Extended Big Five Safari in Tanzania – Waterfalls & Hot Springs
A Big Five Safari with Something Extra
This is not just your ordinary Big Five safari – this is the safari with that extra perfect touch. You’ll journey through Tanzania’s legendary wildlife havens, from Serengeti’s endless plains and the dramatic Ngorongoro Crater, to bird rich Lake Manyara and the elephant lands of Tarangire. And when most safaris end, your adventure continues!
Two extra days take you off the beaten path – hiking to Materuni Waterfalls with a coffee farm visit and unwinding at the turquoise Chemka Hot Springs. It’s the perfect blend of iconic safari and this extra hidden gems – all in one!
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Plains, Craters & Rivers of Life
This safari brings you face-to-face with the Big Five – lions, leopards, elephants, rhinos, and buffalos – across some of the most celebrated parks on earth, each revealing a different side of Tanzania, with landscapes as varied as the wildlife that inhabits them.
What sets our Big Five safari apart is what happens after the game drives. Instead of going home after a week, you’ll get two more days where you step into village life on Kilimanjaro’s slopes, learn the secrets of coffee-making, and hike to Materuni’s waterfall before soaking in the warm waters of Chemka Hot Springs. It’s an extension that transforms your safari into a complete Tanzanian experience.
If you’re curious about journey through two countries in one go, you should take a look at our Ultimate Kenya and Tanzania Group Safari – The Full Circle Adventure, or if you’re feel like adding a beach adventure – Big 5 Safari in Tanzania with Zanzibar Finale is definitety for you!
Best Time To Go
Wet Season (Nov–May): Green, fewer visitors, birding
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Travel Plan
Day to Day program – 9 Days
Arrival at Kilimanjaro Airport and Transfer to Moshi
🍽️ Meals: Dinner
🏠 Accommodation: Springlands Hotel or Similar
⭐ Upgrades: Chanya Lodge or Gran Melia Hotel
Safari in Lake Manyara National Park
Drive to Lake Manyara National Park in the morning. Set against the steep escarpment of the Rift Valley, you’ll find Lake Manyara National Park with its evergreen groundwater forest and various ecosystems, including acacia woodland, grassy plains, a swampy fan delta, and – of course – the expansive lake. This diversity attracts various mammal, bird, and wildlife species. The park offers excellent game viewing with buffalo, impala, giraffe, bushbuck, waterbuck, hippos, and many elephants roaming near the lake. Also, look out for blue monkeys, velvet monkeys, and very active olive baboons.
After your Big Five safari, you may visit a Maasai Boma (at an additional fee) to experience Maasai culture and traditions before heading to your accommodation.
🍽️ Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
🏠 Accommodation: Highview Hotel or Similar
⭐ Upgrades: Highview Coffee Lodge, Endoro Lodge or Tarangire Kuro Treetop Lodge
Journey to Serengeti National Park
Head out after breakfast for the drive to Serengeti National Park. ‘Serengeti’ is derived from the Maasai language, meaning ‘endless plain.’ En route to the Serengeti, you may visit Olduvai Gorge (at an additional fee), known as the Cradle of Humanity. This museum is a testament to the long journey that humanity has made from its humble roots in East Africa to its current state as the dominant species on Earth.
Enjoy a game drive en route to your camp.
🍽️ Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
🏠 Accommodation: Serengeti Safari Lodge or Serengeti Wildebeest Camp or Similar
⭐ Upgrades: Ole Serai Luxury Camp
Full Day Game Drive in Serengeti
🍽️ Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
🏠 Accommodation: Serengeti Safari Lodge or Serengeti Wildebeest Camp or Similar
⭐ Upgrades: Ole Serai Luxury Camp
Explore Ngorongoro Crater
🍽️ Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
🏠 Accommodation: Highview Hotel or Similar
⭐ Upgrades: Highview Coffee Lodge, Endoro Lodge or Tarangire Kuro Treetop Lodge
Safari in Tarangire National Park
🍽️ Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
🏠 Accommodation: Springlands Hotel or Similar
⭐ Upgrades: Chanya Lodge or Gran Melia Hotel
Materuni Waterfalls & Chagga Coffee Farm
Continue with a scenic 45-minute hike through banana fields and valleys to reach the hidden Materuni Falls, a 200-foot cascade plunging into a natural pool where you can swim or simply relax in the cool mist.
🍽 Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
🏨 Accommodation: Springlands Hotel or Similar
⭐ Upgrades: Chanya Lodge or Gran Melia Hotel
Chemka Hot Springs Escape
Depart from Springlands Hotel in Moshi and follow a bumpy road for just over an hour to reach the Chemka (Kikuletwa) Hot Springs. Along the way, observe local life and the surrounding landscape. Once at the springs, you can swim in the clear warm waters, relax in the sun, and enjoy lunch before heading back to Moshi.
🍽 Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
🏨 Accommodation: Springlands Hotel or Similar
⭐ Upgrades: Chanya Lodge or Gran Melia Hotel
Departure from Kilimanjaro Airport
🍽️ Meals: Breakfast
Why Pick This Travel Plan
Two extra days: Materuni Waterfalls with coffee farm visit + Chemka Hot Springs

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A Journey With More to Discover
This travel plan gives you the full hand of Tanzania’s safari wonders, and doesn’t stop there. After the game drives, you’ll be standing at the base of Materuni Falls, sipping coffee you roasted yourself, and floating in the clear pools of Chemka Hot Springs.
These final days are what make this Big Five safari so unique – offering time to connect with Tanzania’s landscapes and people in a way few itineraries allow. It’s the difference between seeing Tanzania and truly experiencing it.
