3 Days Budget Safari: Tarangire, Ngorongoro & Lake Manyara Parks, Tanzania

Embark on a 3-day budget safari in Tarangire, Ngorongoro, and Lake Manyara Parks in Tanzania. Enjoy affordable accommodations without compromising on the safari experience.

Duration: 2 days
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights

Tarangire National Park - Tarangire National Park is almost 3000 sq km in size and is probably best known for its huge numbers of elephants and baobab trees. The name of the park comes from the Tarangire River which crosses through the park. Tarangire is especially spectacular during the dry season (June - November) as wildlife concentrations rival…

What's Included
  • Professional local guide
  • All meals included (2 Breakfasts, 2 Lunches, 2 Dinners)
  • Entrance fees to National Park
  • All taxes and handling charges covered
  • Complimentary bottled water
  • Fuel surcharges included
  • Comfortable hotel accommodations for 2 nights
  • Convenient hotel drop-off
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
  • Souvenir photos (available to purchase)
Additional Information

Tanzania Roadside Expeditions provide budget short safari packages that offer to affordable accommodations to fit every budget. Budget safaris opens the door for everyone to enjoy a
“cheap safari”
without cheapening your experience. Tanzania Roadside Expeditions budget safari offers accommodations that provide clean water, bathrooms, and electrical…

Location
Arusha
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Pioneer22232196427
Sep 26, 2025
Sam the tour guide - My safari experience in Arusha was nothing short of unforgettable. From the moment we set out across the endless savannah, I was captivated by the raw beauty of East Africa. Our guide Sam was incredibly knowledgeable, spotting wildlife with ease and sharing stories that brought the landscape to life. We saw everything from lions lounging in the shade to herds of elephants moving gracefully across the plains — each moment more surreal than the last.
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401akmat
Sep 21, 2025
Excellent! - We went on a family trip to Kenya, Tanzania and Zanzibar and thoroughly enjoyed our experience. Roadside expeditions organised everything for us and ensured that we saw everything that we wanted to. The guides Anthony (Kenya) and Sam (Tanzania) were knowledgable, kind and organised. We had a fantastic smooth holiday all thanks to Roadside!
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I6218hhjohnl
Sep 5, 2025
Unforgettable 8-Day Safari from Kenya to Tanzania - I booked an 8-day trip from Kenya to Tanzania and had an incredible experience. Our guides, Even in Kenya and Ezekiel Masai in Tanzania, were absolutely wonderful. They took excellent care of us throughout the journey, ensuring we experienced the very best of each park. Thanks to their expertise and dedication, we were fortunate to witness a wide variety of wildlife, including the spectacular river crossing—which we were lucky enough to see three times in a single day. This trip was truly unforgettable, and I highly recommend both guides for anyone planning a safari adventure.
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Discover00343348116
Sep 5, 2025
Kenya & tanzania by Tanzania Roadside is wonderful - Ezekiel masai , Evan & the boss arranging and do so well. Being helpful and fun, communicate easily. Thanks to Tanzania Roadside.
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Ptarso
Aug 21, 2025
Just fantastic! - Zephania organized a wonderful trip (safari and Zanzibar). Ibrahim, our guide just made the journey fantastic! He was the best guidewe ever had (and we've dealt with quite a few). Thank you very much!
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K7303gkspencerh
Aug 17, 2025
Excellent - As a group of four this experience was perfect. We went in expecting to see nothing but we saw alot, of course on safari what you see is variable. But rest assured, when with Ezekiel Masai at Tanzania Roadside Expeditions, anything you do see will be identified and all questions answered. Ezekiel was very friendly and a great person to be around. Fully adding to the experience and undoubtedly making it better. Not one of us was worried at any point about safety in the parks and this was even when within metres of predatory cats and large elephants. Overall out of all the options for safari in Tanzania I cannot recommend this company and Ezekiel Masai enough.
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Coastal27656134277
Aug 17, 2025
Incredible and Fantastic Safari Experience - What an Amazing experience! This Safari was very well organised with no stress and created lifetime memories! Our guide Ezekiel Masai was super. We couldn’t have asked for a better person to guide us through each National Park. We felt incredibly safe with him, he taught us so much and helped with every question we asked. I couldn’t recommend this company and guide more!
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Shaunh773
Aug 17, 2025
Incredible memories - As a family of four we booked a trip with Tanzania Roadside Expeditions directly from the UK, as Tui could not provide what we wanted to do to accompany our holiday in Zanzibar. This was a bit of a leap of faith - especially paying up front but we shouldn’t have worried as the whole safari experience was amazing from beginning to end. Our personal guide for the three days was Ezekiel Masai - a great person. He was incredibly polite, funny, knowledgeable and professional the whole time and he made the experience all the more memorable. The flights in and out were perfect and everything ran to schedule including some last minute changes at our request. The lodges that we stayed at were excellent and added to the experience. Elephant Lodge was incredible - first class service, food and accommodation and elephants joining us for dinner. We visited three different parks - Tarangire, Lake Mayara and the crater at Ngorongoro. We saw an incredible amount of wildlife at close quarters- sometimes at touching distance if that was allowed. Exekiel seemed to always be in touch with what was going on, getting us in prime positions for the big viewings. Just missed out on the big 5 by not seeing a leopard but we were happy to substitute with cheetah’s. I would absolutely recommend a trip with these guys and suggest you ask if Ezekiel Masai could be your guide. First class.
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Bev
Aug 17, 2025
Lifetime experience - Having had to wait five years for this experience ( due to Covid) I was hoping for great things and this company delivered. All communication was promptly responded to when booking. All timings were perfectly applied. The lodges were both very welcoming. Lovely clean rooms and good food and very adaptable for your itinerary. The safari was incredible our guide Ezekiel Masai was friendly, very informative and a skilled driver. Be warned the bumpy ride is real. We saw over 45 different species over our 3 days and Ezekiel named them all and always made sure we could get the best view for our photos. He also adapted our itinerary to give us the best experience in our time frame. Booking independently sometimes feels like a risk but I would wholeheartedly recommend this company to deliver your requirements.
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Giusysd139ws
Aug 31, 2025
Would recommend it! - Excellent organization of the tour operator, precise in schedules, information and travel. Great driving and also great off-road with which we did Safaris in the three parks. Only aspect to improve is the lodge chosen for the stay, mediocre Quality of food and rooms.
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From $1,500
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).