7 days Serengeti and Ngorongoro wildlife tour

7 days Serengeti and Ngorongoro wildlife tour

7 days Serengeti and Ngorongoro wildlife tour is a safari which will take place around the northern part of Tanzania starting in Arusha.

You will visit Tarangire national park, Serengeti national park, Lake Manyara national park and also the Ngorongoro crater during the 7 days Serengeti and Ngorongoro wildlife tour as you enjoy searching for various wildlife species.

You will look out for the big 5 such as elephants, lions, rhinos, leopards and buffalos during your 7 days Serengeti and Ngorongoro wildlife tour as well as other wildlife species like giraffes, zebras, wildebeests, antelopes, impalas, waterbucks, hartebeests, hyenas, cheetahs, hippos, and many others while on Tanzania Safaris.

Safari highlights

Day 1; pick up in Arusha

Day 2; drive to Tarangire national park

Day 3; drive to Lake Manyara national park

Day 4; drive to Serengeti national park

Day 5; Serengeti national park

Day 6; drive to Ngorongoro crater

Day 7; departure

Detailed itinerary

Day 1; pick up in Arusha

The wildlife tour will start with pick up from the airport by your guide who will welcome you for the safari and drive you to your hotel in Arusha. You will spend the day relaxing at your hotel where you will have dinner and overnight stay at Tulia boutique hotel and spa.

Day 2; drive to Tarangire national park

Your breakfast will be served at your hotel in Arusha ahead of your drive to Tarangire national park. You will enjoy seeing acacia trees on the way to the national park and also encounter the Maasai on the way.

Tarangire national park is home to numerous wildlife species including elephants which are among the attractions in the park as well as over 600 bird species. During your game drive around Tarangire national park, you will enjoy seeing the Tarangire river as well as wildfire species such as buffalos, elephants, zebras, giraffes, lions, hippos, impalas, waterbucks among others. After the game drive, you will be driven to your lodge for dinner and overnight stay at Tarangire Roika lodge.  

7 days Serengeti and Ngorongoro wildlife tour
Tarangire national park Elephants

Day 3; drive to Lake Manyara national park

You will have another wildlife safari experience in Lake Manyara national park after having breakfast and checking out of the lodge ahead of your drive to Lake Manyara national park the home to tree climbing lions.

You will enjoy seeing attractions like Lake Manyara during your safari around Lake Manyara national park which has diverse scenery and different wildlife species like elephants, hippos, buffalos, waterbucks, baboons, monkeys, zebras, giraffes and also the flocks of flamingos along the shores of the salt lake in the national park. Dinner and overnight stay will be at Twiga lodge.

Day 4; drive to Serengeti national park

After breakfast and check out, your guide will drive you to Serengeti national park the oldest national park in Tanzania with numerous wildlife species like the big 5 and also known for the annual wildebeest migration.

You will enjoy lunch ahead of a game drive around the central plains of Serengeti national park where you will search for different wildlife species like elephants, hippos, buffalos, wildebeests, cheetahs, zebras, antelopes, kudu, giraffes, elands, waterbucks, lions, leopards and many others as you explore the vast savannah. Dinner and overnight stay will be at Serengeti heritage luxury tented camps and lodges.

Day 5; Serengeti national park

You will engage in morning and afternoon game drives during your safari to Serengeti national park after starting your day with breakfast at your lodge. You will explore the savannah plains in search of different wildlife species such as elephants, lions, leopards, buffalos, hippos, giraffes, elands, impalas, kudu, waterbucks, wildebeests, zebras and many others.

You will have lunch after your morning game drive around the national park, you will engage in another game drive as you explore the destination in search of other wildlife species. You will be driven to your lodge after the game drive for dinner and overnight at Serengeti heritage luxury tented camps and lodges.

Day 6; drive to Ngorongoro crater

After an early morning breakfast, your guide will drive you to the Ngorongoro conservation area where you will engage in a wildlife viewing experience after descending about 600 meters into the Ngorongoro crater.

7 days Serengeti and Ngorongoro wildlife tour
Ngorongoro conservation area wildlife

You will engage in a game drive around the crater floor as you search for wildebeests, zebras, antelopes, impalas, hippos, waterbucks, impalas, hyenas, warthogs and many others. You will also enjoy seeing flamingos along the shores of Lake Magadi and other bird species. Your dinner and overnight will be at Hhando coffee lodge.

Day 7; departure

On the last day of your 7 days Serengeti and Ngorongoro wildlife tour, your guide will pick you up from your lodge and drive you to Arusha which will bring the safari to an end.

Price includes

  • all day game drives as per sample itinerary
  • Hotel/lodge accommodation for the duration of the safari
  • Private 4-wheel drive vehicle with a roof hatch
  • Professional safari and tour guide / driver
  • All national park fees
  • All meals on the safari
  • All game viewing activities specified
  • Price quoted per person sharing

Price excludes

  • Laundry
  • Flights
  • Items of personal nature
  • International and local airfares
  • Airport taxes Any airport transfers & hotel accommodation before / after the safari
  • Entry visas
  • Travel insurance
  • Tips and gratuities
  • Any items not included in the itinerary
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