Tanzania Safari 7 Days: Serengeti, Ngorongoro & Lake Manyara

The Sounds of Africa Keep You Awake on Night One

You leave Arusha in a professional-guided 4x4 and spend seven days moving through Lake Manyara, Ngorongoro Crater and the Serengeti, with full board meals and accommodation at each stop. Game drives happen every day, optional activities like forest walks and village visits are available, and the final morning includes a town tour and lunch before your airport transfer. All logistics (transport, entry, food, guide) are included, so you pack and show up.

Step-by-step itinerary

Day 1: Travel Arusha to Lake Manyara

• Leave Arusha in morning
• Enjoy picnic lunch in Lake Manyara
• Game drive in Lake Manyara National Park
• Drive to Isoitok Manyara Camp
• Overnight at Fanaka lodge & campsite

Day 2: Activities at Lake Manyara

• Option for ethno-botanical walk
• Optional game drive in Manyara Park
• Optional mountain biking or hiking
• Optional cultural village or forest walks
• Overnight at Fanaka lodge & campsite

Day 3: Ngorongoro Crater Exploration

• Drive through Karatu farming areas
• Arrive lodge on Ngorongoro Crater rim
• Lunch at lodge
• Afternoon game drive on crater floor
• Overnight at Ngorongoro Rhino lodge

Day 4: Serengeti and Olduvai Gorge

• Morning drive to Serengeti National Park
• Stop at Olduvai Gorge en-route
• Arrive Serengeti adventure camp
• Overnight at Serengeti Osinoni Tented Camp

Day 5: Return to Arusha and Departure

• Morning flight to Arusha
• Tour Arusha town
• Shopping time
• Lunch at local restaurant
• Transfer to hotel near Kilimanjaro Airport

The experience

The moment your Land Cruiser pulls away from Arusha, you stop being a tourist watching wildlife on a screen. By evening you're at Fanaka lodge looking down at Lake Manyara, and that first game drive (lions, elephants, the whole catalog) lands different when you're actually there. The park sits inside a UNESCO biosphere, which means the animals aren't performing for you. You're just watching what happens. Your professional driver-guide handles the vehicle and the timing, so you can actually look instead of navigating or worrying about where to go next.

Day two gives you a choice: another game drive in Lake Manyara National Park or a guided ethno-botanical walk along the Rift escarpment. Mountain biking and cultural village walks are there too if you want to add them. Then you drive into the rainforest rim of Ngorongoro Crater and spend the afternoon on the crater floor itself. The lodge sits on the rim with views that don't quit, and the game viewing here is often the strongest of the whole week. You're eating full board the whole time, so breakfast, lunch and dinner are sorted. You just show up.

The Serengeti arrives on day four after a stop at Olduvai Gorge: the actual cradle of mankind, not a replica. Three days in an adventure camp set up inside the park itself means you fall asleep to the sounds of Africa and wake to them too. The Serengeti is the world's best-known wildlife sanctuary, and the numbers back it up: the animal density here is unequaled. Your final morning is a quick flight back to Arusha, where the guide meets you for a town walk and lunch at a local restaurant before transfer to a hotel next to Kilimanjaro Airport for evening departures. The whole thing runs seven days from start to finish, with all transfers, all game drives in a custom 4x4, and a safari briefing at the beginning so you know what you're looking at.

What’s included

• All game drives in a custom-built 4x4 Safari Land Cruiser with a professional English-speaking driver-guide.
• full board accommodation (breakfast, lunch, dinner) at all lodges and camps.
• bottled water throughout.
• airport transfers to and from Kilimanjaro Airport.
• a safari briefing at the start.
• and entry to Lake Manyara National Park, Ngorongoro Conservation Area and Serengeti National Park. Optional activities like ethno-botanical walks, mountain biking and cultural village visits are available for an additional charge.

Information

Lasts 5d, runs every day with no fixed time, from US$ 3,300 per person, with live guides in 5 languages, as a private tour and with free cancellation up to 24 h before.

Days and timesEvery day

GroupPrivate9 group tours ›

Live guideEnglish, Spanish, French, German and Italian

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup included.You can choose from 2 pickup points.

Book up to1h before

AgesAdult (35 to 45 years) · Senior (46 to 80 years) · Youth (14 to 17 years) · Child (5 to 13 years) · Infant (under 5)

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.

Prices and times updated 4 days ago

Good to know

Low physical effortWheelchair accessibleAccessible transportStroller-friendlyInfant seats availablePublic transport nearbyInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Inno Africa safaris

Is this one for you?Book this if you want the major Tanzania parks in one trip without arranging your own vehicle, permits, lodging or meals: the seven-day structure and full-board format mean you pack a bag and the rest is handled.

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Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

Live guide in English, Spanish, French, German and Italian.

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Youth (14 to 17 years); Child (5 to 13 years); Infant (under 5).

What is included in full board?

Breakfast, lunch and dinner at the lodges and camps throughout the safari. Bottled water is also provided.

Can I do activities other than game drives?

Yes. At Lake Manyara you can choose guided ethno-botanical walks, mountain biking, hiking, cultural village walks, and guided nature walks for a small additional charge. Game drives are also available as an alternative.

What happens on the last day?

A morning flight returns you to Arusha, where you'll have a town walk and lunch at a local restaurant. In the afternoon you're transferred to a hotel adjacent to Kilimanjaro Airport, where private rooms are available before evening departures.

What vehicle is used for game drives?

A custom-built 4x4 Safari Land Cruiser driven by your professional guide throughout the safari.

Are vegetarian meals available?

Yes. Vegetarian options are available: advise the operator at the time of booking.