In this tour we will cover the 4 most popular destinations in Tanzania - Lake Manyara National Park, Central Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater and Tarangire National Park. Tour starts and ends at Arusha. With our experienced driver guides, it will be a trip of a lifetime!
Short Itinerary
Day 1 (Sep 09, 2024) - Arusha to Lake Manyara. Game drives in Lake Manyara
Day 2 (Sep 10, 2024) - Ngorongoro Crater Tour (5 hours) and transfer to Central Serengeti
Day 3 (Sep 11, 2024) - Central Serengeti full day game drives
Day 4 (Sep 12, 2024) - Central Serengeti to Tarangire/Karatu
Day 5 (Sep 13, 2024) - Tarangire game drives and transfer to Arusha
Choose Date
Safari tour prices vary depending on the starting date, your group size, and the choice of stay.
Ensuite Accommodation Packages
Below are packages with a few popular ensuite options for your tour,
starting on Sep 09, 2024, in a group of two adults
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Ensuite hotels are tented camps/lodges that can be inside/around national parks.
You will have a private room with attached bathroom. Meals are provided by hotels.
Click to know more about safari accommodations (ensuite camps/lodges).
Option E1: $1,820 per adult for safari with Land Cruiser
- Stay at Omega View Hotel, Karatu from Sep 09, 2024 to Sep 10, 2024 [Full Board]
- Stay at Tukaone Camps, Central Serengeti from Sep 10, 2024 to Sep 12, 2024 [Full Board]
- Stay at Omega View Hotel, Karatu from Sep 12, 2024 to Sep 13, 2024 [Full Board]
Option E2: $2,054 per adult for safari with Land Cruiser
- Stay at Migombani Cottage, Lake Manyara (Outside the Park) from Sep 09, 2024 to Sep 10, 2024 [Full Board]
- Stay at Tanzania Bush Camps, Seronera, Central Serengeti from Sep 10, 2024 to Sep 12, 2024 [Full Board]
- Stay at Sangaiwe Tented Lodge, Tarangire (Outside the Park) from Sep 12, 2024 to Sep 13, 2024 [Full Board]
Option E3: $2,262 per adult for safari with Land Cruiser
- Stay at Manyara Best View Lodge - Silver Room, Lake Manyara (Outside the Park) from Sep 09, 2024 to Sep 10, 2024 [Full Board]
- Stay at Serenity Camp, Central Serengeti from Sep 10, 2024 to Sep 12, 2024 [Full Board]
- Stay at Boundary Hill Lodge, Tarangire (Outside the Park) from Sep 12, 2024 to Sep 13, 2024 [Full Board]
Option E4: $2,937 per adult for safari with Land Cruiser
- Stay at Manyara Best View Lodge - Platinum Room, Lake Manyara (Outside the Park) from Sep 09, 2024 to Sep 10, 2024 [Full Board]
- Stay at Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge, Central Serengeti from Sep 10, 2024 to Sep 12, 2024 [Full Board]
- Stay at Nimali Tarangire Camp, Tarangire (Outside the Park) from Sep 12, 2024 to Sep 13, 2024 [Full Board]
Option E5: $4,163 per adult for safari with Land Cruiser
- Stay at Lake Manyara KIlimamoja Lodge, Lake Manyara (Outside the Park) from Sep 09, 2024 to Sep 10, 2024 [Full Board]
- Stay at Lemala Nanyukie, Central Serengeti from Sep 10, 2024 to Sep 12, 2024 [All Inclusive]
- Stay at Ngorongoro Oldeani Mountain Lodge, Karatu from Sep 12, 2024 to Sep 13, 2024 [Full Board]
Option E6: $5,472 per adult for safari with Land Cruiser
- Stay at The Manor at Ngorongoro, Karatu from Sep 09, 2024 to Sep 10, 2024 [Full Board]
- Stay at Four Seasons Safari Lodge - Terrace Suite Water Hole View, Central Serengeti from Sep 10, 2024 to Sep 12, 2024 [All Inclusive]
- Stay at The Manor at Ngorongoro, Karatu from Sep 12, 2024 to Sep 13, 2024 [Full Board]
A detailed list of inclusions is shared below. We have many more accommodations and addon tours to offer. Please share with us your requirements by clicking on the "Request Quote" button below, and our reservations team will get in touch with you.
