Wildlife Safari
Duration
5 days / 4 nights
Safari type
Private
Travel style
Mid-range
Starts
Arusha
Ends
Arusha
Accommodation
Lodge, Tented Camp
This is the shortest itinerary we recommend for travellers who want the classic northern circuit without feeling rushed. You spend two nights in the Serengeti so that a full day can be given to game viewing rather than driving.
Every departure is private, which means your own guide and vehicle, your own pace, and the freedom to stay with a sighting for as long as you like.
You are met at Kilimanjaro International Airport and transferred to your lodge in Arusha, where your guide talks you through the days ahead.
Activities
Meals
Dinner
Accommodation
Lodge in Arusha
After breakfast you drive south to Tarangire, entering the park in time for an afternoon of game viewing along the river valley.
Activities
Meals
Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Accommodation
Tented camp near Tarangire
A scenic drive across the Ngorongoro Conservation Area brings you to the Serengeti, with a rim viewpoint stop along the way.
Activities
Meals
Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Accommodation
Tented camp in central Serengeti
A full day in the park with an early start, a picnic lunch on the plains and time to follow whatever the morning brings.
Activities
Meals
Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Accommodation
Tented camp in central Serengeti
You descend into the crater for a morning game drive before climbing back out and returning to Arusha for your onward flight.
Activities
Meals
Breakfast and lunch
Accommodation
Departure
Excellent year-round. June to October offers the driest conditions, while January to March adds the calving season on the southern Serengeti plains.
Yes. Five days covers three flagship parks comfortably, though adding one or two nights in the Serengeti gives a noticeably more relaxed trip.
It can. Flying between Arusha and the Serengeti saves several hours and we are happy to quote both options.
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Our most requested journey: four parks, three nights in the Serengeti and a full crater day, at a pace that leaves room to linger.
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