About this trip
Nine days in Tanzania built around one aim: finding the Big Five in their natural habitat. Travelling by jeep and 4WD across the savanna, you'll track lion, elephant, leopard, black rhino and cape buffalo with a guide who knows where to look.
This is a classic, game-drive-led safari, days spent out in the open scanning the bush and grassland for movement, with the animals themselves setting the pace rather than a packed itinerary.
What you'll do
- Track lion prides across open savanna
- Watch elephants at close range from your 4WD
- Search for the rare black rhino
- Spot leopards resting up in the trees
- Encounter cape buffalo herds on game drives
- Built around game drives, so expect long stretches of time in the 4WD each day
- Runs over Christmas and New Year and works well as a family trip
Worth it if you want a expertly-guided safari with genuinely stellar guides and comfortable lodges. Think twice if you're travelling in green season—some menu items won't be available.
- Guides like Emmanuel, Shaban, Mushi and Zach consistently positioned guests perfectly for wildlife spotting and Big Five sightings.
- Accommodations across Serengeti, Ngorongoro, and Tarangire were comfortable, well-located, and paired with excellent meals throughout.
- Travelling in green season (March) means some menu items become unavailable despite staff's best efforts to accommodate.
- Nine days covers substantial ground: Tarangire, Lake Manyara, Serengeti, Ngorongoro, plus cultural day trips and hikes.
Distilled from real traveller reviews on TourRadar — we don't edit out the bad bits.
The same-vibe trips, side by side — price, value per day, and how each is moving. Only we can lay two operators' trips out honestly.
Sorted by fit — never by who paid. Price moves and availability come from our own daily tracking.
Getting there
Opens Trip.com, pre-filled — one-way so you can book your return whenever. Prices & booking shown there.
Where to stay
A night before your tour in Moshi · 21 Jul – 22 Jul
Booked on their own sites, separate from your tour. We may earn a commission — it never changes your price.
Sort the essentials
Partner offersWe may earn a commission from partner offers. It never changes your price or our ranking.
More trips like this
Ranked on real fit — in case this one isn't quite yours.
Booked with the operator via TourRadar · we may earn a commission.
Want longer in Tanzania?
Working holidays, volunteering & more — £50 off with code 18TO35TRAVEL.
Powered by Global Work & Travel · we may earn a commission on bookings.