Luxury Big 5 Safari in Tanzania
7 Days |
Price From $4510 USD
A Premium Journey Through Wild Tanzania
Enjoy the best that Tanzania has to offer in our most premium safari – taking you to Tarangire, Serengeti, the Ngorongoro Crater, and Lake Manyara, all to be experienced in pure comfort. The accommodations have been hand-picked to provide luxury and high standards when exploring the wildest corners of Tanzania. During our big 5 safari in Tanzania, you get to discover the unique habitats each national park has to offer and glimpse the amazing variation of wildlife, from the very small dik-dik antelopes to the big cats, and gaze up towards majestic elephants. And why not see the Serengeti from the air to give your journey that extra sense of magic, and book yourself a once-in-a-lifetime balloon safari?
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Explore Tarangire and Serengeti National Parks
Starting off the journey in Tarangire National Park, our Big 5 Safari in Tanzania begins. Famous for its elephant population and wide array of bird species, Serengeti National Park provides stunning landscapes in both dry and wet seasons. Indulge in seeing giant herds of zebras, wildebeest, and various antelope species as you make your way towards the stunning Serengeti National Park.
Journey Through the Great Rift Valley to Ngorongoro Crater
Your journey takes you past the Great Rift Valley, an impressive beauty that carves its way across the landscape and shapes everything around it. With over 4,000 lions, 1,000 leopards, 2 million antelope and large mammals waiting to explore, this World Heritage Site will surely take away the breath of the visitors of all kinds. Afterward, we head off to Ngorongoro Crater. Lake Manyara hides a paradise filled with animals and an incredible salt lake, one of Africa's seven natural wonders. Why not end your travel experience with plenty of incredible wildlife sightings to photograph, while luxury accommodation and comfort? Our Big 5 Safari in Tanzania delivers just this and more!
Enhance Your Safari Experience with Balloon Rides and Special Tours
Remember to book a Balloon Safari in the Serengeti as an addition to this incredible itinerary! If a safari in Tanzania is what you are looking for, check out our best-selling Big Five Safari and Simba Safari Adventure.
Best Time to Go
Dry Season (Jun–Oct): Cooler, prime wildlife viewing
Wet Season (Nov–May): Green, fewer visitors, birding
Popular Attractions
Weather
Jun–Oct: 20–30 °C, dry & sunny | Nov–May: 25–35 °C, hot with showers
Highlights
Witness a plethora of wildlife in Tarangire National Park
Become one with nature and spend a night among the treetops
Step into the past at Olduvai Gorge – a cradle of human evolution
Experience the great Serengeti and its incredible wildlife
Discover the beauty and wonders of the Ngorongoro Crater
Visit Lake Manyara and its unique ecosystem
Explore in open-rooftop vehicles, offering spectacular views of the natural surroundings and its inhabitants
Why Book with World Adventure Tours?
Customize Your Trip
Tailor every inch of your journey to suit your preferences, from destinations to accommodations, ensuring a personalized dream-come-true travel experience.
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Flight Booking Assistance
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Multilingual Guides
Enjoy authentic experiences with guides who speak English, French, Spanish and German – ensuring clear communication and enriched explorations.
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"My first trip to Africa completely exceeded my expectations. The tour was exceptional from beginning to end, and the highlight was undoubtedly seeing all of the Big Five - an unforgettable, magical experience. I would highly recommend this tour!"
– Anna, Tourradar
Travel Plan
Day-to-Day Program – 7 Days
Day 1
Arrival in Arusha
Arrive at Kilimanjaro Airport (Time to be advised), drive to Arusha, and stay at the Gran Melia Hotel for dinner and overnight.
🍽 Meals: None
🏨 Accommodation: Gran Melia Hotel or Similar
Day 2
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 mammals, birds, 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 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: Lake Manyara Kilimamoja Lodge or Similar
Day 3
Olduvai Gorge & Serengeti Adventure
Drive to the spectacular Serengeti National Park via Olduvai Gorge, which takes 3 to 4 hours. Olduvai Gorge is an archaeological site in the eastern Serengeti plains, where early human fossils were first discovered. It has an amazing landscape resulting from the same tectonic forces that created the Great Rift Valley millions of years ago. Then in the late evening, drive to and overnight at the Ole Serai Luxury Camp – full board.
