5 Days The Big 5 Luxury Safari

Following breakfast, at 8:30 AM, your guide will pick you up from your Arusha hotel. A scenic two-hour drive will bring you to the renowned Tarangire National Park. Upon entering the park, your guide will elevate the roof for optimal wildlife viewing. Known for hosting the largest elephant herds in northern Tanzania, Tarangire offers sightings of giraffes, buffaloes, lions, zebras, wildebeests, and an array of antelopes and gazelles. The park's landscape encompasses seasonal marshes and an expansive tree-studded savannah, adorned with majestic baobab trees. After an extensive game drive, your night's accommodation will be at a luxurious lodge on a Full Board basis.

Following an early morning breakfast, your journey continues to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority and descends into the spectacular Ngorongoro Crater. This unique ecosystem, blending grass steppes and acacia forests, harbors almost all the East African savannah wildlife. In just a few hours, you might catch a glimpse of the "Big Five" (lion, elephant, buffalo, rhino, and leopard). After an extensive game-viewing experience and a delightful picnic within the crater, you'll depart the Ngorongoro highlands in the afternoon, heading towards the Serengeti National Park. As you progress, the wide, endless plains of the southern Serengeti will come into view, eventually leading you to the Seronera Valley in the central Serengeti. The day concludes with a stay at a stunning Luxury Tented Lodge on a Full Board basis.

Rise to a 6:00 AM wake-up call, relish a hearty breakfast, and prepare for an exhilarating day with dedicated game drives in the Serengeti. Renowned as the habitat for the world's largest concentration of large mammals, this area hosts both migratory and non-migratory species, including imposing prides of lions, elusive leopards, cheetahs, and elegant impalas. The landscape showcases vast open plains interspersed with kopjes—ancient rock formations surviving from the Pre-Cambrian era—and sprawling woodlands. The morning game drive holds immense significance, providing the chance to witness predator-prey interactions, possibly observing lion hunts. Following lunch, continue the game drives en route to the Karatu area, concluding the day with an overnight stay at a luxurious lodge on a Full Board basis.

Following breakfast, embark on a journey to Lake Manyara National Park for an invigorating half-day game drive. Renowned as one of Africa's most picturesque lakes, Lake Manyara spans 127 square miles within the park, with its alkaline waters covering about 89 square miles. The park boasts a notable baboon population, diverse birdlife, and a rich array of herbivores including hippos, impalas, elephants, wildebeests, buffalo, warthogs, and giraffes. Witness the grandeur of giant fig trees and mahogany in the groundwater forest near the park gates. Later, return to Arusha, where you'll spend the night at a hotel on a Bed and Breakfast basis.