8 Days Tanzania Luxury Adventure Big Five Safari
8 DAYS TANZANIA LUXURY ADVENTURE BIG FIVE SAFARI brings you the best of Tanzania. Expect to see the animals of the Savannah (lion, elephant, buffalo, giraffe, hippo, and leopard) and beautiful landscapes. Our safari vehicles with the thatched roof for shade against sunny African wilderness; are the extended body with roomy seats for comfortable sitting and stretching out the legs. Every guest is accessible to the window seat. Cars are also fitted with fridges, power charge sockets and VHF radio call for easy and fast communication with the base office.
DAY 1: ARRIVE IN TANZANIA.
Arrive anytime at Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO), there will be a safari driver waiting at the airport to pick up you to Arusha at Moivaro Coffee Lodge, where the rest of the day is at leisure. We stay at Moivaro Coffee Lodge, which is beautifully located on the coffee farms and is a perfect place to prepare for your adventure.
Dinner and overnight at Moivaro Coffee Lodge: Half board
DAY 2: GAME DRIVE TO ARUSHA NATIONAL PARK.
We depart from Moivaro Coffee Lodge. We go through Arusha National Park, where we view the herds of buffalo in the spectacular Ngurdoto Crater, the flamingos of the Momela Lakes, and the imposing peak of rugged Mount Meru. Arusha National park houses a variety of wildlife, including giraffe, zebra, colobus monkeys, leopards, and hyenas.
Dinner and overnight at Moivaro Coffee Lodge: Half board
DAY 3: GAME DRIVE TO TARANGIRE NATIONAL PARK.
Today we drive to Tarangire National Park, for excellent game viewing. Tarangire is a small park that offers some excellent sights. Generally, in the dry seasons, Tarangire comes alive as the wildlife and birdlife congregate on the Tarangire River, which is a permanent source of water.
Dinner and overnight at Eileen’s Trees Inn Lodge: Full board.
DAY 4: GAME DRIVE TO LAKE MANYARA NATIONAL PARK.
Today we drive to Lake Manyara National Park for a full day of game drives. This is one of Tanzania’s smaller parks but still offers a rewarding and diverse safari experience. The lakeshore at Manyara teems with birdlife, and while you are looking for the birds, you might spot one of the elusive tree-climbing lions.
Dinner and overnight at Eileen’s Trees Inn Lodge: Full board.
DAY 5: GAME DRIVE TO SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK.
Head towards the Serengeti National Park. En route, there is an opportunity to visit Olduvai Gorge. It is within this steep-sided ravine that Louis and Mary Leakey made some of the world’s most important archaeological discoveries in the 1950s. Here is a small museum, we are able to see evidence of our ancestors that have been dated back 2.5 million years.
Dinner and overnight at Serengeti Acacia Tented Camp: Full board.
DAY 6: ANOTHER FULL DAY GAME DRIVE TO SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK.
We have another full day in this wonderful park, rising early to make the most of our time. Our guides will choose the best spotting locations for the time of year; we can spend time at the Hippo pool watching these majestic animals laze about in the cool water happily living alongside the crocodiles, watch a big pride of lions, be in the middle of the migration.
Dinner and overnight at Serengeti Acacia Tented Camp: Full board.
DAY 7: GAME DRIVE TO NGORONGORO CRATER.
We start the day with an early morning game drive before heading to Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Ngorongoro is a special place in that it is a Conservation Area, not a National Park; this means that the whole area is managed for both the animals and the local Masai people who graze their cattle alongside the indigenous wildlife.
Dinner and overnight at Ngorongoro Rhino Lodge: Full board.
DAY 8: NGORONGORO TO ARUSHA.
Free morning to relax after your great northern safari or explore the town, especially the Maasai market. The return transfer to (JRO) after your safari is part of this package.