5 Days Tanzania Safari Experience

5 Days Tanzania Safari Experience

Tanzania
5
Days

5 Days Tanzania Safari Experience

This incredible tour offers a thrilling opportunity to explore some of the most beautiful parks in Tanzania’s northern region. You’ll visit the vast Serengeti National Park, home to the iconic Big Five, and Tarangire National Park, renowned for its large elephant herds. The journey also takes you to the Ngorongoro Crater, often referred to as the “Garden of Animals,” where you’ll have a great chance to spot all of the Big Five in one of the most stunning wildlife settings.

Duration

5
Days

Places to Visit

Herd of African Elephants on the Savannah and a Hot Air Balloon Flying Above ThemTarangire
A stunning panoramic view of Ngorongoro Crater in Tanzania, showcasing its vast savannah and natural beauty.Ngorongoro Crater
Herd of Wildebeest Running WildSerengeti

Day by Day Itinerary

After breakfast A professional Guide from Finest East Africa Safari ltd will meet you and deliver short briefing then drive to the Tarangire National Park for a game drive. The park runs along the line of the Tarangire River and is mainly made up of low-lying hills on the Great Rift Valley floor. Its natural vegetation mainly consists of Acacia woodland and giant African Baobab trees, with huge swamp areas in the south. Both the river and the swamps act like a magnet for wild animals, during Tanzania’s dry season. The Tarangire National Park is reputed to contain some of the largest elephant herds in Africa. This African national park is also home to three rare species of animals – the Greater Kudu, the Fringed-eared Oryx, as well as a few Ashy Starlings. We eat lunch at picnic after which we continue with game until late evening, then drive to the accommodation for overnight.

Dinner and overnight as per the standard and type of accommodation option requested.

Non game-viewing travel time: 3 hours
Distance: 210 km

After breakfast, a professional Guide from Finest East Africa Safari ltd will meet you and deliver a short briefing then drive to the Tarangire National Park for a game drive. The park runs along the line of the Tarangire River and is mainly made up of low-lying hills on the Great Rift Valley floor. Its natural vegetation mainly consists of Acacia woodland and giant African Baobab trees, with huge swamp areas in the south. Both the river and the swamps act like a magnet for wild animals, during Tanzania’s dry season. The Tarangire National Park is reputed to contain some of the largest elephant herds in Africa. This African national park is also home to three rare species of animals – the Greater Kudu, the Fringe-eared Oryx, as well as a few Ashy Starlings. We eat lunch at a picnic after which we continue with the game until late evening, then drive to the accommodation overnight.

Meals: Break, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Mpingo Ridge Tented Lodge

After breakfast, we head towards the Serengeti National Park, via the beautiful high lying farmland of Karatu and the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Leaving the highlands behind, we descend into the heart of wild Africa – the Serengeti National Park – with its endless plains, rolling into the distance as far as the eye can see. We head to the central park area, known as the Seronera area, one of the richest wildlife habitats in the park, featuring the Seronera River, which provides a valuable water source to this area and therefore attracts wildlife well representative of most of the Serengeti’s species.
We arrive in time for lunch and enjoy an afternoon game drive in the Serengeti national park.

Dinner and overnight in the Seronera area, as per the standard and type of accommodation option requested.

Non game-viewing travel time: 6 hours
Distance: 205 km

Be one of only a few fortunate people to glide in a Hot Air Balloon over the Serengeti Plains (available at supplementary cost by pre-arrangement). Floating silently above the awakening bush, while spotting wildlife and enjoying the amazing scenery of Africa, across rivers and over numerous small villages.

We do an after breakfast game viewing drive along the Sogore River Circuit, which loops into the plains south of the Seronera River, and which is good for possible Lion, Thomson gazelle, topi, ostrich and cheetah sightings. The Visitor Centre close to the Serengeti Seronera Lodge and public campsites, is well worth a visit after the morning’s game drive. This nicely designed centre offers some interesting wildlife displays as well as a gift shop selling information leaflets and maps of the area. The centre also has a shop where cold drinks and snacks can be purchased, as well as a picnic area and information trail up and around a nearby kopje. We will enjoy a relaxed picnic lunch at the centre in the shade of the giant acacia trees.

In the afternoon we will follow the Kopjes Circuit, which goes anti-clockwise around the Maasai Kopjes, which usually attract a number of lion and some formidably large cobras. Kopjes are weathered granite outcrops, scattered around the plains, most of which are miniature ecosystems, providing shade and drinking water in pools left in the rock after the rains. This makes the kopjes particularly good for spotting wildlife in the dry seasons – including lions, which like to lie in wait for animals coming to drink!

Dinner and overnight in the Seronera area, as per the standard and type of accommodation option requested.

Be one of only a few fortunate people to glide in a Hot Air Balloon over the Serengeti Plains (available at supplementary cost by pre-arrangement). Floating silently above the awakening bush, while spotting wildlife and enjoying the amazing scenery of Africa, across rivers and over numerous small villages.

If not interested in Hot balloons, you will work up early in the morning for a sunrise game drive. Then return to your accommodation area for breakfast and continue with game drive until lunchtime. After lunch, we head to Ngorongoro overnight. On the way, we can experience the Maasai traditional life and share a few of these cultural people’s lives in the Ngorongoro conservations.

Dinner and overnight as per the standard and type of accommodation option requested.

Non game-viewing travel time: 4 hours
Distance: 145 km

After early breakfast, we will descend over 600 meters into the crater to view wildlife for a half day’s safari tour. Supported by a year round water supply and fodder, the Ngorongoro National Park supports a vast variety of animals, which include herds of wildebeest, zebra, buffalo, eland, warthog, hippo, and giant African elephants. Another big draw card to this picturesque national park 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. We will visit Lake Magadi, a large but shallow alkaline lake in the southwestern corner, which is one of the main features of the crater. A large number of flamingos, hippos, and other water birds can usually be seen here.

After lunch, we will start ascending from the crater and return back to Arusha or alternatively to Kilimanjaro airport.

Departure dates
The departure dates for all our African safaris, tours, travel, and other trekking packages are totally flexible according to your own personal needs. Please contact us for further and more detailed information.

Non game-viewing travel time: 5 hours
Distance: 210 kmBOOK THE TOUR

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Included

Park fees
Drinking water in our safari jeeps
All accommodations as stated in the itinerary
All Meals
Camping Equipment Porterage
Pickup and transfer airport
Reservation costs

Excluded

International flights and visas
Travel insurance
Alcoholic drinks
Rescue Fee
Climbing Gear
Sleeping Bag

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