Epic Big Five Adventure

You'll need to organize your own flight to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO). You will be picked up from the airport and transferred to your hotel in Arusha.

You will meet your local kiliclimb Africa safari representative in the evening or the next morning and have a full briefing.

Main Destination:

Arusha (City)

Accommodation:

Njiro Legacy Hotel

Mid-range hotel located in Arusha (City)

Meals & Drinks:

Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included)

Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

You will be met by your guide and driven to Lake Manyara, arriving with plenty of time for an afternoon game drive. Located beneath the cliffs of the Manyara Escarpment on the edge of the Rift Valley, Lake Manyara National Park is famous for its large alkaline soda lake which is home to the pink flamingo, yellow-billed stork and heron.

If you are lucky, you may get a chance to see the tree-climbing lions which are unique to this national park. Watch out for some fun antics from the local baboon population as Lake Manyara is believed to have the largest number of these primates in the world!

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

Accommodation:

Eileen's Trees Inn

Mid-range lodge located 1-2hr drive from Tarangire NP

Meals & Drinks:

All meals included

Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

After breakfast, you will take a picnic lunch with you as you continue to the Serengeti, a drive of around 4 ½ hours through the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Your journey will take you to Olduvai Gorge where the Leakeys discovered the hominoid remains of a 1.8 million-year-old skeleton of Australopithecus boisei, one of the distinct links of the human evolutionary chain.

In a small canyon just north of the Ngorongoro Crater, the Leakeys and their team of international archaeologists unearthed the ruins of at least 3 distinct hominoid species. They also came upon a complete series of hominoid footprints estimated to be over 3.7 million years old. Evacuated fossils show that the area is one of the oldest sites of hominoid habitation in the world. You will then continue into the Serengeti for a half-day game drive. Later in the evening, you drive to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

Main Destination:

Olduvai Gorge (Highlight)

Accommodation:

Tukaone Weavers Camp

Mid-range tented camp located inside Central Serengeti NP

Meals & Drinks:

All meals included

Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

After breakfast, you will set out with a picnic lunch for a full-day game viewing in the Serengeti National Park. During June, the migrating herds will be assembling in the Western corridor, preparing to cross the Grumeti River.

Even when the migration is quiet, the Serengeti offers some of the most exciting game viewing. Great herds of buffalo, smaller groups of elephant and giraffe, as well as thousands of eland, topi, hartebeest, impala and Grant’s gazelle can be seen.

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

Accommodation:

Serengeti Classic View Camp

Mid-range tented camp located inside Central Serengeti NP

Tent

Meals & Drinks:

All meals included

Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

After an early breakfast, you will drive to the fascinating wildlife arena of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. The crater, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is over 260 sq km (100 sq miles) and was formed when a massive volcano exploded and collapsed in on itself 2 to 3 million years ago. It is now the largest intact volcanic caldera in the world and is often referred to as “Africa’s Eden”.

Home to more than 25,000 large mammals, it is not unusual to see all of the "Big Five" (buffalo, elephant, rhino, lion and leopard) in a single day. Driving through the Ngorongoro Highlands, you will arrive at the crater rim and then descend 610m (2,000 feet) to its floor to start your safari extravaganza.

Later in the evening, you will be dropped off in a hotel Arusha.

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

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)

Drinking water (Other drinks not included)