5-Day Signature Big Cats Safari Adventure

Tanzania · Mid-Range

5-Day Signature Big Cats Safari Adventure

Overview

This 5-day safari focuses on close encounters with Africa’s Big Cats and the Big Five. Explore the Tarangire and Serengeti on exciting game drives, home to lions, leopards, cheetahs, and vast wildlife. Continue to the Ngorongoro Crater, one of the best places to spot the Big Five in a single day, offering an intense and unforgettable wildlife experience.

Highlights

  • Big Cat Encounters – Spot lions, leopards, and cheetahs.
  • Tarangire Safari – See elephants and giant baobab trees.
  • Serengeti Game Drives – Explore vast wildlife-rich savannahs.
  • Ngorongoro Crater – Search for the Big Five.
  • Wildlife Photography – Capture unforgettable safari moments.

Route at a glance

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Itinerary

Your safari adventure starts today! You'll be picked up from your hotel after breakfast around 8 am and drive for 2 hours to Tarangire National Park. When you arrive, the guide checks in for your 7-8 hours of game drive. As you enter Tarangire National Park, you will come across its famous gigantic baobab trees scattered across the park and large populations of elephants that roam freely across the park. Tarangire is also home to many other wildlife species such as lions, leopards, cheetahs, buffaloes, giraffes, zebras, wildebeest, and bird species. In the afternoon, you will pause for a picnic lunch at the Matete picnic site, overlooking the Tarangire River, which is an important source of water for animals during the dry season. After lunch, you'll proceed with the game drive until evening, when you bid farewell to the park and drive to your accommodation for the night.

Main Destination: Tarangire National Park

Meals & Drinks:

  • Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included)

  • Non-alcoholic drinks

Overnight

Africa Safari Karatu Lodge

Karatu, Arusha Region, Tanzania

Safari LodgeMid-Range
Official website

Cost

Includes

  • Park fees (For non-residents)
  • All activities (Unless labeled as optional)
  • All accommodation (Unless listed as upgrade)
  • A professional driver/guide
  • All transportation (Unless labeled as optional)
  • All Taxes/VAT
  • Roundtrip airport transfer
  • Meals (As specified in the day-by-day section)
  • Drinks (As specified in the day-by-day section)

Excludes

  • International flights (From/to home)
  • Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
  • Tips (Tipping guideline US$10.00 pp per day)
  • Personal items (Souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
  • Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees

Transport

  • Game drives: pop-up roof 4x4 vehicle
  • Getting around: pop-up roof 4x4 vehicle
  • A transfer from and back to the airport is included

Guiding

  • Dedicated English-speaking driver-guide throughout.

Minimum age

16+

Customizable

  • You can request minor changes to the accommodations and destinations of this tour.

An unforgettable safari experience from start to finish

“The safari with Topytours was fantastic from start to finish. We saw an impressive variety of wildlife – lions, elephants, giraffes and much more – guided by a knowledgeable and committed guide who really made the experience extra memorable. Everything was professionally organized, safe and carried out with great respect for both animals and nature. The landscape, the atmosphere and the many magical moments out on the savannah made the trip very special. This is without a doubt a safari I can wholeheartedly recommend, and Topytours delivers a top-class experience. (automatic translation from Norwegian)”

Anette og DanielNorway

Unforgettable Safari

“We did 5 days of safari with Topy Tours and without any doubt it was one of the most exciting and true experiences ever! Professional and precise agency, the day before departure we were recapitulated the various stages that we would do and we were explained the last details. We had a problem with the jeep engine on the second day on our way to Serengeti, but our guide Godfrey was able to find a solution as soon as possible to let us continue as planned and not waste precious time (the times of entry and exit from the parks are very fiscal and related to the permits you have). Surely we can recommend the agency to anyone who wants to experience the magic of safari. I would like to thank those who have helped to organize and solve the problem mentioned above, allowing us to live these days to the fullest. Asante sana! (machine translation from it by TripAdvisor)”

Stella Marchesin

Topy knows its stuff and goes out of its way to achieve your objectives of your safari

“An excellent company, Topy staff were professional, yet brought a family feel to our holiday. From seeing the spectacular migratory crossing of the Mara river, and the tragedy of beasts taken by the waiting predators, to the many animals and birds in various locations in northern Tanzania, the guide made it his mission to find specific animals on our “wish” list. For good measure, we encountered a large “rogue” bull elephant who had decided the plants and trees in our Lodge were preferrable to those in the game park, and refuse to let us depart the Lodge until his appetite was satiated. A memorial adventure, and I cant fault Toby in the routes taken, the accommodations chosen, the food served and the ever smiling and knowledgable guide, Wilson. Cant recommend Topy enough.”

Mike RickardMalaysia

Incredible Safari Experience with a reliable tour operator.

“I booked a 5 day 4 night budget safari with Topy Tours because the price was very competitive when compared to other operators. The value we got for our money was quite simply outstanding. Jackson was reliable and responsive before and after I made my booking and throughout our safari. Always answering any questions I had promptly via email and WhatsApp. He delivered on everything that was promised. We had an amazing experience seeing all of the big 5, and even witnessing a young lioness hunt and kill an Impala. A very special and lucky experience. Although probably not so much for the Impala. We also saw 8 Rhino in the Ngorongoro crater in half a day. The wildlife we saw was quite simply breathtaking and beyond my wildest dreams of what a safari would be like. Our guides were friendly and knowledgable especially Macha who always got our vehicle in prime positions. It was his expertise that got us to see the Lion hunt up close and personal. The food provided was very good (Chef Simba was a brilliant cook at the campsites) and we even had a can of beer with lunch and a bottle of surprisingly decent wine with dinner. All included in the price. The lodge accomodation provided for 2 nights of our trip was what you would expect for a budget safari, but the rooms were clean and the beds were comfortable. We were also very well fed at breakfast and dinner at the lodge. I loved camping under the stars in the Serengeti and on the edge of the Ngorongoro crater. An experience I will never forget. Our safari also included transfers from the airport and 1 nights accomodation before our safari started and 1 nights accomodation after the safari ended and a transfer to the airport for our flight to Zanzibar. In summary I can highly recommend Topy Tours. Reliable, organised and friendly.”

Mark ShawUnited Kingdom

Perfect experience!

“We had 5 days safari organizer by Jackson. Perfect contact with him, always answers very quickly, responds for all our będą. We were really surprised how well organize safari was. All of it, like airport transfer, hostel before and after safari, tents and sleeping bags. Our private chef provided us delicious meals, he even served us fresh- baked, still hot bread”

MariolaPoland

Common questions

You may spot lions, leopards, and cheetahs in their natural habitats.