Compare Big Tanzania Safari by Wakawaka Adventures vs 5 Days Tanzania Safari - Tarangire, Lake Manyara, Serengeti and the Ngorongoro Crater by Wildreality Safari

Day 1: Karatu - Tarangire

Meals: Lunch and Dinner

Pick up in Karatu and drive to Tarangire National Park. Enjoy a game drive through the park with a picnic lunch. This park is known for its holding one of the largest elephant herds in Africa. Lions, giraffes, zebras well seen and over 500 different birds species to find. Later go to Panorama Safari Camp/Fanaka Lodge for your dinner and overnight.

Day 2: Lake Manyara

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Today you will explore the wonderful Lake Manyara. Enjoy a game drive in the park with a picnic lunch. Lake Manyara is best known for its rich variety of bird life and tree climbing lion. Elephants, monkeys, flamingos, pelicans, cormorants and storks, to mention a few also visible in Manyara. Later you will drive to Jambo Rooms/Flamingo Safari Lodge in Karatu or similar for dinner and overnight.

Day 3: Ngorongoro Conservation Area biking/hiking

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Nature lovers will love the bike and walk in the Ngorongoro Forest Highlands. With a guide, you’ll learn about medicinal plants, view a number of bird species, watch waterfalls tumble down a cliff and see the elephant caves. If you are lucky, you may also see a number of animals who live in the forest such as elephants, buffalo, baboons, and various reptiles. The so-called elephant caves are where elephants as well as a number of other species come to extract salt and other minerals from the soil. Remember that while your chances of seeing a buffalo or elephants aren’t high these animals walk these same paths every day. A great day to take a break from the vehicle and enjoy true nature of Tanzania. Later go back to Karatu to Jambo Rooms/Flamingo Safari Lodge for your overnight.

Day 4: Serengeti National Park

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

After breakfast you will head off to Serengeti National Park. This is undoubtably Tanzania's most famous park. Great herds of buffalo, smaller groups of elephant and giraffe, and thousands upon thousands of eland, topi, kongoni, impala and Grant's gazelle are resident at any time of the year. Lions and leopards easily seen. You will enjoy a late afternoon game drive in the amazing Serengeti. Later go to your dinner and overnight at Nguchiro Campsite/Serengeti Wild Camp.

Day 5: Serengeti National Park

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

After breakfast you will venture into Serengeti’s wilderness corners for a full day of game viewing in the park. With a picnic lunch beside you, take your leisure while exploring this world heritage site, where earth’s largest concentration of plain game still roams free! In the evening you will go to Nguchiro Campsite/Serengeti Wild Camp for your dinner and overnight.

Day 6: Serengeti National Park

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

After breakfast head out for your last game drive in the amazing Serengeti. You cannot see too much of the park. That's just the way it is! About 70 larger mammal and 500 bird species are found in this park. Blue wildebeests, gazelles, zebras, and buffalos are some of the commonly found large mammals in the region. Later drive to Simba Campsite/Ngorongoro Wild Camp for your dinner and overnight.

Day 7: Ngorongoro Crater – Karatu

Meals: Breakfast and Lunch

After breakfast descend down into the crater for a half day game drive inside the crater. This is the best place in Tanzania to see black rhino as well as prides of lion that include the magnificent black-manned males. There are lots of colorful flamingoes and a variety of water birds. Other game that you can see includes leopard, cheetah, hyena, other members of the antelope family, and small mammals. Later drive back to Karatu and end your journey with us.

Day 1 – DRIVE FROM ARUSHA TOWN TO TARANGIRE NATIONAL PARK

Tarangire National Park is the second-largest National Park in Tanzania and is well-known for ancient baobab trees, tree climbing pythons, and the largest concentration of African elephants, lions, leopards, and cheetah.

• Distance: 150 km
• Game viewing time: 6-7 hrs

After breakfast, you will meet our guide and our office representative for a briefing about your Safari. After briefing about your Safari, you will drive to Tarangire National Park with packed lunch, this drive takes 2 hours. Along the way, you will take in the scenic views of the grassland plains speckled with the ancient baobab trees, traditional Maasai houses, and cattle herded by the nomadic people. After lunch break midday, you will continue your afternoon game drive then drive to the Campsite for dinner and an overnight stay.

Accommodation

• Camps: Tarangire Public Campsites/ Twiga Campsites at Mto wa Mbu
• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

Day 2 – LAKE MANYARA NATIONAL PARK FULL DAY GAME DRIVE

Lake Manyara National Park is notable for the tree climbing lions, the alkaline soda lake that captivate thousands flamingos and more than 500 other bird species.
Lake Manyara offers stunning views that is why is one of favorite for photographers and bird lovers.
The Lake Manyara National park is fairly small compared to the other parks in Tanzania. That is because the major land is covered by Lake.

• Distance: 50 km
• Game viewing time: 6-7 hrs

After breakfast, you will drive to the Lake Manyara National Park with packed lunch for a full day game drive. If your lucky you will get a chance to see tree climbing lions. After lunch break midday, you will continue your afternoon game drive then drive to the Campsite for dinner and an overnight stay.

Accommodation

• Camps: Lake Manyara Public Campsites/ Twiga Campsites at Mto wa Mbu
• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

Day 3 – DRIVE FROM LAKE MANYARA TO SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK

Serengeti is well known for the Great Wildebeest Migration in the northern part toward the Mara River. It is an unforgettable adventure to have a chance see all animals migrate in a clockwise circle every year. If you also want to spot all the Big Five animals (lion, elephant, leopard, rhino, and buffalo) all in one park, the Serengeti is the place to be.

• Distance: 150 km
• Game viewing time: 6-7 hrs

Early morning after breakfast, you will depart from Campsite and we will proceed to Serengeti National Park, via the beautiful farmland of Karatu and the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. You may have a chance to stop at the Ndutu area depending on the time. You will stop for lunch on the way and then proceed to your campsite with a game drive en-route arriving in the evening.

Accommodation

• Camps: Serengeti Public Campsites
• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

DAY 4 – DRIVE FROM SERENGETI TO NGORONGORO AREA

Ngorongoro is one of the 8 Wonders of the World, the crater is an essential shelter for different wildlife. The most commonly seen are big bulls of elephants and the vulnerable species of black rhinos. In the Crater you will see large herds of wildebeest, African cape buffalos, zebras, Thomson and grant gazelles, hippopotamus, black-backed jackals, prides of lions, hyenas, serval cats, and close to 400 bird species.

After breakfast, you will take packed lunch for an early morning game drive between 08:00 – 14:30 hrs. Then, will drive to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area while having a game drive en route to where you will have dinner and overnight.

Accommodation

• Camps: Ngorongoro Public Campsites
• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

DAY 5 – NGORONGORO CRATER TOUR – ARUSHA TOWN

After an early breakfast, you will drop over 600 meters into the crater for a full day game drive. You will break game drive for lunch, you will have your lunch at the base of the crater.

After the tour, you will drive back to Arusha town or Directly to the airport to catch your flight to Zanzibar or back home.

• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch