6 Days Tanzania Highlights

6 Days Tanzania Highlights

This 6 Days Tanzania Highlights is the most complete short introduction to Tanzania’s northern circuit available: Tarangire, Lake Manyara, the Serengeti, and Ngorongoro Conservation Area, all in a single loop starting and ending in Arusha. Rather than choosing between parks, you get a genuine sample of all four, plus a guided walking safari and Maasai cultural encounter along the way.

Each stop brings a different kind of game viewing , Lake Manyara for tree-climbing lions and elephants against a lake backdrop, the Serengeti for its open savannah and predator density, and Ngorongoro Crater for a self-contained wildlife concentration few places on earth can match.

This itinerary is deliberately flexible: it can be extended with a gorilla safari in Uganda or Rwanda or capped off with a few relaxing days at the beach in Zanzibar, making it a strong base itinerary whether you have exactly six days or want to build a longer trip around it.

Quick Facts

Highlights

• Day 1: Transfer to Lake Manyara National Park, game drive
• Day 2: Drive to Serengeti National Park
• Day 3: Full day game drive in Serengeti National Park
• Day 4: Drive to Ngorongoro for a crater drive and Maasai bomas
• Day 5: Tarangire National Park game drive and guided walking safari
• Day 6: Departure

Detailed Itinerary

Day 1: Transfer to Lake Manyara National Park, Game Drive

Hippo

Your guide will meet you on arrival, brief you on the days ahead, and drive you to Lake Manyara National Park with a packed lunch.

Engage in a game drive around the park, watching for elephants, giraffes, buffaloes, baboons, and antelopes, among other species. Proceed to your lodge after the game drive for dinner and an overnight stay.

Meal Plan: Lunch and Dinner

Day 2: Drive to Serengeti National Park

Enjoy an early breakfast at your lodge before transferring to Serengeti National Park, watching for wildlife along the open savannah during your en-route game drive. Lunch is taken as a picnic inside the park.

After lunch, continue with an afternoon game drive across the savannah plains in search of the Big Five, including elephants, lions, leopards, buffaloes, and rhinos as well as the scenic kopjes where lions are often seen watching for prey. Proceed to your lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day 3: Full Day Game Drive in Serengeti National Park

After breakfast at your lodge, set out for a morning game-viewing drive, with lunch taken afterward. A further game drive in the afternoon and evening gives you additional chances to see the Big Five — lions, leopards, buffaloes, rhinos, and elephants — along with wildebeest, waterbucks, antelopes, zebras, kudus, and hippos. Return to your lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day 4: Drive to Ngorongoro for a Crater Drive and Maasai Bomas

After breakfast, drive to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Following lunch, descend roughly 600 meters into the Ngorongoro Crater for exceptional wildlife viewing amid dramatic scenery.

Watch for wildebeest, zebra, buffalo, eland, warthog, hippo, and elephant, alongside predators including lions, hyenas, jackals, cheetahs, and leopards. You will also visit Lake Magadi, a large, shallow alkaline lake in the crater’s southwestern corner, home to flamingos, hippos, and a range of other bird species.

The day continues with a Maasai cultural visit, offering a firsthand look at the life of the communities who share this land with the wildlife. Dinner and an overnight stay follow.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day 5: Tarangire National Park Game Drive and Guided Walking Safari

After an early breakfast, check out and drive to Tarangire National Park for a game drive in search of elephants, buffaloes, antelopes, zebras, lions, and leopards, among other species. Proceed to your lodge to check in, have lunch, and relax.

Later, head out for a guided walking safari for a close encounter with the park’s landscape and wildlife, including zebras, elephants, and giraffes. Afterward, transfer to Arusha, checking in at your hotel to relax before dinner and an overnight stay.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day 6: Departure

After an early breakfast, check out and transfer to Kilimanjaro International Airport, arriving in time for your flight and marking the end of your safari.

Meal Plan: Breakfast

What’s Included

• 4×4 safari Land Cruiser with fuel
• Accommodation per the itinerary
• Meals as per the itinerary (B = Breakfast, L = Lunch, D = Dinner)
• Professional, English-speaking safari driver-guide
• National park entrance fees as per the itinerary
• Excursions and activities as per the itinerary
• Crater and concession fees
• Drinking water in the safari vehicle
• Tanzania VAT on tourism activities

What’s Not Included

• Flights and visas
• Personal expenses such as beverages, laundry, and telephone calls
• Tips and souvenirs
• Optional excursions and activities not listed in the itinerary