5 Days Best of Tanzania Wildlife Safari
5 Days Best of Tanzania Wildlife Safari
5 Days Best of Tanzania Wildlife Safari is a Tanzania safari that offers amazing wildlife experiences and encounters in national parks such as Tarangire National Park, Arusha National Park, Lake Manyara National Park, and Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
You will engage in game drives at different times of day, such as in the morning and in the afternoon, as well as nature walks. These national parks are found in the northern tourist circuit of Tanzania, which is a popular part of the country among tourists.
Lake Manyara National Park is also among the tourist destinations you will visit during your 5-day Ngorongoro safari. This national park is famous for tree-climbing lions, which you will see as you drive around the destination.
You will also visit Ngorongoro Crater, which is famous for its large numbers of wildlife species and for being the largest caldera in the world. Your 5-day Ngorongoro safari will begin and end in Arusha, as seen in the itinerary below;
Safari highlights of the 5 Days Best of Tanzania Wildlife Safari
- Day 1: pick up and drive to the hotel
- Day 2; drive to Tarangire National Park
- Day 3: Drive to Lake Manyara National Park
- Day 4: Drive to Ngorongoro Conservation Area
- Day 5; departure
Detailed itinerary
Day 1: Pick up and drive to hotel.
Your guide will pick you up from the airport and brief you about your 5-day Ngorongoro safari. After you have been briefed, you will proceed to our hotel in Arusha, where you will check in and have some rest.
You will have an optional visit to Arusha National Park, where you will engage in a walking safari to experience the wilderness of the national park. You will also see wildlife species such as black and white colobus monkeys, zebras, buffalo, antelopes, as well as various bird species. You will return to your hotel after your nature walk for dinner and overnight at Tulia Boutique Hotel and Spa.
Day 2: Drive to Tarangire National Park
After breakfast at your hotel in Arusha, you will continue your journey to the next destination on your Tanzania safari, which is Tarangire National Park. This national park is known for having large numbers of elephants, which can be seen moving in their herds around the savannah plains. You will be driven to your lodge, where you will have lunch.
You will also engage in an afternoon game drive as you experience the beauty of Tarangire National Park and enjoy seeing wildlife species such as impalas, waterbucks, antelopes, elands, gazelles, leopards, lions, cheetahs, giraffes, as well as many different bird species. You will be driven back to your lodge at the end of your wildlife viewing experience as you prepare for dinner and overnight at Tarangire Roika Lodge.
Day 3: Drive to Lake Manyara National Park
Breakfast will be served at your lodge in Tarangire National Park before you check out and continue to Lake Manyara National Park, which is famous for its tree-climbing lions which are a unique attraction in the national park. After checking in at your lodge, you will have lunch.
You will also have an afternoon game drive around Lake Manyara National Park to see the various wildlife species such as elephants, buffalo, wildebeests, zebras, impalas, warthogs, hyenas, giraffes, gazelles, waterbucks, among others. Dinner and overnight will be at Lake Manyara Tortilis Camp at the end of your 3rd day of the 5-day Tanzania safari.
Day 4: Drive to Ngorongoro Conservation Area
You will have breakfast at your lodge in Lake Manyara National Park, and then you will be driven to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, which has the largest caldera in the world and is also known for having a large concentration of wildlife species.
After having lunch at your lodge, you will proceed to Ngorongoro Crater, where you will descend into the crater and see various wildlife species such as. You will also visit attractions such as Lake Magadi, which is filled with flamingos along its shores as well as hippos on the northern banks of the lake. Dinner and overnight will be at Hhando Coffee Lodge.
Day 5: Departure
You will have breakfast at your lodge and then check out as you prepare for your drive to Arusha, which will mark the end of your 5-day Tanzania safari.
The safari and tour prices below include
- all day game drives as per sample itinerary
- Hotel/lodge accommodation for the duration of the safari
- Animal tours according to your itinerary preferences
- Private 4-wheel drive vehicle with a roof hatch
- Professional safari and tour guide/driver
- All national park fees
- Crater fees and concession fees
- All meals on the safari
- All game viewing activities specified
- Price quoted per person sharing
The safari and tour prices below exclude
- Drinks and mineral water
- Laundry
- Items of personal nature
- International and local airfares
- Airport taxes; any airport transfers & hotel accommodation before/after the safari
- Entry visas
- Travel insurance
- Tips and gratuities
