5 Days Tanzania Lodge Safari Itinerary

Tanzania lodge safari Packages

Duration: 5 days 

•        Tour Type: Private 
•        Number Of Participants: 5
•        Age Requirement: 5+ years old
•        Guiding Method: Live Guide/Instructor
•        Price per each person for this tour: US$ 1606 when 5 people travel together.

Day o: Arrival Day

On this day our safari manager will meet you at your hotel/ lodge in Arusha for detailed safari briefing.

Day 1: Arusha – Tarangire National Park

After breakfast at you lodge in Arusha our safari driver guide will meet you & you will depart for Tarangire National Park via Arusha town just in case of any last-minute purchase before heading to the park. The driving will be on the Great Northern highway & across Maasai steppe & many villages.

Tarangire is the fifth largest National Park in Tanzania at the foot of the Great East African Rift Valley; its vegetation is comprised of low-lying hills of acacia woodland, giant baobab trees & Savannah grassland.

The Main features of this park is lager population of elephant, Tarangire River which is a permanent water source in the entire park & the huge baobab tree that dwarfing some animal species that cometh beneath it. You may expect to spot herds of wildebeest, buffalo, elephant, zebra, giraffe, hippos and many antelope.

Primates like baboons, blue monkey, velvet monkeys are also inhibiting the park, lion, hyena, jackals & the ever-elusive leopard, which needs sharp eyes to sport, can also be seen.

Later afternoon drive across the Great East African Rift Valley for sunset watch & to Marera Valley Lodge for dinner & overnight.

Overnight at Eileen’s Trees Inn or similar at Karatu town. All meals included.

Day 2: Tarangire – Serengeti National Park Distance: 145 km

After breakfast, depart for Serengeti National Park, the driving is via attractive high lying farmland of Karatu and up to Ngorongoro gate, after check in you will drive more up and along the Crater rim, you may stop for some nice pictures at the crater view point. More drive around the Crater rim and down to the “Wild rich” The Serengeti National Park with its endless rolling plains.

On the way you will visit one of the Maasai village whereby some Maasai warrior invites you & give you a brief story of their life around this area, questions & answer session before enter to their small houses to meet kids & members of the family. Later they will sing and dance their famous song which involving jumping high. From there drive further with en-route game drive to Naabi Hills Gate for check in before heading to the Central Serengeti Park area

Called Seronera.

Seronera is the richest wildlife habitats in Serengeti, endowed with Seronera River, the main water source in the area that attracts abundance of wildlife well representative of most of the Serengeti’s species. Picnic lunch will to be served at the kopjes (Rocky outcropping). Afternoon game drive in search of the Wildebeest Migration, late drive to your lodge during or before the sunset for dinner & overnight.

Overnight at Serengeti Heritage Tented Camp Central Serengeti all meals included.

Day 3: Full Day Serengeti National Park:

Your 5 days Tanzania lodge safari continue and today we are taking you for full day game drive in the Serengeti. You will start as early as 06:30 with packed breakfast box and lunch box. Early morning game drive allows you to spot the cat family on the road as they try to avoid the morning mist, you may also see nocturnal animals coming back from their long night of hunting or a group of lionesses organizing an ambush or eating along the road.

Break for breakfast in the bush then you will be heading to where the Wildebeest migration is packed. Spend much time watching the migration of herds, the big cats and others (packed lunch will be served in the bush or in one of the picnic sites in the area. You may expect to see a lot of animal actions

Like hunting, killing, fighting & so on. Drive back to the Camp during or before the sunset, dinner & overnight in the Camp.

Overnight at Serengeti Heritage Tented Camp Central Serengeti All meals included

Day 4: Serengeti – Ngorongoro Conservation Area Distance: 85 km

On this day as early as 06:30 you can do another early morning game drive carry your breakfast & lunch box. Spend much time in Serengeti doing game drives before starting your en-route game drive towards Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Arrive at the lodge sunset watch at the Crater rim, dinner & overnight.

Overnight at Ngorongoro Rhino Lodge at the Crater rim or similar in Karatu Town. All meals included

Day 5: Ngorongoro -Lake Manyara: 

This national park is one of Tanzania’s most dramatically located wildlife areas, consisting of a massive but shallow soda lake (covering two-thirds of the park), located at the foot of the Great Rift Valley’s western escarpment. The Park’s varied habitat attracts a wide variety of animals, including one of Africa’s largest concentrations of Elephants; Lake Manyara is unique for Tree-climbing Lions, as well as large flocks of Flamingos attracted by the algae in the lake. Then drive back to Arusha in your hotel.

The package includes:

• 05 Days 4 nights private Tanzania lodge safari for 1 to 5 people
• Transport and game viewing in modified 4 x 4 Land Cruiser with photographic roof hatch (window seat guarantee for everybody)
• Services of a professional & well experienced English speaking safari driver guide
• All park fees & game drives as per itinerary
• 5 l mineral water per person during game drive
• All meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner during the safari
• Masai village visit at Ngorongoro highlands
• Government value added tax (VAT) & Concession fees in Ngorongoro & 
Serengeti

The Package does not include:

• All transfers
• International flights
• All items of a personal nature
• Accommodation in Arusha before & after safari Gratuities for safari guide and lodge staff (please tip separately)
• Travel insurance
• Drinks and beverages in lodges or camps
• Hot Air Balloon Safari at Serengeti (549 USD per person), excluding 
concession fees
• Visa fee (50 US$ /100 US$ for American or Irish Passport holders – to be 
paid upon arrival)
• Experience a stress-free safari with us, 5 days Tanzania lodge safari in 
“The wild Africa” Karibu Sana!