Name: 5 Day Amazing Wildlife Safari and Big Five Adventure in Tanzania
Brand: Gecko Adventure Tanzania
Price: 5000 USD
Availability: InStock

Accommodation

Check-in Time:

12:00

Check-out Time:

11:00

You will be staying in various accommodations across Tarangire National Park, Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, and Mto wa Mbu. You will spend one night at the Africa Safari Glamping, two nights at the Serengeti Tanzania Bush Camp, and the other one night at the Octagon Lodge.

Program

Day 1: Arusha - Tarangire National Park

After breakfast at your place, you will be picked up at 8:00 a.m. In the morning, you will drive southwest through Maasai steppe land to Tarangire National Park with a picnic lunch.

You will spend the rest of the day game viewing in Tarangire, viewing some of Tanzania’s largest populations of elephants and enjoying the diverse scenery, including the dramatic baobab trees that are so typical of the park. This park boasts a high concentration of animals, including elephant, zebra, eland, and wildebeest, and plenty of predators.

Picnic lunch will be served at the picnic site where you will have a nice view of Tarangire River overlooking the valley where most of the animals will be gathering and drinking from the river. After lunch, you will proceed with game drives until mid-afternoon when you will start to drive to Africa Safari Glamping, Mto wa Mbu for overnight.

Day 2: Tarangire National Park - Serengeti National Park

After breakfast, you depart with a Jeep for the most famous safari park in the world, Serengeti National Park. The Serengeti hosts the most extensive population of wild animals on Earth and has a complex and untouched ecosystem.

Serengeti means "endless plains" in the language of the Maasai, a description that the Serengeti completely lives up to. These endless plains have to be experienced to be fully appreciated. You will visit the heart of the Serengeti, Seronera Valley. This valley might be termed as the ‘classic’ Serengeti; short grass plains with all different kinds of wild animals ranging from the impressive lion to the naughty mongoose. Overnight at Serengeti Tanzania Bush Camp.

Day 3: Serengeti National Park

On day three, you will experience a full-day Jeep safari in Serengeti National Park. After breakfast, you will go deeper into the Serengeti in search of the migration. The Great Wildebeest migration is one of the “New 7 Wonders of the World”. Nowhere in the world there is a movement of animals as immense as this.

The principle players are the wildebeest, followed by Thomson’s gazelle, zebra, and eland. Huge herds of these animals roam the Serengeti plains in search of water. The lions, hyenas, leopards, cheetahs, and lesser predators await the annual coming of the migration with eager anticipation.

The annual 800-kilometer journey is a cyclical pilgrimage that has no real beginning or end. The precise timing of the migrations changes annually and is an unpredictable and spontaneous natural event depending mainly on the rainfall pattern of each year. Because of the global climate changes, the annual pattern changes but a general trend can be observed. Overnight at Serengeti Tanzania Bush Camp.

Day 4: Serengeti National Park - Ngorongoro Crater

In the morning, you will have a game drive in the Ngorongoro Crater. As a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the crater offers a unique biosphere that has remained virtually unchanged since the dawn of time. There are very few places in the world where you can find such a large population of wildlife throughout the year.

Deep within the crater, enclosed by towering walls, you have a good chance of spotting ‘The Big 5’, lion, elephant, buffalo, rhino, and leopard. For the latter two, you need a bit of luck as they tend to shy away. Approximately 30,000 animals live on the crater floor. You have your packed lunch in the crater and then head back to your lodge. In the afternoon, you can relax and look back on a beautiful day. Overnight at Octagon Lodge.

Day 5: Lake Manyara National Park - Arusha

After breakfast, you will drive to Lake Manyara National Park for game drives. It is where you will spend the half-day game viewing at this magnificent park which is dominated by an underground water forest and an alkaline lake where thousands of flamingoes can be seen at a certain time of the year. Picnic lunch will be served, and late afternoon drive back to Arusha for drop off.

Location

This safari will take place in Tarangire National Park, Serengeti National Park, and Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania. Tanzania is a case of success regarding nature conservation and endangered species protection. The country soon understood that they have been presented with some of the greatest natural wonders to be found on earth.

Many conservation works have been done here; especially those related to fighting elephant hunting and saving one of the most endangered species in the world, the black rhino. Jane Goodall also becomes famous for her pioneer work with the chimpanzees at Gombe Stream National Park.

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Food

You will be served with meals mentioned in the itinerary. Drinking water will also be provided during the safari. Please inform Gecko Adventure Tanzania in advance for other dietary requirement during the safari.

The following meals are included:

Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
Drinks

The following drinks are included:

Water

The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:

Regular (typically includes meat and fish)
Other dietary requirements on request

If you have special dietary requirements it's a good idea to communicate it to the organiser when making a reservation

What's included

5 game drives
4 nights accommodation
Transportation in a 4×4 safari vehicle
Professional English-speaking guide
Meals according to the itinerary
Mineral water
All mentioned activities
All national park fees for non-residents
Flying doctors insurance (AMREF) during the safari
All taxes/VAT
Transfers to/from Arusha airport or Arusha hotel/lodge

What's not included

Flights
Optional activities
Alcoholic and soft drinks
Visa fees
Tips
Personal spending money for souvenirs, etc.
Travel insurance
Transport to/from KIA or Moshi
Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees

How to get there

Recommended Airports

ARK

Arusha Airport

82 km

Transfer included

JRO

Kilimanjaro International Airport

133 km

Transfer included

Arrival by airplane

Please book your flight to arrive at Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO). Transfer from and to the airport is included. Gecko Adventure Tanzania will pick you up from the airport.

Alternatively, airport transfer from and to Arusha Airport (ARK) is also included in the price.

Airport: Arusha Airport Airport transfer included: Arusha Airport No additional charges. You can request this in the next step.

Airport: Kilimanjaro International Airport Airport transfer included: Kilimanjaro International Airport No additional charges. You can request this in the next step.

Cancellation Policy

A reservation requires a deposit of 20% of the total price.
The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
The rest of the payment should be paid on arrival.

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