Safari Tour: 5-Day Big Five Tanzania Safari - Tanzania Safari Tour
5-Day Tanzania Safari Tour by Meilleur Tours and Safari
Offered by - Meilleur Tours and Safari
Tour Features
Experience an unforgettable 5-Day Big Five Tanzania Safari through Tarangire National Park, Lake Manyara, Serengeti National Park, and Ngorongoro Crater. This private Tanzania safari is perfect for travelers who want to explore Tanzania's famous wildlife, beautiful landscapes, and diverse national parks in one journey. Begin in Tarangire, known for its large elephant herds, ancient baobab trees, lions, giraffes, zebras, and buffalo. Continue to Lake Manyara National Park, where you can enjoy scenic landscapes and discover elephants, monkeys, giraffes, hippos, and colorful birdlife. Next, explore the legendary Serengeti National Park, famous for its endless plains and abundant wildlife. Enjoy game drives while searching for lions, leopards, elephants, buffalo, and cheetahs. Finish at the spectacular Ngorongoro Crater, where a crater game drive offers excellent wildlife viewing and a chance to search for the Big Five, including the endangered black rhino. Travel in a private 4x4 Toyota Land Cruiser with a pop-up roof and an experienced local safari guide. Enjoy personalized service, comfortable accommodation, and an authentic Tanzania safari experience
| Mid-Range tour | This mid-range tour includes comfortable lodges and tented camps. |
| Can be customized | You can request minor changes to the accommodations and destinations of this tour. |
| Private tour | This tour will be organized exclusively for you and won't be shared with others. |
| Solo travel available | Solo travelers can book this tour. |
| Can start any day | If availability permits, this tour can start on any day. |
| No minimum age | There is no minimum age for this tour. |
| Transportation | This tour uses: Pop-up roof 4x4. |
Route & Activities
Tanzania
Activities Included
Accommodation & Meals
Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour can be arranged for an extra cost
| Day | Accommodation | Meals |
| 1 | Farm of Dreams Lodge No images available | Lunch, Dinner Included |
| 2-3 | Tanzania Bush Camp (Central Serengeti) No images available | Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Included |
| 4 | Farm of Dreams Lodge No images available | Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Included |
| 5 | Mid-Range Accommodation No images available | Breakfast, Lunch Included |
Arrival (See Getting There for more details)
- A transfer from the airport can be arranged for an extra cost.
- Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.
- Day 1 - Arusha → Tarangire National Park
After breakfast, your private Tanzania safari begins with pickup from your hotel in Arusha or Moshi. Meet your experienced driver-guide and drive to Tarangire National Park, famous for its large elephant herds, ancient baobab trees, and beautiful savannah landscapes. Enjoy a game drive through the park and look for elephants, lions, giraffes, zebras, wildebeest, buffalo, and many bird species. Stop for a picnic lunch in the park before continuing your afternoon game drive. Later, leave Tarangire and drive to Karatu for dinner and overnight.
Activities: Game drive, picnic lunch, photography
Wildlife Highlights: Elephants, lions, giraffes, zebras, wildebeest, buffalo, birds
Main Destination: Tarangire National Park
Accommodation: Farm of Dreams Lodge
Meals & Drinks: Lunch, Dinner Included
- Day 2 - Karatu → Serengeti National Park
After breakfast, depart for the legendary Serengeti National Park and travel through the scenic Ngorongoro Highlands before reaching the vast Serengeti plains. As you enter the park, begin your game drive while travelling toward your camp, with opportunities to see zebras, wildebeest, elephants, giraffes, antelopes, lions, and other wildlife. Depending on the season and wildlife activity, you may also spot predators such as cheetahs and leopards. Continue exploring the Serengeti before arriving at your camp for dinner and a relaxing evening.
Activities: Scenic drive, game drive, photography
Wildlife Highlights: Lions, elephants, zebras, wildebeest, giraffes, antelopes, cheetahs
Main Destination: Serengeti National Park
Accommodation: Tanzania Bush Camp (Central Serengeti)
Meals & Drinks: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Included
- Day 3 - Full-Day Serengeti National Park
Spend a full day exploring the Serengeti with your private safari guide, starting with an early morning game drive when wildlife is often active. Continue through different areas of the park and search for the Big Five, including lions, leopards, elephants, buffalo, and rhinos, while also looking for cheetahs, giraffes, zebras, wildebeest, hyenas, and many other species. Enjoy a picnic lunch in the park before continuing your afternoon game drive, and depending on the time of year and location of the herds, you may also see part of the Great Migration before returning to camp for dinner and overnight.
Activities: Morning & afternoon game drives, picnic lunch, photography
Wildlife Highlights: Lions, leopards, cheetahs, elephants, buffalo, zebras, wildebeest, giraffes
Main Destination: Serengeti National Park
Accommodation: Tanzania Bush Camp (Central Serengeti)
Meals & Drinks: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Included
- Day 4 - Serengeti → Ngorongoro Conservation Area
After breakfast, enjoy a final morning game drive in the Serengeti before leaving the park and continuing toward the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Travel through changing landscapes and the scenic highlands, enjoying beautiful views and opportunities to see wildlife along the way. Stop at a suitable viewpoint overlooking the Ngorongoro Crater before continuing to Karatu, where you will arrive later in the day and have time to relax and enjoy your evening before the final day of your Tanzania safari.
