Tanzania Big 5 Adventure Safari

07:00: Meet up with our hospitality representative and your dedicated safari driver-guide at your Arusha hotel or Kilimanjaro International Airport. After introductions and a pre-safari briefing, drive to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, climbing to an altitude of 8,000 feet. You continue to ascend to the exterior of the crater, reaching its rim and here, your first glimpse of what has often been referred to as the “Eighth wonder of the World”. Drive to Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge for check-in and lunch.

15:00: Descend to the floor of the crater for a game-viewing drive. Often described as the "Eighth Wonder of the World", the Ngorongoro Crater is spectacular - a natural sanctuary for over 25,000 animals, including the black rhino. It is also a conservation area inhabited by the Maasai tribe.

As the sun sets on the western side of the crater rim, ascend and drive to the lodge to arrive in time to refresh for dinner.

Meals & drinks: Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included); Drinks not included

Overnight: Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge
Luxury lodge located on the crater rim of Ngorongoro Crater

After a sumptuous breakfast, have an early start to Serengeti National Park with a brief stop at the Olduvai Gorge. Olduvai Gorge, the "Crater of Mankind", is world-famous for the archaeological discoveries made by Dr Louis Leakey and Mary Leakey.

Drive on to Serengeti National Park with game viewing en-route to arrive at Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge in the early afternoon for check-in.

Lunch at the lodge is followed by free time to relax and enjoy a swim in the lodge’s infinity pool or just marvel at the endless savannahs dotted with wildlife.

Later, embark on an afternoon game-viewing drive before returning to the lodge in time for an early evening.

Meals & drinks: All meals included; Drinks not included

Overnight: Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge
Luxury lodge located inside Central Serengeti National Park

Spend a full day in the Serengeti with morning and afternoon game-viewing drives in the park. Apart from the Selous, this is the largest of all the parks in Tanzania, often described as "one of the most unique areas in the world". The Serengeti contains the largest remaining concentration of plains game in Africa, on a scale without parallel anywhere in the world.

Even at the height of the migration to the Masai Mara, there is a large concentration of plains game in the reserve, mainly around the waterholes, with a good chance of seeing predators on the hunt.

Meals & drinks: All meals included; Drinks not included

Overnight: Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge
Luxury lodge located inside Central Serengeti National Park

Have an early morning start to Tarangire National Park to arrive in time for check-in and lunch at your lodge.

Later, depart for an afternoon game drive in the park. The sixth-largest national park in Tanzania, the park derives its name from the mighty Tarangire River that runs through its beautiful landscape. Visitors to the park can expect to see large herds of thousands of zebra, wildebeest and Cape buffalo. Other common resident animals include waterbuck, giraffe, dik-dik, impala, eland, Grant's gazelle, vervet monkey, banded mongoose, and olive baboon.

Drive back to the lodge in the early evening to refresh before dinner.

Meals & drinks: All meals included; Drinks not included

Overnight: Tarangire Sopa Lodge
Mid-range lodge located inside Tarangire National Park

Spend a full day in the park with morning and afternoon game-viewing drives at 06:30 and 16:00 respectively. One of the key attractions that has made Tarangire National Park internationally popular is its large elephant population, which is considered the highest in Tanzania.

As the Dry season from June to October progresses and terrain becomes even drier, you will see numerous large elephant herds of about 300 individuals per herd digging the dry riverbed of Tarangire River in search for underground streams of water to quench their thirst.

The oldest known elephant to give birth to twins is found in Tarangire. Another unique feature commonly seen is the baobab tree, also known as the "Tree of Life". It is gigantic in nature and can store 300 - 1000 liters of water in its trunk. They have a long lifespan and can survive up to 60 years.

Meals & drinks: All meals included; Drinks not included

Overnight: Tarangire Sopa Lodge
Mid-range lodge located inside Tarangire National Park

Have breakfast at the lodge, then drive to Arusha for a farewell lunch at Serena Mountain Village Arusha, complimentary from Afio Mai Africa Safaris.

Later, you will be transferred to Kilimanjaro International Airport to continue your journey home.

Note: A day room to refresh and rest prior to your transfer to the airport can be arranged for a supplement fee.

Meals & drinks: Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included); Drinks not included