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5-Day Lodge Group Safari: Tarangire, Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater

📅5 Days / 4 Nights
🦁Group Joining Safari
👥Joining group
💰$1,800
🌍 Safari Overview
5 Days / 4 Nights
Duration
Joining group
Group Size
Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Meals
June to October is the main dry-season window; January to February is another practical period for northern Tanzania.
Best Season
Group Joining Safari
Tour Style
Mid-Range Lodges & Tented Camps
Accommodation

This 5-day Tanzania safari follows a defined route through Tarangire, Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater. The sequence of parks and areas gives the itinerary its character, while the day-by-day plan sets the pace for drives, stops and overnight stays.

The daily plan moves through Arusha to Tarangire National Park, Mto wa mbu to Serengeti National Park, Serengeti National Park full day and the remaining scheduled stops.

This is arranged as a joining-group departure. A local guide and safari vehicle manage the route, park entry procedures and daily driving schedule for the group.

Overnight stays use the lodge or camp level shown in the package details, with the exact properties confirmed in the accommodation section. Group size, meal arrangements and included services should be reviewed together because they affect the practical cost of the route. Listed inclusions include All Park entrances & taxes, All Meals (breakfast, lunch & dinner),, soft drinks & water (bottled water 3litres or more a day).

✨ Safari Highlights

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Serengeti game drives
Drive across the Serengeti plains with time set aside for wildlife viewing.
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Ngorongoro Crater
Descend into the crater for a concentrated wildlife drive and crater-floor views.
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Tarangire landscapes
Explore Tarangire’s river corridor, baobabs and elephant country.
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Route planning
The daily sequence identifies the next park, activity and overnight location.

