5 Days Group Tour in Tanzania: Explore Lake Manyara, Serengeti Plains, and Ngorongoro Crater

Embark on a safari trip to Tanzania’s top destinations including Lake Manyara and the magnificent Serengeti plains. Catch a glimpse of the unique tree-climbing lions! The adventure includes a tour of the Ngorongoro Crater, also known as the “Garden of Eden”, in Serengeti National Park. Join us for an exhilarating exploration of Africa!

Duration: 5 days
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights

Arusha - Tarangire National Park

Tarangire National Park - After breakfast, the tour departs between 08:30 - 09:00.
After breakfast your private guide will pick you up and your private safari with private 4x4 safari vehicle starts. The first park visited is Tarangire where you will arrive at the lodge for lunch and will enjoy an afternoon game drive. The park is famous for its high density of elephants and baobab trees. Visitors to the park in the June to November dry season can expect to see large herds of thousands of zebra, wildebeest and cape buffalo. Other common resident animals include waterbuck, giraffe, dik dik, impala, eland, Grant’s gazelle, vervet monkey, banded mongoose, and olive baboon. Predators in Tarangire include African lion, leopard, cheetah, caracal, honey badger, and African wild dog.

Lake Manyara National Park/ Game Drive

Lake Manyara National Park - After a nice breakfast in the Lodge, our drivers will pick you up at 8:30 - 9:00 am with the picnic lunch heading directly to Manyara National Park for an extended game drive.

Lake Manyara National Park is known for the flamingos that inhabit the lake. During the wet season they inhabit the edges of the lake in flocks of thousands but they are not so present during the dry season. Leopards, East African lions, cheetahs, elephants, blue monkeys, dik-dik, gazelles, hippopotamus, Masai giraffe, impala, zebras and many more wild animals inhabit this park and many can be seen throughout the year. There is a hippo pond at one end of the park where visitors can get out of their cars and observe from a safe distance.

The leopards and lions are both known to lounge in the trees while not hunting for prey.

Serengeti National Park

Serengeti National Park - After breakfast, you depart for Serengeti National Park, via the beautiful high lying farmland of Karatu and the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Leaving the highlands behind, we descend into the heart of wild Africa – the Serengeti National Park – with its endless plains, rolling into the distance as far as the eye can see. Then head to the central park area, known as the Seronera area, one of the richest wildlife habitats in the park, featuring the Seronera River, which provides a valuable water source to this area and therefore attracts wildlife well representative of most of the Serengeti’s species. Arrive in time for lunch and enjoy an afternoon game drive in the Serengeti national park.

Serengeti National Park – Ngorongoro Area for BIG FIVE

Serengeti National Park - An early morning coffee, tea and biscuit for refreshment, then proceed with lunch boxes for early morning game drive between 08:00 - 14:30 hours. Then after, we will depart to Ngorongoro Conservation area while enjoying a game drive en route viewing along the way to where you will have dinner and overnight.

Ngorongoro Crater – Arusha/Airport for drop off

Ngorongoro Conservation Area - After an early breakfast of coffee, you will descend over 600 meters into the crater to view wildlife. Supported by a year round water supply and fodder, the Ngorongoro conservation Area supports a vast variety of animals, which include herds of wildebeest, zebra, buffalo, eland, warthog, hippo, and giant African elephants.

Another big draw card to this picturesque national park, it’s dense population of predators, which include lions, hyenas, jackals, cheetahs and the ever-elusive leopard, which sometimes requires a trained eye to spot. We will visit Lake Magadi, a large but shallow alkaline lake in the southwestern corner, which is one of the main features of the crater. A large number of flamingos, hippos and other water birds can usually be seen here.

Later on, will follow the transfer back to Arusha city for drop off in your hotel

