Destination

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Duration
5 Days 4 Nights
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Tour Type
Vacation Tour
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Group Size
2 People
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Tour Guide
1 People
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Fly In & Fly Out Safari, Tanzania Luxury Safari

5 Day Fly in Serengeti, Ngorongoro & Tarangire

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Tour Overview:

This is a 5-day luxury tour with a guide. You’ll spend 2 nights in the Serengeti, a big park known for the great migration and big cats. Then, visit the Ngorongoro Crater, a stunning park with amazing views. Finally, head to Tarangire. This tour gives you plenty of time to see wildlife and relax, with only one long scenic drive.


Itinerary Day By Day:

Day 1: Zanzibar to Northern Serengeti

You will be picked up from your hotel and driven to Zanzibar Airport to catch a small plane to Kogatende Airstrip. You’ll arrive in the late morning, possibly stopping in Arusha along the way.

In the afternoon, you’ll begin your game drives, stopping at the lodge for lunch before heading out again.

End the day with a breathtaking Serengeti sunset.

Accommodation: Nasikia Mobile Migration Camp (Kogatende)
  • Luxury tented camp located inside Northern Serengeti NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included)
  • All drinks (Except for spirits/liquor)

Day 2: Central Serengeti National Park

After breakfast, you’ll start an early morning game drive in northern Serengeti before heading to Central Serengeti for more wildlife viewing and an overnight stay. In the afternoon, you can choose to relax or continue exploring for the full day to see even more.

Accommodation: Melia Serengeti Lodge
  • Luxury lodge located inside Central Serengeti NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • All drinks (Except for spirits/liquor)

Day 3: Serengeti to Ngorongoro Highlands

After an early breakfast, you’ll set out on a game drive through different areas of the park. Then, return to the lodge for lunch before checking out and heading to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. You’ll arrive at Neptune Luxury Lodge in the evening, enjoying stunning views from the crater’s rim. After check-in, have dinner and rest early to prepare for the next morning’s crater descent.

Accommodation: Neptune Ngorongoro Luxury Lodge
  • Luxury lodge located just outside Ngorongoro Highlands
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • All drinks (Except for spirits/liquor)

Day 4: Ngorongoro Crater

After an early breakfast, you’ll descend into the Ngorongoro Crater in search of the rare black rhino, the hardest animal to spot. This stunning crater is like Africa’s own “Noah’s Ark,” home to elephants, hyenas, big cats, rhinos, and more. In the afternoon, enjoy lunch by Hippo Lake before another game drive as you ascend to the crater rim.

Later, head to Escarpment Lake Manyara Luxury Lodge to relax before an evening of cycling and nature walks to end your day.

Accommodation: Escarpment Luxury Lodge Manyara
  • Luxury lodge located 1-2hr drive from Ngorongoro Crater
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • All drinks (Except for spirits/liquor)

Day 5: Tarangire to Arusha Airport

After breakfast, enjoy a game drive in Tarangire National Park, known for its large elephant herds and majestic baobab trees. Spend the day spotting wildlife like lions, leopards, and giraffes. After a picnic lunch, exit the park and drive to Arusha Airport for your flight to Zanzibar.

Accommodation: No accommodation (End of tour)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • All drinks (Premium wines & liquors might be excluded)

Rates Per Person

Start dates
Solo1 room 2 people1 room 3+ people
Jan 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025 n/a* $4,026 n/a*
Jan 1, 2026 – Dec 31, 2026 n/a* $4,026 n/a*

*n/a = not available. This tour is unavailable for solo travelers or groups larger than 2 people.


INCLUDES:

  • All accommodations per itinerary
  • All meals per itinerary
  • All tours and entrance fees per itinerary (unless listed as excluded)
  • All transportation and transfers per itinerary
  • Professional English-speaking naturalist driver/guide
  • Transportation in a custom safari 4×4 with a viewing roof and guaranteed window seating
  • Safari vehicles have an inverter for charging batteries, a communications radio, an electric cooler, and filtered water
  • National Park gate fees, Park Commission, and Government taxes (based on current rates)

EXCLUDES:

  • International and domestic flights
  • Meals not listed
  • Tips for guides, drivers, hotel staff
  • Optional tours
  • Personal expenses (visas, airport taxes, Internet, etc.)
  • Optional tours (Olduvai Gorge and Maasai Village visit)
  • Holiday supplement December 20 – January 5
  • Discount for kids under 15 years old

Details

Drive from Moshi or Arusha to either Lake Manyara National Park (best December to May) or Tarangire National Park (best June to November) with picnic lunch enroute and an afternoon game drive. Both parks are outstanding with many photography opportunities. On this 9-day safari, you have the built-in opportunity to see both reserves no matter what time of year you go. Lake Manyara National Park, rimmed by the scenic 600-meter cliffs of the Rift Valley escarpment, protects a large alkaline lake and is home to a wildlife-rich savannah-forest mix. It makes an outstanding introduction to Africa's wildlife, with elephants, wildebeest, giraffes, buffalo, zebra, impala, waterbuck, and waterbuck roaming the park in healthy numbers while lions are also present. Tarangire National Park is famous for its huge herds of elephant and baobab trees. Throughout the dry season, thirsty antelope and elephant trek hundreds of kilometres to drink at the Tarangire River. Meals included: Lunch, Dinner Budget/Mid-Range Accommodations: Endoro Lodge Mid-Range Accommodations: Escarpment Luxury Lodge Luxury Accommodations: Tarangire River Camp Elite Accommodations: Lemala Manyara