The Big Five Quest
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INTRODUCING Tarangire National Park & Serengeti National Park & Ngorongoro Crater & Lake Manyara National Park

  • OPTIONS:
The Big Five Quest Luxury – Six-day Safari
The Big Five Quest Lodge/Tented Camp – Six-day Safari
The Big Five Quest Camping – Six-day Safari

Family of Black RhinocerosA dream of every safari visitor is to spot »the Big Five«: African or Cape Buffalo, African Elephant, Black Rhinoceros, Leopard and Lion! On this tour you will be taken to places, where chances to spot all five of them are very high!

Note:
Each option includes the same itinerary; they only differ in type of accommodation. Details and photographs of different Lodges and Tented Camps are given in Safari Accommodation section.

For more information about what to bring on safari and other details, have a look at our Safari Tips and Safari FAQ. Information about animals you may encounter on your tour is given in our Wildlife section. And for more safari images have a look at our Photo Gallery!

Balloon Safari in SerengetiOn DAY 3/4 of The Big Five Quest tour you can have a once in a lifetime experience - a BALLOON FLIGHT over the incredible Serengeti National Park with traditional Champagne toast after landing and »Out of Africa« breakfast prepared and served in the bush! Contact us!

For queries and quick price quotations about any Safari Tour as well as Tailor-Made Programmes to suit all your wishes, please do not hesitate to contact us!

  • ITINERARY:

Elephants by Tarangire River DAY 1: Arusha – Tarangire
Depart Arusha for a game drive in Tarangire National Park, where a large concentration of Elephants can be seen all year round. Thousands of animals migrate from Maasai steppe to the Tarangire River looking for water. Buffalos and Lions can be quite easily found, but only the lucky ones will spot Leopards and Black Rhinoceros! Picnic lunch in the park. Overnight: Lodge/Hotel/Tented Camp/Camp

DAY 2: Tarangire – Olduvai Gorge - Serengeti
 LeopardAfter breakfast head off to the world’s most famous national park, Serengeti National Park, with an optional stop at »the cradle of mankind«, as Olduvai Gorge is also called. After lunch, search for »the Big Five« continues. Chances to see Elephants, Buffalos and Lions are very high but for Leopards, who are mostly nocturnal animals, as well as Black Rhinoceros, whose numbers have been extremely reduced due to poaching, will be hard but not impossible to find. Overnight: Lodge/Hotel/Tented Camp/Camp  

LionessesDAY 3: Serengeti
The whole day is dedicated seeking for »the Big Five«. »Endless Plains«, as Serengeti was named by Maasai, is a home to more than four million different animals, including thousands of Elephants, Buffalos and Lions, several hundreds of Leopards and dozens of Black Rhinoceros. Overnight: Lodge/Hotel/Tented Camp/Camp

DAY 4: Serengeti – Maasai Boma – Ngorongoro
African or Cape BuffaloThe last chance for »the Big Five« in Serengeti. After lunch an optional stop at colourful Maasai tribe, who used to defend themselves from Lions and other animals only with spears and bare hands! Dinner and overnight at Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Overnight: Lodge/Hotel/Tented Camp/Camp

DAY 5: Ngorongoro Crater – Lake Manyara
After breakfast descend inside »the eight wonder of the world«, the Ngorongoro Crater abundant with wildlife and where you will have another option to search for »the Big Five«. The likelihood to spot Black Rhinoceros here is pretty high, since in the past years a lot has been done for their preservation! Picnic lunch. In the afternoon a drive towards Lake Manyara National Park for dinner and overnight. Overnight: Lodge/Hotel/Tented Camp/Camp

DAY 6: Lake Manyara – Arusha
A Lionesses making way for Elephantswhole day game drive in lush »little park« Lake Manyara National Park, nestled under the Great Rift Valley. Here the concentration of Elephants per sq km is Tanzania’s highest! Beside them you can spot a wide range of different animals including unusual »tree-climbing Lions« resting on Acacia branches six to seven meters above the ground! In the afternoon a drive back to Arusha town.

End of tour!

 

 
VERY IMPORTANT NOTICE

On 1 January 2006 the following actions from Tanzanian Government came into effect and resulted in the rise of the 2006 price of The Big Five Quest Tours:
1) 24-hour government fee to enter Serengeti National Park increased for 70%.
2) Ngorongoro Crater Fee quadrupled and only half-day crater tour is allowed.

In addition, on 1 July 2006 the following actions from Tanzanian Government came into effect and resulted in the additional rise of the 2006 price of all The Big Five Quest Tours:
1) 24-hour government fee to enter Arusha National Park, Tarangire National Park and Lake Manyara National Park increased for 40%.
2) Camping Fees for Basic Campsites increased for 50% and 25% for Special Campsites.
3) Vehicle Fees in all National Parks doubled.

 
For all queries and quick price quotations about our The Big Five Quest Luxury, The Big Five Quest Lodge/Tented Camp and The Big Five Quest Camping Safari Tours please do not hesitate to contact us!

  • All prices are quoted in US dollars (US$) per person.
  • The prices are inclusive of: park entrance fees, Lodge/Hotel/Camping costs, full board/a cook (three meals per day while on tour), rescue fees, transfers, English speaking guide, 4x4 vehicle, camping equipment if applicable (tents, matresses, sleeping bags, pillows, table and chairs), unlimited game viewing within park opening hours.
  • The prices are exclusive of: items of personal nature (e.g. toiletries, phone calls, souvenirs, bottled water, beverages etc.), medical and personal insurance, accommodation and meals before/after the tour, tipping to the crew.
  • In Ngorongoro Conservation Area a stop-by at Olduvai Gorge and/or Maasai Boma is optional and not included in the price of the tour.
  • Additional AAR Action - Emergency Rescue & Evacuation Insurance (also called AAR Tourist Cover) can be obtained in our office for only 1 USD per day!
  • Please read our Terms and Conditions.
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