7-Day Midrange Tanzania Safari Adventures (Big 5)

Day 1: Arrival in Arusha

1. Arusha
   8h
   You will be picked up from the airport at either Kilimanjaro International Airport, Arusha Airport or Namanga border by our company representative. They will drive you to your accommodation in Arusha about a 1-hour drive.

Day 2: Arusha to Tarangire National Park

1. Tarangire National Park
   8h · Admission ticket included
   After breakfast, your safari guide will collect you from your accommodation and drive you to Tarangire National Park (approximately 2 hours away). Tarangire is best known for its elephant families, savannah, iconic baobab trees, seasonal swamps and the life-giving Tarangire River. Animals gather at the river and giraffe, bushbuck and hartebeest are often seen. The park is also home to buffalo, zebra and wildebeest. These animals are closely followed by a range of predators such as lions, leopards and rarely cheetahs. From the open roof of the safari vehicle, you will be able to absorb the landscape and watch the wildlife while in the truck. You will enjoy a picnic lunch in the park which includes a delicious lunch and soft drinks. After a full day in the park, you will drive to your accommodation where you will be able to relax, enjoy dinner and your overnight stay.

Day 3: Lake Manyara National Park

1. Lake Manyara
   8h · Admission ticket included
   After breakfast, you will pick a lunch box from your accommodation and continue to this epic safari destination which is Lake Manyara National Park. This is a relatively small but diverse park, 120km west of Arusha. The park’s namesake is a shallow salt lake. It covers a large area of the park, flooding and drying with the seasons. It is home to thousands of flamingos and over 500 other bird species. On your exploration of the park, you will see monkeys, giraffes, zebras, wildebeest, buffalos, elephants and with some luck, lions lounging in the trees. The park is known for its diverse landscapes; not only open grassy plains but also primate-filled woodlands and baobab dotted cliffs. After a further game drive, you will drive straight to your accommodation in Karatu for dinner and your overnight stay at Eileen's Trees Inn.

Day 4: Karatu to Serengeti National Park

1. Serengeti National Park
   8h
   After breakfast, you will continue towards the fertile highlands where wheat, coffee and corn are grown by the Iraqw people. Passing through the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, you will be able to see the breathtaking Ngorongoro Crater before travelling onwards to the Serengeti National Park with a picnic lunch taken on the way. You will reach Serengeti by afternoon. The Serengeti National Park is the largest park in Tanzania with diverse landscapes and habitats such as grassy plains, swamps, lakes, savannah and mountains. After an extensive game drive, you will drive to your accommodation where you will enjoy dinner and your overnight stay at Serengeti Heritage Tented Camp.

Day 5: Full-Day in Serengeti National Park

1. Serengeti National Park
   12h
   You will spend a full day in this incredible endless plain exploring the park, its animals and the incredible landscapes. The Serengeti is the habitat for an abundance of wildlife, such as impalas, buffaloes, crocodiles and hippos but is more well-known for its great migrating herds of zebras and wildebeest (depending on their location and time of your trip). The animals’ trek is determined by the rainfall and varies from year to year. Apart from the migrating herds, you may see predators such as leopards, cheetahs and lions. Dinner and your overnight stay will be at the Serengeti Heritage Tented Camp.

Day 6: Serengeti National Park to Ngorongoro Crater

1. Ngorongoro Conservation Area
   8h
   After an early breakfast, you will head out for an en-route game drive through the Serengeti. You might be able to spot animals before embarking on your journey to Ngorongoro Crater. This UNESCO World Heritage Site formed millions of years ago is 600m deep and covers roughly 260sq km. Due to its dense animal population of approximately 25 000, the crater offers the best game viewing of all the parks in Tanzania. You will arrive at the crater rim before lunch. You will descend into the crater and in a matter of minutes, you will be able to see wildebeest, zebras, gazelles, elephants and some of more than 500 bird species in the area. With a little bit of luck, you might catch a glimpse of the endangered black rhino through the grass.
   After having a picnic lunch which will be carried from your accommodation in Serengeti, you will have a full afternoon inside the crater. After that, you will head to your accommodation in Karatu for dinner and your overnight stay out of the crater.

Day 7: Karatu to Arusha

1. Arusha
   4h
   After breakfast, you will drive back to Arusha for your onward destination at either Zanzibar or back home. We will work with your plan according to your update as you share it with us. If you fly back home on a KLM flight, we will offer you a hot lunch and drop you off at the airport. You will also have enough time for shopping for gratuities.
   End of safari.

• Suitable for all physical fitness levels