7-Day Ultimate Big Five Luxury Safari
The 7-Day Ultimate Big Five Luxury Safari is an exclusive Tanzania safari designed for travelers seeking exceptional wildlife experiences, luxurious accommodation, personalized service, and unforgettable landscapes.
This carefully designed journey takes you through some of Tanzania’s most spectacular wildlife destinations, including Tarangire National Park, Serengeti National Park, and the Ngorongoro Crater. You will enjoy private game drives in a comfortable 4×4 safari vehicle, luxury lodges and tented camps, gourmet meals, and expert guiding.
The safari offers excellent opportunities to see the Big Five—lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo, and rhinoceros—along with cheetahs, giraffes, zebras, wildebeest, hippos, hyenas, and hundreds of bird species.
Highlights
Itinerary
Upon arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport or Arusha Airport, you will be warmly welcomed by your private safari representative.
- Private transfer to your luxury hotel in Arusha
- Check in and settle into your accommodation
- Enjoy a relaxing afternoon after your journey
- Meet your safari guide for a detailed briefing about the upcoming adventure
- Enjoy a fine dinner at your luxury hotel
Meals: Dinner
Accommodation: Kutoka Lodge
After a leisurely breakfast, depart Arusha and drive toward Tarangire National Park.
- Enter Tarangire and begin your first game drive
- Explore landscapes dominated by ancient baobab trees and seasonal rivers
- Look for large elephant herds, lions, giraffes, zebras, wildebeest, buffalo, and antelopes
- Enjoy a premium picnic lunch in a scenic location inside the park
- Continue your afternoon game drive
- Watch for wildlife gathering around the Tarangire River
- Leave the park in the late afternoon and continue to your luxury lodge
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Luxury Lodge/Tented Camp near Tarangire or Karatu
After breakfast, depart for the legendary Serengeti National Park.
- Travel through the beautiful Great Rift Valley and Ngorongoro Highlands
- Enjoy scenic views and wildlife sightings along the journey
- Enter Serengeti through the park's southern entrance
- Begin an afternoon game drive across the endless plains
- Search for lions, elephants, giraffes, zebras, wildebeest, cheetahs, hyenas, and leopards
- Continue toward your luxury camp while enjoying wildlife viewing
- Arrive in the evening and relax around the camp
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Luxury Lodge/Tented Camp in Serengeti
Today is dedicated entirely to exploring the magnificent Serengeti.
After an early breakfast:
- Set out with your private guide for a full-day game drive
- Explore areas known for high concentrations of predators
- Search for lions resting under acacia trees
- Look for elusive leopards in wooded areas
- Watch cheetahs hunting across the open plains
- Observe elephants, buffaloes, giraffes, zebras, and wildebeest
- Depending on the season, witness the Great Migration
- Enjoy a private or scenic picnic lunch in the wilderness
- Continue your afternoon game drive
- Return to your luxury camp for sunset, dinner, and relaxation
Optional Experience: Hot-air balloon safari over Serengeti at sunrise.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Luxury Lodge/Tented Camp in Serengeti
Enjoy an early breakfast before beginning your journey toward the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
- Enjoy a morning game drive as you leave Serengeti
- Continue through the scenic plains and highlands
- Watch for wildlife along the route
- Enjoy a gourmet picnic lunch
- Continue toward the Ngorongoro Highlands
- Arrive at your luxury lodge near the crater rim
- Relax while enjoying spectacular views over the crater
- Enjoy dinner overlooking the dramatic landscape
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Luxury Lodge near Ngorongoro Crater
Wake early and prepare for one of the highlights of your safari.
After breakfast:
- Descend approximately 600 meters into the Ngorongoro Crater
- Explore the crater floor on a private game drive
- Search for the Big Five, especially black rhinoceros
- Observe large prides of lions
- Look for elephants, buffaloes, hippos, zebras, wildebeest, and hyenas
- Visit areas where flamingos and other waterbirds gather
- Enjoy a scenic picnic lunch inside the crater
- Continue exploring the crater during the afternoon
- Ascend the crater walls and return to your luxury lodge
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Luxury Lodge near Ngorongoro Crater
Enjoy your final morning in Tanzania.
- Have breakfast at Kutoka Lodge
- Depending on your departure schedule, enjoy a short cultural or scenic experience
- Begin your drive back to Arusha
- Enjoy lunch along the way
- Arrive in Arusha for a final rest or optional day room
- Transfer to Kilimanjaro International Airport or Arusha Airport for your onward flight
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
