7-Day Tanzania Big Five Safari through the Northern Circuit

• Arrive at Kilimanjaro Airport, Tanzania. After clearing customs, look for your driver, who will be waiting for you holding a sign with your name. Your driver will then transfer you to Moshi.

Overnight at Springlands Hotel (with breakfast)

• Drive to Lake Manyara National Park in the morning. Set against the steep escarpment of the Rift Valley, Lake Manyara National Park features an evergreen groundwater forest and various ecosystems, including acacia woodland, grassy plains, a swampy fan delta, and, of course, the expansive lake. This diversity attracts a wide variety of mammal, bird, and wildlife species.
• Manyara is also home to rare tree-climbing lions. The park offers excellent game viewing, with buffalo, impala, giraffe, bushbuck, waterbuck, hippos, and many elephants roaming near the lake. Also look out for blue monkeys, vervet monkeys, and very active olive baboons.

Overnight at Highview Hotel (with lunch, dinner & breakfast)

• Relax with a full day in the Serengeti with game drives - unequalled for its beauty and home to the Great Wildebeest Migration. Huge herds of plains game, such as wildebeest, zebra, and antelope, dominate the park, while attendant predators such as lion and cheetah can be found among the many kopjes scattered across the plain. The landscape varies from open grass plains in the south, to savanna with scattered acacia trees in the center, hilly wooded grassland in the north, and extensive woodland and black clay plains to the west.

Overnight at one of our Wild Camps (with lunch, dinner & breakfast)

Ikoma Wildcamp or Serengeti Wildcamp or Serengeti Wildebeest Camp

• Relax for a full day in the Serengeti - unequalled for its beauty and home to the Great Wildebeest Migration. Huge herds of plains game, such as wildebeest, zebra, and antelope, dominate the park, while attendant predators such as lion and cheetah can be found among the many kopjes scattered across the plain. The landscape varies from open grass plains in the south, to savanna with scattered acacia trees in the center, hilly wooded grassland in the north, and extensive woodland and black clay plains to the west.

Overnight at Serengeti Safari Lodge or Serengeti Wildebeest Camp (with lunch, dinner & breakfast)

1. Enjoy a morning game drive en route to Ngorongoro Crater. Descend into the Ngorongoro Crater for game driving and exploration. The crater is 600 m deep, 16 km across, and 265 sq km in area.
2. Enjoy the spectacular scenery and game viewing in what has been described as the world's eighth wonder. Many of Tanzania's last remaining black rhinos can be seen grazing on the open grassland of the crater floor, surrounded by some of the 20,000 large animals that occupy the crater, including lion, cheetah, eland, zebra, and gazelle. Flamingos, among other bird species, can often be seen feeding at Makat Soda Lake. In the afternoon, drive to your lodge for your overnight stay.

Overnight at Highview Hotel (with lunch, dinner & breakfast)

• Drive to Tarangire National Park in the morning. Tarangire is traversed by the Tarangire River, which never dries up. As the only water source during the dry season, it draws hundreds of animals to the park, making wildlife and bird viewing spectacular. The landscape is varied, with grassy savannah plains, swamps, hills, and spectacular baobabs.

Overnight at Springlands Hotel (with lunch, dinner & breakfast)

• Enjoy a leisurely morning before your transfer to Kilimanjaro Airport for your flight home.