManyaraArusha
Duration
6 days
Countries
Kenya & Tanzania
Trip style
Wildlife safari
Transport
4x4 Land Cruiser
Start
Nairobi
End
Arusha
Price
On Request

Choose your safari style

The same route, at the level you want to travel.

This journey follows the same wildlife route whichever style you choose. What changes is where you sleep, the level of service and how the trip is quoted.

Choose your safari style

Budget: where you stay

Suggested accommodation

Suggested accommodation is subject to availability. A property of a similar standard may be proposed where necessary.

What this style means

  • Practical camps and lodges, and public campsites inside the Tanzanian parks. The wildlife itinerary, the guiding and the 4x4 Land Cruiser are the same as on the upgraded styles of this route.
Price
On Request
Catalogue reference
Product 37
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Midrange: where you stay

Suggested accommodation

Suggested accommodation is subject to availability. A property of a similar standard may be proposed where necessary.

What this style means

  • Upgraded rooms, dining and a higher service level throughout, with a 4x4 Land Cruiser for game drives.
Price
On Request
Catalogue reference
Product 79
Enquire about the midrange option

Luxury: where you stay

Suggested accommodation

Suggested accommodation is subject to availability. A property of a similar standard may be proposed where necessary.

What this style means

  • Premium camps and lodges with elevated service, delivered in a private-style format with a 4x4 Land Cruiser.
Price
On Request
Catalogue reference
Product 104
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Trip highlights

The places that shape this journey.

  • 01

    Nairobi

  • 02

    Serengeti

  • 03

    Ngorongoro

  • 04

    Lake Manyara

  • 05

    Arusha

Your route

Across Tanzania.

Nairobi → Arusha → Lake Manyara → Serengeti → Ngorongoro → Arusha

We will confirm the day-by-day sequence and overnight stops in your detailed proposal.

KENYATANZANIANairobiArushaLake ManyaraSerengetiNgorongoro

Schematic route · See the day-by-day programme for travel details.

Day by day

6 days in East Africa.

  1. Day 1

    Nairobi – Arusha

    After breakfast, pick-up from your Nairobi hotel for the drive south across the Maasai plains to the Namanga border post, where you complete Kenyan exit and Tanzanian entry formalities; have your passport and any visa or yellow-fever documents to hand. Continue past Mount Meru to Arusha, the base town for the northern safari circuit, and check in for dinner and the night. Your driver-guide briefs you on the days ahead this evening.

    Overnight
    Charity Hotel, ArushaKibo Palace Hotel ArushaGran Melia Arusha
    Meals
    Dinner

  2. Day 2

    Arusha – Lake Manyara

    The safari proper starts early. After breakfast you are collected in Arusha for the drive to Lake Manyara National Park, a thin green band of forest with the cliffs of the Rift Valley wall on one side and the shores of the ancient soda lake on the other. Baboon troops are everywhere, elephant and hippo are common, and with luck you find the park's tree-climbing lions; it is also one of the best parks for birds. In the afternoon drive up to Karatu, arriving in time for dinner and the night.

    Overnight
    Karatu lodgeKaratu lodgeKaratu lodge
    Meals
    Breakfast and dinner
    Buildings and trees beneath a broad mountain.
    Arusha, the gateway to the northern circuit.

  3. Day 3

    Lake Manyara – Serengeti

    After breakfast, drive over the Ngorongoro highlands and down onto the Serengeti plains with game viewing from the 4x4 Land Cruiser as you go. More than 1.5 million wildebeest and 700,000 zebra pass through the ecosystem during the annual migration, and if your dates coincide the herds fill the view; the resident predators and plains game are present all year. A sunset game drive ends the day, followed by dinner and the night.

    Overnight
    Seronera Camp, SerengetiSerengeti Serena Safari LodgeFour Seasons Safari Lodge Serengeti
    Meals
    Breakfast and dinner

  4. Day 4

    Serengeti National Park Full Day

    A morning game drive starts the day while the air is cool and the animals are active, followed by a full day of game viewing. The Serengeti's herds of buffalo, elephant and giraffe and its thousands of eland, topi, kongoni, impala and Grant's gazelle sustain the predators the park is known for: golden-maned lion prides, leopard in the Seronera River acacias, cheetah on the south-eastern plains, hyena, all three jackal species and smaller hunters such as serval. Return for dinner and settle in for the evening.

