Overview
Day by day
Price
Explore Tanzania’s Northern Circuit on this 5-day private budget safari to Serengeti, Lake Manyara, Tarangire, and Ngorongoro. Travel in a private 4x4 safari vehicle with an experienced guide, enjoying personalized game drives and flexible schedules. Witness the Serengeti’s endless plains, Tarangire’s elephant herds, Lake Manyara’s tree-climbing lions, and the Ngorongoro Crater’s dense wildlife. Comfortable budget lodges, hearty meals, and immersive wildlife encounters make this safari an unforgettable value experience.
- You visit
- Arusha(Start) SerengetiLake ManyaraTarangireNgorongoro Arusha(End)
- Highlights
- Wildlife safaris
- Vehicle used
Day 1: Into the Savannah – Serengeti Arrival & Afternoon Game Drive
Depart Arusha early and drive through the scenic Ngorongoro Highlands to Serengeti National Park. Embark on an afternoon game drive across the open plains, spotting lions, elephants, giraffes, zebras, and wildebeest. Enjoy your first immersive wildlife encounters in Africa’s legendary savannah. Check into a budget lodge or tented camp in the evening for dinner and overnight surrounded by nature.
Lunch, Dinner
Day 2: Endless Plains & Big Five – Full-Day Serengeti Exploration
Wake up early for a full-day game drive in the Serengeti’s diverse habitats. Explore riverbanks, open savannah, and kopjes, encountering predators, elephants, buffaloes, and large herbivore herds. Stop for a picnic lunch in the bush and enjoy panoramic views. Your guide provides expert insights into wildlife behavior and the ecosystem. Return to your budget lodge in the evening for dinner and overnight.
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 3: Forests & Lakes – Lake Manyara National Park
After breakfast, depart for Lake Manyara National Park, located beneath the Great Rift Valley escarpment. Explore lush groundwater forests, open plains, and the soda lake shoreline. Spot elephants, hippos, buffaloes, flamingos, and the famous tree-climbing lions. Enjoy a picnic lunch within the park before traveling to your budget lodge near Ngorongoro for dinner and overnight stay.
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 4: Giants of the Savannah – Tarangire National Park
Depart for Tarangire National Park after breakfast, famous for large elephant herds and iconic baobab trees. Enjoy a full-day game drive through riverine areas and open savannahs, spotting lions, giraffes, zebras, wildebeest, and rich birdlife. Break for a picnic lunch amidst wildlife before continuing exploration. Return to your budget lodge in the evening for dinner and overnight stay.
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 5: Nature’s Masterpiece – Ngorongoro Crater
Start early with breakfast before descending into the Ngorongoro Crater, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Enjoy a guided game drive on the crater floor, spotting lions, elephants, buffaloes, hippos, flamingos, and the rare black rhino. Savor a scenic picnic lunch amidst breathtaking scenery. Ascend the crater in the afternoon and return to Arusha, concluding a memorable 5-day private budget safari.
Breakfast, Lunch
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