Safari From Zanzibar (Tarangire National Park, Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Crater)

5 Days | 4 Nights

From $1,910/ person

Your trip overview

A 5 days safari from Zanzibar is a great way to experience the best of Tanzania’s wildlife and scenery. You will visit four of the country’s most popular national parks, including Lake Manyara, Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater, and Tarangire.

You will depart from Zanzibar and fly to Arusha, the gateway to Tanzania’s safari parks. After checking in at Arusha Airport, you will meet your guide and driver for a briefing on the upcoming safari. You will drive to Lake Manyara National Park, where you will spend the day on a game drive.

Lake Manyara is known for its large elephant’s herds, giraffes, tree climbing lions, and baboons. You may also see zebras, wildebeest, and hippos.

You will drive to the Serengeti National Park, the most famous wildlife reserve in the world. The Serengeti is home to the famous annual migration of wildebeest and the world known “big five”. You will also see lions, elephants, giraffes, and many other animals.

You will drive to the Ngorongoro Crater, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Ngorongoro Crater is home to a wide variety of animals, including lions, elephants, giraffes, zebras, and rhinos, and all the big five. You will also see many different types of birds.

You will drive to Tarangire National Park, home to a large population of elephants. You will also see lions, giraffes, zebras, and many other animals.After your 5 days safari, you will fly back to Zanzibar.Since it is a customized tour, we might adjust it to meet your particular requirements, ideas, and spending limit.

Trip Destinations

where to visit

Tarangire National Park

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Serengeti National Park

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Ngorongoro Crater

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Tarangire National Park

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Organizing your safari from Zanzibar, can be overwhelming due to the many choices available for transport, accommodation, and activities.

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Full Itinerary

Day by Day

Day 1: Full-day Game Drive in Tarangire National Park

Your safari adventure begins today! You will be picked up by our driver from your hotel in Zanzibar and driven to the airport for your flight to Arusha Airport. After you land in Arusha from Zanzibar, you will meet our driver and he will drive you to Tarangire National Park.

From the airport, and head straight to Tarangire National Park in the Manyara Region. The name of the park originates from the Tarangire River that crosses the park.

Ranking as the 6th largest national park in Tanzania and covering an area of 2,600 square kilometers, it is most popular for its large elephant herds and is usually very dry, in fact, drier than the Serengeti. However, its vegetation is much greener with lots of grass, vast areas with mixed acacia woodlands and some of the wonderful ribbons of the aquatic forest. Also, do not forget about the giant baobab trees that can live up to 600 years, storing between 300 and 900 liters of water.

In the afternoon you will break for lunch. After lunch, the game drive continues until you start driving to your lodge. It is now time to relax, dine, swim and relive the memories you collected during the day.

Mid-Range Accommodation: Dinner and overnight at Suricata Boma Lodge

Where to stay

Suricata Boma Lodge

Mid- Range Lodge

Suricata Boma Lodge

Mid- Range Lodge

Day 2: Game Drive en-route to Serengeti National Park

After breakfast, you will be picked up and depart to Serengeti via the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. On the way, you will enjoy scenic views of Tanzania, hop off the vehicle to view the Ngorongoro Crater and experience the Serengeti plains.

Serengeti National Park is a World Heritage Site teeming with wildlife. Over 2 million ungulates, 4,000 lions, 1,000 leopards, 550 cheetahs and some 500 bird species inhabit an area close to 15,000 square kilometers in size. Today, most visitors come here with one aim alone, to witness millions of wildebeest, zebra, gazelle and eland on a mass trek to quench their thirst for water and to eat fresh grass. During this great cyclical movement, these ungulates move around the ecosystem in a seasonal pattern, defined by rainfall and grass nutrients.

Lunch will be offered on the vehicle during the safari. By late afternoon, you will arrive at your designated lodge to rest, dine and cherish the greatest moments you gathered during the safari.

Accommodation: Dinner and overnight at Land of Nature Camp

Where to stay

Land of Nature Camp

Mid- Range Camp

Land of Nature Camp

Mid- Range Camp

Day 3: Game Drive in Serengeti National Park

Today you will go on a full-day game drive. After an early breakfast in your lodge in Serengeti, resume from where you left off the previous day. Our experienced safari guide will accompany you to find the Big Five animals in their natural habitat.

The magic of Serengeti National Park is not easy to describe in words. Not only seeing, but also hearing the buzz of millions of wildebeest so thick in the air that it vibrates through your entire body. It is something you will try to describe to friends and family, before realizing it’s impossible. Vistas of honey-lit plains at sunset are so beautiful, that it’s worth the trip just to witness this.

You will carry your packed lunch which you will enjoy when making a pit stop in your safari vehicle. After lunch, continue with the game drive. By late afternoon, you will head back to your lodge to rest, dine and cherish the wonderful moments.

Accommodation: Dinner and overnight at Land of Nature Camp

Where to stay

Land of Nature Camp

Mid- Range Camp

Land of Nature Camp

Mid- Range Camp

Day 4: Full-day Game Drive in Ngorongoro Crater

Today, you will start the day immediately after breakfast at your lodge in Serengeti. After check-out from the lodge, you head straight into the Ngorongoro Crater whilst enjoying a game drive en route.

Ngorongoro Crater is the world’s largest intact and unfilled volcanic caldera. It is indeed the flagship tourist attraction of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Its home to the vast, volcanic Ngorongoro Crater and the Big Five game (elephant, lion, leopard, buffalo, and rhino). Huge herds of wildebeest and zebra traverse its plains during their annual migration.

Mid-Range Accommodation: Dinner and overnight at Farm of Dreams Lodge

Where to stay

Farm of Dreams Lodge

Mid-Range Lodge

Farm of Dreams Lodge

Mid-Range Lodge

Day 5: Game Drive at Ngorongoro Crater

Breakfast at your lodge you will descend early into the Crater floor for game drives in the Ngorongoro Crater. The earlier you descend to the Crater floor so you may descend after breakfast or even with a packed breakfast in order to be at the Crater floor as early as you can and better your chances of seeing the rare animals like Black Rhinos with a little luck.

Spend the better part of the morning exploring the Ngorongoro Crater until lunchtime. Ngorongoro Crater with its 600 to 650-meter-high walls is like a natural zoo with the highest concentration of wild animals and it is here where you can even spot the Big Five even in one day if lucky enough. After picnic lunch which you will most likely take at the hippo poolside designated picnic site, you will drive up the Crater rim and out of the Conservation area.

You will return to Arusha where you will arrive later in the afternoon to connect your flight bavk to Zanzibar.

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Rates Per Person

Start Dates	2 people 1 room	3 people 2 rooms	4 people 2 rooms	5 people 3 rooms	6 people 3 rooms
Jan 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025	$2,650	$2,460	$2,151	$2,100	$1,910

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Inclusions & Exclusions

Inclusions

Arrival airport transfer & drop off in Arusha City

Accommodations and melas as per the itinerary

Unlimited bottled drinking water during game viewing

Unlimited game mileage

Park entry fees and Crater fees (24hrs single entry)

Professional English-Speaking Driver guide - A Friendly, Experienced and Passionate Driver Guide expert at a wide variety of skills: Flora and Fauna, Tanzania’s cultural and natural history

4X4 Toyota Land cruiser - Pop-up Roof

Domestic flight from Zanzibar/Arusha: Luggage allowance 20kgs per person including handbag

Exclusions

International flights

Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour

Tips (Tipping guideline US$5.00 pp per day)

Personal items (Souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)

Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees

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