7-Day Tanzania Safari – Tarangire, Serengeti & Ngorongoro

Welcome to Tanzania—The Journey Begins

When you land at Kilimanjaro International Airport, your safari representative will be waiting to welcome you. After your flight, we want the first part of your Tanzanian adventure to feel easy and relaxed, so you will be assisted with your luggage before beginning the short journey to Arusha.

Your transfer takes you into Arusha, the starting point for the Northern Safari Circuit. Once you arrive at the hotel, check in and make yourself comfortable. There is no need to pack the evening with activities; this is your chance to rest, enjoy the surroundings, and get ready for your first wildlife day.

Enjoy a relaxed evening at the hotel with the meals provided under the stated board basis. Rest well, because tomorrow the safari really gets underway as you head toward Tarangire.

Land of Giants – Elephants, Baobabs & Afternoon Game Drive

After breakfast, you leave Arusha behind and set off for Tarangire National Park. The journey is approximately 120 km and takes around two hours according to the itinerary. Along the way, the surroundings gradually change, and the excitement of your first game drive begins to build.

Tarangire welcomes you with its beautiful baobabs and the possibility of seeing elephants in impressive numbers. During the afternoon game drive, your guide will take you through the park in search of wildlife, giving you time to enjoy the scenery as much as the animals themselves.

The itinerary highlights lions as a common sighting and large elephant herds as one of the main attractions of Tarangire. After your game drive, you continue to the listed lodge for dinner and a well-earned rest before the journey toward the Serengeti.

After breakfast, the road turns toward Central Serengeti. The farther you travel, the more the landscape opens up, and eventually you find yourself among the wide plains of the Serengeti. Your destination is the famous Seronera area, highlighted in the itinerary for its wildlife and predator-viewing opportunities.

Once you reach Central Serengeti, the game viewing begins around the Seronera Valley and surrounding plains. This is a place where patience often pays off, and your guide will help you look for wildlife while taking in the enormous landscape around you. The itinerary identifies the area as a prime place for leopard and lion sightings throughout the year.

Spend the afternoon getting to know this remarkable part of the Serengeti before settling into Embalakai Serengeti Camp. The itinerary gives particular attention to leopards around the Seronera River and the region’s numerous lion prides, so keep your eyes open—you never quite know what may appear around the next bend.

Today there is nowhere you need to rush to. You have a full day to enjoy Central Serengeti, staying around the Seronera area and giving yourself time to experience the wildlife and landscapes at a more relaxed safari pace.

The Seronera River valley is described in the itinerary as a wildlife magnet, particularly during the dry season. Your guide will search the area for leopards, lion prides, and plains game while you enjoy the freedom that comes with having a whole day in one of the Serengeti’s key wildlife regions.

Of course, a Serengeti day is not only about ticking animals off a list. As you move through the plains, there is time to appreciate the changing light, the open horizon, and the small moments that make a safari memorable. Your guide can follow wildlife activity and choose viewing areas as the day unfolds.

Begin the day with a final morning game drive in Central Serengeti. This is an opportunity to enjoy additional wildlife viewing in the Seronera area before leaving the Serengeti and continuing toward the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.

The itinerary identifies Central Serengeti as an area famous for resident big-cat populations year-round. The morning drive therefore provides another chance to search for the predators and plains wildlife that characterize this part of the safari before the route changes toward Ngorongoro.

In the afternoon, the journey continues toward Ngorongoro, with the supplied itinerary describing approximately three hours of driving to the crater area. The afternoon also includes a game-drive component, followed by an overnight stay at Embalakai Ngorongoro Camp on Full Board.

Today focuses on the Ngorongoro Conservation Area and the crater itself. The source itinerary describes a descent of approximately 2,000 feet into the Ngorongoro Crater for a guided game-drive experience, followed later by the journey toward Arusha for the overnight stay.

The crater provides a concentrated wildlife setting for the final major game-viewing experience of the safari. The itinerary specifically highlights the black rhino as a key possibility, alongside numerous buffalo and possible leopard sightings in the crater-rim forests.

After the crater experience, continue toward Arusha for the final overnight stay. This creates a natural transition from the wildlife-focused days in the parks to the final departure day, while keeping the itinerary practical for the transfer to Kilimanjaro International Airport.

Enjoy a final leisurely breakfast at the Arusha accommodation before preparing for departure. After six nights of safari travel through Northern Tanzania, the final morning provides time to complete your stay and prepare for the transfer to Kilimanjaro International Airport.

Your safari representative will arrange the transfer from Forest hill hotel to Kilimanjaro International Airport. The departure transfer concludes the seven-day journey, which has taken you through Tarangire, Central Serengeti and the Ngorongoro Crater.

The source itinerary closes with an invitation to carry the unforgettable memories of the Big Five and the wider Northern Tanzania safari experience with you as you continue to your onward flight.