5 DAY TANZANIA SAFARI
5 Day Tanzania safari is a great place to visit any time of year and for those with a little more time, this is possible on a 5 Day Tanzania safari. You will also visit Tanzania’s most popular national park: Ngorongoro, your best chance of seeing the Big Five and also the opportunity to visit the Olduvai Gorge, one of the most important paleoanthropological sites in the world. Tarangire, fantastic for bird lovers and also for its high density of elephants. Lake Manyara, home to a large number of baboons and also the famous tree-climbing lions, is unique to this park. 5 Day Tanzania Safari
Day 0 – Arrive at JRO/ Arusha:
Arrive at Kilimanjaro International Airport, Meet & Assist at the airport and after going through Immigration, Baggage Claim and Customs, Transfer to Mvuli Hotels Arusha in order to overnight on Bed and Breakfast basis.
Day 1 – Lake Manyara National Park:
At 8:30 am, you will depart for Lake Manyara National Park where you will do a game drive; Lake Manyara is a shallow freshwater lake in Tanzania. It is said to be the “loveliest (lake) … in Africa,” Lake Manyara is covering 127 square miles (329 km2) of Lake Manyara National Park, the lake’s alkaline waters cover approximately 89 square miles (231 km2). It is famous for a good number of baboons and birdlife, also home to herbivores such as hippos, impalas, elephants, wildebeests, buffalo, warthogs, and giraffes, giant fig trees and mahogany seen in the groundwater forest. Stay overnight at Ngorongoro Farm House or Haven Nature Camp on Full Board basis.
Day 2 – Serengeti National Park:
After breakfast drive to Serengeti National Park with an optional – via Olduvai Gorge (Millions of years ago, the site was that of a large lake, the shores of which were covered with successive deposits of volcanic ash. Excavation work there was pioneered by Louis and Mary Leakey beginning in 1931. The Serengeti National park covers 14,763 km² (5,700 square miles) of grassland plains and savanna as well as river trine forest and woodlands. The park lies in the north of the country, bordered to the north by the national Tanzania and Kenyan border, where it is continuous with the Masai Mara National Park Reserve. Stay overnight at Serengeti Katikati Luxury Tented Camp or Seronera Camp on a Full Board basis.
Day 3 – Full Day at Serengeti National Park:
Start your day with a full day game driving in the Serengeti plains, the endless, almost treeless grassland of the south is the most emblematic scenery of the park. . Other hoofed animals – zebra, gazelle, impala, hartebeest, topi, buffalo, and waterbuck – also occur in huge numbers thru out the year. Stay the second night at Serengeti Katikati Luxury Tented Camp or Seronera Camp on a Full Board basis.
Day 4 – Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority:
Wake up call at 6:00 am, in order to have just a cup of hot coffee then proceed for the early morning game drive, this morning game drive is very important as you will be able to witness the early morning kills from the big five only if you will be lucky enough. After the game drives back to the Lodge at 9:30 is in order to have your main breakfast, thereafter you will check out the Lodge and proceed with game drives en–route to Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority. Stay overnight at Rhino Lodge or Simba Camp – with a fascinating view of the crater floor!
Day 5 – Ngorongoro Crater Tour – Drive Back to Arusha:
Descend into the Ngorongoro Crater for a crater tour. This is a world heritage site; the incomparable Ngorongoro Crater is the world’s largest “caldera”. Dominated by cliffs standing some 600 meters high and presenting a sheer drop down to a wide-open space of some 246 square km, and you may see everything from elephant to lion, and if you’re lucky, the near-extinct black rhino, all amongst large herds of zebra and wildebeest. Afternoon exit the crater and drive back to Arusha in order to stay overnight at Mvuli Hotels Arusha on Bed and Breakfast basis.
PRICE INCLUDES
- 1 nights’ hotel accommodation in Arusha on arrival
- Return airport transfers from/to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO)Full board accommodation at safari lodges as per itinerary
- Exclusive use of 4WD safari vehicle and English speaking driver-guide
- All Park fees and Crater fees
- Game drives as indicated in the itinerary
- Bottled mineral water while on game drives
- Prices are based on 2 people sharing a room at the safari lodges
PRICE DOES NOT INCLUDE
- Drinks of choice at safari lodges
- Extra excursions/services available at safari lodges
- Items of a personal nature, such as laundry, phone calls & snacks
- Deviation from the safari itinerary provided
- Tips and gratuities for guide and lodge staff
- Hotel accommodation in Arusha at the end of your safari; can be booked on request
