ABOUT 9-Day African Big 5 (Budget) - Tanzania safari
This is a private tour. You'll start off with Lake Manyara/Tarangire, before going on 3 nights of camping in the Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater. On the tour, you will be accompanied by a driver/guide and a safari chef. Enjoy game drives on a safari custom jeep with a pop-up roof. On day 0, we will pick you up from the airport and take you to your hotel. Later on, you will be briefed about the tour.
- Duration: 9 Days
- Route: Tanzania safari
- Starts at: USD 2310
Highlights for 9-Day African Big 5 (Budget) - Tanzania safari
Day 1: Pick Up From the Airport
Day 2: Arusha to Tarangire National Park
Day 3: Tarangire National Park Early Morning Game Drive
Day 4: Mto wa Mbu to Serengeti National Park
Day 5: Serengeti National Park
Day 6: Serengeti National Park to Ngorongoro Crater
Day 7: Ngorongoro Crater
Day 8: Kilimanjaro Excursion
Day 9: Drop Off at the Airport
Day 1: Pick Up From the Airport
>> We will pick you up from the airport and transfer you to Karibu Heritage House. A city sightseeing tour comes as part of the excursion for day 1. The city excursion will involve visiting the local markets, Maasai market, cultural heritage and Arusha city museum.
- Time: 8-10 hours
- Meals: Meals at own expense Drinks not included
Day 2: Arusha to Tarangire National Park
>> Soon after breakfast, you will start the journey to Tarangire the home of elephants. You will definitely see many elephants throughout the park. It's also a great park to sport wild cats as lions, cheetahs and leopards are all present and various herbivores as well. The game drive will take you close to animals and at mid-day, have lunch at the Tarangire River picnic site where small monkeys will try to scare you off your meal.
- Time: 8-10 hours
- Meals: All meals included Drinking water & beer and wine (Other drinks not included)
- Accommodation:Budget camping > Inside Tarangire NP
Day 3: Tarangire National Park Early Morning Game Drive
>> After an early breakfast, you will start a sunrise game drive in the Tarangire, enjoying this beautiful park in the morning when it is less crowded and has more wildlife activity. Around late morning, you will exit the park and head to Mto wa Mbu where you will have lunch, relax and continue with a biking tour in Mto wa Mbu. You'll be visiting waterfalls and banana and rice plantations before returning to Fig Tree Lodge for your overnight stay.
- Time: 8-10 hours
- Meals: All meals included Drinking water & beer and wine (Other drinks not included)
Day 4: Mto wa Mbu to Serengeti National Park
>> After breakfast, you will drive from Mto wa Mbu to Serengeti which takes 6 hours (including all stops) as it transits through the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
Stop at: Ngorongoro Crater
Duration: 20 minutes
You'll make an optional (price not included) visit to a Maasai village and explore the culture of the great Maasai tribe. They are known for chasing lions off their kill, hunting lions to be considered a warrior, and drinking raw animal blood. Though these traditions are thing of the past with exception of drinking blood, you can surely learn something.
Duration: 20-45 minutes
Many clients opt against it.
Entrance is $USD10 – 20.
Serengeti National Park
Arrive late in the afternoon and do a game drive in Seronera (centre of Serengeti) until late in the evening. Experience the sunset in Serengeti while having a close view of wild animals. If you're lucky enough, see a predator hunting or on a kill. Later, head to Seronera Campsite.
- Time: 8-10 hours
- Meals: All meals included Drinking water & beer and wine (Other drinks not included)
- Accommodation:Budget camping > Inside Serengeti NP
Day 5: Serengeti National Park
>> On this day, you will go to the wider parts of the Serengeti south/east/west depending on wildlife movements. After an early breakfast, go on an early game drive. We will later have lunch and continue with the game drive till evening. Then return to the campsite for dinner and your overnight stay.
Note: Animals can be spotted in the campsites.
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner.
- Time: 8-10 hours
- Meals: All meals included Drinking water & beer and wine (Other drinks not included)
- Accommodation:Budget camping > Inside Serengeti NP
Day 6: Serengeti National Park to Ngorongoro Crater
>> After an early breakfast, you will go on an early game drive seeing a lot of animals till the afternoon when you will head to the camp for lunch and packing. Have a game drive while we exit the Serengeti heading to Simba Campsite (2 hours drive) near the rim of Ngorongoro Crater.
Note: Animals can be spotted in the campsites.
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Your overnight stay will be at Simba Campsite, Ngorongoro.
- Time: 8-10 hours
- Meals: All meals included Drinking water & beer and wine (Other drinks not included)
- Accommodation:Budget camping > Inside Ngorongoro Crater
Day 7: Ngorongoro Crater
>> Ngorongoro Crater, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Arusha Region
After an early breakfast, you will descend the crater at 6:15 am, on a journey to find the black rhino. Rhinos are the hardest to spot in the beautiful crater as most animals will be easier to spot from this park due to it being a crater floor.
After lunch, have a game drive and ascend the crater to the camp and pack for the trip back to Arusha.
Meals included:
Breakfast
Lunch.
- Time: 8-10 hours
- Meals: Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included) Drinking water & beer and wine (Other drinks not included)
Day 8: Kilimanjaro Excursion
>> Be immersed in Tanzania’s great outdoors on this full-day tour to Materuni and Kikuletwa—ideal for adventure, cultural and active travellers in the region. Start off on a hike to Materuni Waterfalls and enjoy a refreshing dip. Next, head to a local farm to learn more about Tanzania’s coffee industry before finally unwinding in the Kikuletwa Hot Spring. After all that, you will be driven back to Arusha for your overnight stay.
- Time: 8-10 hours
- Meals: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 9: Drop Off at the Airport
>> After breakfast, you will be dropped off at the airport.
- Time: 8-10 hours
- Meals: Meals at own expense Drinks not included
- Accommodation:No accommodation (End of tour)
Inclusions
- Park fees (For non-residents)
- All activities (Unless labeled as optional)
- All accommodation (Unless listed as upgrade)
- Camping equipment
- A professional driver/guide
- All transportation (Unless labeled as optional)
- All Taxes/VAT
- Roundtrip airport transfer
- Meals (As specified in the day-by-day section)
- Drinks (As specified in the day-by-day section)
- Sleeping bag
Exclusions
- International flights (From/to home)
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
- Bath towels
- Tips (Tipping guideline US$20.00 pp per day)
- Personal items (Souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
- Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
- Some meals (As specified in the day-by-day section)