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Tour Itinerary

5 Days Serengeti Ngorongoro, Tarangire & Lake Natron itinerary

Tanzania Camping Safaris

Arrival day

Distance: 30/50 km

On arrival at Arusha airport our safari manager will meet you.

Day 1: Arusha – Tarangire National Park

Distance: About 120 km

Non – game viewing time: 2 to 3 hrs.

After breakfast at your lodge, meet your safari driver guide & chef then start the tour. The first stop will be in Arusha town for any last minute purchases before heading to Tarangire National Park for game drive. Packed lunch will be served in one of the picnic site inside the park. Tarangire is famous for its huge elephant population.

Overnight at campsite. All meals include.

Day 2: Tarangire – Ngorongoro crater

Distance: 50 km

Non – game viewing time: 1 to 2 hours.

Your 5 days Serengeti Ngorongoro, Tarangire & Lake Natron tour continues after breakfast, you will drive to Ngorongoro Conservation Area & descend 600 meters into the crater floor for game drive. Ngorongoro Crater is a rich area with enough water & fodder supports variety of animal species which includes herds of wildebeest, zebra, buffalo, eland, warthog, hippos, and giant African elephants. The Crater is home to some rare species of black rhino living in their natural habitat perhaps this is among few areas where you can see black rhino in the natural wilderness.

Overnight stay at campsite. All meals include

Day 3: Ngorongoro – Serengeti National park

Distance: 115 km

Non – game viewing time: 2 to 3 hrs.

After breakfast drive around the Crater rim and down to “The wild Africa” Serengeti National Park with its endless rolling plains. Then move to the central Park area called Seronera, named after the River which is a valuable source of water in the Park therefore, attracts larger number of animal species in Serengeti Masai Mara ecosystem.

Overnight stay at campsite. All meals include

Day 4: Serengeti National Park – Lake Natron

Distance: about 152 km

Non game-viewing travel time: 4-5 hours

Today at 06:30 the 5 days Serengeti Ngorongoro safari takes you for an early morning game drive which can allow you to spot some cat family on the road as they avoiding morning mist. You may also see other nocturnal predators coming back from their long night of hunting or a group of lioness organizing a morning ambush. If the Wildebeest Migration will be packed in Serengeti then you will go straight to where they are & spend much time with them before starting your en route game drive towards the Northern Serengeti.

Check out at Klein’s gate & drive to Lake Natron where you will arrive at late afternoon and go for sunset walk along the Lake shore if time permits. You will have early dinner and sleep a bit before your driver wake you up to be ready for your night summit attempt at Ol Doinyo Lengai Mountain.

Overnight at Campsite. All meals included.

Day 5: Lake Natron – Arusha

Distance: 138 km

Night ascent & dawn summit bid, Ol Doinyo Lengai Mountain (seismic conditions permitting). Optional waterfall hike and swim. Overnight stay at campsite

Tanzania Safari 5 days Serengeti Ngorongoro including Tarangire & Lake Natron is the best tour that combines wildlife safari, hiking trip & sightseeing. Karibu Sana!