6-Day Ultimate Northern Tanzania Safari: Tracking the Big Five

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
Arusha City
1 stop
1
Arusha City Tour
Arrive in Arusha Airport, where our driver guide will transfer you to Arusha City. Arusha City is a major international diplomatic hub. You will be given a briefing about your Wildlife & Wilderness Safari. Overnight at Arusha inn Hotel or similar
8 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 2
Arusha to Tarangire National Park
1 stop
2
Tarangire National Park
Today your safari adventure begins with a pickup from your Arusha hotel to tarangire national park. Spend the day exploring Tarangire National Park, home to vast elephant herds, towering baobabs and rare tree-climbing pythons.There is a great diversity of wildlife including lion, leopard, cheetah, and up to six thousand elephants. Later evening drive to your lodge for Dinner and Overnight at Sangaiwe tented camp or similar
8 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 3
Tarangire National Park to Serengeti National Park
1 stop
3
Serengeti National Park
Drive from Tarangire to Serengeti National Park, picnic lunch served en route. Many different landscapes can be found in the Serengeti: Savannah with the big plains to the south, hills & woods to the west, the Kopjes area to the east, and bush land to the north. Important rivers also run through the park. Many different species of mammals can be spotted during game drives, elephant, buffalo, giraffes, antelopes, hippo and crocodile can also be found. Diner and overnight at the camp.
8 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 4
Serengeti National Park full day
1 stop
4
Serengeti National Park
After breakfast check out with packed lunch with full day game drive. Serengeti without a doubt is the finest national park in the whole of Tanzania. All year-round large herds of buffaloes, smaller herds of elephant plus giraffes, in addition to millions of antelopes including elands, topi, impalas, kongoni as well as the Grant’s gazelles. If you are lucky, you will easily see the 3 big cats. Lions can as well be seen often enjoying a kill or resting. Also, in the southeastern plains you will be able to regularly see Cheetahs if you are lucky, whereas leopards may be seen resting in the giant trees on the banks of River.Dinner and overnight at Osinon Tented camp or similar
8 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 5
Serengeti National park to Karatu Via Ngorongoro
1 stop
5
Ngorongoro Crater
After breakfast Proceed to Ngorongoro Conservation area, descend into the 100-square-mile Ngorongoro Crater to view game on the vast grasslands of the crater floor. The bottom of the crater dotted with watering-holes, shelters almost 30 000 animals in an area naturally enclosed by the slopes of the volcano. You will find the Big Five lion, elephant, buffalo, rhino, leopard among others. Ngorongoro crater is the largest unbroken caldera in the world and surrounded by very steep walls rising 610 meter from the floor, it is considered to be one of the Wonders of the Natural World and is a veritable haven for wildlife. Spectacular animal life can be found throughout the year due to the permanent availability of grass and water. After picnic lunch drive to your lodge for dinner and overnight at farm of dream lodge or similar.
8 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 6
Ngorongoro Crater to Arusha
1 stop
6
Arusha
After breakfast at the lodge, drive to Mto wa Mbu for cultural visit to the local women and learn how they do their daily activities including farming, small women financing groups, you will have local lunch with the local women to taste the local African food and proceed to Arusha Airport for your onwards flight.
6 hours • Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

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