Visit:
Tarangire National Park
Lake Manyara National Park
Ngorongoro Crater
Serengeti National Park
Lake Eyasi
Lake Natron

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northern tanzania safari from crater to flamingo lakes

Northern tanzania safari from crater to flamingo lakes

Start: Tanzania End:
Country: Tanzania
Type: Group tour
May customized as: Adventure safari,family safari,birdwatching safari

Destinations To Visit

Tarangire National Park
Lake Manyara National Park
Ngorongoro Crater
Serengeti National Park
Lake Eyasi
Lake Natron

In this tour we will cover the 6 most popular destinations in Tanzania - Tarangire, Lake Manyara, Lake Natron, Central Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater, and Lake Eyasi. Tour starts and ends at Arusha. With our experienced driver guides, it will be a trip of a lifetime!

Tour Features

Private tour

This tour will be organized exclusively for you and won't be shared with others.

Can start any day

If availability permits, this tour can start on any day.

Can be customized

You can request changes to this tour.

Suitable for all ages

This tour is suitable for children of all ages.

Activities: Game drive safari
Transportation: Pop up roof 4x4
Game drives: Pop up roof 4x4
A transfer from and back to the airport is included

Day 1 - Accommodation

Accommodation: Kirurumu Manyara Lodge

Day 2 - Accommodation

Accommodation: Masai Giraffe Eco Lodge

Day 3 - Accommodation

Accommodation: Seronera Wildlife Lodge

Day 4 - Accommodation

Accommodation: Seronera Wildlife Lodge

Day 5 - Accommodation

Accommodation: Ngorongoro Rhino Lodge

Day 6 - Accommodation

Accommodation: Lake Eyasi Safari Lodge

Day 7 - Accommodation

Accommodation: No Accommodation

Day by Day Safari Itinerary

Northern Tanzania Safari From Crater to Flamingo Lakes.

Day 2: Lake Manyara National Park

Pick up at 7:00 AM from your hotel and depart for Lake Manyara National Park with a picnic lunch for a full day game drive. As you enter the national park, lush forests of Acacia and Mahogany trees begin to set the mood for what is waiting ahead. The game drive will go on till evening with a small break for picnic lunch. During the game drive watch out for buffaloes, giraffes, impalas, baboons and the blue monkeys. Another spectacle of Lake Manyara National park is the tree climbing lions, however spotting them is a game of luck. In the right season, you can see the shoreline turning pink with millions of flamingos flocking there. Post the game drive, you will head back to your camp/lodge where a delicious

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Drinks: Soda, Water
Accommodation: Kirurumu Manyara Lodge

Day 3: Journey to Lake Natron

Your day will begin after breakfast by about 8:00 AM. We depart with packed lunch boxes towards Lake Natron. Located about 3.5 hours’ drive away from Mto Wa Mbu/Manyara, Lake Natron is a surreal destination and unique natural spectacle. Its waters are highly alkaline and are unusually shallow, averaging just one meter in depth. After checking into your lodge and a short break, put you’re walking shoes on as a Maasai tribesman takes you on a walk around the shores of Lake Natron on the lookout for birds, especially the lesser flamingos. Lake Natron is the most important and regular breeding site for lesser flamingos in East Africa hosting up to 2 million of them during the breeding season. The majority of egg-laying and hatching takes place from September to January. After the hike, you will head back to your camp/lodge for a well-deserved dinner and rest.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Drinks: Beer, Soda, Water
Accommodation: Masai Giraffe Eco Lodge

Day 4: Lake Natron to Serengeti National Park

Your day starts early. Around 6:00 AM, accompanied by a Maasai guide, enjoy some light hiking to the nearby Ngare Sero waterfalls and relax in the cool spray of water cascading down the rocks of this scenic ravine. Make sure to bring your shoes! We return to accommodation by 8:30 AM and finishing up a good breakfast, will head out towards the Serengeti National Park. This road trip takes through variety of sites: towns and villages, savannah and forest, and you’ll be able to spot animals like antelope, wildebeest and zebra. We enter Serengeti in the afternoon. The Serengeti is arguably the most impressive wildlife sanctuary in the world. You will have an afternoon game drive in the endless plains of the Serengeti for a chance to see the great herds of wildebeest, zebras and gazelles or a pride of lions lounging in the shade. A picnic lunch will be done during the day long game drive itself. The eventful day comes to an end with dinner and a good night’s rest in your accommodation.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Drinks: Soda, Water
Accommodation: Seronera Wildlife Lodge

Day 5: Central Serengeti-Full Day Game Drive.

