5 Day Tanzania Safari
5 Day Tanzania safari in Serengeti 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 1 ARRIVAL DAY
You’ll need to organise your own flights to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO). From JRO we will arrange a private transfer to your hotel in Arusha. That night or early the next morning you will meet your local Praygod Africa Safaris representative and have a full briefing.
- Transport: Private transfer
- Accommodation: Hotel
- Meals included:Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner
DAY 2 LAKE MANYARA
You will be met by your guide and vehicle and driven to Lake Manyara, arriving with plenty of time for an afternoon game drive. Located beneath the cliffs of the Manyara Escarpment, on the edge of the Rift Valley, Lake Manyara National Park is famous for its large alkaline soda lake which is home to the pink flamingo, yellow-billed stork and heron. If you are lucky you may get a chance to see the tree-climbing lions, which are unique to this national park. Watch out for some fun antics from the local baboon population; Lake Manyara is believed to have the largest number of these primates in the World!
- Transport:4wd Safari Vehicle
- Accommodation: Safari Lodge
- Meals included:Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner
DAY 3 OLDUVAI GORGE
After breakfast, you will take a picnic lunch with you as you continue to the Serengeti, a drive of around 4 ½ hours through the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Your journey will take you to the Olduvai Gorge, where the Leakeys discovered the hominoid remains of a 1.8 million-year-old skeleton of Australopithecus boisei, one of the distinct links of the human evolutionary chain. In a small canyon just north of the Ngorongoro Crater, the Leakeys and their team of international archaeologists unearthed the ruins of at least three distinct hominoid species, and also came upon a complete series of hominoid footprints estimated to be over 3.7 million years old. Evacuated fossils show that the area is one of the oldest sites of hominoid habitation in the world. You will then continue into the Serengeti.
Transport: 4wd Safari Vehicle
Accommodation: Safari Lodge
Meals included: Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner
DAY 4 SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK
After breakfast, you will set out with a picnic lunch for a full day game viewing in the Serengeti National Park. During June, the migrating herds will be collecting in the western corridor, preparing to cross the Grumeti River. Even when the migration is quiet, the Serengeti offers some of the most exciting game viewing – great herds of buffalo, smaller groups of elephant and giraffe, as well as thousands of eland, topi, hartebeest, impala and Grant’s gazelle.
Transport: 4wd Safari Vehicle
Accommodation: Safari Lodge
Meals included: Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner
DAY 5 NGORONGORO CRATER
After an early breakfast, you will drive to the fascinating wildlife arena of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. The crater, a UNESCO World Heritage site, is over 260km2 (100 miles2) and was formed when a massive volcano exploded and collapsed on itself 2 – 3 million years ago. It is now the largest intact volcanic caldera in the world 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, elephant, rhino, lion and leopard) in a single day. Driving through the Ngorongoro Highlands, you will arrive at the crater rim and then descend down 610m (2000 feet) onto its floor to start your safari extravaganza.
Transport: 4wd Safari Vehicle
Accommodation: Safari Lodge
Meals included: Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner
DAY 6 TARANGIRE NATIONAL PARK
You 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 in the World! 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. Following a morning game drive, you will transfer to your hotel in Arusha or directly to Kilimanjaro Airport for onward travel.
Transport: 4wd Safari Vehicle
Meals included Breakfast / Lunch
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
