7 Days Tanzania Best of the Big Five Safaris
Africa may be spoiled with natural attractions that offer the most sought-after things to do, however, nothing rivals the epic big 5. In this tour, experience the best of Tanzania’s Northern zone and its famed wildlife. Along with huge herds of elephants in Tarangire, explore the priceless insight into the big cats of Africa’s best park, Serengeti, and then search for the Big 5 of Ngorongoro Crater
What sets this tour from the rest is the hot meals during game drive. Unlike itineraries from most operators, this one does not use boxed lunches. You will instead, depart with hot meals every morning prepared by the camps/lodges. Stop in unique place in the park during game drive, pull out the folded chairs & tables and enjoy your hot lunch in the middle of nowhere, all on your own. This experience is well when accompanied with tea and coffee!
Your adventurous journey starts upon your landing at JRO Airport. You will be met by your guide who will transfer you to your hotel where you will spend the rest of the day relaxing after a long flight.
Overnight at Kibo Palace Hotel Arusha: HB
Day 2: Drive to Tarangire for a Game Drive
Your adventurous journey starts upon your landing at JRO Airport. You will be met by your guide who will transfer you to Tarangire national Park where you will start your game drives. Here 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 lodge in the late afternoon, relax after an eventful game drive day, awaiting for dinner & overnight.You will be transferred to a tented lodge for dinner and overnight.
Overnight at Heart & Soul Lodge: FB
Day 3: Game En-Route to Serengeti National Park (Central)
Today we embark on a morning drive with your picnic hot lunch to Northern parts of Ngorongoro Conservation Area in a search for the recently awarded Africa’s best National Park, Serengeti. You might have watched Serengeti in the world’s popular documentaries such as; - Surviving in Serengeti, Serengeti Shall Never Die, Tales of the Serengeti, Great Natural Wonders of the World, Lions of Serengeti, Kings of the Serengeti...you name it! But today, the park is going to be unveiled before your eyes, up close
As we drive en route game drive across the heart of Serengeti National Park, you will reach your camp on time for a sundowner, a truly captivating view that safari-goers like.
Overnight at Serengeti Osinon Camp: FB
Day 4 & 5: Game Drives in Central Serengeti
In the next 2 days, enjoy your breakfast as you look to venture a full day of game drives in the Big Cats headquarters, Central Serengeti National Park.You will possibly be aware that Serengeti National Park is such a huge park that you can not get enough of it. It is the reason most of our guests return to Tanzania and go to Serengeti, time after time.
Your dedicated Earthlife Expeditions 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 eighth wonder of the world tomorrow.
Overnight at Serengeti Osinon Camp: FB
Day 6: 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!
Overnight at Heart & Soul Lodge: FB
Day 7: Masai Village & Drive Back to Arusha for Hot Lunch & Depart
Today marks the end to your unforgettable experiences in safari. After a relaxing breakfast you will drive to Arusha for hot lunch with a stop in Masai village. After short lunch break, you will be transferred to airport on time for your connecting flight back home.
| Number of People | Price Per Person (USD) |
|---|---|
| Tour Prices Per Person | |
| 2 People | 3,760 |
| 4 People | 3,120 |
| 6 People | 2,910 |
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