Our 3 Days Tanzania lodge safari package was designed to offer you the very best Tanzania has to offer. This short Tanzania safari is the most affordable private safari that will take you to the three of Tanzania’s most memorable game parks: Tarangire Park, Lake Manyara and the Ngorongoro Crater. Each of these game areas will delight you with the prospect of seeing Africa’s Big 5: Elephant, Lion, Leopard, Rhinoceros and Cape Buffalo.
This Best Tanzania safari can start from Arusha.
Trip Type: All of our safaris in Tanzania are private, ensuring that you will get the most out of your experience in Tanzania.
Best time to visit: Yearly around
If you have more time, considering pairing these Tanzania safari tours with an exhilarating climbing Kilimanjaro tour, or a leisurely beach holiday in Zanzibar!
3 Days Tanzania Safari Price for 2024-2025
- $1,400 per person when 2 people travel together
- $1100 per person when 3 people travel together
- $980 per person when 4 people travel together
- $850 per person when 5 people travel together
- $780 per person when 6 people travel together
NOTE: Safari Prices are per person in U.S. dollars based on double/triple occupancy. All quotations are based on the current rates of park fees, VAT, other government taxes, and current exchange rates. Should any of these be increased or a new tax introduced, these increases will be added on even if your tour has already been paid for.
Optional Safari Activities
- Maasai Village Visit ($50 per vehicle)
3 Days Safari in Tanzania Include
- Pick up & drop off at Arusha town (any hotel)
- Game viewing in 4×4 Land Cruiser with pop-up roof on exclusive basis
- Services of a professional English-speaking driver guide
- Park fees and conservation fees as per itinerary
- 18% VAT on park fees and game drives for safari.
- Accommodation as per itinerary
- Three meals per day on safari tour
- Drinking water, Soft drinks, Beer, and Wine on Jeep
- Medical kit;
- Binocular
- All mentioned activist as per itinerary
3 Days Tanzania Lodge Safari Itinerary Exclude
- Any international flights and departure taxes
- Tourist visas
- Personal travel/medical insurance
- Tips for driver guide and lodge/camp staff (For our outstanding safari guide we recommend $40 to $100 per car per day while in the hotels it is $10 to $25 per group per day put in a tip box. Porters are usually tipped separately and it is $1 per bag.)
- Optional activities not mentioned in itinerary
- Soft drinks or alcoholic beverages at accommodations
- Any items of personal nature (laundry service, telephone/internet bills, souvenirs)
Day 1: Arusha – Tarangire National Park
We will pick you up from your hotel in Arusha at 8;00am and take you to a very special safari park in Tanzania. Tarangire is famous for its diverse landscape with nine different vegetation zones. The Tarangire safari park is particularly known for the abundance of Ancient Baobab trees (the largest trees in the continent) which fill the landscape and dwarf the animals next to them. The river of the park is full of wildlife ranging from a large variety of birds to lions, leopards, zebras, giraffes, buffaloes, antelopes and, of course, African elephants. In fact, Tarangire has the largest concentration of elephants in the whole country and provides unique chances to observe the interaction between elephant families. In the afternoon we will still do a game drive before continuing to your accommodation.
Meals
Lunch and Dinner
Mid-range Accommodation
Farm of Dreams Lodge
Day 2: Ngorongoro Crater Tour
After breakfast drive up to Ngorongoro highlands, spend few minutes for registration at the gate before driving up to the Crater view point where you can make a brief stop to get the most breathtaking views of the Crater floor from above, you may take some pictures before descending 600 meters high walls into the Crater floor for a full day game drive.
Ngorongoro Crater is often referred by many as the Eden of Africa, because of its great scenery and abundance of wildlife. Large mammals and plain animals are making home in this natural wildlife sanctuary. Lunch box will be taken at the Crater floor. You can expect to spot herds of wildebeest, eland, zebra, hippos, African elephant, gazelles and the rare black rhino in their natural habitat.
Another big draw card in this huge caldera is the denser population of predators which include lion, hyena, cheetah, jackals and the ever-illusive leopard that needs sharp eye to be spotted. All this animals are bounded by the volcanic walls of 600 meters and can be viewed in a very close range. You will visit Lake Magadi, a large but shallow alkaline lake in the southwestern corner which is among the main features of the crater. Large flocks of flamingos, many aquatic birds & hippos can usually being seen here. Late afternoon drive out & back to the Lodge for dinner & overnight.
Meals
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Mid-range Accommodation
Farm of Dreams Lodge
Day 3: Lake Manyara National Park – Arusha
On this day after breakfast we will take you to Lake Manyara Park the ever green park nestling at the base of the Great East African Rift Valley with overlapping habitats which supports a large number of animal species include the famous Lake Manyara tree climbing lions, giraffe, elephant, zebra, buffalo, leopard, hyena and many more.
Afterward drive back to Arusha, if you wish you may visit Mto wa Mbu market or any Masai market on the way before reaching Arusha in late afternoon. Please let us know if you are flying on this day or need accommodation in Arusha.
End of this 3 Days Tanzania lodge Safari
Daniel –
Ernest M T & Safaris was an incredible company. They promptly responded to our original request and sent us the ideal schedule for the little time we had for safari. They ensured that all of our requirements were met, from lodgings to transportation. Our guide, Jeff, was fantastic. He made us feel protected, and he was really considerate. He made sure we could view all of the animals, including the Big Five. He drives exceptionally well on the parks’ tougher terrain. Overall, we had a terrific time and would suggest Ernest Magic Tours and Aboh to anyone wishing to go on safari.