Compare Tanzania: Safari & Service by Discover Corps vs 5 Days Circuit Wildlife Safari in Tanzania by Dav Safaris
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| Duration | 10 days | 5 days |
| Price From | $ 3,395 | $ 2,900 |
| Price Per Day | $ 340 | $ 580 |
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| Trip Style | Small group tour | Retreats |
| Lodging Level | Standard | Standard |
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| Flights & Transport | Ground transport included | Ground transport included |
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9 Breakfasts, 9 Lunches and 9 Dinners |
4 Breakfasts, 5 Lunches & 5 Dinners |
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Over the course of 10-days, our time will be split between the relaxed village life of Moshi and the Big-5 game parks that Tanzania is known for. Our primary project in the community will be located at a local village school. Take time to teach English and basic math to the young minds of the village. Volunteer alongside teachers to develop instructional aids and engage with the students through games, music and activities. When not in the classroom, help to improve the school’s infrastructure by planting gardens and refurbishing classrooms. |
This 5 days circuit wildlife safari in Tanzania offers you a great adventure to Lake Manyara National Park, Ngorongoro Crater, and Tarangire National Park is drafted to offer you a short but intense Tanzanian Northern Circuit wildlife experience, in a short and constrained period of only 5 days. You will experience the adventure of game viewing in three of the most scenic national game reserve in Tanzania. |
What You'll Do
Over the course of 10-days, our time will be split between the relaxed village life of Moshi and the Big-5 game parks that Tanzania is known for. Our primary project in the community will be located at a local village school. Take time to teach English and basic math to the young minds of the village. Volunteer alongside teachers to develop instructional aids and engage with the students through games, music and activities. When not in the classroom, help to improve the school’s infrastructure by planting gardens and refurbishing classrooms.
What You'll See
We’ll balance our time lending a hand in the school with exciting cultural activities around the village and a 3-day excursion to three of the best safaris in East Africa. Take a nature walk to a stunning waterfall along the base of Mount Kilimanjaro, the tallest mountain in Africa. Learn to make traditional batik art and visit a coffee cooperative that supports local women. Take the jeep ride of a lifetime in three of the world’s most famous safari parks: Ngorongoro Crater, Lake Manyara and Tarangire National Park. See a pantheon of wildlife in their natural habitat, including zebras, lions, leopards, elephants, wildebeest, and rhinos.
Day 1: Arrival And Transfer To The Hotel
Meal Plan: Lunch and Dinner
After arrive at Kilimanjaro International Airport we will transfer to Arusha city for overnight.
Day 2: Transfer To Lake Manyara National Park
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
After a short briefing in the morning, you will travel to the Lake Manyara National Park, one of the smallest but most diverse parks in Tanzania. The shallow and alkaline Lake Manyara covers a large area of the park and it is the seasonal home to thousands of flamingos – an awesome (pink) sight. However more than 500 other bird species are also found here as well as some wonderful mammals. Troops of monkeys live in the forests, giraffes, buffaloes, zebras and wildebeests on the grassy plains and elephants and lions in the acacia woodlands. From the open roof of the vehicle you will be able to watch the animals and absorb the landscape. After an extensive game drive and a picnic lunch, you will leave the park to make your way to the cooler regions of the Ngorongoro highlands.
Day 3: Whole Day To Ngorongoro Crater Tour
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
After an early start you will drive into the Ngorongoro Conservation Area and down into the crater. The Ngorongoro Crater is almost 600 m deep, approximately 20 km wide and the massive caldera is home to an amazing variety of animals. On your game drive you have the possibility of seeing all different kinds of mammals ranging from the Big Five – lion, elephant, buffalo, rhino and leopard – to Grant’s and Thomson’s gazelles and mountain reedbucks. You might also see spotted hyenas, rare wild dogs and some of the more than 500 bird species of the area. After a picnic lunch in the crater and some more game viewing, you will leave the crater in the afternoon and travel back to Karatu.
Day 4: Game Drive In Tarangire National Park And Transfer To Arusha
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
After breakfast you continue to another park on the Northern Circuit, the Tarangire National Park. This park with its endless grasslands, huge baobab trees, the perennial Tarangire River and seasonal swamps is home to the largest elephant herds in northern Tanzania. Animals gather at the river and you should be able to see elephants, giraffes, bushbucks, hartebeests, dik-diks, waterbucks, warthogs and reedbucks all year round. Furthermore, the park is also home to buffaloes, zebras and wildebeests which are always closely followed by a range of predators such as lions. Leopards are seen every once in a while but cheetahs are rarely spotted. After an extensive game drive, you will leave the park in the afternoon and return to Arusha by early evening
Day 5: Airport Transfer
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Our transfer driver will return back to Kilimanjaro Airport to back to your home.