📋 Day-by-Day Itinerary

1
Arusha to Tarangire National Park
Arusha to Tarangire National Park
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  • Today’s programme takes you through Arusha to Tarangire National Park, with the day paced around the confirmed route and activities.
  • We will pick you up from your hotel and after being familiar with the guide & chef we will drive to Tarangire National Park (2hr drive) famous for its diverse landscape.
  • The park is particularly known for the abundance of Ancient Baobab trees & having the largest concentration of elephants in the whole country and provides unique chances to observe the interaction between elephant families.
  • We will do a game drive through the park depending on where there are reported sightings of animals (mostly predators, lions, cheetahs & leopards as they are harder to spot) as herbivores (giraffes, wildebeest, zebras, etc. are plenty to see through the park.
  • Later on, will go to the Tarangire River picnic site and enjoy the beautiful view of the river & animals while having lunch, small monkeys & baboons will try to scare you of your lunch but there is nothing to worry about After lunch will proceed with the game drive and exit the park around 4:30 pm After the tour will head to our accommodation in Mto Wa Mbu at your Lodge Note: we will book a lodge with the same standard according to the availability.
  • As you enter Tarangire, the scenery opens into acacia woodland, seasonal wetlands and plains punctuated by immense baobab trees.
  • The Tarangire River is an important water source and becomes a magnet for wildlife during the drier months.
  • You may see elephant families feeding beneath the baobabs, crossing the road or gathering near the river and swamps.
  • Giraffes, zebras, wildebeest, impalas and warthogs are also regularly encountered across the park’s varied habitats.
  • Your guide will search carefully for lions and other predators while also pointing out colourful birds and smaller animals.
  • A picnic lunch is normally served at a designated site before the game drive continues into the afternoon.
  • Expect warm, dusty conditions in the dry season and excellent photographic opportunities when wildlife gathers near water.
🏕️Suricata Boma Lodge
🍽️Not specified in source export
2
Mto wa mbu to Serengeti National Park
Mto wa mbu to Serengeti National Park
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  • Today’s programme takes you through Mto wa mbu to Serengeti National Park, with the day paced around the confirmed route and activities.
  • After breakfast, you will drive from Mto Wa Mbu to Serengeti which takes 6 hours (including all stops) as it transits through the Ngorongoro conservation area Stop At: Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Arusha Region Will briefly stop at the gate and viewpoint to look at the breath-taking view of the crater Duration: 20 minutes Stop At: Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Arusha Region Visit Maasai village, It is optional to visit and explore the culture of the great Maasai tribe known for chasing lions their kill and hunting lions to be considered a warrior, and drinking raw animal blood though these traditions are a thing of the past except drinking blood you can surely learn something Duration: 20-45 minutes This is an optional visit Serengeti National Park the Serengeti is extensive it covers 14,750 square kilometres (5,700 sq mi), famous for wildebeest & zebra migration (over a 1.5million wildebeest & 250000 zebras) these animals are on a strategic partnership for their survival our focus will be the Seronera (centre of Serengeti) Arrive in the late afternoon & after taking our lunch we go do a game drive in Seronera (the centre of Serengeti) to late evening and experience the sunset in Serengeti while having a close view of wild animals lucky enough to see a predator hunting or on a kill, later heading to Lodge for dinner & overnight stay Note: we will book a lodge with the same standard according to the availability.
  • Today is devoted to the immense landscapes and wildlife of the Serengeti ecosystem.
  • Your guide will choose the most productive game-drive areas according to recent sightings, seasonal grazing and road conditions.
  • The open plains provide opportunities to watch zebras, wildebeest, gazelles, giraffes and elephants moving through the savannah.
  • Rocky kopjes, river corridors and acacia woodland are especially useful places to search for lions, leopards and cheetahs.
  • If the migrating herds are in the region, their location and behaviour will depend on rainfall and fresh grazing rather than a fixed calendar.
  • There will be time to pause for photographs and to observe natural behaviour without rushing from one sighting to another.
  • Expect a full safari day, changing wildlife encounters and long views across one of Africa’s most celebrated wilderness areas.
🏕️Land of Nature Camp
🍽️Not specified in source export
3
Serengeti National Park full day
Serengeti National Park full day
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  • Today’s programme takes you through Serengeti National Park full day, with the day paced around the confirmed route and activities.
  • On this day will go too far parts of the Serengeti north/ south/east/west depending on wildlife movements, so after an early breakfast will go on an early game drive, we will later have lunch and continue the game drive to the evening then return to the lodge for dinner & overnight stay note; animals can be spotted on Lodge Note: we will book a lodge with the same standard according to the availability.
  • Today is devoted to the immense landscapes and wildlife of the Serengeti ecosystem.
  • Your guide will choose the most productive game-drive areas according to recent sightings, seasonal grazing and road conditions.
  • The open plains provide opportunities to watch zebras, wildebeest, gazelles, giraffes and elephants moving through the savannah.
  • Rocky kopjes, river corridors and acacia woodland are especially useful places to search for lions, leopards and cheetahs.
  • If the migrating herds are in the region, their location and behaviour will depend on rainfall and fresh grazing rather than a fixed calendar.
  • There will be time to pause for photographs and to observe natural behaviour without rushing from one sighting to another.
  • Expect a full safari day, changing wildlife encounters and long views across one of Africa’s most celebrated wilderness areas.
🏕️Land of Nature Camp
🍽️Not specified in source export
4
Serengeti to Ngorongoro
Serengeti to Ngorongoro
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  • Today’s programme takes you through Serengeti to Ngorongoro, with the day paced around the confirmed route and activities.
  • Seronera, Serengeti National Park Wake up early at 06 am after a hot cup of coffee, you will leave the campsite for morning game viewing in the heart of Serengeti National Park while enjoying the Morning beautiful sun rises though it’s going To be a bit chill in the morning don’t forget your warm clothes, get on with the game drive till on the mid-day drive back to camp for full breakfast and Lunch which means a Branch, Then later leave the camp for Ngorongoro Conservation area while you are having a game drive en route towards Ngorongoro Ang’ata Camp for dinner and overnight.
  • As you reach the Ngorongoro Highlands, the road climbs through cooler scenery toward the rim of the vast volcanic caldera.
  • The first viewpoint reveals grasslands, woodland and wetlands spread across the crater floor below.
  • During the descent, your guide will explain how this naturally enclosed ecosystem supports an exceptional concentration of wildlife.
  • You may encounter wildebeest, zebra, Cape buffalo, lions, spotted hyenas, hippos and numerous grassland birds.
  • Your guide will also scan the more distant plains for the critically endangered black rhinoceros, although every wildlife sighting depends on patience and good fortune.
  • A picnic lunch is normally enjoyed at an authorised site inside the conservation area before the game drive continues.
  • Expect an early start, cooler conditions around the rim and a rewarding day of wildlife viewing in one of Tanzania’s most dramatic landscapes.
🏕️Ang'ata Ngorongoro Camp
🍽️Not specified in source export
5
Ngorongoro Crater to Arusha
Ngorongoro Crater to Arusha
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  • Today’s programme takes you through Ngorongoro Crater to Arusha, with the day paced around the confirmed route and activities.
  • On your last day on Tanzania Safari after breakfast and having a picnic lunch with you a short drive to the descending gate and drive down the crater floor 650 meters deep for a half-game crater tour if one is lucky can see rhinoceros but in the crater has several permanent residence animals as the crater has permanent water throughout the year therefore many of the animals prefer to stay though they are free to come in or move out the crater, After lunch ascend on the crater rim back then drive back to in Arusha.
  • End of your short 5-day Tanzania lodge safari.
  • As you reach the Ngorongoro Highlands, the road climbs through cooler scenery toward the rim of the vast volcanic caldera.
  • The first viewpoint reveals grasslands, woodland and wetlands spread across the crater floor below.
  • During the descent, your guide will explain how this naturally enclosed ecosystem supports an exceptional concentration of wildlife.
  • You may encounter wildebeest, zebra, Cape buffalo, lions, spotted hyenas, hippos and numerous grassland birds.
  • Your guide will also scan the more distant plains for the critically endangered black rhinoceros, although every wildlife sighting depends on patience and good fortune.
  • A picnic lunch is normally enjoyed at an authorised site inside the conservation area before the game drive continues.
  • Expect an early start, cooler conditions around the rim and a rewarding day of wildlife viewing in one of Tanzania’s most dramatic landscapes.
🏕️No overnight — end of tour
🍽️Not specified in source export

