Experience the very best of Northern Tanzania on this 5-day private Budget safari, a personalized version of our most popular itinerary. Departing from Moshi or Arusha, this exclusive journey gives you the freedom and comfort of your own professional driver-guide, ensuring a flexible pace and an immersive wildlife experience.
Budget Safari - Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater, Lake Manyara & Tarangire
Experience the very best of Northern Tanzania on this 5-day private safari, a personalized version of our most popular itinerary. Departing from Moshi or Arusha, this exclusive journey gives you the freedom and comfort of your own professional driver-guide, ensuring a flexible pace and an immersive wildlife experience.
This classic Northern Tanzania safari takes you to four of the country’s most iconic national parks: Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Crater, Lake Manyara National Park, and Tarangire National Park. From endless savannahs to dramatic volcanic landscapes, this itinerary showcases Tanzania’s extraordinary diversity of wildlife and scenery.
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Safari Overview
Duration: 5 Days / 4 Nights
Departure: Moshi or Arusha
Safari Style: Private safari with personal driver-guide
Parks Visited: Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater, Lake Manyara, Tarangire
Accommodation: Camping, Simple Lodge, or Standard Lodge (your choice)
National Parks Highlights
Serengeti National Park
The Serengeti, Tanzania’s oldest national park and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is world-famous for its vast plains and exceptional wildlife density. Often referred to as a natural wonder of the world, the Serengeti offers unforgettable game viewing with lions, leopards, cheetahs, elephants, giraffes, and massive herds of wildebeest and zebra.
Ngorongoro Crater
The Ngorongoro Crater, the world’s largest intact volcanic caldera, is a true wildlife haven. Its crater floor supports over 25,000 large mammals, including the endangered black rhino, making it one of the best places in Africa for close-up game viewing.
Lake Manyara National Park
Known for its lush groundwater forest and scenic lake shore, Lake Manyara National Park is famous for tree-climbing lions, hippos, elephants, and thousands of flamingos that color the lake pink.
Tarangire National Park
Tarangire National Park is renowned for its large elephant herds, ancient baobab trees, and excellent birdlife. During the dry season, wildlife congregates along the Tarangire River, offering superb game-viewing opportunities.
Detailed Safari Itinerary
Day 1: Moshi / Arusha – Lake Manyara National Park
Depart in the morning from Moshi, with pick-up available in Arusha en route. Arrive at Lake Manyara National Park for a full game drive. Spot flamingos along the lake shore, elephants in the forest, baboons, giraffes, hippos, and the park’s famous tree-climbing lions. Picnic lunch inside the park.
Overnight & dinner: Accommodation of your choice.
Day 2: Tarangire National Park
After breakfast, drive to Tarangire National Park for a full-day game drive. Explore landscapes dotted with towering baobab trees and enjoy sightings of elephants, lions, leopards, zebras, giraffes, and a wide variety of bird species.
Overnight & dinner: Accommodation in Mto wa Mbu (your selected category).
Day 3: Serengeti National Park
Depart after breakfast towards the Serengeti, passing through the Ngorongoro Conservation Area with a picnic lunch en route. Enter Serengeti via Naabi Hill Gate and enjoy an afternoon game drive in the central Seronera area, renowned for year-round wildlife.
Overnight & dinner: Accommodation of your choice in Serengeti.
Day 4: Serengeti – Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Enjoy an early morning game drive in Serengeti, one of the best times to spot predators such as lions, leopards, and cheetahs. After breakfast, continue game viewing before driving to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area with picnic lunch.
Overnight & dinner: Accommodation of your choice
(Simple Lodge option includes camping on this night due to limited lodge availability.)
Day 5: Ngorongoro Crater – Moshi / Arusha
After breakfast, descend into the Ngorongoro Crater for a half-day game drive. This natural “Garden of Eden” offers incredible wildlife encounters at close range, including rhinos, lions, hippos, buffalo, zebras, wildebeest, hyenas, and aquatic birds. After lunch, drive back to Moshi or Arusha, marking the end of your safari.
What’s Included
National park entry fees
Ngorongoro Crater transit & service fees
Professional English-speaking driver-guide
Private safari vehicle with pop-up viewing roof
Accommodation as booked
All camping equipment (if camping selected)
All meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner)
3 litres of drinking water per person per day
| Category | Nov – May (Jan included) |
June – October | December |
|---|---|---|---|
| Double Occupancy | $36,550 | $40,150 | $41,950 |
| Single Supplement | $7,150 | $9,550 | $9,750 |
| Internal Flights* | $3,200 | $3,800 | $3,800 |
* Internal flight routing may include: Nairobi → Tsavo → Maasai Mara → Serengeti → Lake Manyara → Nairobi. Connections may apply.
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