This itinerary takes you to the north of Serengeti for a chance to witness the Great Migration. While the sight of hundred thousands of wildebeest and zebras thunder across the plains is spectacular, the Mara River crossing is absolutely one of the most breathtaking natural wonders in Africa. Dust exploding, lions stalking a moveable feast, gigantic crocodiles and fast flowing wild rivers await. It is sensational, impressive and dramatic at the same time.
5 Days Tanzania Wildlife Adventures
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5 days · 4 nights
Tanzania
Tarangire, Lake Manyara, Ngorongoro Crater
About this tour
- Customization
- This tour can be customised
- Duration
- 5 days
- Minimum age
- 4 years
- Countries
- Tanzania
- Comfort level
- Mid-range
- Physical level
- Easy
What to expect
- Bird watching.
- Wildlife safari
- Big herds of elephants.
Getting there
- This tour starts in Lake Manyara National Park and ends in Arusha.
- Your flight should arrive at Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO).
Trip itinerary
Airport pickup · ≈ 4 h 55 min · 197 km Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) → Lake Manyara National Park by 4×4 Land Cruiser
Day 1 · Start
Lake Manyara National Park
4×4 Land Cruiser 1 meal
After breakfast, you will drive to Lake Manyara national park for a game drive with a picnic lunch. In this small but very beautiful park with the dense forest, you will have the opportunity to see lots of monkeys, giraffes, elephants, impalas, dik-dik, flamingos in the lake, and if you are lucky you may spot the rare tree-climbing lions. In the late afternoon, you will continue to Marera Valley for dinner and overnight.
- Main activities
- Bird Watching, Game Drive, Cultural Tour
- Transport
- 4×4 Land Cruiser
- Meals
- All inclusive
- Drinks
- A bottle of soda, Coffee, Drinking water, Juice, Tea
≈ 45 min · 29 km Lake Manyara National Park → Ngorongoro Crater by 4×4 Land Cruiser
Day 2
Ngorongoro Crater
4×4 Land Cruiser 1 meal
After an early breakfast, depart with picnic lunch and drive to Ngorongoro crater for a game drive. Animals in the Ngorongoro crater include pride of lions, clans of hyenas, packs of jackals, crashes of hippos, dazzles of zebras, herds wildebeests, bulls of elephants often with incredibly long tusks because of the highly nutritious grass rich in minerals, and many more animals. It is also the best place to spot the rare black rhino. In the late afternoon, you will continue Serengeti Osinon camp, a small luxury camp owned by Earthlife Expeditions located in the heart of Serengeti national park. You will have a hot shower to keep you fresh again after the African massage (the bumpy and dusty drive), then meet your guide at the fireplace for a cold beer and story swapping. On a clear night you will have the opportunity to learn about the African night sky as you wait for your dinner. Hyenas and lions are often heard roaring as you seat from the fireplace that gives you unique experience of African nights in the wild. After your diner, you will be escorted by Maasai warriors to your rooms overnight.
- Main activities
- Bird Watching, Game Drive
- Transport
- 4×4 Land Cruiser
- Meals
- All inclusive
≈ 4 h 30 min · 180 km Ngorongoro Crater → Central Serengeti by 4×4 Land Cruiser
Day 3
Central Serengeti
4×4 Land Cruiser 1 meal
Wake up early in the morning for a cup of coffee/tea and snacks then collect your picnic breakfast and depart for a game drive. Animals are normally seen right from the camp and in the early morning, you still have chances to see them active. Serengeti is the park with the largest concentration of big mammals in the world and it is where you will see most of your exciting wildlife. The sightings in the central Serengeti will include pride of lions, cheetahs, leopards, elephants, giraffes, hippos, impalas, dik-dik, monkeys, baboons, gazelles, warthogs, and many more. You will return to Osinon camp for hot lunch and a short siesta, then depart for another game drive in the afternoon. In the evening again you will seat with your guide at the fireplace and get some information about Tanzania from the pre-colonial time to independence until now. Dinner and overnight will be at Serengeti Osinon camp.
- Main activities
- Bird Watching, Game Drive
- Transport
- 4×4 Land Cruiser
- Meals
- All inclusive
- Drinks
- A bottle of soda, Coffee, Drinking water, Tea, Juice
No transfer · another full day in Central Serengeti
Day 4
Central Serengeti
4×4 Land Cruiser 1 meal
After breakfast, you will have morning game drive in Serengeti national park. In the late afternoon continue to Eileen’s trees in at Karatu for dinner. After dinner, you may wish to go out with your guide for a drink in a local per to have fun with the local people. Overnight will be at farm of dream lodge
- Main activities
- Game Drive
- Transport
- 4×4 Land Cruiser
- Meals
- All inclusive
- Drinks
- A bottle of soda, Coffee, Drinking water, Juice, Tea
≈ 8 h 10 min · 327 km Central Serengeti → Arusha by 4×4 Land Cruiser
Day 5 · End
Arusha
4×4 Land Cruiser 1 meal
After early breakfast, you will drive to Tarangire national park for a game drive. This park has the largest concentration of elephants, often seen bathing in the Tarangire river, lots of giraffes, monkeys, impalas, and many birds. It is also one of the best places to see lions, leopards, and lions. In the late afternoon, you return back to Arusha for your departure/continue with own arrangement.
