5 Days Tanzania Safaris
5 Days Tanzania Safaris
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Overview
A 5-Day Tanzania Safari gives you the time and flexibility to experience Tanzania’s most celebrated wildlife destinations without feeling rushed. This itinerary is designed for travelers who want meaningful game viewing, diverse landscapes, and professional guiding across the Northern Safari Circuit.
The safari typically includes Tarangire National Park, Serengeti National Park, and the Ngorongoro Crater. Tarangire is renowned for its large elephant herds and ancient baobab trees, while the Serengeti boasts vast open plains with year-round wildlife and the opportunity to witness the Great Migration during its seasonal migrations. The Ngorongoro Crater offers one of the best opportunities in Africa to spot the Big Five within a single game drive.
Daily game drives are conducted in a private 4×4 safari vehicle with an experienced local guide, allowing flexible schedules, deeper wildlife interpretation, and excellent photography opportunities. Sightings commonly include lions, elephants, giraffes, zebras, buffalo, and, with luck, the endangered black rhino.
Accommodation is arranged in carefully selected lodges or tented camps, chosen for comfort, service quality, and proximity to wildlife areas. All stays include meals and attentive hospitality, ensuring a relaxed safari experience.
With Nihapa Tours, this 5-Day Tanzania Safari can be customized to suit mid-range or luxury preferences, making it an ideal choice for first-time visitors and returning safari travelers alike.
Tour Highlights
- Departure and Return Place: We can start/end this tour from any hotel in Moshi/Arusha or from Kilimanjaro International Airport(Google Maps)
- Departure Time: Please be ready by 6:45 AM for a prompt departure at 7:15 AM.
- Return Time: Approximately 4:30 PM.
- Dress Code: Casual. Comfortable athletic clothing, a hat, and spare clothing.
- Customizations: Can be amended/customized upon request, to suit your requirements
- Extensions: Trip Extensions are available on request
- Season: The Dry season (from late June to October) offers the best wildlife viewing in general, with the wildebeest migration as its absolute highlight. The timing of the migration varies every year (the best chance of seeing it is during June and July), while the wildebeest calving is from late January to February.
- Your own private guide and driver for in-depth wildlife touring based on your interests
- Firsthand, sophisticated destination knowledge and recommendations from our locally born travel specialists
- Around-the-clock support from your travel designer and concierge before, during, and after your trip
5 Days Tanzania Safari Itinerary
Day 1: Tarangire National Park Safari Adventure
Depart from Arusha and journey to Tarangire National Park, famous for its massive elephant herds and iconic baobab trees. Enjoy an afternoon game drive, spotting lions, giraffes, zebras, and a variety of birds. Overnight stay at a luxury lodge or tented camp near the park.
Day 2: Scenic Transfer to Serengeti National Park
Travel through the picturesque Ngorongoro Highlands, passing rolling hills and Maasai villages before arriving at the Serengeti National Park. Embark on an afternoon game drive, exploring the vast plains and observing predators and wildlife herds. Overnight in a luxury lodge or tented camp.
Day 3: Full-Day Game Drives in the Serengeti
Spend the day on extensive game drives across the Serengeti, witnessing lions, cheetahs, elephants, and herds of wildebeest and zebras. Depending on the season, experience the breathtaking Great Migration. Return to your lodge or camp for an evening of relaxation and scenic views.
Day 4: Ngorongoro Highlands and Crater Rim Views
After a morning game drive in the Serengeti, transfer to the Ngorongoro Highlands. Enjoy stunning crater rim vistas and overnight at a lodge near the rim, preparing for early morning exploration of the Ngorongoro Crater.
Day 5: Ngorongoro Crater Game Drive and Return to Arusha
Descend into the Ngorongoro Crater for a morning game drive, where you can see the Big Five- lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo, and black rhino, alongside zebras, giraffes, and hippos. Afterward, travel back to Arusha, concluding your 5-day Tanzania safari.
Accommodation for Your 5-Day Tanzania Safari
During this safari, you will stay in carefully selected lodges or tented camps within or near Tarangire National Park, Serengeti National Park, and the Ngorongoro Crater, offering comfort, safety, and convenient access to daily game drives. Guests can enjoy luxury tents or lodges with modern amenities, cozy rooms, and panoramic views of the savannah and surrounding landscapes.
