Our Signature Big Five Tanzania Safari 5 days Budget Camping Safari leads to tarangire, Ngorongoro Safari allows us to explore three of the premier parks on The Northern Safari Circuit. We start our adventure at The Tarangire National Park, so named for the life giving river that wends its way through the parks environs attracting a multitude of wildlife to drink of its sating waters. Roving on from Tarangire we take the opportunity to spend two night on the Serengeti Plains, home to Planet Earths’ last great terrestrial migration, that of the wildebeest, zebra, and antelope. From here we make for the Ngorongoro Highlands, one of the seven wonders of Africa and a UNESCO world heritage site, the crater offers the premier game viewing experience in Tanzania if not the continent entire.
Upon arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport, you will be met by your driver and transferred Karibu Heritage House in Arusha for dinner and overnight. Settle into your accommodation, ready to start your safari proper in the morning. If time permits, a complimentary town tour can be arranged.
Accommodation: Karibu Heritage House
In the morning around 0830hrs pick up from your hotel in Arusha and drive on tarmac road 120km to Tarangire National Park for game drives. Lunch picnic there after lunch continue with afternoon game viewing in the park, a home to Lion, Leopard, Elephant, Buffalo, Tree climbing Python, Zebra, Oryx, Impala and more, ver 450 species of birds have been observed. Lunch picnic and there after proceed with afternoon game viewing before the drive takes you for dinner in Karatu.This African National Park is also home to three rare species of animals – the Greater Kudu, the Fringed-eared Oryx, as well as a few Ashy Starlings.
Accommodation: Kizumba Public Campsite
After breakfast we head towards the Serengeti National Park, via the beautiful high lying farmland of Karatu and the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Leaving the highlands behind, we descend into the heart of wild Africa – the Serengeti National Park – with its endless plains, rolling into the distance as far as the eye can see.We head to the central park area, known as the Seronera area, one of the richest wildlife habitats in the park, featuring the Seronera River, which provides a valuable water source to this area and therefore attracts wildlife well representative of most of the Serengeti’s species. We arrive in time for lunch and enjoy an afternoon game drive in the Serengeti National Park.
Accommodation: Central Serengeti Public Camp
After our hearty breakfast at the lodge we head out to enjoy our wildlife adventure on the ‘Endless Plain’. There is to be found upon the plain an abundance of wildlife with over three million large mammals here resident easily justifying the landscapes recognition as a UNESCO world heritage site. Other than the great migrating hordes we seek, we may also see cheetah, lion, leopard, buffalo, elephant, wildebeest, hartebeest, topi, eland, crocs , Thomson’s and Grant’s Gazelle, amongst many many more. With over five hundred bird species identified the park is a veritable ornithological paradise, ostrich abound, secretary bird, marabou stork, and the largest flighted bird on Earth, the kori bustard the you will drive back to camp for dinner and overnight Central Serengeti Public Camp.
Accommodation: Central Serengeti Public Camp
After an early breakfast, descend to the crater floor for game drive(6-8 hours). You can expect to see lions, elephants, Zebras, Hippos, Flamingos, Jackals, Rhinos Antelopes and many birds. The birds seen here include eagle, vulture, and flamingos in the Crater Lake, stork, bats, giant vulture, sacred ibis, kori bustard, blacksmith plover, long necked heron and the cattle eagle. Post the picnic lunch at the beautiful Hippo pool, you will begin a steep ascend to the top exit of the crater. With a 2hr drive left to your accommodation in Karatu, the day will come to a close. Freshly made delicious dinner is kept ready for you at your camp. All these days of the safari, will have you quite tired and a good rest is essential. The next day you will begin the last leg of your safari.
Accommodation: Ngorongoro Simba Public Campsite
An early start today, rising at 0600 hrs for our breakfast before we descend the bumpy winding track, noting our passage through several climactic zones, into the Crater and, very quickly, we will be able to see wildebeest, zebra, gazelle, elephant, and some of the more than 500 bird species in the area. With a little bit of luck we might catch a glimpse of the endangered black rhino through the grass. After our picnic lunch at the hippo pools and a full afternoon inside the caldera we head up to the highlands again to undertake our drive back to Arusha Town, our adventure at its end, our memories and memory cards replete with images of the East African Wilds.With an incredible experience and loads of memories to cherish, this is the time you bid goodbye to your team.Accommodation will be at https://karibuheritagehouse.co.tz/ in Arusha town.
Accommodation: Karibu Heritage House
After a breakfast, you can go for an optional Arusha town tour to visit the Cultural Heritage gallery, the Tanzanite Experience, the Maasai market, before transfer to Kilimanjaro airport to check in for your departure Flight. Meals included: Breakfast End of Big Five Tanzania Safari with Signature. NB:We can also prepare for you a Mountain Climbing Program at Mount Kilimanjaro or Mount Meru or if you prefer Zanzibar beaches we can also make it unforgettable for you as a private tour,group tour ,couple,honeymooners or even volunteers.
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