6 Days Private Tanzania Safari Tour is an excellent choice for travelers who want to explore the country’s famous wildlife destinations while enjoying the comfort and flexibility of a personally arranged tour. With six days available, visitors can experience the open grasslands of Serengeti National Park, the elephant herds of Tarangire, the volcanic landscape of Ngorongoro Crater, and the beautiful forests of Lake Manyara. The itinerary provides a balanced combination of wildlife viewing, scenic journeys, comfortable accommodation, and time to appreciate Tanzania’s natural environment.
Our 6 Days Private Tanzania Safari Tour in 2027–2028 begins and ends in Arusha, the main starting point for safaris in northern Tanzania. The journey takes you through four remarkable destinations, each offering different wildlife habitats and landscapes. You will travel in a private 4×4 safari vehicle with a professional driver-guide, allowing you to enjoy the safari with your partner, family, or friends without sharing the vehicle with other travelers.
One of the main advantages of this itinerary is the opportunity to spend two nights in Serengeti National Park. This allows time for game drives in the central Serengeti, where lions, leopards, cheetahs, elephants, giraffes, zebras, and other animals may be encountered. The itinerary also includes a visit to Ngorongoro Crater, an important conservation area where visitors have an opportunity to observe the endangered black rhinoceros.
At Eddy Tours & Safaris, we arrange private Tanzania wildlife safaris according to your travel dates, preferred accommodation, and group size. Whether you are planning a honeymoon, family holiday, photography safari, or your first visit to Africa, this six-day itinerary can be adapted to your interests and budget.
6 Days Private Tanzania Safari Tour Overview
| Safari details | Information |
|---|---|
| Tour name | 6 Days Private Tanzania Safari |
| Travel years | 2027 and 2028 |
| Duration | 6 days and 5 nights |
| Starting location | Arusha, Tanzania |
| Ending location | Arusha, Tanzania |
| Destinations | Tarangire, Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater and Lake Manyara |
| Safari type | Private wildlife safari |
| Transport | Private 4×4 safari vehicle with pop-up roof |
| Accommodation | Budget, midrange or luxury |
| Guide | Professional English-speaking driver-guide |
| Main activities | Wildlife game drives, birdwatching and photography |
| Best travel period | Throughout the year |
| Departure dates | Flexible, subject to availability |
| Suitable for | Couples, families, friends and small groups |
Why Choose a Six-Day Private Tanzania Safari?
Six days provides enough time to explore several important destinations along Tanzania’s northern safari circuit without limiting the experience to only one or two national parks. The route combines the elephant-rich landscapes of Tarangire, the extensive savannah of Serengeti, the wildlife concentration of Ngorongoro Crater, and the forest and wetland habitats of Lake Manyara. Each destination offers something different, making the journey interesting for both first-time visitors and travelers who have previously experienced African safaris.
A private safari also provides greater flexibility than a scheduled group departure. You travel with your own driver-guide and vehicle, allowing your group to discuss wildlife interests, photography opportunities, and suitable rest stops. Although game drives must follow park regulations and the planned travel schedule, private arrangements make it easier to adjust the pace of the journey to your group’s needs.
This safari is especially suitable for travelers who want to spend meaningful time in Serengeti without booking a much longer holiday. Two nights inside the park allow an afternoon arrival game drive, a full day of wildlife exploration, and additional wildlife viewing before departure. The itinerary also includes sufficient time for Ngorongoro Crater, where wildlife can often be observed across relatively open habitats.
Complete 6 Days Private Tanzania Safari Itinerary 2027–2028
Day 1: Arusha to Tarangire National Park – Elephants and Ancient Baobab Trees
Destination: Tarangire National Park
Main activity: Wildlife game drive
Accommodation: Lodge or campsite near Tarangire, Mto wa Mbu or Karatu
Meals: Lunch and dinner
Your private Tanzania safari begins in the morning when your driver-guide meets you at your hotel in Arusha. After a short introduction and briefing, you will board your 4×4 safari vehicle and travel toward Tarangire National Park. The journey normally takes approximately two to three hours, depending on your pickup location, traffic, and road conditions. Along the way, you will pass local communities, agricultural areas, and open countryside before reaching the national park.
Tarangire is particularly famous for its elephants and enormous baobab trees, which dominate parts of the landscape. During the dry season, animals often gather around the Tarangire River, one of the park’s most important water sources. Your guide will explore the park’s established tracks, searching for elephants, giraffes, zebras, buffaloes, wildebeest, impalas, and other animals. Lions and leopards also inhabit the park, although sightings depend on their movements and the areas visited.
