4-Day Group Tanzania Safari

4 days

Overview

Join a small group of like-minded travellers on this compact 4-day safari through Tanzania's most diverse northern parks. With a maximum of six guests per vehicle, you will share the adventure — and the costs — while exploring Lake Manyara's tree-climbing lions, the wildlife-packed Ngorongoro Crater, and Tarangire's legendary elephant herds. Fixed departure dates make this the ideal trip for solo travellers and couples looking to connect with others under the African sky.

Highlights

Small group of maximum 6 travellers — shared vehicle, shared memories

Full-day game drive on the floor of the Ngorongoro Crater with your group

Explore Lake Manyara National Park together — flamingos, baboons, and tree-climbing lions

Game drive in Tarangire, one of Tanzania's best parks for elephant sightings

Solo-traveller-friendly with no single supplement on request

Fixed departure dates for easy planning and guaranteed departures

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Day-by-Day Itinerary

Day 1 — Arrival in Arusha

Arrive at Kilimanjaro International Airport and transfer to Arusha Planet Lodge. Settle into your room before the evening welcome briefing, where you will meet your driver-guide and fellow travellers. Dinner is served at the lodge as the group gets acquainted and the excitement builds for the journey ahead.

Accommodation

Gran Meliá Arusha

luxury

Four Points by Sheraton Arusha

Mid-Range

Tulia Boutique Hotel & Spa

budget

Dinner

Day 2 — Arusha to Lake Manyara National Park

Meet your fellow travellers and driver-guide at a welcome briefing in Arusha. After introductions, the group departs for Lake Manyara National Park, a scenic two-hour drive away. Enter the park and spend the afternoon on a shared game drive through the groundwater forest, acacia woodlands, and along the soda-lake shore where flamingos gather. Keep watch for the park's famous tree-climbing lions and large baboon troops. In the late afternoon, the group heads to Lake Manyara Serena Safari Lodge, perched on the edge of the Great Rift Valley with panoramic views.

Accommodation

Kitela Lodge

luxury

Eileen's Trees Inn

Mid-Range

Fig Tree Lodge

budget

Lunch, Dinner

Day 3 — Lake Manyara to Ngorongoro Crater

After breakfast together, the group drives up the Rift Valley escarpment and through the lush Karatu highlands towards the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Descend 600 metres into the caldera in your shared 4x4 for an unforgettable full-day game drive. The crater floor is a natural amphitheatre of wildlife — black rhino, lion prides, elephant, buffalo, hippo, and vast herds of wildebeest and zebra. The group stops for a picnic lunch at a hippo pool, swapping stories before continuing the afternoon exploration. Ascend to Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge, where your rooms cling to the crater rim.

Accommodation

Ngorongoro Crater Lodge

luxury

Rhino Lodge

Mid-Range

Simba Public Campsite

budget

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 4 — Karatu to Tarangire Game Drive & Return to Arusha

Rise early for the drive from the Ngorongoro highlands to Tarangire National Park, arriving mid-morning for a final group game drive among the park's famous elephant herds and ancient baobab trees. Enjoy a picnic lunch in the park before the group drives back to Arusha, arriving by late afternoon for drop-off at your hotel or Kilimanjaro International Airport. Many groups exchange contacts over a farewell coffee before heading their separate ways.

Breakfast, Lunch