Tanzania · Safari

5-Day Tanzania Wildlife Safari through Manyara, Serengeti and Ngorongoro

5 Days Round trip from Arusha Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Explore Lake Manyara National Park, home to more than 350 bird species
  • 02 Learn about the Big Five in Serengeti National Park
  • 03 Visit Ngorongoro Crater, the world's largest inactive, intact, and unfilled volcanic caldera
  • 04 Look out for Lake Manyara's rare tree-climbing lions
  • 05 Enjoy a sunset game drive in Serengeti National Park

Sleep under open skies, hear the calls of the wild, and discover some of Africa's greatest wildlife wonders on this exclusive wilderness adventure through Lake Manyara, Serengeti, and Ngorongoro Crater. Watch the Big Five closely, learn fascinating facts about the African landscape, and enjoy the beauty of a Serengeti sunset during this 5-day safari.

Sleep under open skies, hear the calls of the wild, and discover some of Africa's greatest wildlife wonders on this exclusive wilderness adventure through Lake Manyara, Serengeti, and Ngorongoro Crater.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 5 Days
Tour type Private
Activity level Easy
Accommodation Included · Budget
Transport Included
Wheelchair access Not applicable
Cities Arusha, Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Lake Manyara
Languages English, Swahili

Day by day

The itinerary

1
Day 01

Arusha to Lake Manyara and Wildlife Viewing

  • After breakfast, leave the hotel and drive to Lake Manyara National Park for game drives and wildlife viewing.

  • While you are here, you can see many animals such as buffalos, elephants, giraffes, impalas, hippos, and monkeys.

  • Lake Manyara also offers the rare sight of lions in trees, so be sure to look out for that.

Drive to Fanaka Campsite for dinner and an overnight stay.

2
Day 02

Journey to Serengeti via Olduvai Gorge

  • After breakfast, begin your journey to Serengeti National Park with a picnic lunch included.

  • On the way, you may opt to stop at Olduvai Gorge, where anthropologists Louis and Mary Leakey made many significant discoveries that contributed to the theory that human life originated in Africa.

  • After stopping for your picnic lunch on a kopje (rock outcropping) in Serengeti, continue further into the park and enjoy a sunset game drive.

Later, drive to Seronera Campsite for dinner and an overnight stay.

3
Day 03

Full-Day Serengeti Safari on the Endless Plains

  • An early morning game drive is crucial for seeing nocturnal predators returning from their night hunts and animals waking up in the early morning.

  • This will be followed by a full-day tour of Serengeti National Park, giving you the chance to spot the animals that reside here.

  • The name Serengeti comes from the Maasai language and means "endless plain." These plains are home to many animals, including lions, elephants, giraffes, wildebeests, zebras, leopards, cheetahs, warthogs, hyenas, and abundant birdlife.

  • The migration of wildebeests and zebras may be underway during specific times, and this natural wonder can also be observed.

Dinner and overnight at Seronera Campsite.

4
Day 04

Morning Game Drive and Transfer to Ngorongoro

  • You will have breakfast at the camp before embarking on an early morning game drive.

  • The migration, consisting of around 2 million animals, is on the move all year round, and depending on the season, you may be able to witness this impressive phenomenon.

  • Naturally, it also attracts a mass of predators, and you may be able to see a band of lionesses gathering for a hunt.

  • In the afternoon, you will drive to Simba Campsite, located on the rim of Ngorongoro Crater.

Dinner and overnight at Simba Campsite.

5
Day 05

Ngorongoro Crater Safari and Return to Arusha

  • After breakfast, you will descend into the crater for a wonderful game drive with a picnic lunch. Ngorongoro Crater is not only the world's largest intact volcanic caldera, but it is also home to Africa's densest animal populations.

  • Few animals migrate in and out of the crater because of its 2,000-foot-high walls. You can expect to see lions, buffalos, rare black rhinos, elephants, zebras, hippos, flamingos, jackals, antelopes, and many bird species.

  • In the late afternoon, ascend the crater wall and drive back to Arusha for dinner and an overnight stay.

Lake Manyara National Park, Olduvai Gorge, Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Crater

Where this trip takes you

Lake Manyara National Park, Olduvai Gorge, Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Crater

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from Arusha 4 cities · 5 Days

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • All airport transfers in a private car

  • All meals and accommodation as per the itinerary

  • 5-day camping safari

  • Transport and wildlife drives in a modified 4WD Land Cruiser or Land Rover with a photographic roof hatch

  • Services of a professional English-speaking Tanzanian safari guide

  • All wildlife reserve entry fees

  • All game drives as mentioned

  • 1.5 litres of mineral water per person per day during game drives

  • 2 nights in Arusha before and after the safari on a bed-and-breakfast basis

What's Not Included

  • Both international and local flight costs

  • All items of a personal nature

  • Tips and gratuities

  • Travel insurance

  • Visa fees

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point
Arusha, Tanzania
Tour start
Arusha, Tanzania
Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
End of the journey

Your 5 days finish where they began, in Arusha.

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Estimated room rates

Single Room $1,388.00 — $2,879.00
Double Sharing $1,388.00 — $1,750.00

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