Big Five Safari

5 days—Experience big five animals on your visit to Tanzania parks

$1150-1299 USD

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Safari summary

Immerse yourself and discover what Tanzania parks has to offer interns of wildlife and nature. This tour will take to three major Tanzania parks includes Lake Manyara National park, Serengeti National park and Ngorongoro crater and witness the big five animals which are lions, leopards, rhinos and elephants.

About this tour

	Tour type	Set-date, set-itinerary, group
	Main focus	Game drives
	Activity level	Easy activity
	Best months	All months
	Countries	Tanzania
	Parks	Lake Manyara Ngorongoro Crater Serengeti

Itinerary

Day 1

Arusha | Lake Manyara

Day 1: Arusha – Lake Manyara National Park After breakfast in your hotel, you will be picked up at 8am and drive about two hours on the tarmac road to the Lake Manyara National Park. The park is well known for its tree climbing lions and over 400 of bird species, primate-filled forests and grassy plains. A large area of the park is covered by the alkaline Lake Manyara, the seasonal breeding grounds for large colonies of flamingos and many more waterfowls. The park is also home to giraffes, hippos, wildebeests, impalas and groups of noisy monkeys and baboons. After an extensive game drive leave the park and drive to the campsite for dinner and overnight. MEALS: Lunch & Dinner ACCOMMODATION: At Campsite

Day 2

Lake Manyara | Serengeti

Day 2: Lake Manyara – Serengeti National Park After breakfast, you will travel via the cooler highlands towards the southern Serengeti and at midday you will reach the plains of the Serengeti to Naabi hills gate for check in, (you can have your packed lunch here while checking in), and you are now in Serengeti. After lunch, game drive on your way to the central Serengeti possibly your driver guide will have already known where the big herds are located. Sunset game drives on your way to the campsite. This park is the largest in Tanzania and has a diversity of habitats and landscapes – short grass plains, savannah, thick bush, swamps and lakes. Bizarre rock formations called kopjes dot the grassy landscape where predators are often seen. The Serengeti is famous for the yearly migration when hundreds of thousands of wildebeests and zebras trek to find fresh grass and water. MEALS: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner ACCOMMODATION: : At Campsite

Day 3

Serengeti

Day 3: Full Day Serengeti Leave the camp early morning with breakfast box for an early morning game drive in the Serengeti to where the big herds are located; you might spot lots of nocturnal animal coming back after a long night of hunting or a group of lionesses planning a hunt or a hard of buffalo lazily grazing before getting hot. Break for breakfast in the bush and proceed with game drives until afternoon. Take your lunch break at Seronera visitor’s center and afterward a little rest before embarking on your afternoon game drive. Later evening drive back to your campsite before or after the sunset. MEALS: : Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner ACCOMMODATION: : At Campsite

Day 4

Serengeti

Day 4: Serengeti – Ngorongoro Conservation Area Wake up early morning before breakfast; go for sunrise game drive in Serengeti National park. Later return to the camp around 9am for late breakfast, on your outward journey to the park gate, you will enjoy some more game viewing on the way before you leave the Serengeti Park. While check out at the same time embark on the plains bordering the Ngorongoro Conservation area and head to your campsite located on the edge of the crater for breathtaking views over the caldera. MEALS: : Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner ACCOMMODATION: : At Campsite

Day 5

Arusha | Ngorongoro Crater

Day 5: Ngorongoro Crater – Arusha After early breakfast, leave the camp and descend into the crater floor for about 6 hours of game drive. This massive collapsed volcano is home to over 25,000 mammals ranging from the “Big Five” – lion, elephant, buffalo, rhino and leopard. The area also supports a vast variety of animals, which include herds of wildebeest, zebra, eland, warthog and giant hippos to some of the more than 500 bird species can be spotted in this area. Another big draw card to this picturesque place is its dense population of predators, which include lions, hyenas, jackals, cheetahs and the ever-elusive leopard, which sometimes requires a trained eye to spot. After an extensive game drive, you will leave the crater and drive back to Arusha town. MEALS: : Breakfast & Lunch

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