🍽 Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
🏨 Accommodation: Ole Serai Luxury Camp or Similar
Day 4
Full Day in the Serengeti
After breakfast, venture into the Serengeti’s wilderness and explore its breathtaking corners for a full day of game viewing in the park. Enjoy exploring this world heritage site with a picnic lunch beside you, where the earth’s largest concentration of plain game still roams free! In the late evening, go to the Ole Serai Luxury Camp for rest, have dinner, and overnight.
🍽 Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
🏨 Accommodation: Ole Serai Luxury Camp or Similar
Day 5
The Wonders of Ngorongoro
After breakfast, drive to Ngorongoro Crater for a game drive inside the crater. This is the best place in Tanzania to see black rhinos and prides of lions that include the magnificent black-manned males. There are lots of colorful flamingos and a variety of water birds. Other game you can see includes leopards, cheetahs, hyenas, other members of the antelope family, and small mammals. In the late afternoon, drive to Ngorongoro O’ldeani Mountain Lodge for dinner and overnight.
🍽 Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
🏨 Accommodation: Ngorongoro O’ldeani Mountain Lodge or Similar
Day 6
Into the Wilds of Tarangire
After breakfast, drive to Tarangire National Park, which will take about two hours. This park is spectacular in the dry season when many migratory wildlife species return to the Tarangire River’s permanent waters. Huge herds of wildebeest, zebras, elephants, elands, and oryx gather to stay in Tarangire until the onset of the rain, when they migrate again to good grazing areas. In the late afternoon, drive back to the hotel.
🍽 Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
🏨 Accommodation: Gran Melia Hotel or Similar
Day 7
Departure from Tanzania
Enjoy a morning of leisure before your transfer to Kilimanjaro Airport for your flight home.
🍽 Meals: Breakfast
🏨 Accommodation: None (end of safari)
Why Pick This Travel Plan?
Our plans take great pride in including luxury lodge accommodations throughout your entire travel plan with extra touches that highlight Tanzanian culture and charm
A carefully planned travel schedule that makes sure to see all of Tanzania's main national parks and sights is also included in your journey plan
You can interact with the Maasai people living nearby and learn their traditional lifestyle
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Natural Wonders and Luxury Accommodations
Tanzania is home to some of Africa's most extraordinary wildlife and natural landscapes, including Tarangire National Park, Olduvai Gorge, Serengeti, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, and Lake Manyara - we recommend including them all on your travel plan.
We’ll stop by some of Tanzania’s most beautiful national parks during our leopard safari, where you’ll get to spot some of the local wildlife. Tarangire National Park is well known for its elephant herds and baobab trees, additionally, you're likely to spot other wildlife like lions, leopards, giraffes, and zebras too. Olduvai Gorge, also known as the Cradle of Mankind, is an archaeological site that holds some of the earliest human fossils and represents one of the park's scenic highlights. Serengeti National Park is well known for hosting an annual wildebeest migration across its vast savannahs in search of food and water sources. This park is home to large populations of lions, cheetahs, and other big cats – perfect for wildlife enthusiasts! Ngorongoro Crater, a beautiful paradise filled with wildlife, contains one of the world's largest intact volcanic calderas. The crater is rich in wildlife, from elephants and buffalo to rare black rhinoceroses. Lake Manyara National Park boasts diverse habitats, such as lush forests, open savannahs, and a large soda lake. Visitors to this park may see elephant herds as well as many bird species like flamingos, hippos, and monkeys like baboons. Each destination along this travel plan promises something different!
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April 1 - June 30
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Included in the Price
- Transport with a qualified driver/guide in 4×4 vehicles with a viewing roof
- Full Board accommodation (Breakfast, lunch & dinner) while on safari
- Transfers to and from the airport
- National Park gate fees
- Park commission
- Bushlunch in the Serengeti
- 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
- Balloon excursion
- Masaai village tour & Olduvai Gorge Tour
- Meals, drinks & excursions not described in the itinerary
- Alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks during safari
- Any other items of a personal nature, laundry, telephone, and postage
- Gratuities to your guide, hotel staff, and porters – Find guidelines in our Help Center »
* Rest assured, we’re here to assist with anything not covered in the price. Your convenience is our priority.
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Accommodation
Gran Melia Hotel, Arusha
Ole Serai Luxury Camp
Lake Manyara Kilimamoja Lodge
Ngorongoro O’ldeani Mountain Lodge
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