You will stop for lunch at an approved picnic area before continuing your game drive during the afternoon. Tarangire is also an excellent destination for birdwatching, with many species occupying its woodland, grassland, and wetland habitats. Later in the day, you will leave the park and travel to your selected accommodation, where dinner and an overnight stay will be arranged.
Day 2: Tarangire Area to Serengeti National Park – Journey Across the Ngorongoro Highlands
Destination: Central Serengeti National Park
Main activity: Scenic transfer and afternoon wildlife viewing
Accommodation: Lodge or tented camp in central Serengeti
Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
After breakfast, you will begin the journey toward Serengeti National Park, traveling through the highlands around Karatu and the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. The route passes through changing landscapes, including cultivated farmland, forested slopes, and open grasslands. Depending on weather conditions and the agreed schedule, your guide may stop at an approved viewpoint overlooking Ngorongoro Crater before continuing toward Serengeti.
The drive is one of the longer transfers of the safari, but it provides an opportunity to appreciate the scale and variety of northern Tanzania’s landscapes. As you approach Serengeti, the countryside gradually opens into broad plains that extend toward the horizon. The name Serengeti is commonly associated with these extensive grasslands, which support large populations of grazing animals and predators.
After entering Serengeti National Park, you will begin wildlife viewing while traveling toward your accommodation in the central region. Depending on the time available, you may encounter zebras, wildebeest, giraffes, elephants, buffaloes, lions, or other wildlife. Your guide will make suitable stops for observation and photography before continuing to your lodge or tented camp.
You will arrive at your accommodation later in the day, where dinner will be served. Spending the night inside Serengeti allows you to begin the following day’s game drive without making another long transfer from outside the park.
Day 3: Full-Day Serengeti National Park Safari – Lions, Leopards and the Great Migration
Destination: Central Serengeti
Main activity: Full-day wildlife game drive
Accommodation: Lodge or tented camp in Serengeti
Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Today is dedicated to exploring Serengeti National Park, one of Africa’s most important wildlife destinations. After an early breakfast, you will leave your accommodation with your driver-guide and begin a game drive through the park’s grasslands, rocky outcrops, and riverine habitats. The central Serengeti, particularly the Seronera region, is known for its resident wildlife and offers opportunities to observe predators and grazing animals throughout the year.
Lions are among the main attractions, and your guide may search for prides resting in the grass, moving across the plains, or watching nearby herbivores. Leopards sometimes rest in trees along riverine areas, while cheetahs may be encountered in more open habitats where they hunt. Other animals include elephants, giraffes, buffaloes, zebras, wildebeest, gazelles, hyenas, and various antelope species.
Serengeti is also famous for the Great Wildebeest Migration, during which large numbers of wildebeest and zebras move through the wider ecosystem in response to seasonal rainfall and grazing conditions. However, the migration is not concentrated in central Serengeti throughout the year. Its location changes seasonally, and travelers specifically interested in calving or river crossings may need an adjusted itinerary and accommodation in another region.
During the day, you will stop at an approved picnic location for lunch before continuing your game drive. Your guide will select suitable routes based on wildlife activity, road conditions, and the group’s interests. After a full day exploring Serengeti, you will return to your accommodation for dinner and your second night in the park.
Day 4: Serengeti Morning Game Drive – Transfer to Karatu or Ngorongoro Highlands
Destination: Serengeti and Karatu/Ngorongoro area
Main activity: Morning wildlife viewing and scenic transfer
Accommodation: Lodge near Karatu or Ngorongoro
Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Your fourth day begins with breakfast before leaving your accommodation for another wildlife-viewing drive through Serengeti. The early hours can provide interesting opportunities to observe animals before temperatures rise, although wildlife activity varies from day to day. Your guide will explore suitable areas while gradually making your way toward the park exit.
This final Serengeti game drive provides another opportunity to observe species that may not have appeared during the previous day. You might encounter elephants feeding near woodland, giraffes moving across open plains, or predators resting after a night of activity. Birdwatchers may also observe eagles, vultures, ostriches, and smaller species along the route.
After leaving Serengeti, you will travel through the Ngorongoro Conservation Area toward your selected accommodation near Karatu or the crater highlands. The journey takes several hours, so much of the afternoon will be spent traveling. Depending on the confirmed itinerary, you may stop at suitable viewpoints or designated rest areas along the way.