- Main activities
- Game Drive
- Transport
- 4×4 Land Cruiser
- Meals
- Half Board
- Drinks
- A bottle of soda, Coffee, Drinking water, Juice, Tea
Tour price
2026
TravellersPrice per person sharing
- 2 people $2,800 USD
- 4 people $2,700 USD
- 6 people $2,600 USD
Please note:
- Prices are per person sharing (ask the tour organiser for more price information).
- Accommodation listed on this tour is subject to availability and may change depending on the time of booking.
- The price of this tour may also depend on government-imposed charges. Please be in touch with the organiser of this tour when enquiring.
What is included
Price includes
- Park Fees
- All Accommodations
- All meals
- All activities
- Drinking water
- A professional guide
- All taxes
- Roundtrip airport transfer
Price excludes
- International Flight
- Pre-arrival accommodation
- Additional Accommodation after Safari
- Personal Item expense
- Tips
Payment terms
- All services are subject to availability and are not guaranteed until confirmed.
- A deposit of 25% to 50% of the total value for each person referred to on the booking form is required at the time of booking. If a higher deposit is required for any particular tour, this will be indicated before confirmation.
- Where gorilla permits are required, they must be paid in full at the time of confirmation and are non-refundable. This is in addition to the standard non-refundable deposit.
- The remaining balance is due 30 days before the start of the tour, unless otherwise indicated of which a certain percentage can be paid upon the start of the tour. Should this payment not be received without notice, Earthlife Expeditions reserves the right to treat the booking as cancelled, whereby normal cancellation conditions apply.
- If the booking is made within 30 days of the tour start date, full payment is required at the time of booking. The contract between us is made when we issue your confirmation invoice.
- At the time of booking, we require full details for all passengers (names must be as they appear in passports).
Cancellation policy
5.1 Cancellation by you:
We have two different cancellation & refund policies that make us the most flexible operator in the industry.
5.1.1 If you decide to cancel your holiday you must notify us as soon as possible. Any notification by telephone must also be confirmed in writing or by e-mail within 24 hours and is effective from the day we are notified, provided that written confirmation is received by us within 24 hours of the original notification.
Rescheduling: With this mostly preferred method by most of our clients we give you the opportunity to move the full payments of your booking to the future without additional funds. This is valid for 24 months (or more depending on the reason for postponement) since the cancellation/postponement).
Refunds resulting from, and/or happening during unforeseen circumstances beyond our control mentioned under section LIABILITY 7.4, may take prolonged processing time than expected.
On the occasion that a client uses our recommended accommodations (we have a plethora of properties to choose from), the properties that have flexible cancellation policies;-
Cancelling up to 60 days prior to the start of your itinerary, a total amount of the reservation minus a 7% consultation fee & bank charges will be refunded.
Cancellation within 59-30 days prior to the start of your itinerary, 50% of the total amount minus 7% consultation fee & bank charges bank charges will be refunded
Cancellation within 29 – 0 days or no show, 100% of your deposit will be charged
Above terms are dictated by the accommodations. However, some accommodations have more strict cancellation terms. In case a client chooses to use these accommodations, Earthlife Expeditions will advise accordingly.
5.1.3 No refund will be given for gorilla permits, independent of the cancellation date.
5.1.4 Refunds will not be given for unused services, the late arrival or the absence of clients.
5.1.5 We accept no liability for any loss or damage arising from cancellations.
5.2 Cancellation by Earthlife Expeditions:
5.2.1 We reserve the right to cancel your holiday and charge cancellation fees (as defined above)
should you fail to pay the balance when due.
5.2.2 Earthlife Expeditions reserves the right to cancel your tour up to 60 days before start date.
After this we will not cancel your tour unless it is for a reason outside our control. In such circumstances we will offer you the choice of an alternative holiday if available, or full refund. If we have to cancel your holiday we will offer you:
a) Arrangements of a similar nature, standard and price, if available.
b) Arrangements of a lower standard, whereby the difference in price will be refunded.
c) More expensive arrangements, whereby the difference in price will be paid by you.
d) A full refund.
5.2.3 Earthlife Expeditions accepts no liability for any loss or damage arising from cancellations.
Additional information
- Wheelchair accessible: This tour is accessible to wheelchair users.
