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5 Days Tanzania Big 5 Safari

Duration

5 Days

Activity

Safari

Category

Big 5

Group size

5

Age

10+

Day by day itinerary

01    Day 1

Arrival – Transfer to Tarangire

Your adventurous journey starts upon your arrival at JRO Airport. You will be transferred to a tented lodge.

Get to know your driver-guide on this 3:30 hour’s scenic & enjoyable journey, passing through African villages through the rolling bushes and hills. Take time to settle well in your tented lodge as you look to continue with your Tanzania adventure tomorrow.

Full Day Game Drive in Tarangire National Park

Set off for a full day game drive today after a delicious breakfast.Your guide will lead you to search for perfect game viewing spots within this 3,000 square park appreciated for its medieval baobab trees believed to be over 1000 years old. Your game drive will concentrate around Tarangire River, a main source of water in the park that lures many animals around such as giraffes, hippos, buffaloes, zebras, wildebeests, lions etc.In the afternoon, your driver-guide will lead you to the perfect area for a picnic hot lunch. Then continue scanning for various animals + birds in Tarangire (more than 500 species have been spotted). Continue to your tented lodge in the late afternoon, relax after an eventful game drive day, awaiting for dinner & overnight.

Game en route to Central Serengeti

After breakfast, start a long but scenic drive to Serengeti National Park known for its famous wildebeest migration and a large concentration of wildlife. On the way to your Serengeti camp, you will have an en-route game viewing in Tanzania’s oldest park and UNESCO World Heritage Site. The route to the camp is famous for spectacular wildlife spotting chances. You will have your hot picnic lunch in the Serengeti wilderness while enjoying scenic views of this award-winning endless plain.

Full Day Game Drive in Central Serengeti

In the morning, enjoy your breakfast as you look to venture a full day game drive to the Big Cats headquarters, Central Serengeti National Park.You will possibly be aware that Serengeti National Park is such a huge park that you cannot get enough of it. It is the reason most of our guests return to Tanzania and go to Serengeti, time after time.

Your dedicated guide will use his wealth of experience to lead your search for the best sights to different Central Serengeti residents from cheetahs, lions, leopards, hyenas, bat-eared foxes, reedbucks, giraffes, elephants, hippos, rhinos, warthogs and many others. An en route game drive to central Serengeti will lead you to your camp for a sundowner as you look to enjoy your delicious dinner and relax ready to explore the wonder of the world tomorrow

The Big 5 of Ngorongoro Crater

Today we will drive down to one of the 7 natural wonders of Africa, Ngorongoro Crater where you will have an opportunity to search for the big 5 animals, then continue to Karatu town in the evening. More than a million years ago, today’s Ngorongoro crater which is the world’s largest inactive caldera used to be among the tallest Mountains in Africa before volcanic forces took their course to dramatically sank it.

After lunch, you will have a chance to find wildebeests, buffalos, zebras, elands, grant’s and thomson’s gazelles, old bulls elephants, lions as well as scavengers like spotted hyenas, jackals in the park which gives you a glorious opportunity to spot the endangered & rare black rhinos. After lunch, continue to enjoyable journey towards Karatu you look to leave behind the Northern parts of Ngorongoro Conservation. Continue to your tented lodge and relax, dinner is just minutes away!

Morning Game Drive & Transfer JRO for Departure

After breakfast, you will drive to Arusha town and later you will be transferred to the JRO airport for your connecting flight back home.

Inclusions & Exclusions

Inclusions

  • All meals and accommodations during the entire safari
  • A very high-quality safari land cruiser with pop up roof
  • A highly experienced safari guide
  • Unlimited mineral water during the entire safari
  • Tea and coffee during the entire safari
  • All park fees for all the national parks
  • Unlimited game drives
  • AMREF Flying doctors emergence rescue
  • Binoculars & Bean Bags
  • Airport Transfers

Exclusions

  • International flights and Airport taxes
  • Bank Transfer fees/ Credit card fees
  • Any Government increments
  • Bills printed before the year of 2006 are not accepted in Tanzania
  • Covid-19 test
  • Tips
  • Drinks at the lodges
  • Any other things not mentioned above

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Total price
$3,350 inc. taxes
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Protect yourself from the sun, insects, and cool evenings with long-sleeved options.

Clothing

Pack comfortable shirts, shorts, and trousers made from lightweight, quick-drying fabrics.

Accommodation

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Tanzania Safari Foods

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Traditional
Immerse yourself in the rich culinary heritage of Tanzania as you savour traditional dishes like Ugali (maize porridge), Nyama Choma (grilled meat), and Pilau (spiced rice).

Traditional

Immerse yourself in the rich culinary heritage of Tanzania as you savour traditional dishes like Ugali (maize porridge), Nyama Choma (grilled meat), and Pilau (spiced rice).

Safari Dining

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Tanzania Boasts

Over two million wildebeest, zebra, and gazelle traverse between Tanzania's Serengeti National Park and Kenya's Maasai Mara Reserve.

Serengeti National

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Understanding

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Whom To Tip On

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Tanzania is home to a rich array of wildlife. You can expect to see the Big Five (elephants, lions, leopards, rhinoceroses, and Cape buffalos) as well as cheetahs, zebras, giraffes,

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