7 days Tanzania big 5 and wildebeest safari : is a tour which will start in Arusha and during the safari, you will visit Tarangire national park, visit Serengeti national park to search for the big 5 and wildebeest herds and also engage in a safari in Lake Manyara national park and the Ngorongoro crater.
Day 1; pick up and drive to Tarangire national park
Your guide will pick you up from Arusha and welcome you and brief you about the 7 days Tanzania safari. You will be driven to Tarangire national park which is also found in the northern part of Tanzania and is known for having large herds of elephants as well as ancient baobab trees.
You will engage in an afternoon game drive and search for wildlife species such as gazelles, impalas, zebras, waterbucks among others. After the game drive, your guide will drive you to your lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Accommodation; Tarangire Simba lodge.
Day 2; full day in Tarangire national park
After breakfast at your lodge, you will proceed for a morning game viewing experience in Tarangire national park. During your morning game drive the national Park you will search for various wildlife species such as elephants, zebras, hartebeest, waterbucks, gazelles, Oryx and others.
You will have another game drive in the afternoon to experience the wilderness of the national park and to look for other wildlife species while enjoying the beautiful scenery. You will return to your lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Accommodation; Tarangire Simba lodge.
Day 3; drive to Ngorongoro crater
After an early breakfast at the lodge, you will be driven to Ngorongoro conservation area. You will descend into the Ngorongoro crater for a game drive to view wildlife for the rest of the day and also enjoy the beautiful scenery around the crater area where you will look out for various wildlife species such as wildebeests, elands, warthogs, zebras, buffalos, hippos, elephants, lions, hyenas, cheetahs, and leopards.
You will later be driven to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Accommodation; Karatu tented lodge
Day 4; drive to Serengeti national park
On the 4th day of your 7 days Tanzania big 5 and wildebeest safari, After breakfast at the lodge, your guide will drive you to Serengeti national park which is home to wildlife species such as the big 5.
You will have lunch and also engage in a game around Serengeti national park to search for wildlife species such as zebras, lions, buffalos, elephants, giraffes, elands, impalas, antelopes among others.
Accommodation; Heritage Mara camp
Day 5; wildebeest migration experience
You will start your day with breakfast at your lodge in Serengeti national park as you prepare for your morning game drive. You will be driven around the northern plains of the park and look out for the herds of wildebeests as they graze around the savannah plains.
After the morning game drive, you will have lunch and later engage in another game drive and enjoy looking out for wildlife species grazing in the open savannah of Serengeti national park like elephants, giraffes, cheetahs, impalas, gazelles, buffalos, elands, antelopes, zebras, wildebeests, hippos among others. You will have dinner and overnight stay.
Accommodation; Heritage Mara camp
Day 6; drive to Lake Manyara national park
On the 6th day of your 7 days Tanzania big 5 and wildebeest safari, After having breakfast at the lodge, you will be driven to Lake Manyara national park. Lake Manyara national park is known for its tree climbing lions and many other wildlife species.
After having lunch, you will engage in a game drive around the national park and search for wildlife species such as giraffes, elephants, impalas, hippos among others. You will have dinner and spend the night.
Accommodation; Twiga lodge
Day 7; drive to Arusha
You will have breakfast at the lodge and your guide will drive you to Arusha and drop you off at the airport or your hotel in Arusha which will mark the end of your 7 days Tanzania safari.
Prices includes
- Hotel/lodge accommodation during the safari
- 4×4 safari vehicle
- Professional safari and tour guide / driver
- All national park fees
- All meals on the safari
- drinking water during the safari
- concession and crater fees
Prices excludes
- flights
- Items of personal nature like other beverages, laundry, souvenirs among others
- International and local airfares
- hotel accommodation before / after the safari
- Entry visas
- anything else not included in the itinerary
- Tips and gratuities
