Tanzania Safari: Lake Manyara, Serengeti & Ngorongoro Tour

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Duration5d

GroupUp to 14

LanguagesEN · DE +3

PickupAt your hotel

Multiple parks, several nights, one driver who knows where the animals are

A five-day safari from Arusha through Tanzania's four most visited parks — Lake Manyara, Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater and Tarangire — with a professional driver-guide, 4x4 Land Cruiser, meals, park fees and daily game drives included. The tour runs the same itinerary every departure; your guide speaks English, Spanish, Italian, French or another language you can request at booking.

Step-by-step itinerary

Day 1 — Arusha to Lake Manyara National Park

Pick up from hotel in Arusha
Drive to Lake Manyara National Park
Picnic lunch during game drive
Game drive spotting wildlife
Return to camp for dinner

Day 2 — Lake Manyara to Central Serengeti

Breakfast at camp
Drive via Karatu and Ngorongoro
Arrive at Serengeti National Park
Lunch at Seronera area
Afternoon game drive in Serengeti

Day 3 — Serengeti to Ngorongoro

Breakfast at camp
Morning game drive in Serengeti
Depart for Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Picnic lunch en route
Arrive and dinner at accommodation

Day 4 — Ngorongoro Crater Tour and Tarangire

Early breakfast
Descend for 5-hour crater game drive
Picnic lunch at Hippo pool
Ascend crater and drive to Karatu
Dinner at accommodation

Day 5 — Tarangire to Arusha

Breakfast at accommodation
Drive to Tarangire National Park
Half-day game drive in Tarangire
Drive back to Arusha
Drop off at preferred location

The Experience

Pickup happens at 8:30 AM from your Arusha hotel. The first stop is Lake Manyara National Park, where a full-day game drive takes you through Acacia and Mahogany forests to watch for buffaloes, giraffes, impalas, baboons and blue monkeys — and if the season aligns, flamingos turn the shoreline pink. You'll break for a picnic lunch partway through, then head to your camp for dinner. The second day moves north into the Serengeti, crossing the high farmland of Karatu and the Ngorongoro Conservation Area before descending into the park's central Seronera area, where the river draws the widest range of wildlife. An afternoon game drive follows lunch. Day three starts with a morning drive in the Serengeti, then you depart for Ngorongoro with a picnic lunch en route.

Ngorongoro Crater is the world's largest collapsed volcanic crater, fourteen kilometers across and ringed by extinct volcanoes. The crater floor holds roughly 30,000 animals and watering holes scattered across it. You descend at dawn on day four for a five-hour game drive where lions, elephants, zebras, hippos, rhinos and antelopes are common, along with eagles, vultures, sacred ibis and kori bustards. After lunch at the Hippo Pool, you climb back out and drive two hours to Karatu for the night. The final morning takes you to Tarangire National Park, known for massive baobab trees and some of Africa's largest elephant herds. A half-day game drive covers lions, leopards, cheetahs, buffalo, giraffes and zebras before you return to Arusha by around 6 PM.

Your guide drives and narrates throughout. Meals follow the itinerary — breakfast before each game drive, picnic lunches in the parks, dinners at camp. Park fees for non-residents, camping fees and all taxes are included. The 4x4 Land Cruiser is shared with other travelers on the same departure.

What’s included

The tour includes a professional driver-guide who speaks your chosen language.
a 4x4 Land Cruiser shared with other travelers.
all meals (breakfast, picnic lunch and dinner) as per the itinerary.
park entry fees for non-residents.
camping fees.
daily game drives at each park.
and all taxes and VAT.

Good to know

Easy physical levelWheelchair accessibleAccessible transportStroller friendlyInfant seats availablePublic transport nearby

Operated by king solomon safaris

Is this one for you?If your guide speaks one of the five languages offered — English, Spanish, Italian, French or another — you can follow the commentary throughout the five days without translation. The same driver leads the entire tour, so the wildlife knowledge builds as the parks change.