This 6 Days Tanzania Safari is the perfect safari plan for a family vacation. Stay your tour in Arusha from where you will then drive to Karatu and then Ngorongoro Conservation Area where you will get to enjoy spectacular game drives in the crater area. From here, you will also visit Serengeti and Lake Manyara national parks for game drives before being dropped off in Arusha at the end of your tour.
Highlights for 6 Days Tanzania Safari
Day 1: Pickup in Arusha and Transfer to Karatu
Day 2: Transfer to Ngorongoro Crater for Game Drive
Day 3: Drive to Serengeti National Park
Day 4: Full Day Game Drive in Serengeti National Park
Day 5: Transfer to Lake Manyara National Park for Game Drive
Day 6: Drive Back to Arusha
Detailed Itinerary for 6 Days Tanzania Safari
Day 1: Pickup in Arusha and Transfer to Karatu
Pickup in Arusha after you have had breakfast and start your journey to Karatu with lunch enroute. After lunch, travel past Iraqw tribe farmlands to your resort in Karatu, just outside the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. The crater encompasses more than 300 square kilometers and is home to rare black rhinos, lion, elephant, and cheetah prides, as well as large herds of buffalo, antelope, and wildebeest. Dinner and stay in a lodge near Karatu.
Day 2: Transfer to Ngorongoro Crater for Game Drive
On the second day of your 6 Days Tanzania Safari, you will drive to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area and descend over 600 meters to the crater bottom for a full-day trip. Explore the woodland sections inhabited by monkeys and elephants, the lake area where you may observe flamingos, and the wide grassland where lions forage for food. Picnic lunches will be offered at the crater. Drive back to Karatu in the late afternoon, where you will have dinner and spend the night in a lodge/camp in the area.
Day 3: Drive to Serengeti National Park
After breakfast on the third day of your 6 Days Tanzania Safari, drive to Oldupai Gorge, the location of Louis and Mary Leakey’s famous archeological findings. They discovered some of the man’s oldest known ancestral bones. Travel to Serengeti National Park in time for lunch. This massive park supports every type of animal conceivable, from giant predators like lions, leopards, and cheetahs to the smaller herbivores they feast on. Afternoon game drive. Dinner and overnight in a lodge/camp in Serengeti.
Day 4: Full Day Game Drive in Serengeti National Park
On the fourth day of your 6 Days Tanzania Safari, you will spend the entire day on a game drive in this National Park, which is home to a diverse range of wildlife. To optimize wildlife viewing, you will bring a picnic lunch and spend the entire day in Serengeti National Park. Dinner and stay at your designated Serengeti lodge.
Day 5: Transfer to Lake Manyara National Park for Game Drive
Breakfast at your lodge on the fifth day of your 6 Days Tanzania Safari. Drive to Lake Manyara, a soda lake located in the Rift Valley. Have lunch at your lodge and rest for a while. Afternoon wildlife drive at Lake Manyara National Park, home to tree-climbing lions. Aside from the many types of scenery, such as jungle, marsh, and savanna, there are a wide range of creatures, including giraffes, zebras, elephants, gazelles, hippos, monkeys, and around 400 distinct bird species. Dinner and overnight stay in a lodge in Manyara.
Day 6: Drive Back to Arusha
On the last day of your 6 Days Tanzania Safari, breakfast will be served at your lodge. You will enjoy a short morning game drive as you exit the park and drive back to Arusha. You will have a stopover for lunch en-route to Arusha city where upon your arrival, you will be dropped off at a hotel of your choice bringing your tour to an end.
End of 6 Days Tanzania Safari!
