One of the most popular itineraries for 5 days. You will visit Tarangire, Serengeti National Parks and the Ngorongoro Crater, where there are over 25,000 large animals in the crater. You will enjoy different landscapes and see the Big Five big cats and a lot of wildlife on your safari. You will have a remarkable trip to remember in the years to come.
Life on Safari
You’ll be picked up from your hotel after breakfast and driven to Tarangire National Park, Tanzania’s third-largest national park and sanctuary for an unusually large elephant population. Majestic baobab trees are an interesting feature of the park, dwarfing the animals that feed beneath them. Animals concentrate along the Tarangire River, which provides the only permanent water supply in the area. There is a great diversity of wildlife including lions, leopards, cheetahs, and up to six thousand elephants. The park is perfect for bird watching as the park has over 300 species of birds. You’ll go to the lodge which is outside the park.
After breakfast, you’ll depart for Serengeti National Park you will have a game drive searching for large predators and gentle herbivores on which they feed. We’ll drive and stop for lunch at the Naabi Hill gate of Serengeti National Park. After lunch, we’ll open the roof of the vehicle for a game drive as you head to our campsite for dinner and your overnight stay.
Optional:
On the way to Serengeti, there are about 4 Maasai villages where tourists have opportunities to visit. If you are interested at an extra cost, you can visit and experience the life of the Maasai people.
Serengeti National Park in Central Seronera is well known for its healthy stock of resident wildlife, particularly the “Big Five”, named for the 5 most prized trophies taken by hunters. The Serengeti is believed to hold the largest population of lions in Africa due in part to the abundance of prey species. More than 3,000 lions live in this ecosystem. The reclusive leopards are commonly seen in the Seronera area.
Enjoy the game drive until lunchtime when your driver will set and prepare the table for a hot meal of soup, bread rolls, the main dish and fruit salad. This will be followed by a glass of wine, tea or coffee. After lunch, your search continues for the big cats and the “Big Five”. In the evening, you’ll drive to the lodge for dinner and your overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Land of Nature Camp
- Meals & Drinks:
After breakfast, you will have a morning game drive in the plains of the Serengeti, with a picnic lunch until afternoon. Later, you’ll proceed to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area to sleep. You will have a game drive as you head to the Naabi Hill gate. You’ll have lunch at the gate and head to Ngorongoro Simba Campsite A for an overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Budget camping
- Meals & Drinks:
You’ll descend into Ngorongoro Crater for a game drive exploring the short-grass plains and Lake Magadi of the crater floor. This extinct volcano embraces 100 sq miles and is alive with lions, leopards, rhinos, elephants, buffalos, hippos, and much more wildlife. If you are lucky, you may see the rare black rhino. Later, you will ascend to the top and be transferred directly to Arusha to the hotel that you have booked.