- Children must be accompanied by their parents
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- A vegetarian option is available; please let us know at the time of booking if you require it.
Reviews
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Bill Wings
Tanzania safari with Earthlife Expeditions is simply a perfect match I am lost with words! Where do I even begin? I am kind of a wanderlust and I am lucky to travel 65 countries across the globe, well Tanzania made it 66 and if there is a single country that is blessed with beautiful parks my answer will always be Tanzania. Perhaps I am being recency biased? Not very sure but for sure this country just stunned us and thanks to Earthlife Expeditions our trip was nothing but a lifetime experience. As safari consultant from Earthlife Expeditions called Angel was very helpful and friendly, everything we could’ve asked for. Even though we didn’t have an idea what exactly we wanted to see in Tanzania, Angel came up with a very attractive proposal just after we mentioned our length of stay in Tanzania. She even invited us for a Skype call where she helped breaking down each destination and why they were worth visiting. We were very afraid that lack of flight due to the current lockdowns could’ve affected our travel plans so we were slow to pay but Angel told us not to worry as she suggested an option of doing 50% deposit just before the last 7 days of our trip. Also she shared a very friendly safari amendment policy that allowed guests to postpone their travels and travel again later within 12 months. But one thing I should mention that I liked so much with Earthlife expeditions is the way they insisted and maintained the COVID-19 safety measures. Every staff we met had protective mask and gloves and the safari vehicle was always super cleaned and sanitized and had bottles of hand sanitizers with it. Our guide Abu who was very good at spotting animals in the thickets made sure our health and his were never in a jeopardy. When Abu told us he has guided tourists in the Tanzania Parks for more than 30 years now, we were not shocked his high level knowledge and guiding skills had already said for themselves. He could guide us to the quite bush and switch the car off for sometimes and just ask us to remain silent with our cameras….within a few minutes we’d see a wildlife coming out of the bushes in our close proximity. If you are planning to go to Tanzania go with these guys. They are very professional and always have attention to even small details. We were so happy with our accommodations thanks to Earthlife Expeditions suggestion. While safaris are expensive, we were very satisfied with the price we were charged. I couldn’t believe how we ended up getting a luxury experience in the bush without paying jaw dropping fees. Thank you Earthlife Bill Wings, Houston
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Delphine Rose
My husband and I had an affordable lifetime experience with Earthlife. We have just returned from our very first African safari that we had from 23th July – August 4th this year. We were not certain which exact country to go but after a lot of research and a few documentaries, we were convinced that Tanzania was the place to go. However, the task remained, which operator to use? With so many in Tanzania we felt a bit lost. Thanks we found Tanzania tour operator which really brought together few of the most credible local companies to make things easier. After sending our requests to local companies (somewhere between 5-7 of them) we felt comfortable with Earthlife Expeditions, we wanted to see as much as we could but without rushing from one place to another and Earthlife Expeditions really met our requests and wishes very easily thanks to Deo the owner of this company. He later mentioned to us that he had been working as a tour guide for nearly 20 years. The organization went really smoothly and he was very quick to answer our questions. He also didn’t show any signs of feeling irritated when we kept suggesting changes time after time. We even made some changes in our itinerary just 5 days before safari. Another thing worth mentioning was our guide Paul, wow! This man new his work. Sometimes it felt like his all life was based on the Tanzania bushes the way he kept telling us interesting wilderness stories…day after another. I remember when we were in Serengeti we met another safari vehicle and their guide had confused the way back to their lodge, well Serengeti is like so so huge so we were not shocked by this. Amazingly, Paul gave this fellow guide a direction who thanked him and go back to another direction, they were going in a totally wrong way. Later on, we were shocked when Paul told us that the last time he was in that lodge was in 2009. Honestly, the whole experience was made possible and so special by our driver guide. We couldn’t thank him enough the way he was guiding us through these wonderful wild places of Tanzania and showing us so much wildlife. The thing I liked most about Paul that he was very respectful, both of the place and of wildlife in general. Something we found so different with other guides especially in the more crowded places like central and north Serengeti. He always stayed calm, never blocked other vehicles view with a greedy of seeing wildlife much closer. What he did was waiting while finding a more convenient space where we felt so comfortable. The man was very knowledgeable and he enjoys guiding tourists through the beautiful parks of Tanzania. We would want to be guided with him again and again whenever we visit Tanzania again! Lastly, we were very happy with the accommodation options Earthlife Expeditions suggested to us. All of them were very classy and we couldn’t have wished for more in the package that we opted for which was a mid-range which looked everything like a luxury service. Accommodation and food were all spot on. We recommend booking a safari with Earthlife Expeditions. We are already thinking to go back again in the next August, we couldn’t get enough of the beautiful wildebeests migration despite staying in North Serengeti for 3 days!
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