4 Days Tarangire, Lake Manyara and Ngorongoro Safari
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Plains of Tanzania Safari

Starts in Arusha Ends in Arusha

This 4-day Tanzanian safari to Tarangire, Lake Manyara and Ngorongoro Crater National Parks is made for travellers with a passion for wildlife, scenery and birds. This tour allows you to visit three of the most spectacular national parks in the northern circuit.

Tarangire National Park is home to Tanzania’s largest population of elephants, which are drawn to the seasonal waters of the Tarangire River from which the park gets its name.
In addition to these large elephant herds, the park’s distinctive landscape is dotted with beautiful baobab trees and has one of the greatest concentrations of wildlife in Tanzania.

Lake Manyara National Park is one of only two places in Africa in which to see tree-climbing lions. The abundant game here includes elephants, hippos, flamingoes and Cape buffalo.

Ngorongoro Conservation Area is home to all the Big Five and is one of the best places in the country to see the endangered black rhinoceros. The Ngorongoro Crater is the world’s largest inactive caldera that needs to be seen to be believed.

1 night Arusha | 1 night Tarangire | 1 night Ngorongoro

Tour Highlights

4 x 4 Safari Jeep

Go through the rocky and craggy terrain in a safari Jeep or Land Cruiser.

Boating

Take a boat trip to indulge your lust for nature.

Dr Leakey

Visit the site of Dr Leakey’s work to step back in time into the depths of where humanity came from.

Elephant

You have an opportunity to watch Elephant here.

Where you'll go

mount meru hotel

Arusha

1 night
Black Rhino

Tarangire

1 night

Ngorongoro

1 night

Itinerary

Arrival Airport – Transfer to Hotel

(50 km – 45 minutes)

On arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport, you will be met by our representative and transferred to your hotel in Arusha. Located below Mount Meru on the eastern edge of the eastern branch of the Great Rift Valley, Arusha has a temperate climate.

  • Overnight in Arusha
  • Accommodation at your Hotel
  • Lunch and dinner included
  • Drinking water, other drinks are extra

 

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You'll stay in Arusha

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Arusha – Tarangire National Park

(160 km, 3 - 4 hours)

After breakfast, you will be picked up at 07:30 am from the hotel and driven on a tarmac road for 120km to Tarangire National Park (2,850 sq km or 1,005 sq miles). The visit will start with a game drive, followed by a picnic lunch. In the afternoon, there will be more game viewing in the park, which is home to lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo, python, zebra, oryx, impala and more. It’s the greatest concentration of wildlife outside the Serengeti ecosystem – a smorgasbord for predators – and the one place in Tanzania where dry-country antelope such as the stately fringe-eared Oryx and peculiar long-necked gerenuk are regularly observed. The swamps, tinged green all year round, are the focus for 550 bird varieties, the highest number of breeding species in one habitat anywhere in the world. On drier ground, you will find the Kori bustard, the heaviest flying bird; the stocking-thigh ostrich, the world’s largest bird; and small parties of ground hornbills blustering like turkeys. More ardent bird-lovers might keep an eye open for screeching flocks of the dazzling yellow-collared lovebird, the somewhat drabber rufous-tailed weaver, and the ashy starling – all endemic to the dry savannah.

  • Overnight in Tarangire National Park
  • Accommodation at your camp or lodge
  • Breakfast, lunch and dinner included
  • Drinking water, other drinks are extra
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Tarangire National Park – Ngorongoro Conservation Area

(150 km, 3 to 4 hour)

After an early breakfast, depart for a short drive to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. There will be a half-day game drive in the crater itself. This is undoubtedly the best place in Tanzania to see black rhino, as well as the magnificent, rare black-maned lion. Other game that you may see includes leopard, cheetah, hyena, other members of the antelope family, and small mammals. There are lots of colourful flamingoes and a variety of water birds.

  • Overnight in Ngorongoro Conservation Area
  • Accommodation at your camp or lodge
  • Breakfast, lunch and dinner included
  • Drinking water, other drinks are extra
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Ngorongoro Conservation Area – Lake Manyara - Arusha

After breakfast and check-out from the hotel, you head to Lake Manyara. This is one of Tanzania’s smallest national parks, covering an area of 330 km2, 200 km2 of which is lake.

Lake Manyara is a paradise for large herds of elephants and buffaloes, troops of baboons, and the more than 400 bird species registered there. You might also be lucky enough to spot the famous tree-climbing lions here.

After this final Tanzanian experience, you will be driven back to your hotel in Arusha or the airport for your flight to your next destination.

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Prices and Seasons

Mid range options

Comfortable lodges · private rooms
Date1 people2-3 people4-5 people6+ people
Jan 3 - Mar 31, 2026

USD 1,910 per person

USD 1,345 per person

USD 1,145 per person

USD 1,075 per person

Apr 1 - May 31, 2026

USD 1,730 per person

USD 1,205 per person

USD 1,005 per person

USD 935 per person

Jun 1 - Oct 31, 2026

USD 2,110 per person

USD 1,455 per person

USD 1,215 per person

USD 1,135 per person

Nov 1 - Dec 21, 2026

USD 1,910 per person

USD 1,345 per person

USD 1,145 per person

USD 1,075 per person

Dec 20, 2026 - Jan 2, 2027

USD 2,110 per person

USD 1,455 per person

USD 1,215 per person

USD 1,135 per person

Luxury options

Premium lodges · all-inclusive
Date1 people2-3 people4-5 people6+ people
Jan 3 - Mar 31, 2026

USD 2,085 per person

USD 1,515 per person

USD 1,315 per person

USD 1,245 per person

Apr 1 - May 31, 2026

USD 1,845 per person

USD 1,245 per person

USD 1,045 per person

USD 975 per person

Jun 1 - Oct 31, 2026

USD 2,185 per person

USD 1,515 per person

USD 1,315 per person

USD 1,245 per person

Nov 1 - Dec 21, 2026

USD 2,585 per person

USD 1,830 per person

USD 1,590 per person

USD 1,510 per person

Dec 20, 2026 - Jan 2, 2027

USD 2,585 per person

USD 1,830 per person

USD 1,590 per person

USD 1,510 per person

All trip prices are per person based on double occupancy or single occupancy unless otherwise noted. Optional activities are at an additional cost. All prices and fares are quoted in U.S. dollars. Children below 3 years are free of Charge, children between 3 and 12 years will pay 75% of the adult rate.

WHAT'S INCLUDED

  • All transfers from and to Arusha or Airport
  • All accommodations during the tour
  • All meals and unlimited drinking water during the tour
  • Flying Doctors medical, emergency, and rescue cover
  • All game drives and activities as noted in the itinerary
  • Transport in a private 4 x 4 Safari Land Cruiser
  • Well experienced, English speaking tour guides/ driver
  • All applicable government taxes, levies and entry fees
  • Eco-friendly, stainless steel, safari water bottle
  • Personalized private service

Not included: International flights and taxes, Passports and visa applications and processing, Travel insurance, Tips and gratuities for drivers/guides, Personal laundry, Alcoholic drinks, Entrance fee for activities noted as optional.

Positive Impact Travel

By joining this trip you are directly supporting positive impact projects in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

We’ve offset the carbon emitted by this trip by purchasing credits that support important projects that address the UN’s seventeen SDGs, like reducing poverty, affordable and clean energy, reducing hunger, clean water and climate action.

Proceeds from this adventure purchase carbon credits through the local and most awarded carbon project developer, which are invested into projects accelerating the transition to renewable energy sources in our developing countries.

Supported projects are based on internationally recognized standards and are third-party audited. They entail a series of positive impacts on the ground, which benefit local communities and ecosystems, that are aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Total: $720 From $720 /person
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