Included in the Price
- Full board (breakfast, lunch & dinner) accommodation while on safari
- Bed and breakfast accommodation in Moshi
- Transfer to and from the airport
- Accommodation on arrival and departure day at Springlands Hotel or Similar
- Bush lunch in the Serengeti
- All game drives viewing in a custom built 4×4 Safari Land Cruiser
- All park and entrance fees
- Visit to Materunit Waterfalls & coffee farm
- Chemka Hot Springs adventure
- Transportation with 4×4 vehicles with viewing roofs
- A professional English-speaking driver/guide during the safari
- Bottled water in safari vehicles
- Ngorongoro Crater car supplement fee
- Current Government taxes and levies
- 24-Hour support during the safari from our office in Moshi
- Travel Guarantee with the Swedish Kammarkollegiet »
Price Does Not Cover *
- Domestic or International flights
- Entry visa to Tanzania
- Travel and health insurance
- Gratuities to your guide, hotel staff, and porters (Find guidelines in the FAQ)
- Meals, drinks, and excursions not described in the itinerary
- Any other items of a personal nature, laundry, telephone, and postage
- Maasai village tour & Olduvai Gorge Tour
- Balloon excursion
* Rest assured, we’re here to assist with anything not covered in the price. Your convenience is our priority.

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Should you choose the group adventure, the standard – yet comfortable – accommodation will be provided.
Add-ons
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Springlands Hotel
Springlands Hotel in Moshi, 29 km from Kilimanjaro Airport (JRO), offers accommodation with amenities like an outdoor pool, complimentary parking, a bar, 24-hour reception, and free WiFi. Continental or à la carte breakfast is served at the hotel.
Rooms are equipped with air conditioning, a seating area, satellite TV, a kitchenette, dining area, and private bathroom with all essentials, including a kettle. Enjoy a hiking around Moshi, with a mini-supermarket just 3 km away.
Upgrade to Chanya Lodge or Gran Melia Hotel.
Highview Hotel
The hotel offers dining in its restaurant or in the serene garden, with a mix of local and international dishes served à la carte or buffet style. Packed lunches are available for day trips. In the lounge, relax with a drink, enjoy board games, internet access, or cultural shows. The gardens provide shaded seating and house an organic vegetable and fruit garden.
Guests can enjoy hiking around Moshi, with a mini-supermarket just 3 km away.
Upgrade to Highview Coffee Lodge or Endoro Lodge or Tarangire Kuro Treetop Lodge.
Serengeti Safari Lodge
Located in the Seronera Tana Spring Area of Serengeti National Park, Serengeti Safari Lodge offers 15 luxury self-contained tents with private facilites.
Enjoy a luxurious experience with amenities as a swimming pool, spa services, a restaurant with local and continental dishes, a bar with a fireplace, internet access and a gift shop.
Upgrade to Ole Serai Luxury Camp, Moru Kopjes.
Serengeti Wild/Wildebeest Camp
The Serengeti Wild Camp features 20 spacious, self-contained tents, offers a close-to-nature experience including hearing distant elephant trumpeting at night.
Nearby, the Serengeti Wildebeest Camps – an extra area with 10 similar tents, providing comfortable wildlife encounters in the heart of Serengeti National Park.
Both camps offer modern amenities like internet, bars, a multi-cuisine restaurant and special dining experiences, including bush meals.
Upgrade to Serengeti Safari Lodge or Ole Serai Luxury Camp, Moru Kopjes.
Chanya Lodge
Chanya Lodge is licated at the foothills of the majestiv Mount Kilimanjaro, juat outaide Moshi in Tanzania. A convenitently drive from the airport it’s perfect for trekkers, tourists, families and business visitors.
The residence offers 32 en-suite rooms, a large pool, a diverse cuisine restaurant and beautiful grassy gardens.
Endoro Lodge
Luxury accommodations with elegant chalet-themed rooms with fireplaces and immersion tubs, a swimming pool, a well-stocked bar and conference facilites with a P.A system for over 40 people.
Welcome to privacy, tranquility and elegance.
Gran Melia Hotel, Arusha
This magnificent hotel Is located between the majestic Serengeti and Kilimanjaro National Parks, unveiling the natural beauty of Tanzania’s wilderness.
Enjoy an oasis of five-star luxury and comfort with unbeatable facilities, exclusive suites, international cuisine, spa, an infinity pool and a gym – it’s the ideal retreat for an exciting safari adventure or a luxurious business meeting.
Highview Coffee Lodge
This 8 cottage lodge comes with beautiful views over local hills and farmland, and is a gateway to Tanzania’s Northern circuit and local cultures, including Mbulu, Iraqw, Bushmen and Maasai tribes.
The lodge features 12 rooms, a pool, internet, a lounge with a bar and a fireplace, local and continental dinig, gardens, spa services and a gift shop.
Ole Serai Luxury Camp, Moru Kopjes
Ideally located in the Central Seronera region of Serengeti National Park, near Moru Kopjes and Lake Magadi, this luxury camp is surrounded by hills and close to the Mbalageti/Seronera River and its diverse array of wildlife and a nearby hippo pool.
It features 20 well-appointed luxury tents, all en-suite with modern amenities, providing guests with panoramic views of nature and wildlife from the comfort of their beds or verandas.
Tarangire Kuro Treetop Lodge
Luxury tents perched along the Baobab tree line, each tent designed with luxury beddings, en-suite bathroom with an indoor and outdoor shower and a private veranda with the perfect vantage point.
Strategically located on a towering Kopje hill it offers a breathtaking view of the Tarangire River and the path to the Silale swamp in the west—famous for attracting diverse wildlife all year round, thanks to its perennial water sources.
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