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Private safari journey · Tanzania

5-Day Luxury Safari in Tanzania’s Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater

Enjoy morning game viewing in the Serengeti and a full-day game drive in Ngorongoro Crater, with an overnight stay on the crater rim.

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Duration
5 days
5 stops
Stays
4 stays
Guide price
From US$2,521
per person
Best for
Luxury tour
Private tour

The journey

Journey overview

This 5-day safari gives you a chance to witness amazing animals and sleep in luxurious and comfortable accommodations. You are immersed in the unspoiled nature of real Africa. You will see wild animals up close and take photos of the beautiful landscapes of Tanzania. This tour provides a full board while on safari, a personal English-speaking guide, and private use of a 4x4 Jeep with mineral water, power sockets and binoculars supplied.

  • 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 11 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

Transfer from Arusha City/Moshi to Tarangire National Park

Program of the Day: You will be picked up from your lodge/hotel in Arusha or Moshi and depart to Tarangire National Park for a game drive while carrying packed. Once you finish the game drive, you will be transferred to the lodge to relax, have dinner and have your overnight stay. The name of the park originates from the Tarangire River, which winds its way through the parklands and is the only water source for wildlife here during the dry season. Also, the park is well-known for its large elephant herds, giant scattered baobab trees, and tree-climbing African python. You will see a variety of landscapes, from seasonal swamps to savanna. You will get a chance to see a lion stalking its prey and leopards relaxing in the trees above. Once the game drives are complete, you will drive back to your lodge to relax, have dinner, and stay overnight.
  • 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 Serengeti National Park

Program of the Day: After breakfast, you will depart to Serengeti National Park for a game drive and enjoy lunch in a suitable place inside the park. You will continue the game drive activity in the afternoon before reaching the Lodge for relaxation, Dinner and Overnight Stay. Serengeti National Park is well-known for its great migrating herds of zebras, antelopes, and wildebeests depending on the rainy season gathering together for calving season. However, be ready to see resident predators such as leopards, cheetahs, and lions fulfilling their role in the circle of life.
  • Luxury lodge located inside Central Serengeti NP
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
03Day 3

Day 3

Drive from Serengeti National Park to Ngorongoro Conservation Area

Program of the Day: Today, you'll have a morning game drive in Serengeti national park, to wildlife animals early in the Morning while they are More active while Carrying hot Meal (Humper Food). In the afternoon after Lunch, you'll then start to drive to Ngorongoro highland for dinner and overnight stay at Ngorongoro Serena safari lodge. This will enable us to descend inside the Crater early in the morning in the Following day to spot wild animals while they are more active. This park is among of the UNESCO world heritage site and 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 on the crater rim of Ngorongoro Crater
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
04Day 4

Day 4

Ngorongoro Crater to Karatu for relaxation & Overnight Stay

Program of the Day: After breakfast early in the morning we will descend the inside the Ngorongoro crater for a full day Game drive where you will be able to see a lot of animals living within the crater. While they are more active. After spending valuable time for game drive in the crater you will then drive to your accommodation at Lake Manyara Serena Safari Lodge for dinner relaxation and overnight stay. Ngorongoro Crater is among the UNESCO World Heritage Sites and constitutes the largest uninterrupted caldera in the world. It is one of the natural wonders of Africa which was formed after an explosion that occurred approximately 2-3 million years ago. It contains 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)
05Day 5

Day 5

Lake Manyara National Park to Arusha City or Airport for your flight back home

Program of the Day: After breakfast, your guide will pick you up and then drive up to Lake Manyara National Park to enjoy a game drive with a picnic lunch. Then once you finish your game drive, you will drive to Kilimanjaro Airport ready for your air transfer back home to another destination. Lake Manyara National Park covers an area of only 330 sq km (127 sq miles), of which up to 200 sq km (77 sq miles) is made up of the lake when water levels are high. Lake Manyara is an excellent place for bird watching and a good area to find elephants, hippos, giraffes, zebras, baboons, warthogs, buffalos, and even a legendary tree-climbing lion! At some point during your game drive you should get out of your vehicle at the hippo pool to stretch your legs and observe the hippos here.
  • 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$2,521

per person

Guide price

US$2,774 per person

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4 stays

4 nights across 5 days.

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Listing updated

28 Aug 2026

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