5 Day Serengeti & Ngorongoro Crater Safari: Encounter Elephants in Tanzania's Top Parks

Embark on a 5-day safari in Tanzania’s top national parks, including Lake Manyara, Serengeti, Olduvai Gorge, and Ngorongoro Crater. Witness the Great Migration and capture stunning wildlife photos.

Duration: 5 days
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights

Tarangire National Park - The drive from Moshi to Tarangire National Park takes about three hours. This park is spectacular in the dry season when many of the migratory wildlife species come back to the permanent waters of the Tarangire River. Huge herds of wildebeest, zebras, elephants, elands, and Oryx gather to stay in Tarangire until the onset…

What's Included
  • 24-Hour support during the safari
  • All park and entrance fees included
  • Daily game drives in a custom 4x4 Safari Land Cruiser
  • Professional English-speaking driver/guide
  • Bottled water on board
  • Full board accommodation
  • Ngorongoro Crater car supplement fee covered
  • Transportation with 4x4 vehicles featuring viewing roofs
  • Current Government taxes and levies paid
What's Not Included
  • Internal or International flights
  • Transfers to and from the airport
  • Balloon excursion (US$600 pp)
  • Entry visa to Tanzania.
  • Travel and health insurance
  • Gratuities to your guide, hotel staff, and porters
  • Meals, drinks, and excursions not described in the itinerary
  • Any other items of a personal nature, laundry, telephone and postage
Additional Information

Lake Manyara National Park, Serengeti National Park, Olduvai Gorge and Ngorongoro Crater are the most popular National Parks in Northern Tanzania. In this 5 days safari, you will get to know them all, With the Best of Tanzania Safari travel in custom designed 4x4 safari vehicles with open roofs for game viewing. This is a small group seat-in-vehicle…

Cancellation Policy

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

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I8810hvlarss
Nov 14, 2024
First time with ZaraTours but most certainly not the last one - I have done my first trip with Zara Tours. It was a 6-day safari in Serengeti, Ngorongoro crater, Tangerine Park and Lake Manyara. I must say I got a lifetime experience that I will never forget. Our guide Issa was one of the best guides I have ever met. He made it to his mission that we should be able to see all the animals we wished to see, not just “the big five”. All the arrangements were very well organized, and I must say that every day went above my expectations. I hope to travel with Zara Tours again. I can highly recommend them, and if you get Issa as guide, you have hit the jack pot.
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Lmj5268oj
Oct 25, 2024
Magical Experience. - Thank you to Regan my solo driver and guide. We had a fantastic time. He even let me drive the jeep after I convinced him what an amazing driver I was. We were very lucky to see all the big 5, rhino, lions, elephants, leopards and buffalo. If you ever find yourself in this area of Africa, I highly recommend a 4 to 5 day Zara tour. Staying in wild camps.. where buffalo tried to knock over my very strong clamping shower. Regan was amazing 👏 🤩 We visited schools, tanzinite tours, had lunch in stunning locations. A truly unforgettable time. Thank you Regan. Slán go foil (bye for now)
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Cathyrq212tf
Jul 16, 2024
Travel your way with Zara! - What an amazing trip!! Zara Tours is fabulous! We have actually used them many times over the last 20 years as we visit often for relief trips! You are not a number to them! There entire staff works to make your trip memorable from the time you arrive til the time you leave!
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Shel17
Jul 12, 2024
Just amazing, thank you Zara Tours and Isaac! - Absolutely amazing safari trip! Everything went smoothly ! We arrived in Kilimanjaro later than expected due to a connecting flight delay, however Zara Tours were there waiting for us, for a swift transfer to River Trees Inn. The next day Godlove was there to meet us and take us on to Arusha airport for our flight to the Serengeti, where we were met by Isaac, who was to be our driver for the next 5 days! Isaac was amazing ! He was so friendly and knowledgable about The Serengeti, within the first hour on our way to camp, we saw so many animals and even a leopard which is very hard to find! Isaac made us feel comfortable and had great conversation, his English was fab! Isaac could spot animals from very far away and kept up to date by using his radio CB in the jeep, so he got us where we needed to be to see all the amazing animals. Day 2 we drove North to view the migration which was a very long day driving there and back but well worth it. Day 3 we drove south in search for the Rhino but unsuccessful! We had a lovely lunch sitting by a lake and Isaac again was amazing, driving for long hours on bumpy tracks searching for animals! We saw elephants, including a mum, dad and baby which was just stunning , hyenas, monkeys, lions, giraffes and lots of different birds. Day 4 we left The Serengeti and headed for the crater which took about 5 hours. Isaac was very informative about the local tribes en route and when we got to the crater we managed to see about 6 rhinos! We had seen the big five!! Day 5 Isaac drove us to the village of Mto Wa Mbu where we had a tour and lunch which was so interesting! Their food was amazing and how they made their banana beer was clever! We learnt a lot about their culture! Isaac even stopped off for us to buy a red banana to sample! We came to the end of our five days with Isaac who dropped us to Arusha for our flight to Zanzibar! Isaac you were an absolute delight to spend 5 days with! We wish you all the best and truly thank you for making our experience truly wonderful, we cannot thank you enough.
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Jcab2023
May 31, 2024
Awesome trip with Zara - AWESOME EXPERIENCE. SARAH TOURS WAS PHENOMENAL! OUR GUIDES WERE HIGHLY KNOWLEDGEABLE SUPER FRIENDLY AND THE FOOD WAS EXCELLENT!
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Jeanettebq8731iu
Feb 29, 2024
Seeing animals in their right surroundings! - Just returned after 12 days of vacation, in paradise. Would never have been without this amazing holiday. Our guide and skilled driver, VINCENT who had a huge knowledge of all the animals and did everything to make sure we got to see so much. Thank you from the heart. Jeanette
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0pascaler
Jan 16, 2024
Amazing safari very good service great driver and very good French speaking guide - The magnificent landscape we saw the big fives and the chance to see the cheetah and its cubs it was incredible everything was perfect from the meal for the day until the transfer for departure from Arusha to Zanzibar
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Dadamsd2017
Oct 26, 2023
Absolutely the best a safari can be. - Zara Safaris was incredible Peter our eagle-eyed guide was knowledgable, humerous and professional. He went above and beyond to make sure we saw all the animals Serengeti had to offer, but also made the effort to ensure we got the best angles for our photo's too. We had so much fun laughing and learning and experienced nature at its finest. The staff in all three hotels were kind and helpful, and the food was great. We had comfortable beds and good showers. We can't thank Mama Zara, Benito our activity coordinator and Peter our guide enough for a trip of a lifetime. Highly recommend to go with Zara if you want to get the best possible experience for your safari.
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Yordan_boris
Oct 14, 2023
Great Unforgettable Adventure - We had an amazing experience and I highly recommend Zara Tours for the outstanding time. We were lucky to have guide Munsa with us, he is highly experienced and has a great sense of humor. He knew the expansive Serengeti very well, thus the game drives with him were very productive. We found many interesting sights and enjoyed great picnics. I have to commend their choice of accommodations, we stayed in Ngorongoro Wild Camp, Serengeti Wild Camp, Serengeti Wildebeest Camp. They were all quite luxurious and had top quality service. I highly recommend Zara Tours, they try very hard to make their guests happy.
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Johnfa1918ss
Sep 23, 2024
The long and winding road - Many aspects were fantastic inc.staff and locations As an honest review I would suggest that “a one size fits all” is difficult to provide for all ages and tastes. For one hotel was sub standard , others excellent, driving long distances tough and dusty but undeniable worth it. A/C should be a consideration All told Zara were very good at accommodating any changes
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