5 Day Northern Circuit Big 5 Safari
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Destination :northern-tanzaniaTour may be offered as :
- Budget
- Honey Moon
- Mid Range
- Luxury
- Private
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DurationDay: 4Night: 5
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Visit:
- Serengeti National Park
- Tarangire National Park
- Manyara National Park
Tour Detail:
Tour Details
This 5-days safari has been designed to offer a non-stop wildlife adventure in exploring the heart of Northern Tanzania Circuit. You will experience what Tarangire National Park, Lake Manyara National Park, Ngorongoro Crater (one of the 8th world wonders) and Serengeti National Park has to offer.
Day 1: Arusha to Tarangire National Park
After breakfast, our office representative will be there for briefing about your safari, later depart for 2 hours’ drive to Tarangire National Park. Along the way, you will take in the scenic views of the grassland plains speckled with the ancient baobab trees, traditional Maasai houses, and cattle being herded by the nomadic people.
Tarangire National Park is known for – the famous ancient baobab trees, tree climbing pythons, and the largest concentration of African elephants, lions, leopards, cheetah.
After a picnic lunch in midday, you will resume your afternoon game drive then drive to the campsite for dinner and overnight.
Day 2: Tarangire National Park to Serengeti National Park
After breakfast, you will drive to Serengeti national park. This drive will take you through Ngorongoro conservation area so you will be able to view the Ngorongoro crater on the way. This drive will take around six hours depending on game on the way because sometimes there is a high concentration of game on the southern plains. You may have a chance to stop at Olduvai Gorge Museum or a Maasai village enroute.
You will stop for picnic lunch on the way then proceeds to your campsite with game drive enroute arriving in the evening for dinner and overnight.
Day 3: Serengeti National Park
Today you will enjoy morning game drive with sunrise, later have breakfast followed with a full day game drive in Central Serengeti National Park. The center of the Serengeti, called Seronera, is a network of rivers that ensure dependable water supplies attracting wildlife throughout the year. It is here that you’ll have your best opportunity to spot the “Big Five”: lions, elephants, buffalo, rhino, and the leopard. There will be no shortage of animal sightings as the presence of permanent mud pools and shade attract giraffes, impalas, warthogs, and hippos. You might also catch a glimpse of cheetahs, hyenas and jackals.
You will enjoy picnic Lunch, and evening drive to the campsite with game drive enroute arriving for dinner and overnight.
Day 4: Serengeti National Park to Ngorongoro Crater
After breakfast, you will take three hours’ drive to Ngorongoro conservation area for Ngorongoro crater descent then followed by a game drive. In a midday you will have your lunch at the base of the crater. Ngorongoro is one of the 8th Wonders of the World, the crater is a very important refuge for a variety of wildlife. Most commonly seen are big bulls of elephants and the vulnerable species of black rhinos. The crater is also home to big herds of wildebeest and Zebras, Thomson and Grant’s gazelles, Hippopotamus, African cape buffalos, prides of Lions, Hyenas, Serval cats, Golden and black backed jackals, and close to 400 species of birds.
You will enjoy picnic lunch, and evening drive on the crater rim, here is where we will have dinner and overnight.
Day 5: Ngorongoro to Lake Manyara National Park
After breakfast, you will drive to Lake Manyara National Park with picnic lunches, for morning and afternoon game drive. The Park is situated inside of the Great Rift Valley with a distinctive evergreen forest that provides suitable habitat for olive baboons, monkeys, big families of elephants, tree climbing lions, leopards, and African cape buffalos. Midday, you’ll enjoy lunch in the park before setting out for the open woodland areas, where you’ll hope to set your sights on giraffes, hippos, and flamingos.
Late afternoon, drive back to Arusha or Kilimanjaro for an overnight, take an international flight for your next destination, or go back home.
END OF TOUR
Include
- Pick up at Kilimanjaro International Airport/ Arusha Airport
- All accommodation before and during safari
- Private professional safari guide
- Private 4 x 4 safari jeep with roof for game viewing
- Enough mineral water per day.
- Entrance fees to all national parks and 18% VAT to parks entrance fees
- Maasai life style tour if your interest (optional)
- All meals included (breakfast, lunch and dinner)
Exclude
- Tips to your safari guide
- Air tickets
- Tanzania Visa fee
- Lunch and dinner in hotel (only before and after safari)
- Insurance
TIPS FOR SAFARI GUIDE
- $20-$40