7 Days Slow Safari Experience
A more relaxed safari for travellers who want longer wildlife days and less rushing between destinations.
Duration: 7 Days · Style: Mid-Range Safaris · Best time: All year · Route: Arusha → Tarangire → Manyara → Serengeti → Ngorongoro
Highlights
- Tarangire, Serengeti, Ngorongoro & Manyara
- Longer game drives
- Two-night stays
Day-by-day itinerary
Day 1: Arusha → Tarangire National Park
Drive about two hours to Tarangire for an afternoon game drive among baobabs and the park's famous elephant herds, then continue to your camp or lodge.
Day 2: Tarangire National Park
A full day following the Tarangire River, where elephant, zebra, wildebeest and buffalo gather to drink. Picnic lunch beneath a baobab.
Day 3: Lake Manyara National Park
Explore the groundwater forest and lake shore beneath the Rift Valley escarpment, looking for tree-climbing lions, baboons, flamingo and pelican.
Day 4: Into the Serengeti
Climb through the Ngorongoro highlands and descend onto the endless plains. Game drive en route to central Serengeti, arriving in time for sundowners.
Day 5: Serengeti National Park
A full day of game drives across the Seronera valley: kopjes, river lines and open plains with some of Africa's best big-cat viewing.
Day 6: Serengeti → Karatu
A final morning game drive, then return through the Ngorongoro Conservation Area to the cool, green highlands around Karatu.
Day 7: Ngorongoro Crater → Arusha
Early descent into the crater for a half-day game drive, then return to Arusha in the late afternoon for your onward journey.