5-Day Wildlife Adventures Northern Circuit Safari(Big-5)

This 5-day Tanzania safari takes you deep into the wilderness by experiencing the most incredible parks on the northern circuit of Tanzania. You will visit parks like Lake Manyara famous for its birds, Tarangire National Park famous for its giant baobab trees as well as large African elephants, Ngorongoro Crater which is a World Heritage Site, as well as “the endless plains” of the Serengeti. You will stay at midrange lodges or tented camps.

DEPARTURE/RETURN LOCATION

Arusha

WEAR

Comfortable safari clothing and sunscreen.

INCLUDED

Airport transfers upon arrival and departure.	Unlimited pure drinking water throughout the Safari.
Accommodation and meals (as specified in the itinerary).	Services of a highly professional, trained Safari guide.
Transportation by FWD vehicle equipped with a roof hatch.	National Park, concession, and Crater entry fees

NOT INCLUDED

International airfare and related costs, such as personal travel insurance, visas, and vaccinations.

Any increase in government taxes that occur prior to the start of your trip.

Cost of any client-requesting itinerary modifications while the Safari is in progress.

Any expenses of a personal nature such as extra beverages, laundry, etc.

Gratuity for your guides

Enhancement activities not mentioned in the program.

Day 1

Arrival in Arusha

Upon arrival at the airport (Kilimanjaro International Airport-JRO or Arusha Airport-ARK), you will be met by your personal driver guide or representative who’ll drive you to your accommodation. You’ll spend the night in Arusha waiting for your adventures to start on the following day.

Accommodation: Ilboru safari Lodge (Breakfast)

Day 2

Arusha to Tarangire National Park (120km approximately 2 hours’ drive)

After breakfast at your accommodation in Arusha, depart for Tarangire National Park. It is Tanzania’s third-largest national park and sanctuary for an unusually large elephant population. Majestic baobab trees are an interesting feature of the park, dwarfing the animals that feed beneath them. Animals concentrate along the Tarangire River, which provides the only permanent water supply in the area. There is a great diversity of wildlife including lions, leopards, cheetahs and up to six thousand elephants. You’ll enjoy game drives with a picnic lunch. After lunch and an extensive game drive inside the park, we will drive straight to your accommodation for dinner and your overnight stay.

Accommodation: Eileen’s Trees Inn (All meals included)

Day 3

Ngorongoro Crater to Serengeti National Park (85 km Approximately 2 Hours’ Drive)

After breakfast drive to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, descend into the Ngorongoro Crater for game viewing. The Ngorongoro Crater is one of the Largest Unbroken Calderas on the Planet with over 25,000 Wild Creatures in the Caldera More Prides Per Capita than Anywhere on Earth. The Ngorongoro Crater is a breathtakingly beautiful setting and the best place in East Africa to see the Big Five, Lions, Leopard, Black Rhino, Elephants, and Buffalo. It is one of the world’s most astonishing and among the 8th wonders of the world and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The black rhino can easily be sighted in the crater. Think of another place in the world where you can see such a unique setting with diverse scenery, prolific wildlife and birdlife, and an ecosystem like no other. In the afternoon, ascend the crater and drive straight to Serengeti to your accommodation for dinner and overnight stay.

Accommodation: Embalakai Camp (All meals are included)

Day 4

Serengeti National Park to Karatu (175km approximately 2hrs 15mins drive)

Early morning after breakfast, you will continue exploring the vast Serengeti with its endless plains looking for the big cats. The Serengeti hosts the largest mammal migration in the world and is a popular destination for popular African safaris. It is the migration for which Serengeti is perhaps most famous. Over a million wildebeest and about 200,000 zebras flow south from the northern hills to the southern plains for the short rains every October and November, and then swirl west and north after the long rains in April, May and June. So strong is the ancient instinct to move that no drought, gorge, or crocodile infested river can hold them back. After lunch you will drive straight to your accommodation in Karatu for dinner and an overnight stay.

Accommodation: Eileen’s Tree (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)

Day 5

Lake Manyara National Park to Arusha (124km approximately 2hrs 20mins drive)

After breakfast at your accommodation, drive to Lake Manyara National Park for game viewing drive with picnic lunch. The park’s varied habitat attracts a wide variety of African animals, including one of Africa’s largest concentrations of elephants, Manyara’s famous tree-climbing lions, as well as large flocks of flamingos, attracted by the algae in the lake. You will have lunch at a picnic site and after further game viewing, drive back to Arusha or at the airport to catch your flight to the next destination.

Accommodation: No Accommodation (Breakfast)