Best 7 Days Tanzania Big 5 Private Safari 2024

Day-by-day Itinerary for the 7 days Tanzania Big 5 Private Safari in 2024

• DAY 1: Arusha - Lake Manyara

  Upon arrival at Arusha/Kilimanjaro airport, your Wide range of African safaris guides will pick you up and transfer you to your hotel in Arusha Tanzania. Settle into your accommodation, relax and get used to the African atmosphere. Ready to start your 7Days Tanzania Safari to Tarangire, Lake Manyara, Serengeti, and Ngorongoro Crater The next day.

  Arusha is a city in Northern Tanzania and the capital of the city, with a population of 416,442 plus 323,198 in the surrounding Arusha District Located below Mount Meru on the eastern edge of the eastern branch of the Great Rift Valley, Arusha has a temperate climate. The region is close to the Serengeti National Park, Lake Manyara National Park, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Olduvai Gorge, Tarangire National Park, Mount Kilimanjaro National Park, and Arusha National Park on Mountain Meru.

• DAY 2: Lake Manyara

  This morning drive to Lake Manyara National Park. Set against the steep escarpment of the Rift Valley, you’ll find Lake Manyara National Park with its evergreen groundwater forest and variety of ecosystems including acacia woodland, grassy plains, and a swampy fan delta, and of course the expansive lake. This diversity attracts a wide variety of mammal, bird, and wildlife species. Manyara is also home to rare tree-climbing lions.

  The park offers excellent game viewing with buffalo, impala, giraffe, bushbuck, waterbuck, hippos, and lots of elephants roaming near the Lake. Also, look out for blue monkeys and the very active Olive baboon troops. Overnight Highview coffee Lodge (with lunch, dinner & breakfast).

• DAY 3: Serengeti

  Head out after breakfast for the drive to Serengeti National Park. The word “Serengeti” is derived from the Maasai language, meaning “endless plain”. En – route to the Serengeti, you can opt to visit a Maasai village, a perfect place to explore the Maasai culture and even participate in some tribal activities. Or visit Olduvai Gorge, known as the Cradle of Humanity; the Museum is a statement of the long journey that humanity has made from its humble roots in East Africa to its current state as the dominant species on earth. Enjoy a game drive en route to your camp. (Overnight at Serengeti Safari Lodge (with lunch, dinner, and breakfast).

• DAY 4: Serengeti

  Relax with a full day in the Serengeti with game drives unequaled for their beauty and home to the Great Wildebeest, zebra, and antelope dominate the park while the attendant predators such as lion and cheetah are to be found amongst the many kopjes scattered across the plain. Its landscape varies from open grass plains in the south, savanna with scattered acacia trees in the center, hilly, wooded grassland in the north, to extensive woodland and black clay plains to the west. (Overnight at Serengeti Safari Lodge (with lunch, dinner, and breakfast).

• DAY 5: Ngorongoro

  Enjoy a morning game drive en route to Ngorongoro Crater. descend into the Ngorongoro Crater floor for game driving and exploration. The crater is 600m deep, 16km across, and 265sq km in area. Enjoy the spectacular scenery and game viewing, in what has been described as the eighth wonder of the world. Many of Tanzania’s last remaining black rhinos can be seen grazing on the open grassland of the crater floor, surrounded by some of the 20,000 large animals that occupy the crater, including lion, cheetah, eland, zebra, and gazelle. Flamingo, among other bird species, can often be seen feeding at Makati Soda Lake as well. Afternoon drive to your lodge for your overnight stay. (Overnight Highway Coffee Lodge (with lunch, dinner & breakfast).

• DAY 6: Tarangire

  This morning drive to Tarangire National Park. Tarangire is traversed by the Tarangire River, which never dries up. Being the only source of water during the dry season, it draws hundreds of animals to the park, making wildlife and bird viewing spectacular. The landscape is varied, with grassy savannah plains, swamps, hills, and spectacular. Enjoy a full day in the park with game viewing. (Overnight Highview Coffee Lodge (with lunch, dinner & breakfast).

• DAY 7: Kilimanjaro Airport

  Enjoy a morning at leisure before your transfer to Kilimanjaro International Airport for your flight home. If your flight departs during the morning and night accommodation must be added in Arusha speak to us to arrange this.

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