You can either have a relaxed breakfast or depart for full day game drives around 9:00 AM with packed lunch and return back to lodge late afternoon around 6:00 PM. Or you can depart at 6:00 AM on an early morning game drive. Later return to accommodation for breakfast and relax for a bit and depart on an afternoon game drive with packed lunch. You will explore the central portion of the Serengeti National Park today. The legendary Serengeti National Park is the most renowned safari destination for its incredible population of lions and leopards. The central portion of the Serengeti - known as Seronera area is one of the richest wildlife habitats in the park. It features the Seronera River, which provides a valuable water source to this area and therefore attracts wildlife well representative of most of the Serengeti’s species. During the off season of the migration, one must really look out for the many lion pride that thrive in this region. The interactions and survival of these lion pride provide an excellent game viewing experience all year round. Along with a picnic lunch during the full day game drive, the day will come to a close by around 5PM. The long day comes to an end with a good dinner and a good night’s rest in your accommodation.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Drinks: Soda, Water
Accommodation: Seronera Wildlife Lodge

Day 6: Central Serengeti- Ngorongoro Highlands.

After breakfast around 6:30 AM, you will depart with a packed lunch from the camp and have a morning game drive in Serengeti National Park till lunch time. There are several game drive circuits in Central Serengeti and depending on what you have already seen on your safari and your interests, your guide will take you to game drives at one or more of these circuits. You are very likely to see a good number of big cats, especially lions, along with a diverse array of other wildlife. In the afternoon depart for Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Depending on your choice of accommodation, you will be either staying inside Ngorongoro conservation area or exiting from Ngorongoro and staying at a lodge in Karatu. The day comes to an end with a good dinner and a good night’s rest in your accommodation.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Drinks: Beer, Soda, Water
Accommodation: Ngorongoro Rhino Lodge

Day 7: Ngorongoro Crater Tour (5 hours) to Lake Eyasi.

On the last day of your safari, you will have an early start. Finishing up with a quick breakfast you will make an early descent at around 6:30 AM into the crater floor. The Ngorongoro Crater is the world’s largest inactive, intact and unfilled volcanic caldera. It has a massive floor of about 260 sq. Kms with a depth of over 2000 feet. The 5-hour game drive on the crater floor will show you a lot of animal action. Keeping the camera ready is definitely recommended. The African elephant, buffalo, Black rhino, Hippos, Hyenas, Cheetahs and Lions are found in plenty. Post the picnic lunch at the beautiful Hippo pool, you will begin a steep ascend to the top exit of the crater. We will drive to our accommodation at Lake Eyasi and relax for the day. You can also consider a quick visit to the shores of Lake Eyasi in the late afternoon/evening and explore it on a short trek where you can often see a large number of flamingoes and other birds.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Drinks: Beer, Soda, Water, Wine
Accommodation: Lake Eyasi Safari Lodge

Day 8: Lake Eyasi-Arusha

Around 05:30 am, after a light breakfast, you will depart from the lodge and visit the Hadzabe Bushmen. They are the last remaining hunter gatherers of East Africa who are continuing their way of life with very little changes since 10s of thousands of years. You will participate in their early morning activities including bush trek, hunting, and making a campfire. Other activities that might be done during the day are interacting with the Hadza, participating in their honey gathering, baobab fruit foraging, and experiencing their daily life. Later in the day, you will drive back to the village to meet the Datoga people, another indigenous tribe found in the area. Datoga are skilled farmers and livestock keepers. Some of them are also craftsmen living independently for over decades forging knives, arrowheads, and jewelry for the greater Datoga tribe and for the Bushmen. Later on, you will return to your lodge for a hot lunch before driving further to Arusha to reach by around 5:00 PM.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Drinks: Beer, Soda, Water
Accommodation: No Accommodation

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Price

Group Size	Price Per Person	Available Dates	Special Offers
1-2 people	$1,200	March 1-15, 2025	10% off for first-time bookings
3-5 people	$1,100	April 1-15, 2025	Free airport pickup and drop-off
6-10 people	$900	May 1-15, 2025	15% off for groups over 6 people
11-15 people	$850	June 1-15, 2025	Complimentary safari guide for the day
16+ people	$750	July 1-15, 2025	Exclusive discount: 20% off + free accommodation upgrade

Include/Exclude

What's Included

Parking fees (for non-residents)
All activities mentioned (unless labeled as optional)
All accommodations mentioned (unless labeled as optional upgrades)
A professional driver/guide
All transportation mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional)
All Taxes/VAT
Roundtrip airport transfer
Meals (as specified in the day-by-day section)
Drinks (as specified in the day-by-day section)

What's Not Included

Inland Airfare costs
Personal expenses (e.g., souvenirs)
Meals not mentioned in the itinerary
International flights (from/to the client's home country)
Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
Gratuities for guides and crew
Personal items (souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
Government-imposed increases in taxes and/or park fees
Tips (Guideline: USD 15.00 per person per day)
Visa and travel insurance fees

cancellation

Cancellation Policy

Cancellation Terms:
Cancellations made more than 30 days before the start of the tour will be fully refunded. Cancellations made between 15 and 30 days will incur a 50% charge. For cancellations made within 14 days, no refunds will be issued.

Thank you for your understanding.