5-Day Budget Safari to Tanzania

• You'll be collected from the airport.
• Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Tarangire National Park

Your guide will pick you up and proceed to Tarangire for a thrilling day of game drive inside the park. This park is well known for a great number of elephants, birdlife, big cats, and other stunning wildlife. During the Dry season, the Tarangire River, which cuts through the park, is a magnet for animal life.

Later, you proceed to your lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.

Main Destination:

Tarangire National Park

Best Time To Visit July to November (Animals come to the Tarangire River)

High Season June to October (The park is full of visitors)

Best Weather June to October (Little rainfall)

Wildlife in Tarangire NP

ElephantAbundant

GiraffeCommon

LionCommon

BuffaloAbundant

ZebraAbundant

WildebeestAbundant

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HippoCommon

HyenaOccasional

LeopardRare

CheetahRare

Wild DogVery Rare

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

Accommodation:

Fanaka Safaris, Campsites & Lodges

• Budget lodge located 1-2hr drive from Tarangire NP

Meals & Drinks:

• Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Drive to Serengeti National Park

After an early breakfast, your guide will collect you from your lodge for your journey to Serengeti via the Ngorongoro Highlands. You will arrive in Serengeti for an afternoon game drive, where you will spot some of Tanzania's most impressive wildlife. Central Serengeti and the Seronera River Valley are must-see game areas on each safari to Serengeti. This area is dominated by an incredible number of resident wildlife, including the Big Five.

Later, you will drive to your lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.

Main Destination:

Serengeti National Park

Best Time To Visit January to February and June to October (Different areas are best at different times)

High Season July to March (The Seronera area is crowded)

Best Weather June to October (Little to no rainfall)

Wildlife in Serengeti NP

ElephantCommon

LionCommon

CheetahCommon

BuffaloAbundant

ZebraAbundant

WildebeestAbundant

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GiraffeCommon

HippoCommon

HyenaCommon

LeopardOccasional

Black RhinoVery Rare

Wild DogVery Rare

White RhinoNone

Accommodation:

Budget camping

• Inside Central Serengeti NP

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Serengeti National Park

Soon after your early breakfast, your guide will pick you up for a full day of game drives! You will descend into the heart of wild Africa, Serengeti National Park, with its endless plains rolling into the distance as far as the eye can see. You will head to the Seronera area, one of the richest wildlife habitats in the park, featuring the Seronera River, which provides valuable water and attracts wildlife representatives of most of the Serengeti's species.

Main Destination:

Central Serengeti National Park

Accommodation:

Budget camping

• Inside Central Serengeti NP

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Final Game in Serengeti National Park

Enjoy a final game drive in Serengeti, and keep your camera ready for heart-stopping photo opportunities! Serengeti accommodates a great number of wildlife, including healthy populations of lions, buffalos, impalas, hippos, waterbuck, elephants, cheetahs, leopards, and a host of other game species—not to mention the more than 400 species of birds. Later, proceed to Ngorongoro, where, at the edge of the crater, you will have your first glimpse of what awaits you the following day.

Main Destination:

Central Serengeti National Park

Accommodation:

Budget camping

• On the crater rim of Ngorongoro Crater

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Ngorongoro Crater

You will have another incredible day in the Ngorongoro Crater, which has splendid landscapes and rich wildlife as you wind up your safari. More than 25,000 resident animals inhabit this dramatic caldera. The crater is a unique ecosystem of grass steppe and acacia forests inhabited by the Big Five, zebras, hippos, wildebeest, cheetahs, and many more. Later, ascend the crater and proceed to Arusha for your connection or overnight stay for an extra cost.

Main Destination:

Ngorongoro Crater

Best Time To Visit June to October (Wildlife viewing is best)

High Season Most of the year – July to March (Expect crowds)

Best Weather June to October (Rainfall is little to none)

Wildlife in Ngorongoro Crater

Black RhinoCommon

LionCommon

BuffaloAbundant

ZebraAbundant

WildebeestAbundant

HyenaAbundant

Show more

ElephantCommon

HippoCommon

LeopardOccasional

GiraffeNone

White RhinoNone

CheetahNone

Wild DogNone

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

• Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
• You'll be dropped off at the airport.