5-Days Tanzania Wildlife safari

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About this tour

Visit the finest wildlife parks in northern Tanzania, like the wonderful Ngorongoro Crater, which is home to almost 30,000 animals, including the Big Five. Or Tarangire National Park: the kingdom of elephants, birds, and baobabs. And of course, the famous Serengeti, which offers an abundance of wildlife unmatched anywhere else in Africa.

At Glance

Customization

This tour can be customized

Duration

5 Days

Minimum Age

4 years

Countries

Tanzania

Comfort Level

Mid-Range

Maximum Group Size

Any group size

Physical Level

Easy

What to expect

  • Big five animals 
  • Big Cats of Africa
  • Bird watching 
  • Big herds of Africa

Best time

  • All year round

Best for

  • All Traveller Types

Trip Itinerary

Day 1:

Lake Manyara National Park

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 Eileen’s trees inn for dinner and overnight.

Main Activities

  • Bird Watching, Game Drive

Transport

  • 4x4 Closed pop-up roof vehicle

Meals

  • Full Board

Drinks

  • A bottle of soda, Coffee, Drinking water, Juice, Tea

Accommodation

Day 2: Ngorongoro Crater

Today you set off towards the Ngorongoro Crater for a game drive with picnic lunch. It shelters close to 30.000 animals including the Big Five. The crater teems with zebras, buffaloes, lions, wildebeest, warthogs, baboons, elephants, flamingos, ostriches, hippos, cheetahs, and a small population of the rare black rhino. The beautiful colors and dancing clouds make the crater almost surreal. Because of its natural beauty, the Ngorongoro Crater is chosen as one of Africa’s Seven Natural Wonders. In the late afternoon, you drive to Serengeti Osinon camp for dinner and overnight.

Main Activities

  • Bird Watching, Game Drive

Transport

  • 4x4 Closed pop-up roof vehicle

Meals

  • Full Board

Drinks

  • A bottle of soda, Coffee, Drinking water, Juice, Tea

Accommodation

Day 3: Serengeti

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

  • Game Drive

Transport

  • 4x4 Closed pop-up roof vehicle

Meals

  • Full Board

Drinks

  • A bottle of soda, Coffee, Drinking water, Juice, Tea

Accommodation

Day 4: Serengeti

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 Eileen’s trees inn.

Transport

  • 4x4 Closed pop-up roof vehicle

Meals

  • Full Board

Drinks

  • A bottle of soda, Coffee, Drinking water, Juice, Tea

Accommodation

Day 5: Tarangire

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

  • 4x4 Closed pop-up roof vehicle

Meals

  • Half Board

Drinks

  • A bottle of soda, Coffee, Drinking water, Juice, Tea

Pricing

2026 Rates & Prices

Valid from January to December

PAX

Price per person sharing

2 People

US $2,850

4 People

US $2,760

6 People

US $2,600

Please note:

  • Prices are per person sharing (Ask a tour organizer for more price information)
  • Accommodations listed on this tours are subjected to availability, it may change depending on the time of booking
  • The price for this tour may also depends on government imposed charges. Please be in touch with the organizer of this tour at the moment of enquiring this tour.

Inclusions

Price Includes

  • A professional guide
  • All Accommodations
  • All activities
  • All meals
  • All taxes
  • All transport
  • Drinking water
  • Park Fees
  • Roundtrip airport transfer

Price Excludes

  • Additional Accommodation after Safari
  • International Flight
  • Personal Item expense
  • Pre-arrival accommodation
  • 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

  • A vegetarian option is available; please let us know at the time of booking if you require it.
  • Children must be accompanied by their parents
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Wheelchair accessible: This tour is accessible to wheelchair users.

Customer Reviews

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