“Enjoy game drives in Tanzania”
5 Day Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater, Lake Manyara, and Tarangire Safari in Tanzania
Panorama Campsite, Mto-wa-Mbu, Monduli District, Arusha Region, Tanzania
Tanzania Safari
Now, save money and join Focus in Africa's shared group safari, departing from Kilimanjaro International Airport. This five-day safari will take you to the four most popular national parks of Northern Tanzania, including the world-famous Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater, Lake Manyara, and Tarangire.
Key information
- Group safari
- Children from the age of four years old can join
- Starts in Kilimanjaro International Airport and ends in Arusha
- English-speaking guide
- National park entry fees, Ngorongoro Crater transit fees, and crater service fees included
Highlights
- 5 game drives
- See birds, lions, hippos, elephants, and wildebeests
- Visit Lake Manyara, Tarangire, and Serengeti National Parks and Ngorongoro Crater
- Ride in a pop-up roof 4X4 vehicle
- A professional English-speaking driver guide
- 4 nights accommodation
- Daily meals and water
- Park fees included
Styles
5 activity days
Airport transfer included:
Kilimanjaro International Airport
Accommodation
Panorama Campsite (2 nights)
At Panorama Safari Camp, you can have a rest in their exotic beehive-shaped bungalows called African igloos or in permanent tents that are also equipped with convenient beds. They also provide space in case gguests arrive with your own tent or camper van.
The terrace offers breathtaking views of Lake Manyara and Mto wa Mbu village. From its height of 1,240 meters, you can observe special birds, monkeys, butterflies, bugs, and, if you are lucky, a walking chameleon across the garden. The restaurant also offers authentic African food made of high-quality meat and fresh vegetables.
- Accommodation level: Budget
Facilities
- Restaurant
Serengeti Seronera Campsite (1 night)
The public campsites, which are collectively called Seronera Campsite, are located in the Central Serengeti area known as the Seronera. This campsite is one of the most famed campsites in Tanzania for animal encounters. Animals pass through the campsite at night on their nocturnal wanderings.
The campsite is guarded. Tents have mats, and bathrooms are outside the tent. Located in the Central Serengeti, it offers an authentic camping experience in one of Africa’s most renowned wildlife havens.
Known for its incredible proximity to wildlife and the central plains' scenic beauty, the campsite allows guests to experience the Serengeti’s raw wilderness while maintaining essential comforts.
Serengeti Seronera Campsite is ideally situated in the Seronera region, a wildlife-rich area of the Serengeti National Park. It offers easy access to the heart of the action, including year-round sightings of big cats and a front-row seat to the Great Migration during certain seasons. Guests stay in spacious, well-maintained tents with comfortable sleeping arrangements.
The campsite allows travelers to immerse themselves in the sounds and sights of the Serengeti, from the distant roar of lions to the rustle of zebras grazing nearby. Its open setting will bring you closer to nature, where wildlife often roams nearby. You may encounter zebras, giraffes, or even the occasional elephant right outside the tents, creating unforgettable memories.
A communal dining area is available, where guests can enjoy freshly prepared meals. Whether it is a hearty breakfast before a morning game drive or a warm dinner under the stars, meals are crafted to keep adventurers energized.
- Accommodation level: Budget
Facilities
- Hot showers
- Solar-powered 220V electricity
- Clean shared bathroom and toilet facilities
- Outdoor seating areas for relaxation and socializing
- Basic solar-powered lighting and charging points for devices
- Firepit for cozy evening gatherings and storytelling
- Trained staff for assistance and security
Ngorongoro Simba Campsite (1 night)
This campsite lies on the very rim of Ngorongoro Crater and has an excellent view across the caldera. A fantastic sunrise over the crater rim makes a fine breakfast scene. Often, elephants wandere around the camp.
This campsite is guarded. Tents have mats, and bathrooms are outside the tent. Facilities at Simba Campsite are basic, but this is more than made up for by the atmosphere of this camp in the clouds.
- Accommodation level: Budget
Facilities
- Eating area
- Hot water showers
- 220V generator power in the evening
Program
This five-day Tanzania group sharing safari includes visits to the Serengeti National Park for the massive migration of wildebeest and zebras, as well as a healthy population of big cats. On the other hand, Lake Manyara National Park is for birdwatching and spotting rare tree-climbing lions, and other attractions.
Visit the Ngorongoro Crater rim to look for black rhinos, and don’t forget to stop at Tarangire National Park. This Tanzania safari trip will be a pure camping adventure in the Central Serengeti and the Ngorongoro Conservancy region. Join Focus in Africa for a stunning Tanzania safari experience with this finest budget-friendly tour.
Day 1: Tarangire National Park
You will be picked up at Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO). After breakfast, you will leave Arusha and drive to Tarangire National Park for a morning game drive.
The park runs along the road of the Tarangire River and is especially made from low-lying hills on the good valley floor. Its natural vegetation mainly consists of acacia woodland and giant African baobab trees, with huge swamp areas within the south.
The river and therefore also the swamps sort of act a magnet for wild animals during Tanzania’s season. The Tarangire National Park is reputed to contain a number of the most important elephant herds in Africa. This African park is additionally home to three rare species of animals: the greater kudu, the fringed-eared oryx, and also a couple of ashy starlings.
In the evening time, you will drive back to the camp for dinner and overnight stay at Panorama Campsite.
Day 2: Serengeti National Park
Have an early morning breakfast at around 07:00. After breakfast, you will leave the camp with a packed lunch and proceed to Serengeti National Park via Ngorongoro Crater Rim, viewing game en route. Serengeti National Park is a vast, treeless plain with thousands, even millions, of animals searching for fresh grasslands.
