5-Day Wilderness Tanzania Safari
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5-Day Wilderness Tanzania Safari
5-Day Wilderness Tanzania Safari: Experience the thrill of wildlife with our 5-Day Wilderness Tanzania Safari. Explore top national parks and see Africa’s Big Five in their natural habitat.
Introduction to the 5-Day Wilderness Tanzania Safari
The 5-Day Wilderness Tanzania Safari is one of the best group safaris where you can share your adventure with fellow travelers while exploring some of the most breathtaking landscapes in Africa. This safari takes you through four of the best national parks in northern Tanzania, providing an opportunity to witness Africa’s Big Five animals: lions, African elephants, buffaloes, leopards, and rhinos. If you’re looking for an unforgettable wildlife experience, this safari is perfect for you!
Day 1: Arrival and Tarangire National Park
Your journey begins with your arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport. After clearing customs, you’ll be greeted by your guide who will take you to Tarangire National Park.
Exploring Tarangire National Park
- Wildlife Viewing: Tarangire is famous for its large elephant herds and iconic baobab trees. As you embark on your first game drive, keep an eye out for these gentle giants along with giraffes, zebras, and various antelope species.
- Scenic Landscapes: The park’s diverse landscapes include savannahs, swamps, and woodlands, providing a stunning backdrop for your safari experience.
Day 2: Serengeti National Park
On the second day, you’ll head to the world-renowned Serengeti National Park.
Full Day of Game Drives
- Big Five Spotting: The Serengeti is one of the best places to see Africa’s Big Five. Your guide will help you track down lions lounging in the grasslands and leopards resting in trees.
- Migration Experience: Depending on the time of year, you may witness the Great Migration, where millions of wildebeest and zebras traverse the plains in search of greener pastures.
- Evening Relaxation: After a thrilling day of wildlife viewing, return to your lodge or campsite for dinner and relaxation under the stars.
Day 3: More Serengeti Adventures
On your third day in the Serengeti, enjoy another full day of exploration.
Morning and Afternoon Game Drives
- Diverse Ecosystems: Explore different areas of the park, including riverine forests and open plains. Each ecosystem offers unique wildlife viewing opportunities.
- Bird Watching: The Serengeti is also home to over 500 bird species. Keep an eye out for colorful birds like the lilac-breasted roller and various raptors.
Day 4: Ngorongoro Crater
After an exciting time in the Serengeti, you’ll head to Ngorongoro Crater, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Descending into the Crater
- Unique Ecosystem: The Ngorongoro Crater is home to a diverse range of wildlife that thrives in this unique environment. Descend into the crater floor for a full day of game drives.
- Wildlife Encounters: Spot black rhinos, elephants, lions, and a variety of other animals that inhabit this lush landscape. The crater’s high walls create a natural enclosure that supports a rich biodiversity.
Day 5: Lake Manyara National Park
On your final day of safari adventures, visit Lake Manyara National Park.
Exploring Lake Manyara
- Tree-Climbing Lions: One of Lake Manyara’s unique features is its population of tree-climbing lions. Keep your camera ready as you search for these magnificent creatures lounging on branches!
- Bird Watching Paradise: The park is also known for its diverse birdlife. Visit the lake’s edge to see flocks of flamingos and other waterfowl that call this area home.
Planning Your 5-Day Wilderness Tanzania Safari
If you’re ready for this incredible adventure, consider booking your 5-Day Wilderness Tanzania Safari today. For more information on available tours and experiences, visit Zanzibar Nature Trails or Pemba Island Tours.For inquiries or further assistance, feel free to check our Contact Us page.
Included/Exclude
- All activities (unless labeled as optional).
- All accommodation as stated in the itinerary.
- A professional driver/guide.
- All transportation (unless labeled as optional).
- All park fees
- All Taxes/VAT.
- All Meals (as specified in the day-by-day section).
- Drinking water on all days.
- AMREF Flying Doctor
- International & Domestic Flights
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour.
- Tips
- Personal items (souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.).
- Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees.
- Services not mentioned in the program.
Tour Plan
On arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) or Arusha Airport (ARK), you will be meet by Aromatic Expeditions Limited representative who will drive you to your accommodation in Arusha. Overnight will be at your accommodation awaiting for your safari on the next day.
Accommodation: Lodge or Hotel
Meal Plan: Bed & Breakfast
In the morning we will collect you from our lodge in Arusha with our safari guide greeting you with a broad smile in anticipation of our coming adventures. The drive to Tarangire on a good tarmac road takes us across gently rolling Maasai plains with scattered acacia trees. As we zip along we pass many Maasai in their colourful attire walking on the roadside, riding bicycles, herding cattle, and driving donkeys carts.
Tarangire National Park, well known for its large elephant herds, is a diverse landscape of seasonal swamps, savanna and the life giving Tarangire River which wends its’ way through the park. From the open roof of the vehicle we will seek out the myriad animals that here inhabit including zebra, wildebeest, buffalo, elephant and giraffe. It is possible we will glimpse Simba stalking his prey or leopard relaxing in the trees. After an extensive game drive, we leave the park and head for our Campsite where we enjoy dinner and relaxation with in our quality Camp tents and safe.
Meals: Dinner, Breakfast & Lunch
Accommodation: Public Campsite
On this day, after breakfast, we drive to Lake Manyara National Park, a small but diverse park 120km west of Arusha. The park’s namesake, a shallow salt lake, covering some seventy percent of the parklands, floods and drys with the seasons, and is home to thousands of flamingo and over 500 other bird species. On our exploration of the park we will see monkey, giraffe, zebra, wildebeest, buffalo, elephant, and with some luck, lions lounging in the trees. In the afternoon we will return to our Campsite for dinner, a digestive by the fire perhaps, conversation, and a reviewing in the minds eye the images of the wilds accrued during the day before retiring for our well-earned rest.
Meals : Dinner, Breakfast & Lunch
Accommodation : Public Campsite
After an early breakfast, we depart from our camp for a drive through the Rift Valley to the cooler regions of the Ngorongoro highlands. The Ngorongoro Crater, the world’s largest volcanic caldera, formed with the massive explosion of a volcano once higher than Kilimanjaro some two to three million years ago, is almost 20km wide, approximately 600 m deep and is known for its large variety of wildlife, including the “Big Five” – lion, elephant, buffalo, rhino, and leopard. It is well recognized as one of the world’s wonders, veritably magnificent. In addition to the Big Five, the various springs attract animals such as wildebeest, gazelle, reedbuck, and more than 500 bird species. At a picnic site, we have our scrumptious lunch before enjoying further game viewing in the crater. We leave the crater in the evening driving up the steep winding track to wend our way back to Arusha, with our adventure at an end, replete with images of the African Wilds to take through our lives journey.
Meals: Dinner & Overnight
Accommodation: Hotel in Arusha
You will be picked up from your accommodation and be driven straight to the airport for your departure time which marks the end of your epic adventure.