Upon arrival, you will check in, enjoy dinner, and rest before the following day’s Ngorongoro Crater safari. Staying near the crater allows an early departure and reduces unnecessary driving on the morning of the visit.
Day 5: Ngorongoro Crater Safari – Wildlife Viewing Inside the Volcanic Caldera
Destination: Ngorongoro Crater
Main activity: Crater wildlife game drive
Accommodation: Lodge near Karatu or Mto wa Mbu
Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
After an early breakfast, you will depart for Ngorongoro Crater, one of Tanzania’s most remarkable natural destinations. The crater is a large volcanic caldera surrounded by steep walls, with grasslands, woodland, wetlands, and freshwater habitats covering its floor. These different environments support a variety of wildlife species, making the crater an important destination for visitors interested in observing large mammals.
After completing the necessary entrance and descent procedures, your guide will drive down the crater wall and begin the game drive. You may encounter buffaloes, zebras, wildebeest, gazelles, lions, elephants, spotted hyenas, and hippos. The endangered black rhinoceros also inhabits the crater, although sightings depend on its location and cannot be guaranteed.
Your guide will explore different wildlife habitats, explaining animal behavior and the natural features of the crater. Large grazing animals are often visible in open areas, while predators may be encountered resting or moving through suitable hunting grounds. The crater’s wetlands also support various bird species, including flamingos when water conditions are favorable.
Around lunchtime, you will stop at an approved picnic area before continuing wildlife viewing within the permitted operating period. After completing the game drive, you will ascend the crater wall and travel toward your accommodation near Karatu or Mto wa Mbu. Dinner and your final overnight stay will be arranged at the selected lodge or campsite.
Day 6: Lake Manyara National Park – Wildlife, Forest Scenery and Return to Arusha
Destination: Lake Manyara National Park
Main activity: Wildlife game drive
Ending location: Arusha
Meals: Breakfast and lunch
Your final safari day begins with breakfast before departing for Lake Manyara National Park, located beneath the Great Rift Valley escarpment. The park is known for its groundwater forests, woodland, wetlands, and lake habitats, which provide an interesting contrast to the open plains of Serengeti and the grasslands of Ngorongoro Crater.
The game drive begins through forested areas where large troops of baboons and blue monkeys may be encountered. As you explore the park, you may also see elephants, buffaloes, giraffes, zebras, and different antelope species. Lake Manyara is associated with tree-climbing lions, although sightings are unpredictable and should never be guaranteed.
Birdwatching is another important part of the Lake Manyara experience. Depending on water levels and seasonal conditions, visitors may observe pelicans, storks, herons, flamingos, and other birds. The Great Rift Valley escarpment provides an impressive background to the landscape, creating opportunities for photography throughout the game drive.
After lunch and the remaining wildlife activities, you will leave Lake Manyara and return to Arusha. Your driver-guide will drop you at your hotel or another agreed location, marking the end of your six-day private Tanzania safari.
Best Time for a Six-Day Tanzania Safari in 2027–2028
A six-day Tanzania safari can be arranged throughout the year, although the wildlife experience changes according to rainfall, vegetation, and seasonal animal movements. June to October is generally a popular period for wildlife viewing because drier conditions can make animals easier to observe around permanent water sources. Tarangire is particularly interesting during this season, while Serengeti and Ngorongoro continue to offer varied wildlife experiences.
January to March often brings green landscapes to parts of northern Tanzania, with the southern Serengeti and Ndutu region associated with the wildebeest calving season. April and May are generally wetter, which can affect road conditions and visibility. November and December bring seasonal changes as the short rains influence vegetation and wildlife movements.
Travelers interested in the Great Migration should understand that its location varies throughout the year. The standard itinerary focuses on central Serengeti, so migration-focused departures may require changes to the route, accommodation, or number of days.
Accommodation Options for Your Private Tanzania Safari
Accommodation can be arranged according to your budget and preferred comfort level. Budget safaris may use campsites or simple lodges, while midrange packages generally include comfortable rooms or permanent tented camps with private facilities. Luxury safaris can feature higher-end lodges and tented properties in suitable locations along the route.
The selected accommodation influences the total safari price, travel distances, and overall experience. At Eddy Tours & Safaris, we can discuss different options and provide the names of available properties before confirming your booking. Accommodation availability is particularly important during popular travel periods in 2027 and 2028.
How Much Does a Six-Day Private Tanzania Safari Cost?
The cost depends on the number of travelers, accommodation standard, travel season, national park fees, and services included. Because the safari vehicle and driver-guide are reserved for your group, the cost per person generally decreases when more travelers share the same private vehicle.
