4 Days Tanzania Safari (Manyara, Serengeti & Ngorongoro)
4 Days Tanzania Safari (Manyara, Serengeti & Ngorongoro)-overview
The 4 days Tanzania safari will give you an incredible opportunity to visit the most famous northern Tanzania safari destinations. This includes visiting the famous Serengeti national park. This national park is famous for its annual wildebeest migration and Big five animals including Lion, Leopard, Elephants, Rhino and Buffalo. Additionally the Serengeti has the beautiful grassland plains in the south Eastern part. Hills and rocks in the northern part and valleys and forests in the western part. You will also visit the Ngorongoro crater within the Ngorongoro conservation area. Ngorongoro crater known as the 'Eden of Africa' it's the UNESCO heritage site and a famous Tanzania safari destination. It is the only place you can see all big five within a single day. Your next destination will be Lake Manyara national park. This park is located between Lake Manyara and Great rift valley in Manyara region. It's famous for tree climbing lions, and canopy walkway which grants tourists the greatest chance to see the park with a bird's eye view.
This 4 days Tanzania safari starts from Arusha. You will spend one day in Lake Manyara, 2 days in Serengeti and 1 day in Ngorongoro crater. This combination of 4 days makes it a short Tanzania safari tour suitable for business travellers and other people who have limited time to explore Tanzania. Contact our Tanzania safari experts directly to help you in organizing a perfect 4 days Tanzania safari package. They will organize everything depending on your interests and budget. Whether it's a budget, mid-range or luxury safari Macpace Tours and Safaris is an ultimate solution. We provide affordable safari packages for everyone to get access to Tanzania safaris.
We provide the 4 days of Tanzania safari in combination with other tours available in Tanzania such as mt Kilimanjaro climbing, Zanzibar beach vacation and visiting the indigenous tribes of bush men; Hadzabe, Datoga and Masai village. Both at affordable price. Let us know if you are interested in this. We need to arrange the best combined Tanzania safari package for you.
Embarking on this 4 days Tanzania safari, you have to arrive in Arusha city 1 day before your safari. Arusha is the starting point for all Tanzania's northern circuit safaris. Hence, it's highly recommended to have 1 night stay in Arusha before your safari tour. Alternatively, you can fly direct from Nairobi Kenya or Zanzibar to Arusha/ Serengeti on your safari date. Make sure the flights are availability on the mentioned safari date because these flights are not reliable. Also you must arrive no later than 08:00am to avoid waste of your safari time.
Detailed 4-Day Tanzania Safari Itinerary
Day
1
Moshi/Arusha Town to Lake Manyara National Park
You will leave from your hotel early in Morning in Arusha directly to Lake Manyara National Park after breakfast taking approximately 2 hours passing through the town of Mto Wa Mbu near the way. After reach at the village market and short brief, you will enter Lake Manyara National Park. The Lake Manyara National Park is one of the best places for photographing and best game viewing garden in the world. You will be able to see many of most well-known animals like BIG FIVEs, especially the tree-climbing lions, acacia trees which you may need to take photograph. Bird-watching safari is made in Lake Manyara discovering a huge amount of bird species displaying near the Lake Manyara. Such bird’s species are like large flamingo flocks, circling birds of prey, and the colored lilac breasted roller. You will then retire to the accommodation site in Lake Manyara National Park for dinner and overnight.
Day
2
Lake Manyara National Park to Serengeti National Park
After a fascinating breakfast in the Lake Manyara National Park, we travel towards the Central Serengeti National Park by passing through the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. We enter into the center of wild Africa; Serengeti National Park known as endless plain. We head to the central Serengeti area, the Seronera area, one of the richest wildlife habitats in the Serengeti National Park, with its beside Seronera River, as water source attracting wildlife animals’ representatives of most of the Serengeti’s wildlife species. We will arrive best time for lunch in the afternoon and proceed with game drive in the Serengeti National Park. Dinner and overnight at your hotel/camp.
Day
3
Full day game drive in Serengeti National Park overnight in Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
After breakfast time you will proceed with a game drive safari in Serengeti National Park with lunch box following the wildebeests Migration at the Northern Serengeti, you will be able to see wildebeest, zebra, a topi hartebeest, eland, antelope, hyena, varieties of birds on the trees also taking pictures of the beauty of Serengeti landscapes and nature. We will get lunch and then continue with game view in Serengeti towards the Serengeti gate checking out of Serengeti National Park to Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Dinner and overnight at your accommodation site.
