5-DAY STANDARD SAFARI
TANZANIA
This 5-day wilderness safari offers the experience to explore some of the best national parks and reserves of northern Tanzania. From the Serengeti, home of the great annual migration, to the Ngorongoro Crater, the largest intact volcanic caldera in the world, this safari allows you to experience the real Africa. Also, visit Lake Manyara National Park and spot their famous tree-climbing lions.
"Five days, endless Experiences."
Arrive To JRO (Kilimanjaro International Airport)
Welcome to Tanzania. You will be picked up at the Kilimanjaro International Airport and transferred to your hotel in Arusha town; you will meet the company representative and trip your guide who will brief you and cross check all important travel documents.
Day 1: Drive to Lake Manyara National Park
Meet your friendly private guide and get the formalities completed, we’ll then jump in the safari vehicle and head to Lake Manyara, in time for a perfect first-day game drive. Located beneath the cliffs of the Manyara Escarpment, Lake Manyara National Park is famous for its large alkaline soda lake which is home to the pink flamingos, herons, and yellow-billed stork. We’ll also keep an eye out for the tree-climbing lions, which are unique to this national park. We’ll also have to watch out for some fun antics from the local baboon troops: Lake Manyara is believed to have the largest number of these primates on earth!
Day 2: Drive to Serengeti National Park
After a hearty breakfast and our picnic hampered lunch is prepared, we’ll drive around 4.5 hours through the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. We’ll then arrive at the Olduvai Gorge, where the remains of a 1.8 million-year-old skeleton, thought to be one of the distinct links of the human evolutionary chain, lies.
In this same area, there is a complete series of hominid footprints estimated to be over 3.7 million years old. Once we’ve had a chance to marvel at this amazing piece of history, we will then continue into the Serengeti.
Day 3: Enjoy Serengeti National Park
After a night of reminiscing about the previous days exploring and some well-earned rest, you will drive to the fascinating wildlife arena of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. This area is special as the crater it’s based in was formed over 2-3 million years ago after a volcano exploded and collapsed on itself.
Now a UNESCO World Heritage site, it is over 260 km² (100 miles²) long and is often referred to as “Africa’s Eden”. Home to more than 25,000 large mammals, it is not unusual to see all of the “Big Five” (buffalo, elephants, rhino, lions, and leopards) in one day.
Day 4: Drive to Ngorongoro Crater
After a night of reminiscing about the previous days exploring and some well-earned rest, you will drive to the fascinating wildlife arena of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. This area is special as the crater it’s based in was formed over 2-3 million years ago after a volcano exploded and collapsed on itself. Now a UNESCO World Heritage site, it is over 260 km² (100 miles²) long and is often referred to as “Africa’s Eden”. Home to more than 25,000 large mammals, it is not unusual to see all of the “Big Five” (buffalo, elephants, rhino, lions, and leopards) in one day. Evening drive to the hotel situated in the slopes of Ngorongoro crater.
Day 5: Drive to Tarangire National Park
On our last day together, we will drive to Tarangire, a must-see for avid birdwatchers, boasting over 550 different bird species, the most diverse in Africa, including the Kori Bustard, the heaviest flying bird on earth! The Tarangire River runs through the park attracting a huge number of elephants, buffalo, giraffes, and antelope, particularly in the dry season between June and October.
It is not uncommon to see large herds of elephants roaming through Tarangire’s savannah grasses or taking shade under the odd-looking “upside-down trees” (Baobab) that are dotted around the park. Following a morning game-drive, you will transfer to your hotel in Arusha or directly to Kilimanjaro Airport for onward travel.