8 Days Big Five Safari (luxury)

Duration

8 Days

Overview

Experience the best of Tanzania’s North Circuit. Get a chance to visit the best of what the Northern circuit has to offer. 

Itinerary Brief

    Arusha National Park

    Arusha - Tarangire National Park 

    Lake Manyara National Park

    Karatu- Serengeti 

    Full Day Serengeti National Park Game Drive

    Serengeti National Park-Ngorongoro  

    Ngorongoro Crater-Arusha

Day to Day Itinerary Plan

Day 1: Arusha National Park

Day 2: Arusha - Tarangire National Park

You will be picked up by our Driver/Guide and start your safari, Proceed to Tarangire National Park for a full day game drive with Picnic Lunch.  

 
Once inside the park, you'll see the eponymous Tarangire river lined with acacia and Baobab where game amble to and fro throughout the day. During the dry season, thousands of animals from the Masai steppe migrate to the Tarangire region looking for water so you can see dozens of different species in a small amount of time.   


Exclusive to the park are endangered animals such as the Greater Kudu, Fringe-Eared Oryx, and the Ashy Starling.   


Enjoy a picnic lunch at one of the park's picnic areas and take in an unparalleled view of the Tarangire River. Keep an eye on your food though, as the local monkey population will be only too happy to make off with a tasty treat if given the opportunity!   

After the excitements of the day, you will head for dinner and overnight at your accommodation. 

Tarangire Sopa

Tarangire Sopa - (Tarangire)

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Built to blend in with the vastness of its surroundings, Tarangire Sopa Lodge lies hidden among the kopjes, ancient baobab and grasses of the Tarangire National Park - home to the greatest concentration of elephants in Africa. Many can be seen aro...

Day 3: Lake Manyara National Park

The park is truly a photographer's playground and offers some of the best game viewing in the world. You can expect to see many of Africa's most well-known animals, with the tree-climbing lions a particular treat. These proud predators lounge in acacia trees practically begging to be photographed.   


Bird-watchers will find Lake Manyara is an absolute delight, with a huge variety of birds on display in the park. Even the novice can expect to be amazed by large flamingo flocks, circling birds of prey, and the brightly coloured lilac breasted roller.   

After the excitements of the day, you will head to Karatu for dinner and overnight at your accommodation. 

Ngorongoro Coffee Lodge

Ngorongoro Coffee Lodge - (Ngorongoro)

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Ngorongoro Coffee Lodge is nestled up against the Ngorongoro Forest Reserve offering stunning views over a working coffee plantation onto the forest.

Catering to safari visitors, Ngorongoro Coffee Lodge is located between the villages of R...

Day 4: Karatu- Serengeti

After breakfast proceed to Serengeti National Park through Ngorongoro Conservation area with a game Drive along the way.   

On your Ngorongoro Transit to Serengeti   

The scenic drive towards the Serengeti. Along the way, we'll pass through the mist-shrouded rainforests of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area where you might be lucky enough to glimpse cape buffalo, baboons, or even elephants and leopards in the dense undergrowth.   

It's a nearly four-hour drive to the Serengeti Park gates, but you can choose to break up the drive with one or both of the below optional activities at an extra cost:   

Maasai Boma Visit   

Olduvai Gorge   

On your Serengeti Central Game Drive   

You will spot thousands upon thousands of animals in herds; wildebeests and zebras migrating together, tall and graceful giraffes, jumping antelopes and gazelles, the powerful African elephant and the most respected group of the predators.   

You will have the chance to spot lean cheetahs and shy leopards, foraging hyenas, and last but not least, the king himself; the lion.   

After the thrills of the day, you will head to your accommodation for dinner and overnight. 

 

Serengeti Acacia Bliss

Serengeti Acacia Bliss - (Serengeti)

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Serengeti Acacia Bliss is a family-run safari camp with providing our guests with a truly life-enhancing experience of the Serengeti landscape and inhabitants.

The camp is centrally positioned Serengeti just a few minutes by 4×4 from...

Day 5 And 6 Full Day Serengeti Game Drive

Start your day with an unforgettable sunrise game drive across the Serengeti. See the sun set fire to the savannah as predators such as leopards and lions hunt for their morning meal. Alternatively, you may wish to take to the skies with a sunrise hot air balloon safari and champagne breakfast. Ask your safari expert about how this can be added to your itinerary. After your breakfast, you'll take a packed lunch and proceed for a day long game drive through the park. Your driver will pick a route designed to ensure you have the best possible chance of spotting the Big Five and the Wildebeest Migration. 

After the thrills of the day, you will head to your accommodation of choice for dinner and overnight. 

 

Serengeti Acacia Bliss

Serengeti Acacia Bliss - (Serengeti)

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Serengeti Acacia Bliss is a family-run safari camp with providing our guests with a truly life-enhancing experience of the Serengeti landscape and inhabitants.

The camp is centrally positioned Serengeti just a few minutes by 4×4 from...

Day 7 Serengeti - Ngorongoro

Explore the Serengeti National Park before proceeding with a game drive towards the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.   


Afterwards proceed on a Drive towards Ngorongoro Conservation Area.   
Our drive takes us back through the Serengeti via a different route, offering plenty of opportunities to spot the animals that eluded you on day two. As far as the eye can see, you'll spot thousands upon thousands of animals in herds; wildebeests and zebras migrating together, tall and graceful giraffes, jumping antelopes and gazelles, the powerful African elephant and the most respected group of animals: the predators.   


You will have the chance to spot lean cheetahs and shy leopards, foraging hyenas, and last but not least, the king himself; the lion.   

Later you will head to your accommodation for dinner and overnight. 

Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge

Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge - (Ngorongoro)

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Tanzania’s prehistoric Ngorongoro Crater, a UNESCO World Heritage Site known as the Eighth Wonder of the World, has yawned heavenward for millennia. Deep within its immense walls is a breath-taking blue-green landscape dotted with plains, la...

Day 8 Ngorongoro Crater

Considered by some to be the Eighth Wonder of the World. When you get your first glimpse of this vast, verdant caldera from the panoramic viewpoint, you'll soon understand why it has earned such a lofty reputation.   


Home to over 120 species of mammal including the fabled Big Five, the Ngorongoro Conservation Area is one of the most sought after safari destinations in the world. It's a particularly good place to see the endangered black rhinoceros enjoying a lonely meal out on the grass plains, as well as a place to see large numbers of hippopotamus enjoying the cool water. From the comfort of your open-top vehicle, you'll be able to observe and photograph some of Africa's most recognizable faces. The crater is home to a large number of predators including lions, leopards, cheetahs, jackals, and hyenas, as well as a large population of wildebeest, zebras, antelope, cape buffalo, and more. It is truly one of Africa's premier safari destinations.    

Later you will drive to Arusha for your onwards flight. 

Included/Exclude

  • Safari according to the itinerary and Accommodation Prices.

  • Transportation in a 4×4 safari vehicle – 6/7-Seater Extended Luxury Vehicle.

  • Professional English-Speaking Guide

  • Meals according to the itinerary in Full Board Basis.

  • Mineral water.

  • All mentioned activities.

  • All national park fees and Entry Fees.

  • Flying Doctors insurance during the safari.

  • Flights (Domestic & International).

  • Optional activities.

  • Alcoholic and soft drinks.

  • Visa fees.

  • Tips to Driver/Guide (recommended but not limited to $15-20 per day)

  • Personal spending money for souvenirs etc.

  • Travel insurance.

  • Serengeti Balloon safari

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