5-Days Big Five Safari Tanzania
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5-Day Big Five Tanzania Safari
This 5-day Big Five Tanzania Safari will give you an once-in-a-lifetime experience and an opportunity to see all the great parks of northern Tanzania destination in one trip. It was designed special for clients who want to see the legendary Big Five animals while on safari! Our 5-day Big Five Safari in Tanzania is by far our most unique safari, as it provides the best opportunity to see Africa’s most iconic animals. Early big game hunters referred to the five African species as the “Big Five” because they believed they were the most challenging and hazardous to stalk on foot. African elephant, lion, leopard, Cape buffalo, and rhinoceros are some of these creatures. Traditionally, those animals are still commonly found throughout South, Southern, and East Africa, and their presence in a national park or game reserve adds an exhilarating edge to your safari experience.
The package can be offered year-round, and you’ll be able to see all you wanted to see on a 5-day Big Five Safari, possibly more. This tour will take you to Lake Manyara National Park for tree climbing lions and its variety species of birds. You will also visit Tarangire National Park famous for its large herds of giraffes and the large number of huge African elephants. Additionally, visit the Serengeti National Pak and end up your trip to Ngorongoro Crater to enjoy the abundant of wildlife, and the topography and history here is spectacular. The Serengeti and Ngorongoro is ideal Game Parks to witness all the Big Five and also famous for the cats: lions, leopards, and cheetah.
Furthermore, in this 6 day Big Five Safari you may be lucky to witness the wildebeest migration depending with the time of the year. From December to April, you can enjoy the calving season, when the wildebeest complete their annual migration and return to the rich grass plains of the southern Serengeti for delivering the new born. From July to October, you may see the sight of the wildebeest river crossing, as more than a million animals try to cross the Mara River while evading the crocodiles.
You will start and end your 5 day Big Five Safari in Arusha. All accommodation and transport will be included as per itinerary.5 day Big Five Safari include Lake Manyara, Tarangire, Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater. It will also include an expert guide, meals, transport and more. It specifically offers you a total Tanzanian northern circuit safari experience, while keeping your non game-viewing travel time to a minimum. You will visit all five of the northern circuit’s game parks: Lake Manyara, Tarangire, Arusha National Park, Ngorongoro and the world famous the Serengeti National Park where you will spend two unforgettable days. Find out more what about other travelers say about us here. Book your trip now!
The Gemuka Adventures guide meets you at the airport and after completing the passport and customs formalities at Kilimanjaro Airport, you head to Hatari Lodge in Arusha National Park for check-in and rest after the trip. Dinner together in the evening. Accommodation at the Selected Hotel in Arusha.
Dinner included.
Right after breakfast you will be picked up from the hotel around 7 and leave for Majestic Tarangire National Park.
Your overnight stay will be at Maramboi Tented Camp. Breakfast, lunch and dinner will be provided. You’ll also get 2 small bottles of water (500ml) per person.
Tarangire National Park is almost 3000 sq km in size and is probably best known for its huge numbers of elephants and baobab trees. The name of the park comes from the Tarangire River which crosses through the park. Tarangire is especially spectacular during the dry season (June – November) as wildlife concentrations rival that of the Serengeti. This is because enormous populations of elephants and other animals are drawn to the Tarangire River as their only source of water. With its varied habitats and permanent water in the Tarangire River, the park is home to over 2000 elephants and 500 bird species.
Today, have an early breakfast, then after depart to Serengeti National Park, where you’ll enjoy game drives. Your overnight stay will be at Kubu Kubu Tented Camp. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner will be provided. You’ll also get 2 small bottles of water (500ml) per person.
The endless plains of Serengeti are also the setting for the world’s greatest wildlife spectacle, the 1.5 million wildebeest migration in search of fresh pastures. Each year, this huge herd of wildebeest (along with over 200,000 zebras and gazelles) migrates in a clockwise direction around the Serengeti. They go up to the Masai Mara in Kenya and then back down to the Serengeti to have their young (over 8000 wildebeest are born a day between mid-February and mid-March). Each year, they trek over 2,500 km and are constantly threatened and followed by some of Africa’s greatest predators. Depending on the time of your visit, your driver guide will be able to share with you where the herd’s current location is.
Enjoy a full day in Serengeti (morning, afternoon and late afternoon game drive before sunset). Your overnight stay will be at Kubu Kubu Tented Camp.
Breakfast, lunch and dinner will be provided. You’ll also get 2 small bottles of water (500ml) per person.
The Serengeti National Park is the world’s last great wildlife refuge as it contains an estimated three million large animals. Most of these animals take part in a seasonal migration that is one of nature’s wonders. The area covers 14,763 sq km and the name Serengeti comes from the Maasai ‘Siringet’, meaning endless plains.
Have an early morning breakfast breakfast, then depart for morning game drive. You will drive back to your lodge for hot lunch. After lunch you will drive to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Your overnight stay will be at Ngorongoro Serena Lodge.
Breakfast, lunch and dinner will be provided. You’ll also get 2 small bottles of water (500ml) per person.
The Central Serengeti offers superb game viewing all year round due to its abundance of resident animals. Specifically, the Seronera River Valley in Central Serengeti is a ‘must see’ on every safari regardless of the specific month of travel. Game viewing in Central Serengeti is at its best during the dry season (June – November), as resident animals are more concentrated in the immediate area due to the lack of water on the plains. Resident herbivores include impala, buffalo, hippo, warthog, topi, hartebeest and giraffe. Resident carnivores include lions and leopards.
With your packed picnic lunches descend into the Ngorongoro Crater floor for a crater tour. After the tour, you will drive back to Arusha and proceed to the airport for your flight back home
Breakfast and lunch will be provided. You’ll also get 2 small bottles of water (500ml) per person.
Often called the eighth Natural Wonder of the World, the Ngorongoro Crater is the largest intact crater in the world. About 2 million years ago, the Ngorongoro volcano erupted and its walls collapsed. The volcano floor sank to create a natural enclosure with its 600 m tall walls. Now, at over 19 km wide, Ngorongoro Crater is filled with great areas of acacia forest, hippo-filled swamps and open grasslands. These different habitats contain over 30,000 animals, including elephants, warthogs, flamingoes, magnificent birdlife, the rare black rhinoceros and all the predatory cats. The Maasai can also be seen grazing their cattle alongside the buffalo and wildebeest.
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