Tanzania · Luxury Safari

5-Day Tanzania Luxury Safari with Serengeti and Ngorongoro

5 Days Round trip from Kilimanjaro Airport Rd Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Witness vast elephant herds and diverse wildlife in Tarangire National Park
  • 02 Explore picturesque Lake Manyara with elephants and rarely-seen tree-climbing lions
  • 03 Experience the iconic Serengeti National Park and its resident wildlife year-round
  • 04 Discover the Big Five in the breathtaking Ngorongoro Crater
  • 05 Immerse yourself in local life on a village walk in Mto Wa Mbu
  • 06 Take part in banana wine tasting and a Maasai cultural encounter

Embark on a captivating 5-day Tanzanian safari from Arusha through some of the country's most iconic wildlife destinations. Explore Tarangire National Park's vast elephant herds, Lake Manyara's diverse game and rarely-seen tree-climbing lions, and the famous Serengeti. Continue into the breathtaking Ngorongoro Crater for Big Five game viewing, then round off the journey with a village walk in Mto Wa Mbu, banana wine tasting, and a Maasai cultural encounter before returning to Arusha.

Explore Tarangire National Park's vast elephant herds, Lake Manyara's diverse game and rarely-seen tree-climbing lions, and the famous Serengeti.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 5 Days
Tour type Shared
Activity level Easy
Accommodation Included · Luxury
Transport Included
Wheelchair access Yes
Cities Arusha, Mount Kilimanjaro, Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Lake Manyara, Tarangire National Park
Languages English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish

Day by day

The itinerary

1
Day 01

Arusha to Tarangire National Park Safari

  • You will be picked up from your hotel in Arusha town or Kilimanjaro Airport. Your driver-guide will drive you to Tarangire National Park for a game drive.
  • Enjoy an afternoon game drive through the park with a picnic lunch. This park is known for holding one of the largest elephant herds in Africa. Lions, giraffes, and zebras are commonly seen here, along with over 500 bird species.
  • Later in the evening, you will drive to Marera Valley Lodge for dinner and your overnight stay.
2
Day 02

Lake Manyara National Park Game Drive

  • After breakfast at your lodge, you will start your safari at 8:00 am as you drive to Lake Manyara with a picnic bush lunch.
  • Enter the majestic Lake Manyara National Park and continue your Tanzanian safari. This small park is sandwiched between the Rift Valley escarpment and the large soda lake, Lake Manyara. It is a pretty location with various game, including giraffe, elephant, baboon, and the rarely-seen tree-climbing lion.
  • In the late afternoon, drive back to your lodge for dinner and an overnight stay at Marera Valley Lodge.
3
Day 03

Journey to Serengeti National Park

  • After breakfast at your lodge, your driver-guide will pick you up and head to Serengeti National Park. This is one of Tanzania's most famous parks. Great herds of wildebeest, buffalo, smaller groups of elephants, giraffes, topi, zebra, impala, and Grant's gazelle are residents here at any time of the year. Lions and leopards are easily seen all year round in Central Serengeti.
  • You will enjoy a late afternoon game drive in the park.
  • Later in the evening, you will drive to your accommodation for dinner and an overnight stay at Serengeti Kisura Luxury Tented Camp.
4
Day 04

Serengeti to Ngorongoro Crater Adventure

  • After breakfast, you will return to the adventurous trail into the Ngorongoro Crater. Grass steppes and acacia forests are home to almost all animal species found in the East African savannah.
  • Only a few hours' drive from Serengeti National Park, you can spot the Big Five - lion, elephant, buffalo, rhinoceros, and leopard.
  • After extensive game viewing and a picnic in the crater, you will leave the highlands of Ngorongoro in the afternoon and travel back to Karatu.

You will spend the night at Marera Valley Lodge.

5
Day 05

Mto Wa Mbu Village Walk and Return to Arusha

  • Early in the morning, after breakfast at 8:00 am, your driver-guide will pick you up for a village walk in Mto Wa Mbu. Here, you can taste the local banana wine and see how it is made.
  • Later, drive to a Maasai village to learn about Maasai culture.
  • After that, drive back to Arusha or Kilimanjaro Airport.
Tarangire National Park elephant herds, Lake Manyara National Park and the Rift Valley escarpment, Serengeti National Park grasslands, Ngorongoro Crater wildlife

Where this trip takes you

Tarangire National Park elephant herds, Lake Manyara National Park and the Rift Valley escarpment, Serengeti National Park grasslands, Ngorongoro Crater wildlife

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from Kilimanjaro Airport Rd 6 cities · 5 Days

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • Park fees (for non-residents)
  • All activities (unless labelled as optional)
  • Meals (as specified in the day-by-day section)
  • Drinking water (on all days)
  • All accommodation (unless listed as an upgrade)
  • Roundtrip airport transfer
  • A professional driver-guide
  • All transportation (unless labelled as optional)
  • All taxes/VAT
  • Maasai village visit

What's Not Included

  • International flights (from/to home)
  • Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
  • Tips (tipping guideline: US$10.00 pp per day)
  • Personal items (souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
  • Government-imposed increases in taxes and/or park fees

What to bring

  • Safari boots
  • Warm clothes

Logistics

Meeting & route

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

Your 5 days finish where they began, in Kilimanjaro Airport Rd.

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