Big Five Luxury Safari in Tanzania
Why we love it?
The Big Five Luxury Safari in Tanzania is a week-long immersive experience designed for wildlife enthusiasts and nature lovers. Participants will explore the stunning landscapes of Arusha and Karatu while seeking out the iconic Big Five: lions, elephants, buffaloes, leopards, and rhinoceros. This tour features full board accommodation, ensuring comfort and convenience as travelers enjoy breakfast, lunch, and dinner during their stay. Game drives are conducted in a custom-built 4x4 Safari Land Cruiser, allowing for optimal viewing and a more intimate connection with the rich biodiversity of Tanzania's national parks. With a focus on high-quality service and unique wildlife encounters, this safari is ideal for those looking to experience the thrill of African wildlife in a luxurious setting.
Inclusions
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Full board (breakfast, lunch & dinner) accommodation while on safari
- All game drives viewing in a custom built 4x4 Safari Land Cruiser
- All park and entrance fees
- Transportation with 4x4 vehicles with viewing roofs
- Professional English speaking driver/guide during the safari
- Bottled water in safari vehicles
- Ngorongoro Crater car supplement fee
- Current Government taxes and levies
- 24-Hour support during the safari from our office in Moshi.
Exclusions
- Internal or International flights
- Transfers to and from the airport
- Entry visa to Tanzania.
- Travel and health insurance
- Gratuities to your guide, hotel staff, and porters
- Meals, drinks, and excursions not described in the itinerary
- Any other items of a personal nature, laundry, telephone and postage
Itinerary
Day 1 Day 1
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Drive from Moshi to Tarangire National Park
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The drive from Moshi to Tarangire National Park takes about three hours. This park is spectacular in the dry season when many of the migratory wildlife species come back to the permanent waters of the Tarangire River. Huge herds of wildebeest, zebras, elephants, elands, and Oryx gather to stay in Tarangire until the onset of the rain when they migrate again to good grazing areas. Overnight at the Highview Hotel.
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Full board Meals
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Highview Hotel Karatu or Similar
Day 2 Day 2
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Drive from the Highview Hotel to Lake Eyasi
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You will see great birdlife along the shore, and location alone makes it a great place to spend a couple of nights. Also, the meadows along the lake shores and forest are home to a wide variety of wildlife including leopard, hippos, a variety of monkeys, various birds, greater and lesser flamingoes, storks, and pelicans. Several pleasant, private campsites are located in forest clearings by the lake, and these provide grassy tent spaces and shower facilities made mostly from local materials. Drive back to the Highview Hotel or similar hotel for your overnight - full board.
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Full board meals
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Highview Hotel Karatu or Similar
Day 3 Day 3
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The drive to Serengeti National Park via Olduvai Gorge
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The drive to Serengeti National Park via Olduvai Gorge takes 3 to 4 hours. Olduvai Gorge is an archaeological site located in the eastern Serengeti plains, in which early human fossils were first discovered. It has an amazing landscape that resulted from the same tectonic forces that created the Great Rift Valley millions of years ago. Then in the late evening, drive to and overnight at the Serengeti Wild Camp or Ikoma Wild Camp - full board.
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Full Board Meals
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Serengeti Wild Camp or Similar
Day 4 After breakfast
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Venture into the Serengeti’s Wilderness Corners
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venture into the Serengeti’s wilderness corners for a full day of game viewing in the park. With a picnic lunch beside you, take your leisure while exploring this world heritage site, where earth’s largest concentration of plain game still roams free! In the late evening, go to the Serengeti Wild Camp for rest, dinner, and overnight.
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Full Board Meals
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Serengeti Wild Camp or Similar
Day 5 After breakfast
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Drive to Ngorongoro Crater
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drive to Ngorongoro Crater for a game drive inside the crater. This is the best place in Tanzania to see black rhino as well as the pride of lions that include the magnificent black-maned males. There are lots of colorful flamingoes and a variety of water birds. Other game that you can see includes leopard, cheetah, hyena, other members of the antelope family, and small mammals. In the late afternoon drive to Highview Hotel for Dinner and overnight. FB
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Full Board Meals
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Highview Hotel or Similar
Day 6 Day 6
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Drive to Lake Manyara National Park
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The drive from the Highview Hotel to Lake Manyara National Park takes about 30 Minutes. After having a Picnic lunch in Manyara, you start a late afternoon game drive, which is the best time to view animals in this park. When you approach it from the east, the Rift Valley escarpment looms on the horizon forming an impressive backdrop to the lake. In the tall trees of the ground water forest, monkeys leap from branch to branch, and on the escarpment, elephants stand in the shade. Other animals frequently seen are zebras, impalas, monkeys, giraffes, buffalos, hippos, and others. In the late afternoon, drive back to the Springlands Hotel in Moshi.
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Full Board Meals
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Springlands Hotel or Similar
Please Note
- Wheelchair accessible
- Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
- Not stroller accessible
- Not suitable for pets
- Infants must not sit on laps
- Infant seats unavailable
- Wheelchair accessible
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Not recommended for people with back problems
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for people with heart conditions
- All flight times are approximate and subject to change due to weather conditions and weight restrictions.
Know Before You Go
- Public transportation nearby
Cancellation Policy
Fully refundable until 1 day before start
Non-refundable after 1 day before start
