Africa's Big Five Safari - 7 Days
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- 7 Days 6 Nights
- 4x4 Luxury Safari
- Hotel, Lodge & Eco-friendly Bush Camp
Tour Overview
This Africa’s Big Five Safari takes you to some of Tanzania’s most renowned game reserves for the vacation of a lifetime. Take this opportunity to observe Africa’s Big Five — elephant, leopard, lion, rhinoceros, and buffalo.
One of the most thrilling ways to see Tanzania, In addition, see stunning landscapes, local villages, and one of mankind’s most important archaeological sites. Travel by safari vehicles within Serengeti, Tarangire plus Ngorongoro Crater. Stay in Hotels, Lodges or Eco-Friendly Bush Camps for an in-depth, up-close African safari experience.
Safari Highlights
- Wildlife Viewing
- Private car for game drives in open-top safari vehicles, a window seat guarantee
- On Foot (Walking)
- Meet with local people
- Cultural
- Great Rift Valley
- Balloon Safari
- Masai (Boma) Villages
Areas visited
- Arusha
- Tarangire National Park
- Serengeti National Park
- Olduvai Gorge
- Ngorongoro Crater (Africa’s Eden)
Itinearary
Travel time: 1 hours
Distance: 55 km
African safari begins at Kilimanjaro International Airport in Arusha, safari capital of Tanzania. Transfer to your hotel
for overnight stay
Accommodation: The African Tulip Hotel in Arusha City
Meals: Bed only
Travel time: 1:30 hours
Distance: 120 km
After Breakfast ride in a specially designed, open-top safari vehicles to Tarangire National Park, which boasts one
of the highest concentrations of wildlife in Africa. You may see large herds of wildebeest, zebras, giraffes, and buffalo.
Tarangire National Park It's one of the best parks for elephant watching, and is home to hundreds of bird and game species. Enjoy lunch and dinner at your Lodge in Tarangire National Park
Accommodation: Tarangire Safari Lodge
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Travel time: 5 ½ hours
Distance: 300 km
After Breakfast head towards the Serengeti National Park with a stopover at Olduvai Gorge, boasting with history dating back to the dawn of time. It was here, that the anthropologists Drs. Lois and Mary Leakey discovered the skulls of the famous 'Nutcracker Man" and 'Handy Man', both very significant links in the chain of human evolution.
Optional you also have the possibility of visiting a Masai village. 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 do a late game drive en route to the Eco-Friendly Bush Camp for overnight stay.
Accommodation: Shuhudia Adventure Camp in the Serengeti National Park
Meals: Breakfast, Picnic Lunch & Dinner
Travel time: 4 hours
Distance: 145 km
After breakfast check out from your lodge or Bush Camp, then morning game drive in Serengeti with picnic lunches head off via Simba Kopjes, Naabi Hill Gate to drive towards Ngorongoro, proceed to the crater rim to enjoy stupendous view of crater from the top. We will stop on the crater rim to enjoy one of the most memorable picnic lunches in your life then heading to the lodge for overnight stay.
Accommodation: Ngorongoro Rhino Lodge
Meals: Breakfast, Picnic Lunch & Dinner
Travel time: 4 hours
Distance: 145 km
After breakfast check out from your lodge or Bush Camp, then morning game drive in Serengeti with picnic lunches head off via Simba Kopjes, Naabi Hill Gate to drive towards Ngorongoro, proceed to the crater rim to enjoy stupendous view of crater from the top. We will stop on the crater rim to enjoy one of the most memorable picnic lunches in your life then heading to the lodge for overnight stay.
Accommodation: Ngorongoro Rhino Lodge
Meals: Breakfast, Picnic Lunch & Dinner
Travel time: 4 hours
Distance: 190 km
After Breakfast head to the heart of Ngorongoro Crater, one of the largest calderas in the world, which contains a variety of ecosystems and an astounding concentration of birds and animals. Encounter massive herds of zebra, wildebeest, and gazelles. This area affords an opportunity to spot the Big Five, which includes African elephant, leopard, lion, buffalo, and the rare black rhinoceros. Enjoy a picnic lunch in the crater and then evening drive back to Arusha City for overnight stay.
Accommodation: The African Tulip Hotel
Meals: Breakfast & Picnic Lunch
Travel time: 1 hours
Distance: 55 km
Today you will have a day room at the hotel or you will be transferred to the airport it depends with the time of your flight. Tour ends at Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) in Arusha.
