6 days Big Five animals safari in Tanzania
TARANGIRE, NGORONGORO AND SERENGETI NATIONAL PARKS
Highlights
1 night at the Lodge in Karatu town, enjoying the brilliant herds of elephants and rolling hills of Tarangire National Park.
2 nights in the famed center Serengeti (Seronera), a wine/whisky safari experience in the center of the Serengeti Northern Serengeti National Park
1 night in Ngorongoro, Enjoy lunch at the bottom of the Ngorongoro Crater, famously as known as EDEN OF AFRICA, astonishing as one of the natural wonders of the world
Day 1: Arrival at Moshi or Arusha town
When you arrive at Kilimanjaro International Airport or Arusha Airport, our friendly driver will greet you with a sign with your name on it. You’ll be whisked away to the hotel, where you can settle in and unwind. Later on, our passionate safari coordinators/your safari guide will give you a fun pre-safari briefing, sharing all the exciting adventures that await you. Take some time to relax in the beautiful surroundings of Moshi or Arusha town, complete with a swimming pool, a garden, a cosy bar, and a welcoming restaurant. We can’t wait to make your stay unforgettable!
Accommodation: Hotel in Moshi Meal: B
Day 2: Hotel, Tarangire National Park
After breakfast, depart Moshi early in the morning with your guide/driver, who will be your constant companion throughout your safari, for Tarangire National Park with your picnic lunch boxes.
Tarangire National Park, gazetted in 1970, is 118 km away from Arusha town, which covers an area of 2600 sq km, which is about 1600 miles. The park derives its name from the Tarangire River which flows through the center of the park. The river flows from south to northwest and empties its water in Lake Burungi. Spend the day in the park observing game such as elephant, wildebeest, zebra and buffalo as they journey back and forth to the Tarangire River, an important source of water in the area. An exceptional of “Acacia tortilis” and baobab trees has become synonymous with the name Tarangire National Park.
Accommodation: Marera Safari Lodge Meal: B, L & D
Day 3: Tarangire – Serengeti National Park (Central Seronera)
After breakfast, depart with a picnic lunch for Serengeti National Park. Enjoy a half-day drive across Tanzania’s heartland, passing red-robed Maasai herding their cattle as well as the Olduvai Gorge, where the oldest hominid fossil was discovered by Dr. Louis Leakey and his wife Mary, along the way. Arrive at the famous Serengeti National Park in time for an afternoon game drive, enjoying a blaze orange sunset as you head to camp. Spend the next full days rising early to catch the wildlife, enjoying the view of lions sauntering past you and leopards watching you from their perch in the trees during the early morning hours.
The Serengeti is famed for its annual migration when some six million hooves pound the open plains as more than 200,000 zebra and 300,000 Thomson’s gazelles join the wildebeest’s trek for fresh grazing. Yet even when the migration is quiet, the Serengeti offers an amazing game-viewing in Africa: great herds of buffalo, smaller groups of elephant and giraffe, and thousands of elands, topi, kongoni, impala, and Grant’s gazelle.
Accommodation: Into Wild Africa tented Camp Meal: B, L & D
Day 4: Full-day Serengeti National Park (Central)
This is another full-day game drive at Serengeti National Park, known for its healthy population of resident wildlife, particularly the “big five,” named for the five most prized trophies taken by hunters:
African Elephant: the herds are recovering from population lows in the 1980s caused by poaching and are largely located in the northern regions of the park.
Lion: The Serengeti is believed to hold the largest population of lions in Africa due in part to the abundance of prey species. More than 3,000 lions live in this ecosystem.
African Buffalo: considered by many to be the most dangerous of the big five, reportedly causing the most hunter deaths, with wounded animals reported to ambush and attack pursuers.
Rhinoceros: this may refer to either black or white rhinoceros. Among Big Five game hunters, the black rhinoceros is preferred, although it is now critically endangered.
African Leopard: these reclusive predators are commonly seen in the Seronera region but are present throughout the national park with a population of around 1,000.
Accommodation: Embalakai Authentic Camp Serengeti Meal: B, L & D
Day 5: Serengeti to Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
After breakfast, we will have an early morning game drive in Serengeti National Park until the afternoon hours. After lunch, you will depart Serengeti during the afternoon hour to the Ngorongoro area in the Camp/lodge near Ngorongoro crater for the overnight
Accommodation: Ngorongoro Embalakai Luxury Camp Meal: B, L & D
Day 6: Ngorongoro inside the crater, then Arusha town
After breakfast, you will drive to Ngorongoro inside the crater.
Rhino Ngorongoro Lodge is located near the Ngorongoro crater; from the lodge to the crater, it’s a 35-50-minute drive. The Ngorongoro Conservation Area is an extensive highland area along the eastern arm of the Rift Valley, with the world-renowned Ngorongoro Crater as its focal point. Ngorongoro was established to conserve wildlife and other natural resources. It also safeguards the interests of indigenous people and promotes tourism. Then, after spending several hours of game viewing in the crater, you will start driving back to Karatu town for the overnight.
In the late noon hours, we will depart and drive back to Arusha. On the way to Arusha, you will also get a chance to pass through Maasai Market if you are interested in buying your last souvenirs as a sign of remembrance.
If your flight back will be in the evening hour, your driver will drive you to the hotel for the preparation, and after that, you will be transferred to the airport to catch your flight back home. But if your flight will be on the next day, you will overnight in Arusha or Moshi town while waiting for the next day to be transferred to the airport to catch your flight back home.
Accommodation: Kibo Palace or Mount Meru Hotel Meal: B
Day 7: Departure
On this day you will be transferred to the Kilimanjaro International Airport to catch your flight back home. Also, since your flight will be at 17:20, there will be an option of doing a short tour around the town before being transferred to the airport.
Package Includes:-
- One-night accommodation after a safari on a bed-and-breakfast basis
- Three meals (breakfast, heavy lunch and dinner)
- Water for drinking, bites and juice during the game viewing
- Land cruiser with pop-up roof for best game viewing
- All park entry fee
- Tanzania VAT
- Ngorongoro crater services fee
- salaries for the safari guide
- All transfers from arrival to departure
- Accommodation in a Lodge/hotel on a Full Board basis (FB) in all parks
- All country taxes and tour commission
- All camping equipment
Package Excludes:-
- International flights
- Visa
- Personal stuffs
- Passport
- Tips/gratuities for your safari guide
- Other expenditures like luxury drinks/beverages, alcoholic drinks at lodges/hotels or on your trip as well as souvenirs and personal items after or before the trip.
- Optional excursions/activities not detailed in the itinerary
- Any additional services that will be requested
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