6 Days Tanzania Luxury Safari

Upon arrival at the airport (Kilimanjaro International Airport or Arusha Airport), your personal driver-guide or our representative will meet you. From here, you will be driven to your accommodation in Arusha for an overnight stay, waiting for your adventures to start the following day.

After breakfast, you will meet an office representative for a briefing about your safari, then take two 2-hour drive to Tarangire National Park. Along the way, you will take in the scenic views of the grassland plains speckled with ancient baobab trees, traditional Maasai houses, and cattle herded by the nomadic people. You will see all that Tarangire National Park is known for – the famous ancient baobab trees, tree-climbing pythons, and the largest concentration of African elephants, lions, leopards, and cheetahs. After a picnic lunch in midday, you will resume your afternoon game drive, then drive to the hotel

After breakfast, you will drive to Serengeti National Park. This drive will take you through the Ngorongoro Conservation Area so you can view the Ngorongoro Crater on the way. This drive will take around six hours depending on the game on the way because sometimes there is a high concentration of game on the southern plains. You may have a chance to stop at the Ndutu area, depending on the time. You will stop for a picnic lunch on the way, then proceed to your lodge with a game drive en route, arriving in the evening.

Full day wildlife drive in the Serengeti national park with picnic lunch. Diner and overnight at Sanctuary Kusini / Ndutu Safari Lodge.
But there is more to Serengeti than large mammals. A full 100 varieties of dung beetle have been recorded, as have more than four-hundred bird species, ranging from the outsizes ostrich and bizarre secretary bird of the open grassland to the black eagles that soar effortlessly above the Serengeti plains area.

Early in the morning, you’ll drive from Serengeti to Ngorongoro. Upon arrival at Ngorongoro, you will start descending into the crater. This collapsed volcano is the main feature of the area and creates a unique ecosystem with a wide variety of vegetation. Enjoy the beautiful colours of the landscapes and the diversity of animals.

The crater is home to the highest concentration of wildlife in Africa and is choked with elephants, lions, buffaloes, hippos and even the rare black rhinos. This is one of the best places to spot all of the Big Five. The views from the crater rim over the crater floor are incredible. Because of its natural beauty, the Ngorongoro Crater is chosen as one of Africa’s Seven Natural Wonders.

There is a range of activities to do in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, like visiting a Maasai village. You can spend up to six hours in the crater before heading back to Karatu for overnight.

After breakfast, you’ll depart from the lodge and begin the drive to Lake Manyara National Park. The journey takes approximately two hours; you’ll enter Lake Manyara National Park. The park is truly a photographer’s playground and offers some of the best game viewing in the world. You can expect to see many of Africa’s most well-known animals, with the tree-climbing lions a particular treat. These proud predators lounge in acacia trees, practically begging to be photographed. Bird watchers will find Lake Manyara is an absolute delight, with a huge variety of birds on display in the park. Even the novice can expect to be amazed by large flamingo flocks, circling birds of prey, and the brightly coloured lilac-breasted roller.

Later on drive back to Arusha and dropped at the Airport or at the Lodge.