Luxury accommodation, domestic flights, and optional activities can increase the price, while budget camping arrangements may reduce accommodation expenses. For accurate 2027 and 2028 prices, travelers should request a personalized quotation based on their actual travel dates and requirements.
Read our Tanzania Safari Cost Guide for more information about safari expenses.
Safari Package Inclusions and Exclusions
A standard private safari can include a dedicated 4×4 safari vehicle, professional English-speaking driver-guide, scheduled game drives, applicable national park and conservation fees, five nights of accommodation, meals according to the confirmed itinerary, and drinking water during game drives. Pickup and drop-off in Arusha can also be included.
International flights, visa fees, travel insurance, personal purchases, tips, alcoholic drinks, and optional activities are generally excluded unless stated otherwise. Airport transfers and additional hotel nights should be confirmed separately when necessary.
What Should You Pack for a Six-Day Tanzania Safari?
Pack comfortable clothing in neutral colors, lightweight shirts, trousers, a warm jacket, comfortable shoes, sunscreen, sunglasses, and a hat. Early mornings around Ngorongoro can be cool, while afternoons in lower areas may be warm. A camera, binoculars, insect repellent, personal medication, and travel documents are also useful.
Soft-sided luggage is generally easier to arrange in safari vehicles, particularly when traveling with several people. Travelers should also bring charging equipment and a small daypack for items needed during game drives.
Frequently Asked Questions About the 6 Days Private Tanzania Safari
1. Is six days enough for a Tanzania safari?
Yes. Six days allows you to visit Tarangire, Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater, and Lake Manyara, including two nights in Serengeti.
2. Is this a private safari?
Yes. Your group travels in a dedicated safari vehicle with its own driver-guide.
3. Where does the safari begin?
The proposed itinerary begins in Arusha, Tanzania.
4. Where does the safari end?
The safari ends in Arusha after visiting Lake Manyara.
5. How many nights are spent in Serengeti?
The itinerary includes two nights in central Serengeti.
6. Can I see the Big Five?
All five species occur across the wider destinations, but sightings of every species cannot be guaranteed.
7. Can I see the Great Migration?
It depends on the season and the migration’s location. A specialized itinerary may be required.
8. Is Ngorongoro Crater included?
Yes. Day five is dedicated to visiting Ngorongoro Crater.
9. Can I see black rhinos?
Ngorongoro provides an opportunity to observe black rhinos, although sightings are unpredictable.
10. Is the safari suitable for families?
Yes. The itinerary can be arranged for families, with accommodation and travel arrangements discussed according to their needs.
11. Can couples book this safari?
Yes. Private safaris are suitable for couples and honeymooners.
12. Are national park fees included?
They can be included in the package, with exact details confirmed in the quotation.
13. Are meals provided?
Meals are arranged according to the confirmed accommodation and itinerary.
14. Can I choose luxury accommodation?
Yes. Luxury lodges and tented camps can be requested, subject to availability.
15. Is budget accommodation available?
Yes. Budget camping and suitable budget lodge arrangements can be discussed.
16. What is the best month to travel?
June to October is popular for dry-season wildlife viewing, although safaris operate throughout the year.
17. Can I add a balloon safari?
A Serengeti hot-air balloon safari may be arranged as an optional activity, subject to availability and additional cost.
18. Can I start from Moshi?
Yes. Pickup from Moshi may be arranged with appropriate transfer planning.
19. Can I book for 2027?
Yes. You can request private departures for your preferred 2027 dates.
20. Can I book for 2028?
Yes. You can request 2028 travel dates, subject to accommodation and operating availability.
21. How much does the safari cost?
The final price depends on group size, accommodation, travel dates, and included services.
22. How do I book?
Contact Eddy Tours & Safaris with your travel dates, number of travelers, and preferred accommodation standard.
Book Your 6 Days Private Tanzania Safari Tour 2027–2028
A six-day private Tanzania safari provides an opportunity to explore some of northern Tanzania’s most important wildlife destinations within one carefully planned journey. From Tarangire’s elephant herds and Serengeti’s extensive grasslands to Ngorongoro Crater’s wildlife habitats and Lake Manyara’s forest scenery, the itinerary offers a varied introduction to Tanzania’s natural environment.
At Eddy Tours & Safaris, we arrange private safari experiences for couples, families, friends, and small groups. Our team can help you select suitable accommodation, confirm travel arrangements, and prepare a detailed quotation based on your preferred dates in 2027 or 2028.
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