Itinerary
Day 1 - Arusha to Lake Manyara for game drives
Pick up at 8:30 AM from your hotel in Arusha and depart for Lake Manyara National Park with a picnic lunch for a full day game drive. As you enter the national park, lush forests of Acacia and Mahogany trees begin to set the mood for what is waiting ahead. The game drive will go on till evening with a small break for picnic lunch. During the game drive watch out for buffaloes, giraffes, impalas, baboons and the blue monkeys. Another spectacle of Lake Manyara National park is the tree climbing lions, however spotting them is a game of luck. In the right season, you can see the shoreline turning pink with millions of flamingos flocking there although in last few years, their numbers saw a significant decline. Post the game drive, you will head back to your lodge in Karatu where a delicious dinner awaits you.
Day 2 - Karatu to Ngorongoro crater tour (5 hours) in the morning and transfer to Central Serengeti for afternoon game drives
After an early breakfast, we depart from Karatu and drive towards Ngorongoro crater. This will take about 1.5 hours. Then, we descend to the crater floor for game drive(5 hours). You can expect to see lions, elephants, Zebras, Hippos, Flamingos, Jackals, Rhinos, Antelopes and many birds. The birds seen here include eagle, vulture, and flamingos in the Crater Lake, stork, bats, giant vulture, sacred ibis, kori bustard, blacksmith plover, long necked heron and the cattle eagle. We will have picnic lunch at the beautiful Hippo pool and continuing with game drives, you will begin a steep ascend to the top exit of the crater. Leaving the Ngorongoro highlands and then dry plains behind, we descend into the heart of wild Africa - the Serengeti National Park by afternoon - with its endless plains, rolling into the distance as far as the eye can see. We head to the central park area, known as the Seronera area, one of the richest wildlife habitats in the park, featuring the Seronera River, which provides a valuable water source to this area and therefore attracts wildlife well representative of most of the Serengeti's species. We continue with game drives for the rest of the day in the central region of Serengeti National Park. Our accommodation tonight will be in Central Serengeti.
Day 3 - Central Serengeti full day game drives
After breakfast, you will have full day game drives in Central Serengeti. Optionally, you can also do morning and afternoon game drives, relaxing at your accommodation in the middle of the day. The eventful day comes to an end with a heavy dinner and a good night’s rest in your accommodation in Central Serengeti.
Day 4 - Morning game drives in Central Serengeti to Karatu
After an early breakfast, you will have morning game drives in Central Serengeti. After that we depart from Serengeti via the beautiful Ngorongoro Conservation Area. After a 4.7 to 5 hour drive, reach your accommodation in Karatu at the end of the day. Freshly made delicious dinner is kept ready for you at your chosen accommodation. All these days of the safari, will have you quite tired and a good rest is essential. The next day you will begin the last leg of your safari.
Day 5 - Tarangire game drives and transfer to Arusha
The final day of your safari will begin by around 7:00 AM after a luscious breakfast. The destination for today is Tarangire National Park which is about 2 hours from Karatu. You will have game drives till around 3:30 PM in this park. Tanzania’s third largest National park is known for its majestic baobab trees that dot the landscape, dwarfing the animals that feed beneath them. The Tarangire River is the centerpiece of this park which is famous for some of the largest herds of elephants in Africa. Here you may see lion, leopard, cheetah, lesser kudu, buffalo, Oryx, eland, giraffe and zebra. By mid afternoon, you will branch out and head towards Arusha where you will be dropped off to your preferred location by about 6PM in the evening. With an incredible experience and loads of memories to cherish, this is the time you bid goodbye to your team.
