6 Days Tanzania Lodge Safari

Arusha

You'll get picked up from your hotel and driven to Tarangire National Park, which takes about 2 hours. Once there, you'll spend the morning on a game drive through landscapes filled with ancient baobab trees. The park has a large elephant population, so you'll likely see them along with giraffes, zebras, wildebeest, lions, cheetahs, and leopards. Around midday, you'll head to the Tarangire River for lunch where you can enjoy views of the water. Small monkeys and baboons hang around the lunch area looking for food, so keep an eye on your plate. After eating, more game driving continues through the afternoon before you head back to your lodge around 4:30pm.

Tarangire National Park

You'll have an early breakfast and then descend into Ngorongoro Crater at 6:15am to search for black rhinos, which are the hardest animals to spot in the park. Other animals are easier to find since the crater floor offers excellent visibility for viewing. After lunch at camp, you'll go on another game drive through the crater. Later, you'll ascend back up and pack to move to Marera Ngorongoro Mountain Lodge or a similar property. If you're interested, there's a chance to swim during your time at the new lodge.

Serengeti National Park

After breakfast, you'll drive from Mto wa Mbu to Serengeti, a 6-hour journey with stops along the way. You'll pass through the Ngorongoro Conservation Area and stop at the crater viewpoint to see the crater itself. There's an option to visit a Maasai village if you want to learn about their culture and traditions. By late afternoon, you'll arrive in Serengeti and go out for a sunset game drive in the Seronera area, where you might catch predators or see animals on a kill. That night you'll stay at Seronera campsite where you can sometimes spot hyenas and other animals moving around camp.

Ngorongoro Conservation Area

You'll start early with breakfast before heading out on a morning game drive through different sections of Serengeti depending on where animals are being spotted that day. The drive could take you north, south, east, or west across the park. You'll return to camp for lunch, and then head back out for afternoon and evening game driving. Later, you'll come back to the Tented Lodge for dinner. Animals often show up around the campsite too, so keep watch even when you're resting.

Lake Manyara

After an early breakfast, you'll do a morning game drive through Seronera where you'll see lots of animals throughout the morning hours. You'll return to camp for lunch and pack up your things. From there, you'll continue game driving as you exit Serengeti and head toward the Tented Lodge positioned near the rim of Ngorongoro Crater, about 2 hours away. You can spot animals during the drive and around the campsite when you arrive.

After breakfast, you'll head to Lake Manyara National Park, which is known for its large population of flamingos and rare tree-climbing lions, though the lions aren't often spotted. You'll do a game drive through the park where you'll see plenty of birds, hippos at the hippo pool, a hot spring, and various other animals like buffaloes, wildebeest, warthogs, vultures, eagles, and monkeys. Once you've finished exploring, you'll drive back to Arusha and head to your hotel or airport.