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5 Days Tarangire, Serengeti, Ngorongoro & Manyara

This exceptional 5 days safari with Akika Adventure Tours offers the perfect opportunity to experience Tanzania’s renowned wildlife and breathtaking landscapes in comfort and style. Carefully designed to maximize your safari experience, this journey provides excellent chances to encounter the iconic “Big Five” lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo, and rhino alongside a wide variety of other fascinating wildlife species. Throughout the safari, you will stay in carefully selected accommodations that ensure both comfort and an authentic connection to the natural surroundings. You will have the opportunity to observe wildlife up close and capture stunning photographs of Tanzania’s diverse landscapes, from vast savannahs to lush highlands. Your journey is expertly managed by Akika Adventure Tours, a professional tour operator based in Arusha, ensuring a seamless and high quality travel experience from start to finish. The safari package includes full board accommodation, a dedicated English speaking guide, and exclusive use of a private 4x4 safari vehicle. For your comfort and convenience, the vehicle is fully equipped with mineral water, charging sockets, and binoculars. This safari is ideal for travelers seeking a well organized, immersive, and memorable African adventure.

Included / Excluded

At Akika Adventure & Tours, we provide clear and transparent safari packages. The following details outline what is included in your 3-day Ngorongoro Crater and Lake Manyara safari, as well as any exclusions, to help you plan your trip with confidence.

  • All meals during the safari (Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner)
  • Professional, English-speaking tour guide
  • Private 4x4 safari vehicle with pop-up roof for game viewing
  • Park entry fees and government taxes
  • Bottled drinking water throughout the safari
  • Accommodation as per itinerary
  • International and domestic flights
  • Visa fees and travel insurance
  • Personal expenses (laundry, telephone, souvenirs, etc.)
  • Alcoholic and soft drinks (unless specified)
  • Tips and gratuities for guide and staff
  • Optional activities not mentioned in the itinerary

Top Highlights

Discover the very best of Tanzania’s wildlife and landscapes on this carefully curated safari experience with Akika Adventure & Tours. This journey is designed to provide exceptional game viewing, scenic exploration, and comfortable travel through some of the country’s most iconic destinations, including Ngorongoro Crater and Lake Manyara. Enjoy guided game drives in a private 4x4 safari vehicle, offering flexibility and optimal wildlife viewing opportunities. Witness diverse ecosystems, abundant wildlife, and remarkable natural beauty while traveling with experienced professional guides who enhance your safari with expert knowledge and insight.

  • Guided game drives in Ngorongoro Crater and Lake Manyara
  • Opportunity to see the Big Five and diverse wildlife species
  • Private 4x4 safari vehicle with pop up roof for optimal viewing
  • Scenic landscapes, including crater views and lake ecosystems

Gallery

Explore captivating moments from our safari experiences, showcasing Tanzania’s breathtaking landscapes, rich wildlife, and unforgettable encounters. The gallery highlights real safari scenes from Ngorongoro Crater and Lake Manyara, giving you a glimpse of the natural beauty and adventure that awaits with Akika Adventure & Tours.

Itinerary

This five days safari offers extensive wildlife viewing opportunities in Tanzania’s celebrated national parks. The tour starts at Lake Manyara National Park, famed for lions that climb trees and over 400 species of birds. Following this, the trip continues to two UNESCO World Heritage sites the Serengeti National Park, renowned for its endless grasslands, and the Ngorongoro Crater, celebrated for its remarkable wildlife diversity.

Day 1: MArusha to Tarangire National Park

You will be picked up early morning from the lodge to start a beautiful journey to Tarangire National Park while carrying lunch boxes. Once the game drive is complete, we will drive you back to the lodge to relax and stay overnight. Tarangire National Park is well-known for its large elephant herds. You will see a variety of landscapes, from seasonal swamps to savanna. All these while the Tarangire River winds its way through the parklands. You may see a lion stalking its prey and leopards relaxing in the trees above. Once the game drives are complete, we will drive you back to your lodge to relax, have dinner and stay overnight.



Day 2: Serengeti National Park

After breakfast, you will depart for Serengeti National Park on a game drive and enjoy lunch at a suitable place inside the park. You continue the game drive activity in the afternoon before reaching the lodge. You spend the following day inside the park on game drives. Serengeti National Park is well-known for its great migrating herds of zebra, antelope, and wildebeest. However, be ready to see resident predators such as leopards, cheetahs, and lions fulfilling their role in the circle of life.



Day 2: Serengeti National Park

After breakfast, you will depart for Serengeti National Park on a game drive and enjoy lunch at a suitable place inside the park. You continue the game drive activity in the afternoon before reaching the lodge. You spend the following day inside the park on game drives. Serengeti National Park is well-known for its great migrating herds of zebra, antelope, and wildebeest. However, be ready to see resident predators such as leopards, cheetahs, and lions fulfilling their role in the circle of life.



Day 4: Serengeti National Park to Ngorongoro Crater

After breakfast, you depart for Ngorongoro Conservation Area for a game drive inside Ngorongoro Crater while carrying lunch boxes. The Ngorongoro Conservation Area is the area that constitutes the largest uninterrupted caldera in the world and one of the natural wonders of Africa. About 30 000 large mammals are resident all year round (such as buffaloes, lions, elephants, cheetahs, and rhinos), and a wide variety of birds (such as flamingos, eagles, and buzzards). So be ready to see many animals here within a short time.



Day 5: Lake Manyara National Park to Arusha

After breakfast, you depart for Lake Manyara National Park. The journey includes a game drive and carried lunch boxes. Once you finish the game drive, you are transported to Arusha, where the safari concludes. Lake Manyara National Park is famous for its arboreal lions, which hide among tree branches. You will also see numerous troops of baboons living in the forest, accompanying you along the road from the moment you enter the park.





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Tarangire National Park is a scenic wildlife destination in northern Tanzania, known for its large elephant herds, iconic baobab trees, and the Tarangire River that attracts diverse animals throughout the year. The park features open savannahs and woodlands, offering excellent opportunities to spot lions, giraffes, zebras, and a wide variety of bird species.

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