5 Day Safaris — Tarangire/Manyara, Serengeti & Ngorongoro | Exuberant Kilimanjaro

5 Day

5 Day Safaris

5 Day Safaris — Tarangire/Manyara, Serengeti & Ngorongoro | Exuberant Kilimanjaro

5 day / 4 night Tanzania safaris pairing Lake Manyara or Tarangire with two Serengeti nights and Ngorongoro Crater — one full Serengeti day plus game viewing on transfer days.

Safari Itineraries

Five Day Safaris — The Full Northern Circuit

Five days and four nights gives the Serengeti proper attention: one full game-viewing day plus game viewing on the transfer days, framed by a Manyara or Tarangire start and a Ngorongoro Crater finish. Two Serengeti overnights.

Lake Manyara, Serengeti & Ngorongoro Crater

5 days / 4 nights. Day 1 Lake Manyara, Day 2 transfer to the Serengeti, Day 3 a full Serengeti game-viewing day, Day 4 morning Serengeti then transfer to Ngorongoro/Karatu, Day 5 Ngorongoro Crater and return. Two Serengeti overnights.

4 nights — Manyara/Karatu, Serengeti, Serengeti, Ngorongoro/Karatu

Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

Day 4

Day 5

National park

Lake Manyara

Serengeti

Serengeti

Serengeti / Ngorongoro

Ngorongoro Crater

Game viewing

Afternoon

Afternoon

Full day

Morning

Morning

Other activities (additional cost)

Maasai village*

—

Hot air balloon*

Crater-rim walk / Maasai village*

Crafts market*

Approx. non-game travel time

~2.5 hrs

~6 hrs

~4 hrs

~4 hrs

—

Day 1

Moshi/Arusha — Lake Manyara National Park

Leave Moshi early morning and drive to Lake Manyara National Park for a full-day game drive until afternoon, with a picnic lunch en route. Look out for elephants, lions, zebras, flamingos and plenty of bird species. Dinner and overnight at your camp or lodge near Manyara / Karatu.

Near Lake Manyara / Karatu

Lunch (picnic), Dinner

Day 2

Transfer to the Serengeti

After breakfast, transfer to the Serengeti with game viewing as time permits en route. Enjoy a sunset game drive around the Seronera River. Overnight at your camp or lodge in the Serengeti.

Serengeti (Seronera area)

Breakfast, Lunch (picnic), Dinner

Day 3

Full Serengeti game-viewing day

After breakfast, spend a full day game viewing across the endless plains. The western corridor and Grumeti River area — home to crocodiles and other wildlife — may be explored as a seasonal variation, depending on the confirmed accommodation and travel distances. Migration sightings and river crossings are not guaranteed. Overnight at your camp or lodge in the Serengeti.

Serengeti (Seronera / western corridor area)

Breakfast, Lunch (picnic), Dinner

Day 4

Serengeti — transfer to Ngorongoro/Karatu

An early morning sunrise game drive in the Seronera area, where wildlife takes advantage of the cooler temperatures. Return to camp for a full breakfast, then continue with a game drive and picnic lunch en route until the afternoon. Afterwards, transfer to the Ngorongoro / Karatu area for dinner and overnight.

Ngorongoro / Karatu area

Breakfast, Lunch (picnic), Dinner

Day 5

Ngorongoro Crater — return

After breakfast, descend to the Ngorongoro Crater floor for a full-day game drive among the wildlife of the caldera, with a picnic lunch en route. Thereafter drive back to Moshi or Arusha.

Return to Moshi/Arusha

Breakfast, Lunch (picnic)

Luxury lodges

Manyara, Serengeti & Ngorongoro

Manyara Sopa Lodge

Serengeti Serena Lodge

Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge

Semi-luxury lodges

Manyara, Serengeti & Ngorongoro

Kudu / Bougainvillea Lodge

Serengeti Sopa Lodge

Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge

Tented camps & lodges

Manyara, Serengeti & Ngorongoro

Lake Manyara Tented Camp

Serengeti Katikati Camp

Ngorongoro Farm House

Camping

Public campsites

Twiga, Haven Nature, Seronera & Simba campsites

1 PAX

2 PAX

3 PAX

4 PAX

5 PAX

6 PAX

Option 1 — Luxury lodges

Manyara Sopa Lodge, Serengeti Serena Lodge, Ngorongoro Serena Lodge

3963

2824

2527

2378

2289

2229

Option 2 — Semi-luxury lodge

Kudu Lodge, Serengeti Sopa Lodge, Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge

3514

2405

2109

1960

1872

1813

Option 3 — Tented camps & lodges

Lake Manyara Tented Camp, Serengeti Katikati Camp, Ngorongoro Farmhouse

3279

2119

1819

1670

1580

1520

Option 4 — Camping

Twiga, Haven Nature, Seronera & Simba campsites

1750

1350

1100

1000

925

850

Park / area fees and government taxes as stated in the quotation

Driver-guide and safari transport in a 4x4 safari vehicle

Accommodation or camping fees

Meals according to the daily programme

Drinking water — 1.5 litres per person per day

Camping tents, mattresses, sleeping bags, cooking equipment and utensils (camping packages)

Cook where applicable to the camping arrangement

Tips and gratuities

Optional activities and cultural visits (e.g. Maasai village)

Personal expenses, including alcoholic drinks

Lodge concession fees where applicable — see note below

Hot air balloon flight over the Serengeti — optional and separately charged unless expressly included in your written quotation; subject to operator availability, weather and a suitable overnight Serengeti location.

Crater-rim walk, Maasai village visit and crafts market stop — optional extras, subject to arrangement and additional cost.

Tarangire, Serengeti & Ngorongoro Crater

5 days / 4 nights. Day 1 Tarangire, Day 2 transfer to the Serengeti, Day 3 a full Serengeti game-viewing day, Day 4 morning Serengeti then transfer to Ngorongoro/Karatu, Day 5 Ngorongoro Crater and return. Two Serengeti overnights.

4 nights — Tarangire/Mto wa Mbu/Karatu, Serengeti, Serengeti, Ngorongoro/Karatu

Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

Day 4

Day 5

National park

Tarangire

Serengeti

Serengeti

Serengeti / Ngorongoro

Ngorongoro Crater

Game viewing

Afternoon

Afternoon

Full day

Morning

Morning

Other activities (additional cost)

Maasai village*

—

Hot air balloon*

Crater-rim walk / Maasai village*

Crafts market*

Approx. non-game travel time

~2.5 hrs

~6 hrs

~4 hrs

~4 hrs

—

Day 1

Moshi/Arusha — Tarangire National Park

Leave Moshi early morning and drive to Tarangire National Park for a full-day game drive until afternoon, with a picnic lunch en route. Look out for big groups of elephants, lions, zebras, baobab trees and plenty of bird species. Dinner and overnight at your camp or lodge near Tarangire / Mto wa Mbu / Karatu.

Near Tarangire / Mto wa Mbu / Karatu

Lunch (picnic), Dinner

Day 2

Transfer to the Serengeti

After breakfast, transfer to the Serengeti with game viewing as time permits en route. Enjoy a sunset game drive around the Seronera River. Overnight at your camp or lodge in the Serengeti.

Serengeti (Seronera area)

Breakfast, Lunch (picnic), Dinner

Day 3

Full Serengeti game-viewing day

After breakfast, spend a full day game viewing across the endless plains. The western corridor and Grumeti River area — home to crocodiles and other wildlife — may be explored as a seasonal variation, depending on the confirmed accommodation and travel distances. Migration sightings and river crossings are not guaranteed. Overnight at your camp or lodge in the Serengeti.

Serengeti (Seronera / western corridor area)

Breakfast, Lunch (picnic), Dinner

Day 4

Serengeti — transfer to Ngorongoro/Karatu

An early morning sunrise game drive in the Seronera area, where wildlife takes advantage of the cooler temperatures. Return to camp for a full breakfast, then continue with a game drive and picnic lunch en route until the afternoon. Afterwards, transfer to the Ngorongoro / Karatu area for dinner and overnight.

Ngorongoro / Karatu area

Breakfast, Lunch (picnic), Dinner

Day 5

Ngorongoro Crater — return

After breakfast, descend to the Ngorongoro Crater floor for a full-day game drive among the wildlife of the caldera, with a picnic lunch en route. Thereafter drive back to Moshi or Arusha.

Return to Moshi/Arusha

Breakfast, Lunch (picnic)

Luxury lodges

Tarangire, Serengeti & Ngorongoro

Tarangire Sopa Lodge

Serengeti Serena Lodge

Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge

Semi-luxury lodges

Tarangire, Serengeti & Ngorongoro

Kudu / Bougainvillea Lodge

Serengeti Sopa Lodge

Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge