Affordable Northern Tanzania Safari Big Five

Pick up at 7:30 AM from your hotel in Arusha and depart for Lake Manyara National Park 3 hours drive, with our picnic lunch for a full-day game drive. As you enter the national park, lush forests of Acacia and Mahogany trees begin to set the mood for what is waiting ahead. The game drive will go on till evening with a small break for a picnic lunch. During the game drive watch out for buffaloes, giraffes, impalas, baboons, and blue monkeys. Another spectacle of Lake Manyara National Park is the tree-climbing lions, however spotting them is a game of luck. In the right season, you can see the shoreline turning pink with millions of flamingos flocking there although, in the last few years, their numbers saw a significant decline. 

At 13:00 driver guide will serve the lunch at the picnic site. You will enjoy your meal while viewing the African great rift valley landscape.

Post the game drive, you will head back to your lodge where a delicious dinner awaits yo.u

At 07:30 AM, after breakfast, embark on a game drive to Serengeti National Park. Today, your journey leads you to the world-famous Serengeti National Park, a land of untamed beauty and unparalleled wildlife encounters.

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The Serengeti is home to a rich diversity of life, and the resident predators are the true lords of this untamed realm. With bated breath, you might catch a glimpse of the elusive leopard, stealthily navigating the treetops, or the swift cheetah, showcasing its remarkable agility during a hunt. And then there are the iconic lions, majestic and powerful, embodying the circle of life as they play their vital role as top predators.

Get ready to be spellbound by nature's grand theater, as the Serengeti reveals its wonders, leaving an indelible imprint on your soul. This is a journey that will stay with you forever, an immersion into the wild where every moment is filled with awe, beauty, and the sheer magnificence of the circle of life.

Lunch will be sarved at 13;00 by your driver guide at the  picnic site,get ready to step on the ground of  unended plain.

later evening driver guide will drive you to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay.

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07:00AM, after a delicious breakfast, you set off on a truly enchanting game drive in Serengeti National Park. The vast expanse of the savannah unfolds before you, teeming with a mesmerizing array of wildlife.

As your safari vehicle meanders through the wilderness, you find yourself immersed in nature's grand theater. Elephants gracefully roam, their majestic presence leaving you in awe. Herds of wildebeests and zebras traverse the plains, creating a dynamic tapestry of movement. Lions bask in the morning light, their regal demeanor defining the untamed spirit of Africa. Gazelles and antelopes display their agility as they leap gracefully across the grasslands.

With a heart full of cherished memories, you bid farewell to the Serengeti, knowing that its magic will forever remain in your soul. 

As you journey to Karatu Town in the afternoon, the landscapes change, and the lush hills and coffee plantations of Karatu welcome you with their serene beauty.

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After an early breakfast at 6:30 am, we boot up and head out towards the Ngorongoro Crater, the world’s largest volcanic caldera. Almost 20km wide, approximately 600 m deep, and known for its large variety of wildlife, the caldera, formed at the explosion of a volcano some three million years ago, was once taller than Kilimanjaro. A self-contained paradise, the caldera hosts an abundance of the finest animal life on the planet. In addition to the Big Five, the various springs attract animals such as wildebeest, gazelle, reedbuck, and more than 500 bird species.

At 13;00 driver guide will serve you lunch at the picnic site, then we will  proceed with the game drive inside Ngorongoro Crater.

In the evening you will be returned to the lodge for dinner and an overnignt stay.

The final day of your safari will begin by around 7:30 AM after a luscious breakfast. The destination for today is Tarangire National Park which is about 2 hours from Karatu. You will have game drives till around 3:30 PM in this park. Tanzania’s third largest National park is known for its majestic baobab trees that dot the landscape, dwarfing the animals that feed beneath them. The Tarangire River is the centerpiece of this park which is famous for some of the largest herds of elephants in Africa. Here you may see lion, leopard, cheetah, lesser kudu, buffalo, Oryx, eland, giraffe and zebra.

With an incredible experience and loads of memories to cherish, this is the time you bid goodbye to your team.