5- Day Tanzania safari highlights

Mid range safari Tarangire, Serengeti, Ngorongoro and Lake Manyara

Tour description:

Enjoy 5 days safari in Northern Tanzania. Safari will cover Arusha, Tarangire, Serengeti Ngorongoro and Lake Manyara. Enjoy game drives, bird watching, wildlife and Ngorongoro crater while overnight stay in mid-range accommodation.

Day 1:  Airport/Arusha to Tarangire national park

Pickup in the morning at your hotel/airport in Arusha with packed lunches drive to Tarangire national park 3 hours driving to the park gate, enjoy your full day game drive inside the park and overnight at Farm of Dreams lodge

Tarangire national park is rich is climbing trees cheetahs, buffaloes, elephants, lions, zebra and many others.

Day 2: Tarangire to Serengeti

After breakfast you will leave Karatu with picnic lunch at 8am and drive through the cooler highland region towards the Serengeti National park for 6 hours. The world-renowned Serengeti National Park, with its diverse landscape ranging from grass plains and dry Savannah to marshy woodlands, is the stamping ground of many carnivorous predators and their prey. The park is home to the largest animal migration in the world and depending on the season you will be able to witness this spectacular event unfold. The herds of wildebeest and zebras journey in the short rainy season of November and December from the hills in the north to the southern plains before returning to the north during the longer rainy season of April to June. The location of the migrating herds is dependent on the yearly rainfall, but your guide will know where the best vantage points for wildlife viewing are. Enjoy nice view of Manyara escarpment, Ngorongoro highlands, wildlife and many more. Arrive for afternoon and evening game drive with great chance to see wildebeests, lions, hyenas, leopards and many more. The night will be spent on a tented camp for dinner and overnight at in the central Serengeti. Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner are included at Serengeti Tortillis camp/ Serengeti Osero camp.

Day 3: Serengeti game drive

After breakfast from the camp at 8am with picnic lunch leave for game drive. Descend into the heart of wild Africa the Serengeti National Park –with its endless plains, rolling into the distance as far as the eye can see, drive kopjes where lion, cheetahs, leopards like to rest, enjoy game drive inside the park search for more animals, during evening drive to the camp dinner and overnight at Serengeti Tortillis camp/ Serengeti Osero camp.

Day 4: Ngorongoro crater game drive

After breakfast with picnic lunch depart to Ngorongoro for 3 hours, upon arrival descend into the crater floor for an incredible morning of wildlife in one of the most stunning places on Earth. After the game drive, there will be time for a picnic lunch near the beautiful Hippo Lake. After lunch, we will have time for a short game drive and then ascend the crater and exit Ngorongoro Conservation Area towards Karatu for dinner and overnight at Farm of Dreams lodge.

Day 5: Lake Manyara to the hotel/Airport

Pickup from the camp with picnic lunch at 8am and start a beautiful journey across the Great Rift Valley for the half day game drive. Although small in dimension (205 sq. miles), the park has breathtaking scenery and well famous for its lush acacia forest, giant figs and mahogany trees, as well as to a growing population of baboons and blue monkeys. Permanent residents of this park also include giraffes, elephants, impalas and a huge number of buffaloes. The lake is also home to a large number of hippos. The landscapes of Lake Manyara are something that cannot be described with words, and the game drives along the lake provide stunning photo opportunities of giraffes and buffaloes in the foreground and the lake in the background. Take your lunch in afternoon and have short game drive before drive to Kilimanjaro airport for the drop off

Price for 2 adults private is $3450 covers:

  • Private safari
  • Park fees
  • English speaking professional guide
  • Mid range accommodations
  • Government taxes
  • Hotel/airport pickups and drop off during safari
  • Meals
  • 4×4 pop roof land cruiser vehicle for game drive
  • Mineral bottled drinking water

The price excludes:

  • Flights
  • Personal items
  • Tips