Big Five Safari (13 DAY COMPREHENSIVE SAFARI)

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Your Big Five Safari Journey

Experience Tanzania's most iconic wildlife on this comprehensive 13-day adventure covering multiple national parks

Arrival Kilimanjaro
DAY 1

Arrival Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO)

You will be met upon your arrival in JRO, and transfer to Hotel in Moshi.

Accommodation Options:
Standard: Hill View Lodge
Mid-range: Kibo Palace Moshi
Premier: Chanya Lodge
Mkomazi National Park
DAY 2

Moshi / Mkomazi

After breakfast, you'll commence your road trip to Mkomazi National Park via Moshi and Same. You'll arrive at the park in the afternoon and proceed with afternoon game drives in the park. These and northern circuit safari-goers are now most welcome to discover the treasures of this wedge of hilly semi-arid savannah - home of large herds of giraffe, eland, hartebeest, zebra, buffalo and elephant, Wild dogs & Black rhinos.

Accommodation Options:
Standard: Elephant Motel
Mid-range: Johnson Villas
Premier: Mkomazi Wilderness Retreat
Mkomazi Game Drives
DAY 3

Mkomazi

Every day, thousands of people pass within a few kilometers of Mkomazi on one of Tanzania's busiest highways. Today you'll spend a full day in the park for game drives and can also add walking activities in the park to experience this hilly semi-arid savannah and its wildlife up close.

Optional Activity: Walking safari in Mkomazi
Accommodation Options:
Standard: Elephant Motel
Mid-range: Johnson Villas
Premier: Mkomazi Wilderness Retreat
Mkomazi to Arusha
DAY 4

Mkomazi / Arusha

Today after breakfast you will heading back towards Arusha, on the way you will stop in Moshi for hot lunch. You'll spend your night today in Arusha.

Accommodation Options:
Standard: Tulia Botique Hotel
Mid-range: Arusha Planet Lodge
Premier: Arusha Four Point by Sheraton The Arusha Hotel
Tarangire National Park
DAY 5

Tarangire National Park

Today, after breakfast, we drive to Tarangire National Park with picnic lunch; the park is renowned for its large elephant population. Enjoy game drives in the park searching for elephants, lions, leopards, and other wildlife that gather around the Tarangire River.

Accommodation Options:
Standard: Sangaiwe Tented Camp
Mid-range: Tarangire Safari Lodge
Premier: Tarangire River Camp
Tarangire Full Day
DAY 6

Tarangire

Today you'll spend a full day in Tarangire, enjoying game drives in the park. The park's diverse habitats support a wide variety of animals, from the massive elephant herds to the tree-climbing lions and elusive leopards.

Accommodation Options:
Standard: Sangaiwe Tented Camp
Mid-range: Tarangire Safari Lodge
Premier: Tarangire River Camp
Ndutu Area
DAY 7

Tarangire / Ndutu

After breakfast, we will continue into Ndutu and shift our focus to the great migration. Upon arrival you'll continue with game drives in Ndutu searching for the resident wildlife and the massive herds of wildebeest and zebra that characterize the migration.

Accommodation Options:
Standard: Sense Of Wilderness Migration Camp
Mid-range: Kenzani Tented Camp
Premier: Lake Maseki Tented Camp
Ndutu Game Drives
DAY 8-9

Ndutu

You'll spend the next three days enjoying game drives near the great migration, exploring Lake Ndutu and its surrounding areas. This is prime time to witness predator-prey interactions as lions, cheetahs and other predators follow the massive herds.

Accommodation Options:
Standard: Sense Of Wilderness Migration Camp
Mid-range: Kenzani Migration Camp
Premier: Lake Maseki Tented Camp
Serengeti National Park
DAY 10-11

Serengeti Central

After Ndutu, you'll cross into the Serengeti side and spend the next two days enjoying game drives in Southwest Serengeti, trying to catch the part of the migration that is resident in the area. The vast plains of the Serengeti offer unparalleled wildlife viewing opportunities.

Accommodation Options:
Standard: Baobab Serengeti Camp
Mid-range: Kenzani Central Tented Camp
Premier: Kubu Kubu Camp
Ngorongoro Crater
DAY 12

Serengeti / Ngorongoro/Karatu

After breakfast, we will drive to Ngorongoro and descend into Ngorongoro Crater for game drives in the Crater, exploring the short-grass plains of the crater floor. This extinct volcano embraces 100sq miles alive with lion, leopard, rhino, elephant, buffalo, and many more games. Have a game drive and then drive to overnight in Karatu.

Optional Activities: Masai Village ($60/vehicle), and optional visit of Olduvai Gorge ($35/person).
Accommodation Options:
Standard: Tloma Lodge
Mid-range: Ngorongoro Farm House
Premier: Acacia Farm Lodge
Departure
DAY 13

Ngorongoro / Arusha

Today after breakfast we will drive back to Arusha for hot lunch, later we will drop you at Kilimanjaro International Airport for flight back home, marking the end of your unforgettable Big Five safari adventure.