6 Days Serengeti Big Five Mid-Range Lodge Safari in Tanzania

This Mid-Range Safari Package offers an excellent opportunity to see the Big Five and various bird species. It’s among our most sought-after tours, providing ample time in Serengeti National Park (2 nights) while also allowing exploration of Ngorongoro. Additionally, you can choose to visit either Lake Manyara National Park or Tarangire National Park.

Duration: 6 days
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights

Kilimanjaro International Airport - Arusha:

Arusha - Arrive at Kilimanjaro International Airport / Arusha Airport, you will be Met and assist at the airport and after going through Immigration, Baggage Claim and Customs, Transfer to Tulia Boutique Hotel.

Arusha - Lake Manyara National Park:

Lake Manyara National Park - After breakfast, you will be picked up from your hotel at 8:30 AM and then start a beautiful journey across the Great Rift Valley for a full-day game drive. Although small in dimension (205 sq. miles), the park has breathtaking scenery and is well famous for its lush acacia forest, giant figs, and mahogany trees, as well as to a growing population of baboons and blue monkeys. Permanent residents of this park also include giraffes, elephants, impalas, and a huge number of buffaloes. The lake is also home to a large number of hippos. The landscapes of Lake Manyara are something that cannot be described with words, and the game drives along the lake provide stunning photo opportunities of giraffes and buffaloes in the foreground and the lake in the background. Some possible extra tours are possible, including a bike tour or a boat excursion. Afternoon drive to Marera Valley Lodge.

NOTE: You can replace this park with Tarangire National Park or add an extra day and visit both.

Cultural Heritage Centre - The Arusha Cultural Heritage Centre is located in Arusha, Tanzania. It is a place where the past and present of the Tanzania’s 120-plus tribes can be viewed in a single compound. The center boasts of various carvings, gemstones, artifacts, clothing and books.

Serengeti National Park:

Serengeti National Park - After an early breakfast, depart towards the most famous National park in the World, the Serengeti. The driving itself, although long, is spectacular. This will be an unforgettable moment for anyone seeing it for the first time. As you progress well into the Serengeti, you will see why the name means, in the local language, “endless plains”. The park has 6,900 sq. miles (18,000 sq. km) and for most of it, the plains will stretch to the horizon defying your senses and perception of distances. It is the home of the Great Migration and to 2 million wildebeests, hundreds of thousands of zebras, and all kinds of antelopes. As for Big Cats and large predators, it’s the place of choice to look out for lions, cheetahs, leopards, hyenas, with many television scenes like the famous river crossings having been filmed in this park.

Olduvai Gorge Museum - The Olduvai Gorge Site Museum is situated six kilometers from the main road junction where the Zinjanthropus monument stands on the way to Serengeti National Park. The Museum is located at the edge of the Gorge’s bank, overlooking the famous rock castle in the Gorge’s midsection, just at the confluence of the side and mini gorge river valleys. The Museum is located on the rim of the Gorge, 5 kilometers beyond the monument, at the intersection of the main Gorge and the side gorge. It is known to be one of the few onsite museums. This Museum offers extensive archeological and cultural exhibits directly related to the Gorge, as well as research on the Gorge’s history, discoveries, and overall history to the present day.

Full Day Serengeti National Park:

Serengeti National Park - Spend a full day in the Serengeti National Park. We are completely flexible with your preferences and this day will be organized according to your wishes. On every day of the safari, your guide will discuss with you the best timings for you, including the game drives and the wake-up time. For example, on this day, you could do a morning game drive, return to the camp for lunch and relaxation and finish with an afternoon game drive, or you could do a full day game drive with a picnic lunch.

Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority:

Ngorongoro Conservation Area - On this day we suggest a very early wake up in order to do an early morning game drive (when the animals are more active) and see one of the best sunrises you’ll ever witness. After the game drive, we return to the camp for a rewarding brunch, and then we’ll proceed to Ngorongoro, the 8th wonder of the Natural World. The crater spreads for 102 sq. miles and has 2.000 ft high walls, making it virtually Noah’s ark and inhabiting almost every species of wildlife that is indigenous to East Africa. It’s one of the very rare locations in the whole continent where you can witness the Black Rhino. The crater has a river, several swamps, a soda lake with a great concentration of flamingos, a forest, and open plains. It’s also famous for its elephants which, are the largest in the world and have huge tusks. Ngorongoro Crater is truly a Wonder of the Natural World. You will reach Ngorongoro in time for a sundowner.

Ngorongoro Crater Tour - Drive Back to Arusha:

Ngorongoro Crater - We will start the day very early and descend into the crater floor for an incredible morning of wildlife in one of the most stunning places on Earth. After the game drive, there will be time for a picnic lunch near the beautiful hippo Lake. After lunch, we will have time for a short game drive and then ascend the crater and exit Ngorongoro Conservation Area towards Arusha. We expect to be back in Arusha around 5 pm, you can overnight at Tulia Boutique Hotel & Spa on Bed and Breakfast basis.

Although we are flexible in case there is a flight to catch or another situation.

What's Included
  • Driver guide
  • 4x4 Toyota Land Cruiser
  • Breakfast
  • Lunch
  • Dinner
  • Soft drinks, Coffee/Tea
What's Not Included
  • Travel and Medical Insurance
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • International & Domestic Flights, Visa, Travel & Medical Insurance and Tips for Guide/Hotel Staff.
  • Alcohol, Laundry Services at the lodges or Tented camps, Maasai visit, Hot Air Balloon activity.
  • Olduvai Gorge Museum fee - USD 36 per person
Additional Information
  • Most travelers can participate
  • This is a private tour/activity . Only your group will participate
  • Vegetarian, Non-Vegetarian and Vegan options is available, please advise at time of booking if required
Location
Aardvark Expeditions Limited
Swahili Street
For those customers who don't require pick up transfer can just wait at company's office area.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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