Accommodations are chosen to provide a perfect balance of comfort and an authentic Tanzanian safari experience. All stays typically include full board (meals), secure environments, and attentive service, with optional upgrades to private tented suites or high-end lodges for a more exclusive and personalized experience.
With Nihapa Tours, every lodging is carefully selected to enhance your safari, allowing you to relax and fully immerse yourself in Tanzania’s wildlife while enjoying the beauty and serenity of its most iconic parks.
Best Month to Visit Tanzania for Safari
The best time to enjoy the 5-Day Tanzania Safari is during the dry season from June to October, when wildlife gathers around water sources, making game viewing easier and more rewarding. This period also offers the best chance to witness the Great Wildebeest Migration in the Serengeti, one of the most spectacular wildlife events on the planet.
For travelers interested in the wildebeest calving season, the optimal months are late January to March, when newborn calves and predator-prey interactions can be observed, providing a unique and thrilling safari experience.
While Tanzania’s wildlife can be seen year-round, visiting during the dry months ensures better road conditions, concentrated animal sightings, and clear skies, perfect for photography. Optional cultural visits to Maasai communities or local villages are available throughout the year, adding a rich cultural dimension to your safari adventure.
With Nihapa Tours, you can plan your safari around these optimal months to ensure the most immersive and unforgettable experience across Tarangire, Serengeti, and Ngorongoro Crater.
Why Choose Nihapa Tours for Your Tanzania Safaris?
Nihapa Tours designs personalized Tanzania Safaris to suit your preferences, blending adventure, comfort, and expert guidance. Our Tanzania Safaris stand out with:
- Extended Exploration: More time to visit key parks like Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater.
- Expert Guides: Local experts enhance your Tanzania Safari with rich insights.
- Flexible Options: Choose budget camping, mid-range lodges, or luxury tented camps.
- Private Tours: Enjoy exclusive 4×4 vehicles for an intimate safari experience.
- Conservation Focus: We support sustainable tourism during your Tanzania Safari.
How to Book Your 5-Day Tanzania Safari
You can book this5-Day Tanzania Safari directly with Nihapa Tours for a seamless and personalized experience.
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Get in Touch: Contact us via email at [email protected] or WhatsApp +255 786 261 927 to share your preferred travel dates and any special requests.
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Customize Your Safari: Work with our travel specialists to tailor your itinerary, accommodations, and optional experiences like Maasai village visits or private game drives.
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Confirm Your Booking: Secure your safari with a deposit. Full payment details and policies will be provided.
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Pre-Trip Support: Receive guidance from your dedicated travel designer, including travel tips, packing advice, and arrangements before departure.
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Start Your Adventure: Arrive at Nairobi (NBO) or Kilimanjaro (JRO) and enjoy your expertly guided safari through the Serengeti, Tarangire, and Ngorongoro Crater.
Tip: Book early, especially during peak wildlife season (July–October), to ensure your preferred lodges, camps, and game drives are available.
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Costs Includeds/Excludes
- All Mentioned Safari Activities
- Air Ambulance Service by AMREF Flying Doctors
- Airport Pick-up and Drop-off Transfers
- Hotel Accommodations According to the Itinerary
- Transportation in 4×4 Land Cruiser with a pop-up roof for easy game viewing and photography
- All Park Fees
- Experienced English-speaking safari guide
- All Meals according to the Itinerary
- Bottled water and soft drinks throughout the tour
- Binocular (1 per Vehicle)
- Medical kit
- All Taxes on Tour Fees & Services
- Crew salaries
- Air tickets
- Visa fees
- Lunch and dinner in hotel (only before and after safari)
- Travel insurance
- Tips to your safari guide ($25-45 per day per car)
- Other optional activities
- Personal expenses
Day 1 Arrival in Arusha
You will be picked up from the airport by one of our representatives and conveyed to your accommodation in Arusha where you will overnight, relax, and prepare in anticipation of the adventures to come.
