Big Five Tanzania Safari

All about the 7 Days Magical Encounter Of The Big Five Safari.

One of the best safari to indulge in, traversing Tanzania’s best-protected areas for Big five viewing, from big herds of Elephants in Tarangire to tree-climbing lions of Lake Manyara, big cats, and spectacular wildebeest migration in Serengeti, to the rare rhinos in Ngorongoro. If you’re a wildlife and nature enthusiast at heart, this trip is definitely one you don’t want to miss!

Welcome to Tanzania. On arrival at the airport, you will be met by one of our staff members. After greet and meet services he will escort you to your accommodation in Arusha (approximately 60 Km) ready for the safari tomorrow. The lodge is perched on the slopes of Mount Meru with a magnificent view of the mountain.

After breakfast set off on a safari with your private car and driver to Tarangire National Park (approx. 120 km). Named for the river that nourishes the wildlife of a vast ecosystem, Tarangire is home to elephants, zebra, wildebeest, gazelle, buffalo, eland, waterbuck, lion, giraffe, onyx, and an unsurpassed diversity of birds. From June to November, masses of wildlife congregate around the river, but the park is a stronghold for big game year-round. Take your first game drive before retiring to your beautifully designed lodge, hidden among ancient baobab trees and giant rock kopjes within the park.

DEPARTURE/RETURN LOCATION

Nairobi, Kenya

DEPARTURE TIME

7:oo am

INCLUDED

Transport whilst on safari in 4×4 safari Land cruiser with pop up roof for game viewing
Full board accommodation whilst on safari as in the itinerary.
Transfer upon arrival and departure.
All national park fees and government taxes.
Service of an English-speaking professional driver/guide.
All game drives as detailed in the itinerary.
1 Ngorongoro Crater tour (conservation fee)
Complimentary drinking water while on the Safari.

NOT INCLUDED

International Flights/Local flights.
Tips and gratuities to driver/guide, hotel/camp, and restaurant staff, room service .
Items of a personal nature i.e. toiletries, torch, laundry, bottled water, and other alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, etc.
Accommodation after the safari.
Change in the itinerary.
Any other extras not detailed in the above itinerary.

Day 1: Arrival in Tanzania (Kilimanjaro Airport)

Main destination: Arusha
Accommodation: Zawadi House Mid-range lodge located in or near Arusha
Meals & drinks: Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included) Drinks not included

Day 2 Discover the Tarangire

After breakfast set off on safari with your private car and driver to Tarangire National Park (approx. 120 km). Named for the river that nourishes the wildlife of a vast ecosystem, Tarangire is home to elephants, zebra, wildebeest, gazelle, buffalo, eland, waterbuck, lion, giraffe, onyx, and an unsurpassed diversity of birds.

From June to November, masses of wildlife congregate around the river, but the park is a stronghold for big game year-round.

Take your first game drive before retiring to your beautifully designed lodge, hidden among ancient baobab trees and giant rock kopjes within the park.

Main destination: Tarangire National Park
Accommodation: Sangaiwe Tented Camp Mid-range tented camp bordering Tarangire NP without fences
Meals & drinks: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 3 On to Lake Manyara

After breakfast, you depart for Lake Manyara National Park (approx 90 Km) with en-route views. Nestling at the base of the Great Rift Valley escarpment, A beautiful park, Lake Manyara contains a diverse range of habitats and topographical features ranging from the rift wall, groundwater forest, acacia woodlands,, and open grasslands to the shores of Lake Manyara and the lake itself.

Have afternoon game viewing in the park searching for the diverse flora and fauna of the park. There are some 350 different bird species in the park. The park provides sanctuary to a variety of animals such as the gazelle, impala, buffalo, wildebeest, hyena, baboon, giraffe, hippo,, and the famous tree-climbing lions that are unique to the Lake.

The park is generally recognized for its incredible beauty.

Main destination: Lake Manyara National Park
Accommodation: Country Lodge Karatu Mid-range lodge located outside Lake Manyara NP
Meals & drinks: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 4 Drive to Serengeti via Ngorongoro

The legendary Serengeti Plain is your destination today (210 km), a vast rolling plain whose sparse vegetation allows for some of the best wildlife viewings in the world. The annual migration of wildebeest and zebra is one of the park’s great attractions, but throughout the year the Serengeti is excellent for seeing predators such as lion, leopard, and cheetah, along with elephant, giraffe, hyena, hippo, rhino, and many varieties of antelopes and birds. Depending with the animal movement we can arrange packed lunch or go back to the lodge for hot lunch. The evening is free to rest.

Main destination: Serengeti National Park
Accommodation: Mbugani Tented Camp Mid-range tented camp located inside Serengeti NP
Meals & drinks: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 5 Full day in the endless plains of Serengeti

If you rise early you can take a morning game drive through the park to see the nocturnal predators returning from their nightly hunt and very active animals waking up in the early morning light. Depending on the time of year and the migration of the herds, you can expect to see wildebeest, lions, elephants, giraffes, zebras, monkeys, baboons, hippos, rhinos, antelopes, birds and other species.

we enjoy morning and afternoon game viewing drives on the vast Serengeti plains. In the early morning and evening light, the Serengeti landscape is stunningly beautiful. The Serengeti ecosystem supports the greatest remaining concentration of plains game in Africa, including more than three million large mammals. The park is one that can never disappoint. One is spoilt by the variety of bird and wildlife species in this game reserve. Depending on wildlife movement, we can have hot lunch at the camp or enjoy picnic lunch packets.

Main destination: Serengeti National Park
Accommodation: Mbugani Tented Camp Mid-range tented camp located inside Serengeti NP
Meals & drinks: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 6 A day in the ‘African garden of Eden’, Ngorongoro

After breakfast, we descend some 610 meters into the crater, which is home to an abundance of wildlife and a photogenic paradise, for a full day of game viewing drive with a picnic lunch at a private scenic site (hippos pool). Ngorongoro Crater, the largest intact caldera in the world teams with an abundance of wildlife permanently resident on the crater floor. Pride of lions, herds of Cape buffalo, impala, Thompson gazelles, rhino, golden and black-backed jackal, zebra, cheetah, leopard, and the spotted hyena freely roam on the crater floor plains.

Unmatched for its natural variety and breathtaking beauty, there are few places on earth where such a tremendous diversity of landscapes exist inside a region this size. Apart from its wildlife riches, the crater is also home to hundreds of bird species, refreshing in the small lakes in the crater floor. In the afternoon ascend and spend the night close to Ngorongoro.

Main destination: Ngorongoro Highlands
Accommodation: Marera Valley Lodge Mid-range lodge located outside Ngorongoro Highlands
Meals & drinks: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 7 Departure or continue with other plans

The day has optional activities as below.

Masai Tour or another cultural tour – $ 100 per group sharing a vehicle

Biking or walking activity at a village at Lake Manyara – $ 40 per person

4wheeling Quad bike ride at a village at Ngorongoro – $ 80 per person

In the afternoon we drive to Kilimanjaro airport for your International flight back home or continue with other plans.

Main destination: Ngorongoro -Arusha
Accommodation: End of tour (no accommodation)
Meals & drinks: Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included) Drinking water (Other drinks not included)