💰 Safari Pricing

Start dates Solo 2 people 3 people 4 people 5 people 6 people
Mid-Range Lodging: $1860 $1800 $1720 $1720 $1720 $1620

All prices per person. Group discounts available. Contact us for custom pricing.

🏕️ Your Accommodations

Suricata Boma Lodge
Safari Lodge

Suricata Boma Lodge

★★★☆☆
From Mid-range — $80–$150 per person / night
Land of Nature Camp
Luxury Tented Camp

Land of Nature Camp

★★★☆☆
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tented-camp

Ang’ata Ngorongoro Camp

★★★★☆
From Mid-range — $200–$360 per person / night

✅ What's Included

  • All Park entrances & taxes
  • All Meals (breakfast, lunch & dinner),
  • soft drinks & water (bottled water 3litres or more a day)
  • Accommodation during safari
  • Transportation in a custom safari 4×4 with a viewing roof and guaranteed window seating
  • Safari vehicles have an inverter for charging batteries, communications radio, electric cooler, and filtered water

❌ Not Included

  • Tips for guides.
  • International and domestic flights
  • Tanzania Visa fee
  • Balloons In Serengeti ($600 per person )

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

Which places are included in 5-Day Lodge Group Safari: Tarangire, Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater?▾
The planned route includes Tarangire, Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater. The day-by-day itinerary is the detailed reference for the order of travel, drives and activities.
How long does 5-Day Lodge Group Safari: Tarangire, Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater take?▾
The itinerary is planned for 5 days and 4 nights. Arrival, departure and transfer timing should be checked against your flight schedule before confirmation.
When is the best time for 5-Day Lodge Group Safari: Tarangire, Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater?▾
June to October is the main dry-season window; January to February is another practical period for northern Tanzania.
Where do guests stay on 5-Day Lodge Group Safari: Tarangire, Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater?▾
The source itinerary names Suricata Boma Lodge, Serengeti Matawi Camp. Where a property is not named, the exact lodge or camp should be confirmed with the safari team before booking.
What meals are included on 5-Day Lodge Group Safari: Tarangire, Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater?▾
Meal arrangements are not specified for every day in the source itinerary. Confirm breakfast, lunch, dinner and drinks with the safari team before booking.
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