Shared Group Safari in Tanzania, 6 Days: Tarangire, Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater & Arusha National Park
Overview
Ceraa Eyes Safari, a Tanzanian operator based locally, runs this Arusha National Park safari. An experienced local guide travels with you, and we work through every detail alongside you.
Reasons to choose our Arusha National Park safari
Every Arusha National Park safari we run is tailor-made, which means we can change the dates, accommodation and pace. Our local team also looks after you from arrival until departure. Before travelling, you can read up on the area on the official Tanzania National Parks (TANAPA) website. If you want more ideas, browse our other Serengeti National Park tours.
Discover the best of northern Tanzania on this 6-day group safari. You start in the elephant-rich plains of Tarangire, continue to the iconic Serengeti and the wildlife-packed Ngorongoro Crater, and finish among the lush beauty of Arusha National Park. This shared adventure offers unbeatable value and superb wildlife viewing.
Itinerary
Once breakfast in Arusha is done, you join your safari group and driver-guide and set off for Tarangire Park Guide: Elephants, Baobabs and Game Drives, which is renowned for its huge baobab trees and big elephant herds. You spend the whole day on game drives, with a picnic lunch taken inside the park. Beside the Tarangire River you may also come across lions, zebras, giraffes, wildebeests and, with luck, leopards.
You have dinner and sleep at your lodge or campsite near Mto wa Mbu or Karatu.
Following breakfast, you set out on a scenic drive to the world-famous Serengeti National Park, passing first through the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, with optional pauses at Maasai villages or viewpoints. After entering the Serengeti, a game drive takes you on to the central plains (Seronera), where predators including lions, leopards and cheetahs range freely.
- Things to Do on a Tanzania Safari Holiday: Game drive along the way, plus an afternoon safari in Central Serengeti
- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Devote the whole day to the vast wilderness of Serengeti National Park, where the Big Five live and the dramatic Great Migration unfolds (seasonal). Depending on the time of year, thousands of wildebeest and zebras could be moving in front of you. During game drives your guide tracks predators and explores the animal-rich areas along the Seronera River.
- Things to Do on a Tanzania Safari Holiday: Full-day game drive in Serengeti
- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
- Overnight: Sleep at a lodge or campsite set at the centre of Central Serengeti
Breakfast is followed by a last morning game drive in the Serengeti, after which you set out for the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. More wildlife appears on the way, and the landscape changes dramatically. By evening you arrive at the crater rim and its spectacular views.
- Things to Do on a Tanzania Safari Holiday: Serengeti game drive in the morning, then a transfer on to Ngorongoro
- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
- Overnight: Overnight at your lodge or campsite on the rim of Ngorongoro Crater
A highlight of the safari comes today, as you drive down into the Ngorongoro Crater, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most wildlife-rich places in Africa. A half-day game drive across the crater floor may reveal black rhinos, hippos, lions, hyenas and big herds of wildebeest. When it ends, you head back to Arusha for the evening.
- Things to Do on a Tanzania Safari Holiday: Game drive in Ngorongoro Crater
- Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
- Overnight: Rest for the night in Arusha, at either a lodge or a campsite
For your last day, a short drive brings you to Arusha National Park, among Tanzania's prettiest parks, also noted for lush forest, views of Mt. Meru and varied wildlife. You begin with a game drive. After that you can choose optional canoeing on Momella Lakes or a guided walking safari alongside an armed ranger for a different kind of bush experience. By afternoon you travel back to Arusha.
- Things to Do on a Tanzania Safari Holiday: Game drive, plus walking or canoe safari if you wish, in Arusha National Park
- Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
- End of safari
Included & Excluded
- Every park entry fee and conservation charge
- Wildlife viewing from a pop-up roof 4x4 safari vehicle
- Professional English-speaking safari guide/driver
- Full-board stays (lodges and tented camps)
- Daily game drives as per itinerary
- Bottled drinking water for the whole safari
- Airport transfers (pickup and drop-off)
- International airfare and visa fees
- Travel insurance
- Gratuities for your guide and the support staff
- Optional activities and excursions not listed
- Personal expenses (laundry, souvenirs, etc.)
- Beverages (unless specified)
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Frequent Asked Question
Park entry fees, a professional guide and a 4x4 safari vehicle are part of the package. Accommodation, meals, bottled water and every scheduled game drive are covered too.
Not included are international flights, travel insurance, visa fees, gratuities, personal expenses and optional activities (for example, hot air balloon rides).
The safari operates all year. Wildlife viewing is at its best in the dry season (June to October), particularly if the Great Migration in the Serengeti is what you want to see.
Choose from mid-range lodges, luxury tented camps or budget stays. Every one is clean and secure, and each is located close to the parks or within them.
