Tour Overview
This 3-day route runs in Tanzania's green season — April to May and November 2027 — which is the same itinerary the peak-season departures follow, but a genuinely different trip to be on.
The case for travelling now is straightforward. Lodge rates fall substantially, so the same superior standard costs materially less than it does in July. The parks empty out: at a good sighting you are far more likely to be the only vehicle there, which changes how the day feels more than any lodge upgrade could. The landscape transforms from dust and pale grass into deep green, the skies build into the sort of light photographers plan trips around, and the migratory birds arrive in breeding plumage. Newborn animals are everywhere, and predators follow them.
The honest trade-offs: rain falls most days, usually as a heavy afternoon storm rather than all-day drizzle, and it rarely costs you a game drive. Grass grows long, which can make smaller cats harder to spot. A few black-cotton tracks turn soft, so your guide will sometimes reroute. None of it stops the safari; it simply asks for a little flexibility in exchange for the parks to yourself.
The route covers Ngorongoro, Lake Manyara and Tarangire, staying in superior-tier properties. Every day runs in a private 4x4 Land Cruiser with a pop-up roof and a professional English-speaking driver-guide throughout, departing privately from Kilimanjaro International Airport. Park fees, VAT and the Tourism Development Levy are included, and children aged 5–11 are welcome sharing with adults. Talk to our consultants about green-season dates and room configurations for 2027.
Same itinerary, different accommodation tiers
This exact route is also available at other comfort levels — each with its own hand-picked lodges and pricing:
Route Overview
| Start | Zanzibar (Day 1) |
| Day 1 | Lake Manyara NP/ Ngorongoro Conservation Area |
| Day 2 | Ngorongoro Crater |
| Day 3 | Tarangire NP/ Arusha Airport |
| End | Zanzibar (Day 3) |
Tour Features
Organised exclusively for your group — not shared with strangers.
Request changes to destinations, accommodation or dates.
Can start on any day, subject to availability.
Solo bookings are accepted for this private safari.
Children of all ages are welcome on this tour.
All safaris led by experienced, certified Kenyan guides.
Day-by-Day Itinerary
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Day 1: Zanzibar/ Arusha Airport to Lake Manyara NP/ Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Upon arrival at Arusha Airport in the morning at 09:15, you will meet your private Safari Driver Guide and drive to Lake Manyara National Park arriving in time for game drive in the park with picnic lunch and later on proceeds to Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority (NCAA) at your luxury lodge arriving in time for leisure, dinner and overnight. Today you have an optional Mto wa Mbu visits for cultural activities. Green-season mornings on the crater rim are often wrapped in mist that burns off by mid-morning, and the caldera floor below is at its greenest, with the resident wildlife spread across open grass.
Lake Manyara NP/ Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Ngorongoro Lion's Paw
All Inclusive
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Day 2: Ngorongoro Conservation Area to Ngorongoro Crater
After breakfast, drive to the crater floor arriving in time for crater tour with picnic lunch down into the crater and later on drive back to your luxury lodge arriving in time for leisure, dinner and overnight. Today you have an optional Masai Village (Boma) visits for cultural experience. Green-season mornings on the crater rim are often wrapped in mist that burns off by mid-morning, and the caldera floor below is at its greenest, with the resident wildlife spread across open grass.
Ngorongoro Crater
Ngorongoro Lion's Paw
All Inclusive
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Day 3: Ngorongoro Conservation Area to Tarangire NP/ Arusha Airport
After breakfast, drive to Tarangire National Park arriving in time for a game drive in the park with picnic lunch and later on proceed to Arusha Airport arriving in time to for your domestic flight back to Zanzibar departing at 17:00. With water widely available in the green months the elephant herds disperse across the park rather than crowding the river, and Tarangire's birdlife is at its richest as the migrants arrive.
Tarangire NP/ Arusha Airport
Departure
What's Included
- House wines, selected spirits and beers, soft drinks, juices and water at the lodge
- Private 4x4 Safari Land Cruiser with pop-up roof for game viewing
- Tourism Development Levy (TDL) and 18% Value Added Tax (VAT)
- Experienced and knowledgeable English-Speaking Safari Guide
- Unlimited bottled water and soft drinks during game drives
- Three meals (Breakfast, lunch + dinner) for entire stay
- All Inclusive (AI) accommodation as per the program
- All activities mentioned under the program
- All parks entry, concession and crater fees
- Pick-up and drop-off Arusha Airport
- Optional Mto wa Mbu visits
- Tips for Driver Guide
- Optional Masai Boma visits
- All premium drinks while at the tented lodge
- Laundry services while at the tented lodge
- An increase of taxes and/or park fees
- All Flights, Visa and Insurance covers
- Tips for the tented lodge Staffs
- Return flight to/from Zanzibar
- All things of personal nature
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