Tanzania · Luxury Safari

3-Day Luxury Safari in Northern Tanzania from Zanzibar

3 Days Round trip from Zanzibar Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights

01 Experience diverse wildlife sightings on a game drive in Tarangire National Park
02 Descend into Ngorongoro Crater for close encounters with lions, zebras, rhinos, and more
03 Enjoy a scenic picnic lunch by the Crater Lake
04 Witness Lake Manyara's famous tree-climbing lions during your game drive

The Green Season Luxury Safari experience is the ultimate adventure in Northern Tanzania. Over 3 days, you will journey through the landscapes of Tarangire, Lake Manyara, and Ngorongoro Crater, home to the Big Five and many other incredible wildlife. You will travel in a 4x4 Land Cruiser with a pop-up roof for the best panoramic viewing and stay at the Luxury Serena Lodges, while expert guides ensure you do not miss a moment. The tour starts and ends in Zanzibar.

The Green Season Luxury Safari experience is the ultimate adventure in Northern Tanzania.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 3 Days

Tour type Private

Activity level Easy

Accommodation Included · Standard

Transport Included

Wheelchair access Yes

Cities Arusha, Zanzibar, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Lake Manyara, Tarangire National Park

Languages English, French, Italian, Spanish

Day by day

The itinerary

Day 01

Flight from Zanzibar and Tarangire Game Drive

At 8:00 am, you will take a morning flight from Zanzibar Airport to Arusha Airport. Upon arrival at Arusha Airport at 9:15 am, your driver-guide will be ready to pick you up, commencing a picturesque journey to Tarangire National Park for a full game drive. The park is close to Arusha City, and it will take approximately 2 hours to reach the Tarangire gate.
In the evening, you will head to your lodge for dinner and an overnight stay. Your plan includes a full day of exploration in the park, with opportunities to spot herds of elephants, lions, leopards, giraffes, zebras, and various bird species.

Accommodation: Lake Manyara Serena Safari Lodge
Meal Basis: Lunch and Dinner

Day 02

Ngorongoro Crater Safari and Picnic Lunch

Today, you will descend into the crater, where you will see a significant number of animals living within it, including lions, buffaloes, zebras, hyenas, and antelopes. If you are lucky, you will also see a rhinoceros.
You will enjoy a picnic lunch along the crater lake and proceed with game drives.
Afterwards, you will drive to the lodge close to Lake Manyara National Park.

The crater is the world's largest caldera, formed after an explosion that occurred approximately 2.3 million years ago. The crater floor is 1,800 meters (5,900 feet) above sea level. The area has around 30,000 animals and a great variety of birds.

Accommodation: Lake Manyara Serena Safari Lodge
Meal Basis: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day 03

Lake Manyara Game Drive and Return to Zanzibar

After breakfast at 6:30 am, you will drive to Lake Manyara National Park for a full game drive.
Later in the afternoon, you will drive back to Arusha Airport for a flight to Zanzibar.
This is where your safari in Tanzania will end.

Lake Manyara is one of the most underestimated national parks in Tanzania's northern safari circuit. Everything you will see here is on a different scale, at once compact (one of the narrowest parks in Africa) and epic (the Rift Valley escarpment towers over Lake Manyara's western boundary). You will see plenty of baboons and elephants in the park's thick evergreen forest, and watch for the tree-climbing lions that have become famous throughout Africa. Thanks to the proximity of the lake, forest, and rock walls, the birdlife will also tease out your inner birder - don't forget your binoculars.

Accommodation: No Accommodation
Meal Basis: Breakfast & Lunch