What's Included
  • Lunch
  • Dinner
  • Breakfast
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Location
Jevas Hotel Encore
at the hotel lobby
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Andreall1716fs
Jul 29, 2024
Great company to have safari in Tanzania - Daniel, the welcoming guy, is fantastic. He gave us a warm welcome at the start, explained what to expect, and checked in for feedback at the end. The tour was incredible—we explored many places and saw a ton of animals, especially in Ngorongoro. The tour company really listens to feedback and seems committed to getting even better.
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Discover39000442281
Jul 28, 2024
Amazing tour with outstanding guide! - Suricata Safaris did a great job! Good organization, jummy food and an outstanding and experienced guide Damian! We can highly recommend this company for everybody. The price is fair for what you get. The team is 24/7 available for questions. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
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Hannahr562
Jul 28, 2024
Amazing experience with lifetime memories - Our 5 days in Tanzania were such a unique experience! For the first night after our arrival we stayed in a hotel in Arusha. There we also had a briefing about the safari with Chuke who explained everything to us. Since we had free time for the rest of the day, before the safari would start, Chuke took us on little tour through Arusha which was the perfect start to our vacation in Africa. The next day we met our tour guide Damien, who really made the next days unforgettable for us. Damien really knows his way around the area and we always felt in good hands while on the road with him. The camping grounds were quite well equipped with showers, dining areas and one even had a pool. You should only bring your own toilet paper and maybe an extra blanket in case you get easily cold at night since the sleeping bags they provided were not that thick. The food our chef, Samson, prepared for the days, was amazing! I didn’t expect the meals to come in such a big variety and always so nicely prepared since we were camping. It was truly delicious! Big thank you again to the whole team of Suricata and especially our guide Damien who made sure we would always get to the best spots to see as many animals as possible. We were really lucky and beyond happy to see the big five and I would definitely recommend Suricata Safaris to our friends!
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D8946ozlisam
Jul 27, 2024
Amazing experience with the best staff - We had an amazing time with our guide Damien. He showed us so many animals and the beautiful landscape of Tanzania. The chef Samson made us delicious meals - always including vegetarian food. You can also ask for other options. The campsites were so nice and well equiped. One night we slept in one camp and zebras came to our tents. It was awsome. One day before the safari Chuke showed us around Arusha and took us to a local restaurant which was so good! Overall it was an amazing experience with the best team we could ask for. Thank you so much! We highly recommend it.
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Jet49425000934
Jul 27, 2024
5-day Safari out of Arusha - I did a solo five day tour out of Arusha. My driver, Damien, was excellent! He was very knowledgable about where to find the animals and their behaviors. We saw five of the “big five” and then some! Highlights included seeing both cheetahs and lions engage in hunting behaviors. The landscapes at the various national parks were incredible. The lodges and food exceeded expectations.
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P866nomegang
Jul 27, 2024
Camping Safari Review - The company was amazing. Everything was well organized and communicated well. My guide (Damien) was very knowledgeable and did a great job assuring we had the best view for all the animals we saw! And the food provided was amazing!
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Charlesml6586ry
Jul 25, 2024
An unforgettable experience - We were welcomed and guided royally by Suricata Safaris. Everything was excellent at the level of organization, service, they were caring with us. The Guide did his utmost to show us the most animals of the big 5, he was very professional and rigorous. Thanks to suricata safaris and all the staff we met during our safari for their excellence. See you soon , hakuna matata
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175easyt
Jul 25, 2024
Safari suricata - An excellent experience with suricata safari. Everything was perfectly well organized from arrival to Check-out, no fault. Many thanks for the Eliassi Guide who was at the top. A very nice unforgettable experience
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Passenger59174121358
Jul 22, 2024
The Trip of Dreams!! Highly recommend - This was the most amazing trip we have ever been on. Suricata looked after us every step of the way from airport pick up at the start to drop off at the end. Our guide Rocky was out of this world. He was so knowledgeable and friendly. He made sure we saw so many animals and got as close as possible. James was the chef for our lunch each day and the food was fabulous. I was nervous about the food before we travelled as I am a picky eater but it was so delicious! Our accommodation every night was top tier. The Suricata Boma lodge was very luxurious. When we stayed in Angata tented lodge we had 2 hippos right outside our door before bed. Once in a lifetime experience. I highly recommend Suricata Safaris for couples, families or solo travellers. And if you can try to ask for Rocky! Rocky made sure everything was perfect for us.
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Michaelm14447
Jul 22, 2024
Absolutely perfect! Zero complaints. - This was an unbelievable experience! We came here on honeymoon and i'm so happy we did. Suricata looked after everything from the moment we landed at the airport until the moment we left. Our driver Rocky always made sure we had the best view throughout the safari. Amazing accomodation and atmosphere. Everyone was so friendly and accomodating. The rooms were super comfortable. Breakfast lunch and dinner provided everyday and it was absolutely delicious. It was honestly a perfect honeymoon destination and we got to make a million memories. Thank you so much to everyone at Suricata, and especially to our driver, Rocky!
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