Guided beginners' 5 days Tanzania wildlife safari
Tanzania wildlife beginners' safari overview
Tanzania wildlife beginners’ guided safari to the world’s largest caldera crater lake, its wilderness and diversity that host hundreds of bird species, Africa’s big 5 game expedition and also one of the largest starting points of the wildebeest migration. Sceneries of flamingos, snow capped Kilimanjaro mountains will be such an amazing memorable safari for beginner travelers.
Tanzania wildlife beginners' safari highlights
Arrival & departure: Kilimanjaro
Day 1-2- arrival, Ngorongoro crater
Day 3- l. Manyara (tree climbing lions, flamingos)
Day 4- Tarangire national park
Day 5- Kilimanjaro NP to depart
Detailed Tanzania wildlife beginners' safari itinerary
On arrival, you will be picked up by our guide from Kilimanjaro international airport and head out to a lodge in Ngorongoro crater and then set out to the diversity of the park and its habitats. The large crater and its vegetation will leave you amazed with the large number of wildebeests, zebras, buffaloes, elephants, lions, leopards, cheetahs, hyenas, hippos, elands, kobs, bush bucks, waterbucks, rhinos among others and numerous bird species such as turaco, great kingfisher, abdim’s stork, white-backed vulture, african wood owl, grey headed kingfisher, black winged kite, african green pigeon, grey kestrel, black chested snake eagle, red billed teal, bare-faced-go-away bird, green wood hoopoe, mouse bird, silver bird, african grey hornbill, among others along with various features such as Ndutu plains, Gol mountain, Endoro waterfalls, Olduvai gorge, shifting sands among others.
Accommodation: Marera valley lodge (or a similar one)
Meals: Breakfast| Lunch| Dinner
Day 3 Lake Manyara
Lake Manyara that anchors the park’s ecosystem is a soda ash lake and attracts thousands of flamingos for food and residence making it a perfect biding haven. It’s also known for its tree climbing lions and huge herds of African elephants; Other wild life in the park include leopards, cheetahs, hippos, buffaloes, giraffes, oribis, hyenas, gazelles, kobs, waterbucks, zebras, and many more.
Accommodation: Lake Manyara wildlife lodge
Meals: Breakfast| Lunch| Dinner
You will head to Tarangire national park to continue enjoying amazing discoveries of the African wild. The park is enriched with Africa’s big 5 game; lions, leopards, elephants, cheetahs, buffaloes, giraffes, hippos, baboons, hyenas, wildebeests, zebras, nile crocodiles in the Tarangire river that anchors the park’s ecosystem, gazelles, kobs, water bucks, warthogs among others. The other exceptional siting would be of the ancient baobab trees that are scattered all over the park. The park is also resident to over 550 bird species making it a worthy birding destination.
Accommodation: Tarangire Sopa Lodge (or a similar one)
Meals: Breakfast| Lunch| Dinner

In the early hours of the day, you will head to Kilimanjaro national park for some a whole new adventure and safari experience such as wild game drives, hiking, picnics and camping. You will have the best sceneries of Africa’s highest snow-capped mountain and its biodiversity that harbors the largest herds of the African elephants along with lions, leopards, buffaloes, giraffes, hippos, hyenas, gazelles, kobs, waterbucks and numerous bird species. the combination of both montane and savannah grassland will give you the best environmental sceneries. You will head out of Kilimanjaro national park for your departure flight depending on the departure time.
Accommodation: Kilima safari lodge (or a similar one)
Meals: Breakfast| Lunch| Dinner
Inclusions
- Park entry fees
- Transport 4×4 safari landcruiser
- Domestic flights
- Government taxes
- Laundry
- Driver & guide
- Airport transfers
- Bottled drinking water
- All activities on itinerary
Exclusions
- Travel insurance
- International flights
- Visa fees & processing
- Extra activities, meals & alcohol/ liquor
- Souvenirs & snacks
- Extra luggage on domestic flights
- Accommodation at the end of the trip
- Tipping & gratitude
- Any changes to the itinerary
- Anything not mentioned
Your safari route map
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