5 Days Best of Tanzania Wildlife Safari
5 Days Best of Tanzania Wildlife Safari is the ultimate short Tanzania safari tour that takes you to all 4 sought-after Tanzania national parks in the northern circuit. This 5-day Best of Tanzania Wildlife Safari takes you to Lake Manyara National Park, Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, and Tarangire National Park, all for amazing game drives!
This short 5-day Best of Tanzania Wildlife Safari is a thrilling experience not to miss for a chance to enjoy the Tanzanian wilderness, in the shortest time possible. This 5-day Best of Tanzania Wildlife Safari can be customized to fit your schedule, including a visit to Kilimanjaro as well as days of relaxing in Zanzibar.
This short 5-day Best of Tanzania Wildlife Safari is a thrilling experience not to miss for a chance to enjoy the Tanzanian wilderness, in the shortest time possible. This 5-day Best of Tanzania Wildlife Safari can be customized to fit your schedule, including a visit to Kilimanjaro as well as days of relaxing in Zanzibar.
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1: Pick up, transfer to Lake Manyara National Park, Game Drive, and Walking Safari
Your guide will pick you up from your hotel in Arusha and welcome you for the safari, and after a short briefing, you will start your journey to Lake Manyara National Park. Lake Manyara National Park is famous for its tree-climbing lions and several primates.
You will enjoy an amazing introduction to Tanzania wildlife with a game drive in Lake Manyara National Park. After your picnic lunch, embark on a guided nature walk and get closer to the natural surroundings in the park, and also enjoy the beautiful views around. After the nature walk, you will be driven to the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.
Accommodation: Heritage Manyara Safari Lodge
Meal Plan: Lunch and Dinner
You will enjoy an amazing introduction to Tanzania wildlife with a game drive in Lake Manyara National Park. After your picnic lunch, embark on a guided nature walk and get closer to the natural surroundings in the park, and also enjoy the beautiful views around. After the nature walk, you will be driven to the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.
Accommodation: Heritage Manyara Safari Lodge
Meal Plan: Lunch and Dinner
Day 2: Drive to Serengeti National Park
You will have an early breakfast at your lodge as you prepare for your transfer to Serengeti National Park, with your packed lunch in hand. You will engage in a late afternoon game drive as you search for wildlife species in the savannah plains, such as the big five. In the late afternoon, you will proceed to your lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.
Accommodation: Central Serengeti Tanzania Bush Camp
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Accommodation: Central Serengeti Tanzania Bush Camp
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Day 3: Full-Day Game Drive in Serengeti National Park
You will have an early breakfast at your lodge and your guide will drive you on a morning game-viewing experience around the central part of Serengeti National Park where you will search for wildlife species like lions, leopards, elephants, buffalos, wildebeests, zebras, giraffes, cheetahs, impalas, gazelles, kudu, rhinos others among.
After having your picnic lunch in the wilderness, you will engage in an afternoon game drive around Serengeti National Park, yet again, as you look out for wildlife species. Chase the sunset as you drive back to your accommodation in Serengeti National Park, refresh and relax as you wait for dinner, and stay overnight as above.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Optional Activity: Hot air balloon safari
After having your picnic lunch in the wilderness, you will engage in an afternoon game drive around Serengeti National Park, yet again, as you look out for wildlife species. Chase the sunset as you drive back to your accommodation in Serengeti National Park, refresh and relax as you wait for dinner, and stay overnight as above.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Optional Activity: Hot air balloon safari
Day 4: Ngorongoro Crater Drive
After breakfast at the camp, you will drive to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. With your packed lunch, you will descend 600 meters into the Ngorongoro crater floor for amazing wildlife viewing opportunities and to enjoy the beautiful scenery, including the Big 5 Ngorongoro animals. which includes wildebeest, zebra, buffalo, eland, warthog, hippo, and giant African elephants, as well as predators such as lions, hyenas, jackals, cheetahs, and leopards. After the Ngorongoro Crater game drive, you will proceed to your lodge, check in, relax as you wait for dinner, and stay overnight.
Accommodation: Hhando Coffee Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Accommodation: Hhando Coffee Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Day 5: Mto wa Mbu Cultural Tour, Tarangire National Park Game Drive, and Departure
On this last day of your Safari, you will have breakfast at the lodge and, with your lunch boxes, drive to Tarangire National Park. En route, you will enjoy a Mto wa Mbu cultural tour where you will interact with different locals of Tanzania. Visit the market for some shopping if interested in souvenir shopping.
Thereafter, proceed to the Tarangire National Park for an amazing half-day wild game viewing experience. Look out for other animals in Tarangire National Park like zebras, giraffes, lions, large herds of elephants, which the Tarangire National Park is famous for, and so much more.
>Mto wa Mbu Cultural Tour
Enjoy lunch in the wilderness and another game-viewing opportunity as you leave the park, driving back to Arusha.
Meal Plan: Breakfast and Lunch
Thereafter, proceed to the Tarangire National Park for an amazing half-day wild game viewing experience. Look out for other animals in Tarangire National Park like zebras, giraffes, lions, large herds of elephants, which the Tarangire National Park is famous for, and so much more.
>Mto wa Mbu Cultural Tour
Enjoy lunch in the wilderness and another game-viewing opportunity as you leave the park, driving back to Arusha.
Meal Plan: Breakfast and Lunch
Price includes
- 4×4 safari land cruiser with pop-up roof
- Accommodation per itinerary
- Meals as per itinerary: B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, and D=Dinner.
- Services of an English professional guide.
- National park entrance fees as per the itinerary.
- Mineral water while on safari.
- Crater fees and concession fees
- Government taxes
Price Excludes
- All flights
- Visas and related costs
- Personal expenses like alcoholic drinks, beverages, tips, laundry, telephone calls, and other items of a personal nature
- Optional excursions and activities not listed in the itinerary
- Anything else not included in the itinerary
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