Stay Locations
Day 1 - Karatu or Lake Manyara (Outside the Park)
Day 2 - Central Serengeti
Day 3 - Central Serengeti
Day 4 - Karatu or Tarangire (Outside the Park)
Maps
Pre & Post Tour Hotels
Arusha is the base for safari tours in North Tanzania. If you need accommodation in Arusha before/after your safari tour you can check some popular hotel prices on bed and breakfast basis below (Prices are per person).
Single room:
- Kutoka Lodge - USD 64
- Gold Crest Hotel - USD 100
- The African Tulip - USD 149
- Four Points by Sheraton, Arusha - Traditional queen room - USD 205
- Elewana Arusha Coffee Lodge - Plantation room - USD 375
Double sharing room:
- Kutoka Lodge - USD 42
- Gold Crest Hotel - USD 60
- The African Tulip - USD 112
- Four Points by Sheraton, Arusha - Traditional queen room - USD 120
- Elewana Arusha Coffee Lodge - Plantation room - USD 250
Triple sharing room:
- Kutoka Lodge - USD 39
- Gold Crest Hotel - USD 50
- The African Tulip - USD 93
- Elewana Arusha Coffee Lodge - Plantation room - USD 188
All of the above prices are on per person per night on bed and breakfast basis. More hotel options can be shared upon request
Transfers
This tour starts from Arusha. Kilimanjaro airport is the nearest international airport and Arusha airport is the nearest domestic airport. Please check our page on how to get to Arusha
Airport Pickup/Drop
Pickup or drop off at Arusha airport on the day of safari: No extra charge
Pickup or drop off at Kilimanjaro airport on the day of safari: USD 30 per vehicle
Airport to Hotel transfers
Transfer from Arusha airport to Arusha hotel or vice versa: USD 25 per vehicle
Transfer from Kilimanjaro airport to Arusha hotel or vice versa: USD 50 per vehicle
InterCity transfers
Transfer from Moshi to Arusha or vice versa: USD 100 per vehicle
Transfer from Nairobi to Arusha or vice versa: USD 275 per vehicle
Flights
We do not book International Flights.
We can book local flights based on availability. Below are indicative additional costs for local flights.
Intercity Flights
From Zanzibar to Arusha: From USD 100 per person (Morning flight)
From Dar es salaam to Arusha: From USD 90 per person (Morning flight)
From Arusha to Zanzibar: From USD 170 per person (Late Afternoon flight)
From Arusha to Dar es salaam: From USD 110 per person (Late Afternoon flight)
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This tour starts & ends at Arusha with road transfers between all locations. Central Serengeti is the farthest location you will be visiting in this tour and it is 7 hours from Arusha, each way. You can check about driving and flying to Serengeti here. To save drive time, you can directly fly into Central Serengeti where your safari vehicle with guide will be waiting to directly start the safari and cover other parks over the next few days making your way to Arusha by road on the last day. We will reroute the itinerary such that you cover all the parks included in the original itinerary with the same choice of accommodations & same number of nights as included in the original itinerary. This is called a Fly-in Safari
We can also reroute the itinerary such that you start with driving from Arusha on day 1 and cover other parks before you drive to Serengeti. We end the safari tour at Central Serengeti on the last day from where you can fly out to Ausha (or other cities). We will reroute the itinerary such that you cover all the parks included in the original itinerary with the same choice of accommodations & same number of nights as included in the original itinerary. This is called a Fly-out Safari.
Fly Into Serengeti
From Arusha to Central Serengeti: From USD 310 per person
From Zanzibar to Central Serengeti: From USD 370 per person
From Dar es Salaam to Central Serengeti: From USD 370 per person
Fly out of Serengeti
From Central Serengeti to Arusha: From USD 200 per person
From Central Serengeti to Zanzibar: From USD 420 per person
From Central Serengeti to Dar es salaam: From USD 420 per person
Note 1: Rates mentioned above are indicative and subject to change based on airlines and party(group) size
Note 2: In the Fly into Serengeti rates mentioned above, in addition to airfare, above rates also include cost to send the safari landcruiser with guide a day in advance to Serengeti, in time for your arrival & additional park fees that results due to rerouting of itinerary.
