5 Day Lake Manyara, Serengeti, and Ngorongoro Crater Safari in Tanzania
Wildlife Safari in Tanzania
This 5-day tour takes you to Tanzania’s must-see natural attractions. Learn about Tanzania from your guide and spot plenty of wildlife as you head to Lake Manyara, Serengeti National Park, and the Ngorongoro Crater. All transportation, meals, and accommodation are included, so you can just relax and enjoy the sights.
Key information
- Maximum group size: 20 persons
- Starting point and ending point: Arusha
- Languages spoken: English
- Park fees included.
Highlights
- Game drive on a 4-wheel drive vehicle
- Wildlife: birdlife, tree-climbing lions, pink flamingoes, and more
- Service of a driver / guide
- 5-day tour of Tanzania natural attractions
- Visit Lake Manyara, Serengeti, and Ngorongoro Crater
- 4 nights accommodation
- Daily meals
Styles
Kilimanjaro International Airport (US$ 30 per person)
Accommodation
First night - Jambo Campsite (or similar)
This campsite is conveniently located in the Mto Wa Mbu village, not far from the gate to Lake Manyara National Park. It features well-maintained gardens and spotless en-suite rooms in two-story houses. Each room has a television, fridge, and terrace or balcony. There's also a swimming pool, restaurant, and baobab tree bar. The campsite has a spacious camping ground with good ablution facilities. Hot and cold showers are both available.
Second and third nights - Seronera Campsite (or similar)
The public campsites which are collectively called Seronera Campsite are located in the Central Serengeti area known as the Seronera. Seronera Campsite is one of the most famed campsites in Tanzania for animal encounters. Animals will pass through the campsite at night on their nocturnal wanderings. This campsite is guarded. Tents have mats, and bathrooms are outside the tent.
- Accommodation level: Budget
Fourth night - Simba Campsite (or similar)
Simba 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, there are elephants wandering 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
Program
Day 1: Arusha to Lake Manyara National Park
- Stop at: Lake Manyara National Park, Tanzania
This morning you'll head to Lake Manyara, an ancient soda lake in the Great Rift Valley, for some game viewing. The game in this beautiful national park is plentiful and the magnificent bird watching will make a devotee out of even the most reluctant. It is also one of the very few places in Africa to see the famous tree-climbing lions. Manyara’s great colonies of pink flamingoes will also delight.
- Duration: 10 hours
- Meals included: Lunch, dinner
- Accommodation included: Jambo Campsite or similar
Day 2: Lake Manyara National Park - Serengeti National Park
- Stop at: Serengeti National Park, Tanzania
You will set out for the endless open plains and stunning skies of Serengeti National Park - a famous migration corridor and UNESCO World heritage site. En route, you stop at Olduvai Gorge, the “cradle of mankind”, where the Leakey family uncovered the fossil of Homo habilis who lived 1.75 million years ago.
- Duration: 10 hours
- Meals included: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner
- Accommodation included: Seronera campsite or similar
Day 3: Full day at Serengeti National Park
- Stop at: Serengeti National Park, Tanzania
Today will be the "Serengeti game viewing day". After breakfast venture into the endless open plains of Serengeti National Park wilderness for a full day game drive with picnic lunches brought along with you. You will discover why the fabled Serengeti typifies the dream of “Old Africa”. Large prides of lions, elephants, giraffes, gazelles, monkeys, elands laze in the tall grasses; and the whole range of African wildlife present themselves in awe-inspiring numbers.
- Duration: 10 hours
- Meals included: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner
- Accommodation included: Seronera campsite or similar
Day 4: Serengeti National Park to Ngorongoro Crater
- Stop At: Ngorongoro Crater, Ngorongoro, Ngorongoro Conservation Area Tanzania
Wake up at 6 a.m. for early morning game drives in Serengeti before breakfast. Then after breakfast check out and take your picnic lunch box. Enjoy some last game viewing in Serengeti National Park en route to the world famous Ngorongoro Crater rim. Upon arrival, settle down at your stunning camp, situated on the rim of the crater. Be prepared for some remarkable views down onto the world’s largest, unflooded and unbroken caldera!
- Duration: 10 hours
- Meals included: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner
- Accommodation included: Simba Campsite or similar
Day 5: Ngorongoro Crater Floor to Arusha
- Stop At: Arusha Airport Kisongo - ARK, Arusha, Tanzania
Today you descend 2,000 feet into the giant caldera of this extinct volcano. This magnificent natural amphitheater contains the largest concentration of animals in all of Africa. The rich pasture and permanent water on the crater floor supports a population of some 20,000 to 25,000 large mammals. Prides of lion, black rhino and elephant share this land with the legendary Maasai tribesmen. Because the grasses are short, game is easily spotted and can be approached quite closely. Uniquely beautiful, you will never see anything like it again. They will drop you off at your accommodation in Arusha.
- Duration: 6 hours
- Meals included: Breakfast
- No accommodation included on this day
Location
This Safari will take place in Lake Manyara National Park, Serengeti National Park, and Ngorongoro Crater.
Food
During this safari, you will be served with daily breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
The following meals are included:
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Regular (typically includes meat and fish)
What's included
- 4 nights accommodation
- National park fees
- Professional guide
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Bottled water
- Lunch (4)
- Dinner (4)
- Breakfast (4)
What's not included
- Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
- Drinks
- Gratuities
- Souvenir photos (available to purchase)
- Airport transfer
How to get there
Recommended Airports
Kilimanjaro International Airport
406 km
Transfer available for additional US$ 30 per person
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 100% of the total price.
- The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
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