5 Days / 4 Nights Lake Manyara, Serengeti & Ngorongoro Safari
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5 Days
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Departure/ return location: Arusha
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Departure Time: Morning
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Average Cost: $2400 pp
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5 Days
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Departure/ return location: Arusha
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Departure Time: Morning
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Enquire Availability
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Average Cost: $2400 pp
- Lake Manyara National Park – Begin your safari in this compact but diverse park, known for groundwater forests, open floodplains, large troops of baboons, elephants, giraffes, hippos and rich birdlife.
- Serengeti National Park – Spend two nights exploring Tanzania’s most famous safari destination, with excellent opportunities to see lions, elephants, cheetahs, giraffes, zebras and wildebeest.
- Full-Day Serengeti Game Drive – Enjoy a full day in the Serengeti with your private guide, following wildlife movements and exploring different areas of the park.
- Ngorongoro Conservation Area – Travel through the scenic highlands surrounding the crater as you continue south from the Serengeti.
- Ngorongoro Crater – Descend into the crater for a rewarding final game drive, with chances to see lions, buffaloes, elephants, hippos and the endangered black rhino.
- Private Tanzania Safari – Travel in a private 4×4 safari Land Cruiser with your own experienced English-speaking driver-guide.
- Transportation in a private 4×4 safari Land Cruiser with pop-up roof
- Services of an experienced English-speaking driver-guide
- 4 nights accommodation during the safari
- Full-board meals while on safari
- Bottled drinking water during game drives
- Lake Manyara National Park entry fees
- Serengeti National Park entry fees
- Ngorongoro Conservation Area entry fees
- Ngorongoro Crater service fees
- Scheduled private game drives
- All applicable government taxes and park fees
- Pick-up and drop-off in Arusha
- International and domestic flights
- Tanzania visa fees
- Accommodation in Arusha before or after the safari
- Travel and medical insurance
- Tips and gratuities
- Hot-air balloon safari in Serengeti
- Optional Maasai village or cultural visits
- Alcoholic and premium drinks unless included by the lodge
- Personal expenses such as souvenirs, laundry and telephone calls
- Any activities not specifically mentioned in the itinerary
Day 1: Arusha to Lake Manyara National Park | 1 Night
- Meet your private driver-guide in Arusha after breakfast.
- Begin the drive toward Lake Manyara National Park.
- Enter the park and start your first game drive.
- Explore forested areas, open grasslands and lakeshore habitats.
- Look out for elephants, giraffes, buffaloes, zebras, baboons and hippos.
- Enjoy a picnic lunch or lunch at a lodge depending on your arrangements.
- Continue with an afternoon game drive.
- Leave the park in the late afternoon.
- Drive to your lodge in the Lake Manyara or Karatu area.
- Check in, relax and enjoy dinner.
Day 2: Lake Manyara to Serengeti National Park | 1 Night
- Enjoy breakfast at the lodge.
- Depart for Serengeti National Park.
- Travel through the Ngorongoro Conservation Area and scenic highlands.
- Continue toward the open plains of the Serengeti.
- Enjoy lunch along the way or a packed picnic lunch.
- Enter Serengeti National Park and begin an afternoon game drive.
- Look out for lions, elephants, giraffes, zebras, wildebeest and other plains game.
- Arrive at your lodge or tented camp in the late afternoon.
- Check in and enjoy dinner.
Day 3: Full-Day Serengeti National Park | 1 Night
- Have an early breakfast at camp.
- Depart for a full-day private game drive.
- Explore different wildlife areas depending on the season and animal movements.
- Search for lions, cheetahs, leopards, elephants, buffaloes and large herds of plains game.
- Depending on the season, you may also encounter wildlife associated with the Great Migration.
- Stop for a picnic lunch in the park.
- Continue with an afternoon game drive.
- Return to camp in the evening.
- Enjoy dinner and your second night in the Serengeti.
Day 4: Serengeti to Ngorongoro | 1 Night
- Enjoy breakfast at camp.
- Head out for a morning game drive as you gradually leave the Serengeti.
- Take advantage of another opportunity to spot wildlife on the plains.
- Continue toward the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
- Enjoy lunch along the way.
- Drive through the changing landscapes of the Ngorongoro highlands.
- Arrive at your lodge in the Ngorongoro or Karatu area in the late afternoon.
- Check in and relax.
- Dinner and overnight at the lodge.
Day 5: Ngorongoro Crater to Arusha | Departure
- Enjoy an early breakfast.
- Drive to the Ngorongoro Crater rim.
- Descend into the crater for a private game drive.
- Explore the crater floor in search of lions, elephants, buffaloes, zebras, wildebeest and hippos.
- Keep an eye out for the endangered black rhino.
- Stop for a picnic lunch inside the conservation area.
- Continue the game drive before ascending out of the crater.
- Begin the drive back to Arusha.
- Arrive in the late afternoon or early evening.
- Drop-off at your hotel or another agreed location in Arusha.
