Tanzania Big 5 Safari & Gorilla Trekking

Meet our safari guide at Kigali International Airport depending on your flight arrival time, you wll be picked up and transferred to Kigali City.

Arrive at the lodge for leisure while getting prepared for the next day departure for your safari to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.

Today you wll be met by your driver at your hotel in Kigali City, you wll be transferred to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park the home of gorillas in Uganda. Arriving in time for lunch and evening relaxation, later followed with dinner and an overnight stay.

Today After breakfast you wll be transferred to the park headquarters for briefing and later start your gorilla trekking experience at around 8:30 am. Spending 1 hour with mountain gorillas will be a great experience for everyone. After spending a good time with the gorillas you wll be transferred back to the Lodge for a hot lunch and freshen up. In the evening you may choose to have a massage treat or to visit the local community of the pigmies and later dinner and an overnight stay.

After breakfast you will be transferred to Kigali International Airport to catch your flight to Kilimanjaro International Airport. Upon arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport in the evening, you will be met and being transferred to your booked Hotel in Arusha for dinner and an overnight stay.

After breakfast, you will embark on a transfer to Tarangire National Park; spend two nights in this spectacular Park. This endless plains and baobab trees filled park has the largest concentration of 3000 elephants in Tanzania. On arrival at the park, you wll start off your game viewing experience and expect to see giraffes, lions and buffaloes among others in addition to the elephants. Arrive and check in for picnic lunch.

The game drive in Tarangire will be done in the afternoon till evening. Dinner and overnight stay.

The day will commence following your breakfast, as you set off for Serengeti National Park, which is home to an astounding population of 3 million animals, making it the largest protected savannah area in the world.

On your way in Ngorongoro Conservation Area you will have the opportunity to explore the UNESCO World Heritage site of Olduvai Gorge, believed to have been inhabited by early humans approximately 2 million years ago. Here, you will gain insights into human evolution, particularly through the groundbreaking research of Dr. Louis Leakey, who unearthed the first human skull and various fossils at this site in 1960.

After this enlightening visit, you will proceed with the drive to your camp located in the central region of Serengeti National Park.

The Serengeti provides exceptional opportunities for wildlife observation, hosting a remarkable population of approximately three million animals. This diverse ecosystem includes substantial prides of lions, large herds of elephants, wildebeest, gazelles, buffalo, zebras, and an array of bird species, such as ostriches. Your game drive will commence at dawn, allowing you to explore the region and observe many of the large mammals previously mentioned. A picnic lunch will be enjoyed during the excursion. As the afternoon approaches, animal activity increases, and you will continue your game drive. Additionally, there is an option to experience a hot air balloon safari over the breathtaking Serengeti landscape.

Depart in the morning from the Serengeti to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, where you will have the opportunity to explore the Ngorongoro Crater. You will descend to the crater floor for a game drive, a region often likened to the Garden of Eden due to its rich biodiversity. During your visit, you can expect to encounter a wide variety of wildlife, including all of the Big Five: elephants, black rhinos, buffalo, lions, and leopards, along with numerous hyenas, hippos, zebras, and wildebeests, which are particularly plentiful. A break for lunch will be provided.

In the afternoon, the game drive will continue around Lake Magadi, where you can observe flamingos, hippos, and various other water birds. Subsequently, you will exit the Crater and be transferred to Karatu, where you will enjoy dinner and an overnight stay at the lodge.

After breakfast, depart with your picnic lunch beside in your vehicle, drive to Lake Manyara National park for the game viewing until lunch time.

Lake Manyara is best known for the huge seasonal flamingo flocks fringing its shores, along with various other waterfowl.

The Lake Manyara National park is also known for its tree-climbing lions, often spotted sleeping in the trees or in the shade below, as well as its big baboon troops. On your game drive you’ll be lookout for elephants, hippos, buffalos, banded mongooses, monkeys, klipspringers, and numerous gazelle and antelope species.

In the afternoon after picnic lunch, drive back to Arusha town at your own booked accommodation or transferred to Kilimanjaro International Airport for your flight back home, marking the end of your trip.