Note 3: Flights into Serengeti land at around 10:30 AM and game drives can start soon after landing while flights out of Serengeti depart around 11:00 AM and game drives can be done till about 45 min before flight departure.
Meals
Day 1 (Sep 09, 2024) - Lunch & Dinner
Day 2 (Sep 10, 2024) - Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 3 (Sep 11, 2024) - Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 4 (Sep 12, 2024) - Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 5 (Sep 13, 2024) - Breakfast & Lunch
Drive Times
Day 1 - Arusha to Lake Manyara takes about 2.5 to 3 hours (114 km)
Day 2 - Lake Manyara to NCA takes about 45 minutes to 1 hour (42 km) & Ngorongoro crater to Central Serengeti takes about 2.5 to 3 hours (151 km)
Day 4 - Central Serengeti to Karatu takes about 4.7 hours (244 km) & Karatu to Tarangire takes about 1.8 hours (104 km)
Day 5 - Tarangire to Arusha takes about 2 hours (106 km)
Note: These are estimated drive times. Because of the traffic, location of the accommodations, and several other factors, actual drive times may vary. Driving distances are approximate and do not account for exact places.
Inclusions
Daily game drives while on Safari.
A professional driver/ guide.
Concession/ Camping Fees.
Drinking water while on safari (2 litres per person per day).
Meals as per itinerary.
Park Fees (for Non-Residents).
4x4 Land Cruiser.
All Taxes and VAT.
Exclusions
Personal Items (Souvenirs, Travel Insurance, Visa Fees, etc.).
Government imposed increase of Taxes and or Park Fees.
International flights.
Airport Transfers (Unless mentioned otherwise).
Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour (Unless mentioned otherwise).
Any activities not mentioned in the itinerary.
Tips (Tipping guidelines).
Addons
Add-on tours in Serengeti
Hot Air Balloon Ride: USD 540 per person
Rhino Tracking: USD 130 per person
Short Walking Tour (upto 4 hours): USD 45 per person
Long Walking Tour (upto 6 hours): USD 60 per person
Information on Serengeti Add-on tours
Add-on tours in Ngorongoro
Masai Village Tour: USD 25 per person
Olduvai Gorge museum visit: USD 35 per person
Ngorongoro Crater Rim Hike: USD 35 per person
Information on Ngorongoro Add-on tours
Add-on tours in Lake Manyara
Canoeing in Lake Manyara: USD 74 per person
Night Game drives in Lake Manyara NP: USD 114 per person
Treetop Walkway: USD 54 per person
Information on Lake Manyara Add-on tours
Add-on tours in Tarangire
Hot Air Balloon Ride: USD 540 per person
Short Walking Tour (upto 4 hours): USD 45 per person
Long Walking Tour (upto 6 hours): USD 60 per person
Night Game Drives (for clients staying inside): USD 100-200 per person depending on lodge
Add-on tours in Karatu
Coffee Plantation Tour: USD 20 per person
Iraqw Village Tour: USD 25 per person
Endoro Falls & Elephant Caves visit: USD 35 per person
Information on Karatu Add-on tours
In this tour we will cover the 4 most popular destinations in Tanzania - Lake Manyara National Park, Central Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater and Tarangire National Park. Tour starts and ends at Arusha. With our experienced driver guides, it will be a trip of a lifetime!
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We use equipment of international standards & our guides are trained in First aid & personal protection equipment
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We reward our staff based on your feedback & that results in all of us working towards making your trip memorable
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Our guides are trained to pay attention to each clients requirements & situation & customize the program accordingly
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Once a tour is booked, its guaranteed to go, even if there is only single client for the entire trip
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Book by paying advance by card on our website. Balance can be paid upon arrival, before the tour
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Our minimum requirement for operation is only one client. So we can offer the tour any day of the year for you
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