5-Day Best Group Shared Safari Tour in Tanzania: Tarangire, Serengeti, Ngorongoro, & Lake Manyara

After waking up in the morning, a driver from Afro-Vertex Tours and Safaris will pick you up from your hotel in Arusha with your own lunch packed food and drive directly to Tarangire National Park. The famous "Tarangire River" is a name for its River that runs through the park and is the only source of water for the animals in the dry season. It is an amazing landscape dotted with baobabs and tall grasses with a mixture of vegetation than the other parks in the North Safari Parks. Tarangire National Park is famous for its wildlife and birds. The bird species are more than 550 species including the yellow-necked turtle dove. Animals include some of the BIG FIVE and others are like Omo the white giraffe who has a genetic condition called secularism: elephant, lion, warthog, impala, cheetah, buffalo and baboons. After a fantastic full day excursion in this Tarangire National Park you will then drive to Mto wa Mbu where you will arrive in the late afternoon for dinner and overnight.

You start the day safari to the central Serengeti National Park. The animals in the central Serengeti are usually off the beaten track so you can enjoy views of the BIG FIVE such as lion, leopard, elephant, cheetah, water buffalo, zebra and wildebeest. Others are eland, hyena, gazelle, crocodile, giraffe, zebra, monkey, baboon, hippo, rhino and antelope found in Serengeti National Park. After the game drive a nice dinner will be served and the game drive will continue to search and photograph for further animal habitats then proceed to accommodation for the rest, dinner and overnight then prepare to continue to the next day Safari.

Today begins with an early breakfast, setting you up for a full day of exploring the Serengeti’s incredible wildlife. Depart on a comprehensive game drive that will take you through various regions of the park, from the open plains to the wooded areas, maximizing your chances of spotting a wide range of animals, including the Big Five. Enjoy a picnic lunch in a scenic spot within the park. Continue your game drive in the afternoon, by proceeding to Ngorongoro Conservation Area for the overnight.

Early in the morning, wake up to a healthy breakfast and start your journey towards Ngorongoro Crater, before descending into the Ngorongoro Crater with a boxed lunch and experiencing the safari for over six hours. The Ngorongoro Crater is the most densely populated African wildlife area in the world. Ngorongoro Crater is home to a wide variety of animals including herds of wildebeest, zebra, buffalo, eland, warthog, hippo and elephant, as well as a large population of predators such as lion, hyena, jackal, cheetah and leopard that roam the Ngorongoro floor Craters are available. After a picnic lunch, embark on a short game drive in Ngorongoro Crater and late afternoon ascend to Ngorongoro Gate and get to Mto wa Mbu for the rest, dinner and overnight stay.

Lake Manyara National Park is situated between Tarangire National Park and the Ngorongoro Crater, nestled alongside the 400-meter-deep Great Rift Valley. The park features diverse landscapes that draw a wide range of wildlife. You can explore the lake, journey through a lush rainforest teeming with monkeys and birds, encounter elephants up close in the woodlands, and visit the famous Manyara hippo pool, where hippos can be seen bathing from early morning until late evening. Then we head back to Arusha.