Activities: Morning game drive, scenic drive, sightseeing, photography
Wildlife Highlights: Lions, elephants, buffalo, zebras, wildebeest, hyenas
Main Destination: Ngorongoro Crater
Accommodation: Farm of Dreams Lodge
Meals & Drinks: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Included
- Day 5 - Lake Manyara National Park → Arusha
After breakfast, drive to Lake Manyara National Park for your final game drive, exploring its beautiful landscapes, groundwater forests, diverse wildlife, and rich birdlife. Look for elephants, giraffes, zebras, buffalo, baboons, hippos, and many bird species as you explore the park with your guide. Enjoy a picnic lunch during the game drive before leaving Lake Manyara and travelling back to Arusha or Moshi, where your private Tanzania safari ends with drop-off at your hotel or another agreed location.
Activities: Game drive, picnic lunch, photography
Wildlife Highlights: Elephants, giraffes, zebras, buffalo, baboons, hippos, flamingos, birds
Main Destination: Lake Manyara National Park
Meals & Drinks: Breakfast, Lunch Included
End of tour (See Getting There for more details)
- Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
- A transfer back to the airport can be arranged for an extra cost.
Includes
- Park fees (for non-residents)
- All activities mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional)
- Meals (as specified in the day-by-day description)
- All accommodation mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional upgrade)
- A professional driver/guide
- All transportation mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional)
- All Taxes/VAT
Excludes
- International flights (from/to the client's home country)
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
- Tips: tipping guideline of $6 per person per day for the guide and crew
- Personal items (souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees and other personal items)
- Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
Rates Per Person
Sep 23, 2026 - Sep 23, 2027
*n/a = not available. This tour is unavailable for solo travelers.
Includes
- Park fees (for non-residents)
- All activities mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional)
- Meals (as specified in the day-by-day description)
- All accommodation mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional upgrade)
- A professional driver/guide
- All transportation mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional)
- All Taxes/VAT
Excludes
- International flights (from/to the client's home country)
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
- Tips: tipping guideline of $6 per person per day for the guide and crew
- Personal items (souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees and other personal items)
- Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
Getting There
Tanzania is a beautiful East African country with neighbours Kenya to the north and Mozambique to the south and the Indian Ocean to the east. It is known for its vibrant culture, wonderful national parks, diverse fauna and flora and of course the great wildebeest migration. If you are planning a safari trip to Tanzania then you should find out all about flights to Tanzania, passport and visa requirements.Tanzania’s main airport is Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR) located 13km/8mi southwest of Dar es Salaam. The latter is the entry point for visitors to the southern parks.Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) is situated 46km/29mi east of Arusha, the gateway of Tanzania’s most popular Northern safari circuit.
This tour starts in Arusha and ends in Arusha, Tanzania
A transfer from and back to the airport is included
Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour can be arranged for an extra cost
Travel Requirements
- All foreign visitors need a passport that is valid for at least six months
- Passports must have a clean and a full visa page for endorsement.
- When arriving from a yellow-fever-infected country in Africa or the Americas a yellow fever vaccination certificate is required.
- Citizens of most countries require a visa. A list of countries that don't need a visa is available.
- Visas are best obtained in advance through an official online visa-application portal (https://eservices.immigration.go.tz/visa/), but they can also be obtained through your local Tanzania Embassy or High Commission.
- Visas can also be obtained on arrival but this is a lengthy process that can take one to two hours.
Getting There
Tanzania is a beautiful East African country with neighbours Kenya to the north and Mozambique to the south and the Indian Ocean to the east. It is known for its vibrant culture, wonderful national parks, diverse fauna and flora and of course the great wildebeest migration. If you are planning a safari trip to Tanzania then you should find out all about flights to Tanzania, passport and visa requirements.Tanzania’s main airport is Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR) located 13km/8mi southwest of Dar es Salaam. The latter is the entry point for visitors to the southern parks.Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) is situated 46km/29mi east of Arusha, the gateway of Tanzania’s most popular Northern safari circuit.
This tour starts in Arusha and ends in Arusha, Tanzania
A transfer from and back to the airport is included
Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour can be arranged for an extra cost
Travel Requirements
- All foreign visitors need a passport that is valid for at least six months
- Passports must have a clean and a full visa page for endorsement.
- When arriving from a yellow-fever-infected country in Africa or the Americas a yellow fever vaccination certificate is required.
- Citizens of most countries require a visa. A list of countries that don't need a visa is available.
- Visas are best obtained in advance through an official online visa-application portal (https://eservices.immigration.go.tz/visa/), but they can also be obtained through your local Tanzania Embassy or High Commission.
- Visas can also be obtained on arrival but this is a lengthy process that can take one to two hours.
Offered By
Meilleur Tours and Safari
Tanzania
Discover Tanzania with Meilleur Tours and Safari, a locally owned tour operator based in Moshi. We create personalized Tanzania safari tours, Kilimanjaro climbing adventures, and Zanzibar vacation packages for travelers seeking authentic experiences and exceptional service.
Explore the legendary Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater, Tarangire, and other remarkable destinations on private or small-group journeys designed around your interests, travel style, and budget. Choose from luxury, mid-range, or budget Tanzania safari packages, including Great Migration safaris, family adventures, honeymoons, and tailor-made itineraries.
Our experienced local guides, comfortable 4x4 safari vehicles, transparent pricing, and responsive communication ensure a smooth and memorable Tanzania travel experience from start to finish. With Meilleur Tours, you don't just visit Tanzania—you experience it through local knowledge and genuine hospitality.
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