5-Day Luxury Best of Northern Tanzania
Do you crave for an epic and non-traditional luxury safari from Zanzibar? Well, look no further for this is the trip you’ve been dreaming about. On your first day, you’ll catch a flight to Arusha and kick-start your adventure with a visit to Arusha NP. You’ll then head to Tarangire on the next day and be blown away with large herds of African elephants. Next stop will be Ngorongoro Crater (world’s 8th natural wonder) before heading to the famous Serengeti where you’ll spend two magical nights.
The Ngorongoro Crater is the world’s largest uninterrupted caldera and one of Africa’s natural wonders. The crater is home to about 30,000 large resident mammals (such as buffaloes, lions, elephants, cheetahs, and rhinos) and many varieties of birds (such as flamingos, eagles, and buzzards. Keep your camera ready and be ready to see many animals within a short time!
The Serengeti National Park has accommodations located in five specific migration focused areas as noted below. The park also has various seasonal mobile accommodations located in distinct areas of the park that tracks the wildebeest migration movement. Select your preferred region to view individual details of your lodge or camp including mobile camps.
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The Serengeti offers one of the best safaris in the world. But you should know a few things before you go. Like when you can see the Great Migration river crossings. Contact us (info@arushacityguide.com) for Serengeti safari tips to help make your trip as magical as possible.
Map of Serengeti National Park
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Day to Day Activities
Day 1: Zanzibar to Arusha National Park
Depending on where you’ll be staying in Zanzibar, a driver will pick you up at 5:00 am and drive you to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport. You’ll arrive in Arusha at 9:20 am where a professional guide will be waiting to greet and brief you on your upcoming journey. After the briefing, you’ll drive for 2 hours to Arusha National Park. Following a picnic lunch, you’ll resume the afternoon game drive before driving to Kili Seasons Luxury Lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.
Day 2: Tarangire National Park
Following an early breakfast, proceed on the 2-hour drive from Kili Season Luxury Lodge to Tarangire National Park. Tarangire National Park is notable for its old baobab trees, tree-climbing pythons, and the biggest concentration of African elephants, lions, leopards, and cheetahs. Following a midday picnic lunch, you will resume your afternoon game drive before driving to the beautiful Mawe Mawe Luxury Lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.
Day 3: Ngorongoro Crater
Following an early breakfast, we’ll leave Mawe Mawe Luxury Lodge and head to Ngorongoro Highlands and then descend 600 meters into the crater for our last wildlife viewing. This stunning place will offer you almost every species of wildlife indigenous to East Africa, including the rare black rhino(we’ll be the luckiest travelers if we spot one).Lunch will then be served at the crater’s base about lunchtime near a hippo lake and then do a transfer game drive to the great Serengeti National Park. We’ll arrive in Central Serengeti in the late afternoon and continue proceed with an evening game drive before heading to a luxurious tented lodge for our overnight stay.
Day 4: Full-Day Serengeti Game Drive
We hope you’re excited for today! We’ll be in the park all day long. At dawn, after a simple light breakfast, we’ll set out and begin our journey. We will go on a full-day wildlife drive to explore the Serengeti’s stunning surroundings and look for the Big 5. That being said, we’ll keep on looking for wildlife in the Serengeti, then head back to camp for some delicious dinner and a rustic night rest.
Day 5: Central Serengeti then Zanzibar
This will be our last day in the Serengeti. We’ll say goodbye to the park in style! Following breakfast, we’ll go for an early morning game drive that will last for 4 hours. You’ll get to experience what The Serengeti is famous for (stunning beauty, diverse landscapes and amazing wildlife) for one last time. We’ll then head back to our campsite to pick up our lunch, grab our things and finally drive to Arusha airport to catch our flight back to Zanzibar.
We’ll be stopping along the way for more wildlife viewing.
Tour Features:
 Mid-range tourThis mid-range tour uses tented camps which are budget. |
 Private tourThis tour will be organized exclusively for you and won’t be shared |
 No Fixed DateIf availability permits, this tour can start on any day. |
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Main access gate for the Western Corridor area; approximately a 1.5 hours drive from Mwanza and 145 kilometers from Seronera. Gate is open between 06h00 and 18h00 daily but please note that last entry is at 16h00.
On average, a one-week safari in Serengeti National Park can cost between $2,500 USD (budget) and $7,500 USD (luxury). Booking a safari with TourRadar provides the advantage of eliminating expenses as most amenities and permits are included in the price of the tour.
YES! Overall, it is entirely possible to have an epic safari on both a high and low budget. If you don’t mind foregoing certain frills and sticking to a larger, easier-to-reach national park, then the low end offers a unique opportunity for adventure that certain seasoned travelers prefer.
The most convenient option is to fly from Arusha to one of the park’s seven airstrips. It is also possible to book an overland safari in a 4×4 safari vehicle from Arusha to Serengeti National Park and visit one or two other parks along the way.
Short answer: no. Public restroom facilities are few and far between within national parks. If the call of nature hits while you’re out on safari and you can’t hold it until you get back to camp, you’ll be paying a stop to the bush toilet.
The North of the Serengeti is hugely popular due to the high-quality campsites and also because it is by far the best place to see the herds of the Great Migration. The North is also the chosen region for safari aficionados because it’s one of the finest regions for a walking safari as well as driving.
The North of the Serengeti is hugely popular due to the high-quality campsites and also because it is by far the best place to see the herds of the Great Migration. The North is also the chosen region for safari aficionados because it’s one of the finest regions for a walking safari as well as driving.
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