    Overnight
    Seronera Camp, SerengetiSerengeti Serena Safari LodgeFour Seasons Safari Lodge Serengeti
    Meals
    Breakfast, lunch and dinner

  5. Day 5

    Serengeti – Ngorongoro C. Area

    A pre-breakfast game drive, then a full breakfast before leaving the Serengeti for the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Picnic lunch is at Oldupai Gorge, the archaeological site where the 1.75-million-year-old skull of 'Nutcracker Man' was found; the small museum displays casts of 3.6-million-year-old footprints discovered nearby. Continue with game viewing en route and arrive on the crater rim towards evening, in time for dinner and the night.

    Overnight
    Simba Campsite, NgorongoroNgorongoro Serena Safari LodgeNeptune Ngorongoro Luxury Lodge
    Meals
    Breakfast, picnic lunch and dinner
    An acacia tree above grassland at sunset.
    Serengeti plains, where the next stage of the route takes you.

  6. Day 6

    Ngorongoro – Arusha

    The last day starts very early. With picnic lunches aboard, the 4x4 Land Cruiser descends 2,000 feet to the floor of the Ngorongoro Crater, where rich pasture, swamp, forest and permanent water support up to 25,000 large animals. It is the best opportunity of the safari to see black rhino, along with the crater's black-maned lions, elephant, buffalo and hyena. After the crater tour, drive back to Arusha, where dinner and your overnight stay are on your own account.

    Meals
    Breakfast and picnic lunch

What is included

Your written quotation itemises every one of these for your dates, so you can compare it line by line with any other:

  • Park, reserve and conservancy entry fees
  • Accommodation for each night, named
  • Meals on each day
  • Game drives in the 4x4 Land Cruiser, with its seating
  • Driver-guide and fuel
  • Airport or hotel pick-up and drop-off
  • Whether the vehicle is private or shared

What to allow for

Most travellers also budget separately for the items below. Your quotation confirms which apply to this trip.

  • International flights
  • Kenya eTA and any Tanzania visa
  • Travel and medical insurance (Tanzania now requires inbound cover)
  • Optional activities such as a balloon flight
  • Drinks and tips for guides and camp staff
How safari prices and park fees work →

When to travel

Seasonal considerations.

Game viewing across Kenya and Tanzania is at its most reliable in the dry months, roughly June to October and again in January and February, when the grass is shorter and animals concentrate around permanent water. The long rains fall around April and May and the short rains in November; both bring green country, fewer vehicles and lower rates, at the cost of some unpredictability on the roads. There is no month in which this journey cannot run.

Read the full season guide →

Who it suits

Is this the right journey?

  • Travellers who want more than a sampler: enough days to settle into each area rather than moving on every morning.
  • Anyone who would rather see both countries on one trip than choose between them. Expect a border crossing and separate entry requirements for each.
  • Travellers at different budgets — this route is sold as Budget, Midrange, Luxury, with the same wildlife itinerary throughout.
  • Solo travellers and couples happy to share a vehicle on a scheduled departure, or any group wanting the journey privately on request.

Pricing

Plan with the details in view.

On Request

Published catalogue reference rate. Confirm availability and the final quotation for your travel dates.

This itinerary can also be arranged privately in a 4x4 Land Cruiser on request. A private departure is quoted separately and confirmed with your dates and group size.

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  2. 02

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  3. 03

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  4. 04

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What is the published price for this 6-day trip?

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What vehicle is used for game drives?

Safari game drives use a 4x4 Land Cruiser. Your quotation will confirm whether your trip is private or shared and specify any separate transfer arrangements.

Before you choose

Understand the places, stays and practical details.

Read the destination guides alongside this itinerary to compare access, wildlife habitat and accommodation position. The named comfort option and written quotation confirm the actual overnight stays, meals and activities.

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