Big Five Serengeti Safari
5 days—Begin at: Zanzibar Airport - Every Monday / Wednesday / Friday - other days on request End at: Arusha Airport or City
From
$1639 USD
pp
Safari summary
Best times: All year round
Trip Highlight - small group
Places visited - 2 nights Serengeti, Lake Manyara NP, Ngorongoro Crater and Hadzabe Tribe
Travel/activity: Serengeti is Tanzania’s oldest and most popular national park and 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 gazelle join the wildebeest’s trek for fresh grazing. Yet even when the migration is quiet, the Serengeti offers a r
Ngorongoro Crater – The world's sixth-largest unbroken caldera – to explore Black Rhino
Lake Manyara National Park - to see Elephants, Lions, Giraffe, Buffalos, Hippo and many more
Lake Eyasi Tribes: The Hadzabe - hunter-gatherer tribes remaining in Tanzania. Activities during Lake Eyasi visits include accompanying hunters while they hunt bush meat, learning to make jewellery with the women, watching the production of traditional weapons and instruments, and learning the Hadzabe’s click language.
About this tour
| Tour type | Set-date, set-itinerary, group | |
| Main focus | Game drives | |
| Activity level | Easy activity | |
| Best months | All months | |
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Fine details
Safari highlights
- Photography safari—with professional guide
What’s included?
- Accommodation
- Airport transfers
- Internal flights
- Meals
- Private vehicle and driver
What’s not included?
- Alcoholic beverages
- All drinks
- Hot air balloons
- International flights
- Laundry
- Park fees
- Premium alcoholic beverages
- Spa treatments
- Tips and gratuities
- Visas
Itinerary
Day 1:
Lake Manyara
Domestic Flight: Depart Zanzibar Airport 08h00am / Arrival Arusha Airport – 09h45am. We head to Lake Manyara National Park, a safari paradise that provides the perfect introduction to Tanzania’s birdlife. More than 400 species have been recorded, and even a first-time visitor to Africa might reasonably expect to observe 100 of these in one day. Inland of the floodplain, Haunt of Manyara’s legendary tree-climbing lions and impressively tusked elephants.
Lodges or Permanent Camps - private washroom
Day 2:
Serengeti
Lake Eyasi Tribes: The Hadzabe are one of two remaining hunter-gatherer tribes remaining in Tanzania. There are approximately 1500 families left in this tribe. All visitors are accompanied by a local guide who has been approved by the tribe. Activities during Lake Eyasi visits include accompanying hunters while they hunt bush meat, learning to make jewellery with the women, watching the production of traditional weapons and instruments, and learning the Hadzabe’s click language.
Lodges or Permanent Camps - private washroom
Day 3
Ngorongoro Crater
Ngorongoro, world Heritage site: A UNESCO site since 1979. It is the only site in the world with a high concentration of wildlife living in harmony with human communities. Main Crater: The world's sixth-largest unbroken caldera. It is a large, unbroken, un-flooded caldera, formed when a giant volcano exploded and collapsed some three million years ago. The Ngorongoro crater sinks to a depth of 610 metres, a base area covering 260 square Kilometres.
Lodges or Permanent Camps - private washroom
Day 4:
Serengeti
Travel/activity: Serengeti is Tanzania’s oldest and most popular national park and 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 gazelle join the wildebeest’s trek for fresh grazing. Yet even when the migration is quiet, the Serengeti offers a remarkable game-viewing experience in Africa.
Lodges or Permanent Camps - private washroom
Day 5:
Serengeti
Travel/activity: Serengeti is Tanzania’s oldest and most popular national park and 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 gazelle join the wildebeest’s trek for fresh grazing. Yet even when the migration is quiet, the Serengeti offers a remarkable game-viewing experience in Africa. Departure - Transfer back to Arusha Airport or Arusha City
Departure day - none
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