6-Day Tanzania Safari: Lake Manyara, Serengeti, Ngorongoro & Tarangire/Lake Eyasi
Experience the ultimate all-inclusive 6-day safari with Collective African Tours & Safaris (CATS)—no need to choose, you’ll see Tanzania’s most iconic parks!
From the endless plains of the Serengeti, teeming with wildebeest and zebras, to the extraordinary Ngorongoro Crater, a wildlife-dense volcanic caldera, to Lake Manyara, famous for pink flamingoes and tree-climbing lions, and Tarangire, home to massive elephant herds and majestic baobabs, this safari is a feast for the senses.
Optionally, you can substitute Lake Eyasi for Tarangire to experience indigenous bushman cultures and traditional ways of life. This six-day journey covers spectacular landscapes, abundant wildlife, and rich local cultures.
Itinerary
Day 1: Arusha – Lake Manyara
Approx. 2½ Hour Drive | Meals: Lunch & Dinner
7:30 am – Your CATS driver/guide will pick you up from your hotel, residence, or airport in a private 4×4 Land Cruiser Jeep.
En route, pass through Maasai country and observe herders tending their cattle. Arrive at Lake Manyara National Park, where cobalt-blue waters meet the bright pink flocks of flamingoes. Explore acacia forests filled with elephants, giraffes, impalas, wildebeests, and active troops of baboons.
Don’t miss the park’s famous tree-climbing lions, often seen lounging lazily on the branches. Evening and overnight at your Lake Manyara lodge or tented camp.
Day 2: Lake Manyara – Serengeti
Approx. 4 Hour Drive | Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Rise early to enjoy the cool morning wildlife activity and a game drive before breakfast. Depart for the Serengeti National Park, stopping for lunch along the scenic route.
Arrive in the Serengeti, home to vast herds of wildebeests, zebras, and some of Africa’s largest lion populations. Begin your unlimited game drives, spotting topi, hartebeest, waterbuck, and more. Overnight at your Serengeti lodge or tented camp.
Day 3: Full Day in the Serengeti
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Spend a full day exploring the Serengeti’s vast savannahs. Depending on the season, witness:
- February–March: Calving season, with up to half a million wildebeests and zebras.
- July–October: The Great Migration, with millions of animals moving toward the Masai Mara.
In addition to large herds and big cats, explore marshes and forests for hippos, crocodiles, baboons, monkeys, and the rare African wild dog. Overnight again at your Serengeti accommodation.
Day 4: Serengeti – Ngorongoro
Approx. 3 Hour Drive | Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Depart early, stopping at Olduvai Gorge, one of the world’s richest archaeological sites, with fossilized tools and artifacts of early humans.
Arrive at the Ngorongoro Crater, the world’s largest intact volcanic caldera. Descend into this self-contained ecosystem, teeming with lions, leopards, buffalo, black rhinos, zebras, antelopes, flamingoes, and more. Enjoy a crater-side lunch and game drive.
Return to the rim in the late afternoon for an unforgettable Ngorongoro sunset. Overnight at your Ngorongoro lodge.
Day 5: Ngorongoro – Tarangire OR Lake Eyasi
Approx. 3 Hour Drive | Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Early morning sunrise at the crater rim, then depart for either:
- Tarangire National Park: Known for huge elephant herds, unusual baobab trees, and over 250,000 animals across savannahs and forests.
- Lake Eyasi: Experience the culture of indigenous bushman tribes who have lived here for thousands of years—a rare cultural safari.
Evening and overnight at your Tarangire or Lake Eyasi lodge/tented camp.
Day 6: Tarangire/Lake Eyasi – Arusha
Approx. 2–3 Hour Drive | Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Rise early for a final morning game drive, taking in elephants, zebras, big cats, and other wildlife. Depart for Arusha, stopping for lunch and scenic views along the way.
Arrive in Arusha in the afternoon and be dropped off at your hotel, residence, or airport. End your six-day adventure with memories of wildlife, landscapes, and cultures that will last a lifetime.
From everyone at Collective African Tours & Safaris (CATS), thank you for sharing this unforgettable safari
Tour Includes
- Transport in a 4×4 Land Cruiser Jeep
- Pick-up and drop-off at your Arusha location
- Experienced, friendly English-speaking/other language guide/driver
- Bottled drinking water
- Park entrance fees
- Game viewing drives
- All meals on safari
- Government taxes and local levies
- Flying Doctors emergency medical evacuation/rescue insurance cover