4 Days / 3 Nights Tanzania Big Five Wildlife safari
This Tanzania Cultural and Wildlife Safari itinerary introduces the traveler to the best of Tanzaniawildlife andculture.Witness Tanzania’s bird life and tree climbing lions at Lake Manyara national park,then get up close to one of Africa’s seven natural wonders – Ngorongoro crater, a visit to Maasai tribe to get exposure to their culture, experienceMaasai warriors jumping into the air and chanting celebratory songs,end up with a famous Tanzania’s largest concentration of elephants Tarangire national park.
Itenerary (Day by Day)
Welcome to Tanzania and thanks for Choosing Alpine chat adventure a local tour company in Moshi Tanzania feel at home and enjoy, upon arrival to Kilimanjaro International Airport and transferred to your hotel in Moshi about a 45-minute drive from the airport, Your Alpine chat adventure safari guide will meet you for briefing.
DAY 1: MOSHI TOWN TO LAKE MANYARA NATIONAL PARK
In the morning, you will be picked up from your hotel in Moshi and drive to Lake Manyara National Park;this is located within the Great Rift Valley.Upon your arrival to Manyara you will be welcomed by the Great Rift Valley Escarpment view and fun makers’ baboon at the entrance of Lake Manyara National Park. Lake Manyara boasts a spectacular setting, famous for its tree-climbing lions and soda-ash Lake. Blessed with its forest habitat, harboring elephants, giraffes, baboons, blue monkeys and bushbuck, just to name a few. The park also provides the perfect introduction to Tanzania’s birdlife. The shores of the lake, encrusted with pink flamingo, attract more than 400 species of birds, many of them waterfowl or migrants.You will enjoy a picnic lunch and in the evening, you will drive to your campsite forhot shower, Dinner and overnight.
Overnight stayat the Heaven Nature Campsite.
Meals Provided: Lunch & Dinner
DAY 2: LAKE MANYARA NATIONAL PARK TO NGORONGORO CRATER
Today you’ll rise early in the morning and drive to Ngorongoro crater to descend the 600m high walls to the floor of the crater and get up close with one of Africa’s seven natural wonders! Listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, it is considered one of the most beautiful and unique places in Africa. Ngorongoro crater is famous for its different attraction which includes alkaline lakes, forest, and different vegetation, hot springs, different kinds of wildlife and birdlife and its landscape. Among the common wildlife in the crater includes; lion, leopard, zebra, elephant, African buffalo, warthog, hyena, wild dogs, the rare black rhino, wildebeest, and varieties of migratory and resident birdlife whereby more than 350 different species have been recorded. You will enjoy a picnic lunch in the crater along hippo pool and late in the afternoon, you will drive up the Crater Rim to your campsite for hotshower, Dinner and overnight.
Overnight stay on the outskirts of rim of the Ngorongoro Crater at the Heaven Nature Campsite.
Meals Provided: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
DAY 3: NGORONGORO CRATER TO TARANGIRE NATIONAL PARK
In the morning after breakfast, you will get exposure to an authentic Maasai villageLearn and experience their daily cultural life this might be the most fun part while Maasai warriors jumping into the air and chanting celebratory songs.Then drive to Tarangire National Park, which is known for its huge baobab trees and large herds of elephants. Its sparse vegetationmainly consists of Acacia woodland and giant African Baobab trees, with huge swamp areas in the south makes it a beautiful and special location, where up to 300 elephants can be found, looking for underground streams in the dry riverbeds. Migratory wildebeest, zebra and buffalo can also be seen crowding the shrinking lagoons.In Tarangire by chance you can also see the tree climbing African pythons. This African national park is also home to three rare species of animals – the Greater Kudu, the Fringed-eared Oryx, as well as a few Ashy Starlings. Here you will enjoy an afternoon game drive with a picnic lunch there after drive to the camp for hot shower and overnight.
Overnight stayat Tarangire Campsite.
Meals Provided: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
DAY 4: TARANGIRE NATIONAL PARK TO MOSHI OR KILIMANJARO AIRPORT.
In the morning after breakfast, there is two option either to do walking Safari at the park’s boundaryor doing morninggame drive inside the park thenback to Moshi late afternoon for preparation to be transferred to Kilimanjaro International Airport for your flight back home.
Meals Provided: Breakfast&Lunch
Suggestions on things to bring
Extra binoculars, camera, sunglasses, hat and sunscreen, mosquito repellent, warm clothes for your early morning in Ngorongoro Crater, cool comfortable clothes for during the days.
Per person based on double occupancy.
1 PAX | 2-3 PAX | 4-5 PAX | 6+ PAX |
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from $1,750 | from $ 1,550 | from $ 1,210 | from $ 1,100 |
DISCLAIMER
All quotations are based on the current rates of national park fees, value added tax (VAT), other government taxes and current exchange rates. In the event that any of these are increased or a new tax introduced, these increases will be added to the cost of your trip even if your trip has been paid for already. All quotations are based on double occupancy. If a client wishes to stay as single occupancy. A single supplement charge will apply, which varies with the different accommodation categories. Children ages 15 and under are eligible for a discount. The listed accommodations are a sample of those used by Alpine chat adventure based on value for money, quality of service and location. If recommended accommodation options are fully booked, Alpine chat adventure will reserve the clients in accommodation that is of comparable standards to those listed and notify the client. Supplemental charges apply for all lodge accommodations (standard, Luxury, exclusive) on the following dates: Jan 1, Easter weekend and December 24, 25, 26 and 31. The supplement fee varies for the different lodge options and will be added to the price if traveling on any of these dates.