Day 2 Tarangire National Park
After breakfast, our safari guide collects us from our lodge for the drive to Tarangire National Park (approximately 2 hours). Tarangire, best known for its elephant families, savannah, iconic baobab trees, and seasonal swamps, is so named for the life-giving Tarangire River.
Animals gather at the river and giraffes, bushbuck, and hartebeest, are often seen. The Park is also home to buffalo, zebra, and wildebeest, all of whom are closely attended by a range of predators, Simba the King, and his cousin, the leopard. From the open roof of our state-of-the-art Safari Truck, we will be able to absorb the landscape and watch the wildlife.
We enjoy a picnic lunch in the park, which includes a deliciously varied repast, coffee, and soft drinks. After a full day soaking up the sights of the park, we drive to accommodation where we take the opportunity to relax, enjoy dinner in aesthetic surroundings, and retire to our well-appointed quarters when the spirit moves us.
Day 3 Ngorongoro Crater to Central Serengeti
After an early breakfast, we boot up and head out towards the Ngorongoro Crater, the world’s largest volcanic caldera. Almost 20km wide, approximately 600 m deep, and known for its large variety of wildlife, the caldera, formed at the explosion of a volcano some three million years ago, was once taller than Kilimanjaro.
A self-contained paradise, the caldera hosts an abundance of the finest animal life on the planet. In addition to the Big Five, the various springs attract animals such as wildebeest, gazelle, reedbuck, and more than 500 bird species. At approximately 1400hrs we head towards the Serengeti, arriving at our lodgings in a high-grade tented camp at roughly 6:00 p.m.
The Serengeti National Park, the Serengeti, ‘Endless Plain’ in Maa, the tongue of the Maasai is the largest park in Tanzania and home to diverse landscapes and habitats such as grassy plains, swamps, lakes, savannah and mountains and all of the creatures there inhabiting.
Day 4 Serengeti to Karatu
We will once more enjoy an early breakfast and set off on our game drive at about 6:30 am, spending 6-7 hours exploring this incredible park.
The Serengeti is the habitat for an abundance of wildlife, such as impala, buffalo, crocodile, and hippo, but is more well-known for its great migrating herds of zebras (two hundred and fifty thousand), wildebeest (one and a half million!), and antelope (half a million).
The animals’ trek is determined by the rainfall and varies from year to year. Apart from the migrating herds, we may see predators, such as leopards, cheetahs, and lions, plying their rough trade. At roughly 1400hrs we head back to Karatu for overnight.
Day 5 Lake Manyara National Park to Arusha
After breakfast, we make the short drive to Lake Manyara National Park. Manyara, a relatively small but diverse park 120km west of Arusha, is so named for the shallow salt lake that occupies a good seventy percent of the park's land.
Flooding and drying seasonally, this soda lake is home to thousands of flamingos and over 500 other bird species. On our exploration of the park, we will see monkeys, giraffes, zebras, wildebeests, buffaloes, elephants, and with some luck, lions lounging in the trees.
The park is known for its diverse landscapes; not only open grassy plains, but also primate-filled woodlands and baobab-dotted cliffs.
We return to Arusha after lunch, our adventure having here come to its inevitable close, arriving at roughly 5:00 p.m.
Tour Pricing
| Number of People | Cost Per Person in US($) Budget Camping | Cost Per Person in US($) Standard |
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| 1 Person | $2,074 | $4,486 |
| 2 People | $1,330 | $2,976 |
| 3 People | $1,105 | $2,598 |
| 4 People | $985 | $2,321 |
| 5 + People | $900 | $2,210 |
Tour Accommodations
| Tour Day | Budget Camping Package | Standard Package |
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| Day 1 | Outpost Lodge / Tulia Boutique Hotel / Green Mountain Hotel | Ilboru Safari Lodge / Arusha Planet Lodge/ Airport Planet Lodge |
| Day 2 | Lilac Campsite/ Panorama Campsite | Eileen’s Tree Inn / Endoro Lodge / Karatu Simba Lodge |
| Day 3 | Nyani Campsite | Serengeti Heritage Tented Camp / Embalakai Camp / Sound of Silence |
| Day 4 | Lilac Campsite/ Panorama Campsite | Eileen’s Tree Inn / Endoro Lodge / Karatu Simba Lodge |
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