As the largest national park in Tanzania, the Serengeti attracts thousands of tourists each year. The best months for wildlife viewing are between December and June. The wet season is from March to May, with the coldest period from June to October. The annual migration of millions of zebra and wildebeest takes place in May or early June.
This migration is one of the most impressive natural events and the primary draw for many tourists.
The group will pitch tents and have dinner at Serengeti Seronera Campsite.
- Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner
Day 3: Serengeti National Park to Ngorongoro
Have an early morning game drive in Serengeti National Park and later on, return to the lodge for breakfast. You will leave the camp with a packed lunch and drive, game viewing en route to Ngorongoro Crater Rim.
Located between the Serengeti and Lake Manyara, Ngorongoro Conservation Area is home to the famous volcanic Ngorongoro Crater and is one of Tanzania’s most popular wildlife viewing areas. This huge volcanic crater has a permanent supply of water, which draws all kinds of animals that stay in this area rather than migrate.
Visitors go there primarily for viewing large game and birdwatching, but also for interest in the conservation area, the Olduvai Gorge. This important archeological site has revealed ancient skull and bone fragments that have delivered critical information about early mankind.
The group will pitch tents and have dinner at Ngorongoro Simba A Campsite.
- Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner
Day 4: Ngorongoro Crater
Have an early morning breakfast, then descend to the crater floor with a picnic lunch for the game drive. Ngorongoro Crater is the largest intact ancient caldera in the world, nearly three million years old. The Ngorongoro volcano was one of the world’s tallest mountains before it exploded and collapsed.
Thousands of wild game can be seen on the crater floor, including lions, elephants, rhinos, Thomson’s gazelles, and buffaloes, but wildebeests and zebras account for over half of the animals that call the Ngorongoro Crater home.
Birdwatching there is superb, especially around Lake Migadi, which attracts flocks of flamingoes to the shallows. Hippos are content to submerge themselves during the day and then graze in the nearby grass in the evening.
After exploring the crater, you will have lunch at the picnic site in the crater at Ngoitoktok Swamp, a hippo pool. Thereafter, you will continue with game viewing while ascending the crater, and then drive back to Panorama Campsite.
Day 5: Lake Manyara National Park
Lake Manyara National Park, located at the base of the Great Rift Valley escarpment, offers magnificent and varied landscapes. In the gorgeous park, you’ll enjoy a picnic lunch. The ecosystem is supported by a variety of habitats, including rainforests, the Soda Lake, and the savannah.
The reserve is a birdwatcher’s paradise, with over 400 kinds of birds, some of which are migratory. The famed tree-climbing lions, as well as buffalo, elephants, giraffe, impalas, and hippos, may also be seen at Lake Manyara. In the late afternoon, you’ll go back to Arusha.
Location
The safari will take place in Tanzania.
Lake Manyara National Park
Enjoy Lake Manyara National Park’s landscape with thousands of flamingos by the lake shore and other wildlife in the vicinity. Tarangire is famous for its herds of elephants and gigantic baobab trees.
Tarangire National Park
Tarangire is famous for its herds of elephants and ancient baobab trees. This park is also well known for its high concentration of game and fantastic bird life. Other animals to be spotted include leopards, giraffes, zebras, lions, etc.
Serengeti National Park
Serengeti is the oldest national park in Tanzania, a World Heritage Site, and recently proclaimed the Seventh Wonder of the World. Driving through the plains of Serengeti, you will enjoy a view of African wildlife in abundance.
Serengeti offers the most enthralling game-viewing in Africa: great herds of buffalo and wildebeests, groups of elephants and giraffes, plus eland, impala, Grant’s gazelle, lions, leopards, and many others.
Ngorongoro Crater
The Ngorongoro Crater will also give you many reasons to take your camera out as the crater floor is home to many wildlife. The crater floor supports more than 25,000 large mammals, including the remaining black rhinos, zebras, gnus, gazelles, buffalos, lions, hippos, elephants, elands, hyenas, and several aquatic birds.
Food
You will be served daily breakfast, lunch, dinner, and one and a half liters of drinking water, included in the price.
The following meals are included:
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Drinks
The following drinks are included:
- Water
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Regular (typically includes meat and fish)
If you have special dietary requirements it's a good idea to communicate it to the organiser when making a reservation
Things to do (optional)
You can visit Olduvai Gorge at an extra fee payable directly to the museum.
What's included
- 5 game drives
- National park entry fees
- Crater service fees
- Ngorongoro Crater transit fees
- Airport pick-up from Kilimanjaro
- Bus station pick-up
- A professional English-speaking driver guide
- A seat in a safari vehicle with a viewing roof
- All camping equipment (in case of camping)
- 4 nights accommodation
- All meals
- 1.5 liters of drinking water per person per day
What's not included
- Airfare
- Visas
- Passport
- Airport and bus station drop-off
- Transfers from and to other airports
- Tips and gratuities
- Things of a personal nature like alcohol and cigarette
- Travel and personal health insurance
- All optional activities and any other extras not detailed in the above itinerary
How to get there
Recommended Airports
JRO
Kilimanjaro International Airport
135 km
Transfer included
Arrival by bus
Bus station pick-up is included in the price. Please send an inquiry to Focus in Africa for more information.
Airport: Kilimanjaro International Airport
Airport transfer included: Kilimanjaro International Airport
No additional charges. You can request this in the next step.
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 30% of the total price.
- The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
- The rest of the payment should be paid on arrival.
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