5 Day Big Five Luxury Safari Tanzania | Premium Tanzania Safari Tours

Your 5 Day Big Five Luxury Safari Tanzania begins with a morning pickup from Arusha or Kilimanjaro International Airport.

Drive through scenic landscapes and Maasai villages to Tarangire National Park, famous for its large elephant herds and ancient baobab trees.

Enjoy a guided game drive where you may spot lions resting under acacia trees, giraffes browsing, and diverse birdlife.

• Activities: Game drive, wildlife viewing, photography

• Highlights: Elephants, baobabs, birdlife

• Meal Plan: Lunch, Dinner

After a hearty breakfast, journey northward through the Great Rift Valley escarpment and the fertile Ngorongoro Highlands, where you'll pass coffee farms, crater rim viewpoints, and Maasai bomas. En route, enjoy brief stops for photos and storytelling by your guide.

By afternoon, enter the vast savannahs of the Serengeti National Park, where endless plains teem with wildlife. Enjoy your first Serengeti game drive, where you may encounter prides of lions, grazing zebras, and herds of wildebeest beginning their migration journey.

• Activities: Scenic transfer with en-route wildlife viewing, afternoon safari

• Highlights: Elephant herds, baobab trees, lions, diverse birdlife

• Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Wake up to the sounds of nature and set off for early morning and afternoon game drives in the Seronera region, renowned for its year-round wildlife and predator density. Watch cheetahs sprint across the plains, leopards resting on acacia branches, and possibly witness the thrilling Great Migration river crossings.

Enjoy a picnic lunch in the wild, surrounded by antelope, warthogs, and elephants, before continuing your exploration. Your professional guide will help track wildlife and share insights into animal behavior, migration paths, and Serengeti conservation.

• Activities: Morning & afternoon safaris, picnic lunch in the bush

• Wildlife to Spot: Lions, leopards, elephants, hyenas, gazelles, wildebeest

Begin your day with a sunrise safari, when predators like lions and hyenas are still on the prowl. After breakfast back at the lodge, depart Serengeti through game-rich corridors, continuing to see wildlife along the way.

Travel to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of Africa’s top wildlife havens. Settle in at your lodge perched near the crater rim and take in the breathtaking view of the world’s largest intact volcanic caldera.

• Activities: Early morning game drive, transfer via scenic route

• Photo Tip: Golden sunrise over the plains from your safari vehicle

Descend 600 meters into the Ngorongoro Crater, home to over 25,000 animals including black rhinos, hippos, lions, and massive bull elephants with impressive tusks. This natural amphitheater is also a paradise for photographers, offering close-range wildlife viewing with a dramatic backdrop.

Enjoy a picnic lunch at the hippo pool, then begin your drive back to Arusha, passing local villages and scenic highlands along the way. You’ll be dropped off at Arusha town or Kilimanjaro International Airport, depending on your departure plans.

• Activities: Half-day crater safari, farewell picnic, return transfer

• End of Safari: Drop-off at Arusha or Kilimanjaro International Airport

• Optional Add-On: Zanzibar Beach Extension or Mt. Kilimanjaro Hike