Day
4
Ngorongoro Crater to Moshi/Arusha
In the early morning you wake up with healthy breakfast before descend into the Ngorongoro Crater with lunch box experiencing the game drive for more than six hours. The Ngorongoro Crater is the most crowded African wildlife area in the world. Ngorongoro Crater supports a variety of animals including herds of wildebeest, zebra, buffalo, eland, warthog, hippo, and elephants, huge population of predators, like lions, hyenas, jackals, cheetahs and leopards available in the Ngorongoro Crater floor. Then after a picnic lunch you will have a short game drive in Ngorongoro Crater and in the late afternoon you will ascend to Ngorongoro gate drive heading back to Arusha/Moshi Town.
Pre & Post Tour Hotels
Arusha is the base for safari tours in North Tanzania. If you need accommodation in Arusha before/after your safari tour you can check some popular hotel prices on bed and breakfast basis below.
Single Room
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- Crest Safari Lodge - USD 47
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- Kutoka Lodge - USD 64
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- Karama lodge - USD 113
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- The African Tulip - USD 149
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- Four Points by Sheraton, Arusha - Traditional queen room - USD 205
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- Elewana Arusha Coffee Lodge - Plantation room - USD 375
Double Sharing room
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- Crest Safari Lodge - USD 29
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- Kutoka Lodge - USD 49
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- Karama lodge - USD 76
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- The African Tulip - USD 112
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- Four Points by Sheraton, Arusha - Traditional queen room - USD 120
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- Elewana Arusha Coffee Lodge - Plantation room - USD 240
Triple Sharing Room
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- Crest Safari Lodge - USD 29
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- Kutoka Lodge - USD 40
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- Karama lodge - USD 73
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- The African Tulip - USD 93
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- Elewana Arusha Coffee Lodge - Plantation room - USD 180
Add-on tours in Ngorongoro
- Masai Village Tour: USD 25 per person
- Olduvai Gorge museum visit: USD 35 per person
- Ngorongoro Crater Rim Hike: USD 35 per person
Add-on tours in Lake Manyara
- Canoeing in Lake Manyara: USD 74 per person
- Night Game drives in Lake Manyara NP: USD 114 per person
- Treetop Walkway: USD 54 per person
Add-on tours in Tarangire
- Hot Air Balloon Ride: USD 540 per person
- Short Walking Tour (upto 4 hours): USD 45 per person
- Long Walking Tour (upto 6 hours): USD 60 per person
- Night Game Drives (for clients staying inside): USD 100-200 per person depending on lodge
Add-on tours in Karatu
- Coffee Plantation Tour: USD 20 per person
- Iraq Village Tour: USD 25 per person
- Endoro Falls & Elephant Caves visit: USD 35 per person
Transfers
This tour starts from Arusha. Kilimanjaro airport is the nearest international airport and Arusha airport is the nearest domestic airport.
Airport Pickup/Drop
Pickup or drop off at Arusha airport on the day of safari: No extra charge Pickup or drop off at Kilimanjaro airport on the day of safari: USD 30 per vehicle
Airport to Hotel transfers
Transfer from Arusha airport to Arusha hotel or vice versa: USD 25 per vehicle Transfer from Kilimanjaro airport to Arusha hotel or vice versa: USD 50 per vehicle
InterCity transfers
Transfer from Moshi to Arusha or vice versa: USD 100 per vehicle Transfer from Nairobi to Arusha or vice versa: USD 275 per vehicle
Flights
We do not book International Flights.
We can book local flights based on availability. Below are indicative additional costs for local flights.
Intercity Flights
- From Zanzibar to Arusha: From USD 100 per person (Morning flight)
- From Dar es salaam to Arusha: From USD 90 per person (Morning flight)
- From Arusha to Zanzibar: From USD 170 per person (Late Afternoon flight)
- From Arusha to Dar es salaam: From USD 110 per person (Late Afternoon flight)
Meals
- Day 1 - Lunch & Dinner
- Day 2 - Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
- Day 3 - Breakfast & Lunch
Inclusions
- Park Fees (for Non-Residents).
- Concession/ Camping Fees.
- Daily game drives while on Safari.
- A professional driver/ guide.
- 4x4 Land Cruiser.
- All Taxes and VAT.
- Meals as per itinerary.
- Drinking water while on safari (2 litres per person per day).
Exclusions
- International flights.
- Airport Transfers (Unless mentioned otherwise).
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour (Unless mentioned otherwise).
- Tips
- Personal Items (Souvenirs, Travel Insurance, Visa Fees, etc.).
- Government imposed increase of Taxes and or Park Fees.
- Any activities not mentioned in the itinerary.