Meals: Breakfast
Don't miss the wildlife sighting opportunities
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Africa's Big Five Safari
In this tour you will be staying in the semi luxury lodges and seasonal classic safari camps, these camps are set up in prime areas to get the best experience of animal migrations at different times of the year. They are located inside the parks. Seasonal camps are the best way to spend time inside nature, experiencing the wildlife close and personal.
Rates are quoted in U. S. Dollars per person sharing room
1 People |
2 People |
3 People |
4 People and more |
SSR |
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US$ 4071 |
US$ 2932 |
US$ 2552 |
US$ 2363 |
US$ 255 |
Number Of People
Price
1 People
US$ 4071
2 People
US$ 2932
3 People
US$ 2552
4 People and More
US$ 2363
SSR
US$ 255
SSR: Single Supplement Rate for a non-sharing person in a room
Please note all prices are subject to change if Tanzania National Park entry fees or Tanzania Government Tax and / or VAT rates change.
Price includes:
- All accommodation as specified in the itinerary
- All accommodation in Arusha City based on Bed and Breakfast
- Meet and greet services with assistance
- All transfers with assistance
- Transport in a private 4 wheel Drive cars with pop up roof special design for safari
- All booked safaris are window seat guaranteed
- 3 meals a day vegetarian and non vegetarian on safari
- All park entry fees
- Complementary bottled mineral water on safari
- Unlimited game viewing drives per day whilst on safari
- Services of an English-Speaking safari driver/guide throughout your journey
- All government taxes and levies where applicable
- Medical Evacuation (Flying Doctor)
Price Excludes:
- International Airfares and airport taxes
- Tourism entry visa to Tanzania – US$ 50 per person
- Travel insurance (recommend)
- Optional excursions not mentioned in the inclusions
- Personal nature such as telephone calls, Faxes-mails, laundry etc
- All alcoholic and non alcoholic drinks, wines and spirits
- Tips and gratuities to driver guides/lodges/hotel staff
- Balloon safari is an option it cost US$ 549 per person
- All other extras not mentioned in the included
Departure dates
The departure dates for all our safaris and tours are totally flexible according to your own personal needs (subject to availability). Please contact us for further and more detailed info.
Additional remarks
- We may have to reroute the itinerary or accommodate in similar lodges/Hotels/Bush Tented Camps in case of non-availability.
- Prices for park fees may be changed without prior notice. This is beyond our control and any increase levied will be passed to you.
Accommodation
The African Tulip is an elegant and charming Luxury Boutique Hotel located along Serengeti Road right in the heart of Arusha. A warm and friendly welcome awaits guests who want to experience the best of Tanzanian hospitality. The hotel has been designed with safari travelers, business persons, families, honeymooners, elite and leisure travelers in mind. It has amenities of convenience whilst offering a high standard of luxury
Tarangire Safari Lodge is situated on a panoramic bluff in Tarangire National Park, with one of Tanzania’s most spectacular views, encompassing acacias and baobabs, plentiful wildlife and the Tarangire River. Game drives within Tarangire National Park are a year-round wildlife spectacle!
The river flows through the park and is a magnet for wildlife, especially large populations of elephant. The park also contains varied and contrasting landscapes and unrivalled birdlife.
The lodge was the first to be built in the park. Since 1985, it has been owned and managed by the Simonson family, who have added a very personal touch.
At the heart of the lodge are the impressively high thatched roofs of the lounge and dining area. The open design allows for an uninterrupted landscape view and captures the cooling breeze.
Between game viewing excursions, relax in our large, comfortable lounge. Enjoy a refreshing swim in the pool or browse in the Baobab Boutique.
Our main facilities, including three tents, are wheelchair accessible.
Accommodation choices are either a traditional canvas tent or a roomy stone bungalow, with all rooms having a direct valley view.
All tents are custom made walk in tents using heavy duty canvas ensure a spacious ‘room’ complete with en-suite bathrooms. Tents are tastefully appointed with twin or double beds, crisp linen, warm blankets or duvets, bedside tables, wardrobes and luggage racks make your tent a true ‘home away from home’.
Lighting is provided by solar power and your bathroom comes complete with a dressing table with fully plumbed washbasin, lavatory and showers – a new, and often surprising, interpretation of ‘camping’. Hot water is available and evening and morning tea or in fact your every need will be arranged.
Rhino Lodge located on the edge of the Ngorongoro Crater rim, Rhino lodge offers a perfect base from which to explore the Ngorongoro crater and its surroundings. With 24 comfortable ensuite rooms, a cozy living space, friendly local staff and generous African-inspired meals, Rhino Lodge welcomes guests to Africa’s most remarkable game park
