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Private safari journey · Tanzania

3-Day Luxury Safari in Tanzania: Tarangire and Ngorongoro Crater

Explore Tarangire National Park on a game drive with a picnic lunch, then head into Ngorongoro Crater for another game drive the following day.

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Duration
3 days
4 stops
Stays
2 stays
Guide price
From US$1,289
per person
Best for
Luxury tour
Private tour

The journey

Journey overview

This 3-day safari gives you a chance to witness Big Five animals and other interesting wild animals. You will be immersed in the unspoiled nature of real Africa and sleep in Luxury Accommodations. All this with the assistance of a local safari team based in Arusha. You'll enjoy full board meals on safari, a professional personal English-speaking guide, and private use of the jeep with mineral water, power sockets, binoculars, and selected accommodations.

  • Activities: game drives
  • Game drives: pop-up roof 4x4 vehicle
  • Getting around: pop-up roof 4x4 vehicle We can help select your international flights, but you'll have to book them yourself A transfer from and back to the airport is included
  • Luxury tour
  • Private tour
  • Can start any day
  • Can be customized
  • Not for solo travelers
  • Minimum age of 5 years

Availability

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Listing last checked on 28 Aug 2026

Journey route

Route

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Day by day

Your itinerary

01Day 1

Day 1

Arusha to Tarangire National Park

Our tour guide driver will pick you up from your lodge/ hotel ready to start a beautiful journey to Tarangire National Park for a game drive with a picnic lunch box. Tarangire National Park is well known for its biodiversity including, large elephant herds, consisting of a diversity of landscapes, from seasonal swamps to savanna with the Tarangire River wending its way through the parklands which is the only source of water for wild animals here during the dry seasons. It is possible that you will have the experience of seeing a lion stalking his prey or leopards watching whilst relaxing in the trees above. Once the game drives are done, you will drive to your lodge for relaxation, dinner, and our overnight stay.
  • Luxury lodge located 1-2hr drive from Tarangire NP
  • Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included)
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
02Day 2

Day 2

Karatu to Ngorongoro Ngorongoro Conservation Area

Program: After breakfast, you will depart to Ngorongoro for a game drive inside Ngorongoro Crater while carrying lunch boxes. Ngorongoro Conservation Area is among the UNESCO World Heritage sites constitutes the largest uninterrupted caldera in the world, and is one of the natural wonders of Africa. With the presence of about 30,000 large mammals resident all year round (such as buffaloes, lions, elephants, cheetahs, and rhinos) and many varieties of birds (such as flamingos, eagles, and buzzards). Be ready to see many animals here within a few times.
  • Luxury lodge located 1-2hr drive from Ngorongoro Crater
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
03Day 3

Day 3

Lake Manyara National Park to Arusha

After breakfast, you will depart to Lake Manyara National Park for game drives while carrying lunch boxes. Once you finish the game drive, we will transfer you to Arusha or Kilimanjaro Airport for your air transfer back home or to another destination. Where the safari ends. Lake Manyara National Park is famous for its legendary tree-climbing lions, which hide among the branches of the trees, and numerous colonies of baboons that populate the forest and will accompany you along the road from the moment you enter the park.
  • Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Stays

Where you will stay

Accommodation is subject to confirmation for your dates.

What’s included

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Included in this journey

  1. Park fees (For non-residents)
  2. All activities (Unless labeled as optional)
  3. All accommodation (Unless listed as upgrade)
  4. A professional driver/guide
  5. All transportation (Unless labeled as optional)
  6. All Taxes/VAT
  7. Roundtrip airport transfer
  8. Meals (As specified in the day-by-day section)
  9. Drinking water (On all days)

Not included

  • International flights (From/to home)
  • Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
  • Tips (Tipping guideline US$10.00 pp per day)
  • Personal items (Souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
  • Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees

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From

US$1,289

per person

Guide price

US$1,289 per person

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Journey details

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Journey pace

2 stays

2 nights across 3 days.

Rooms

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Listing updated

28 Aug 2026

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Experiences on this journey

Big 5 Safari

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