Big Five Safari Tanzania
De Big Five van Tanzania zijn de leeuw, het luipaard, de olifant, de zwarte neushoorn en de buffel. De Ngorongoro-krater is de enige plek in Tanzania waar je ze realistisch gezien alle vijf op één dag kunt spotten. Voor de beste kansen tijdens een volledige reis combineer je Ngorongoro met de Serengeti en Tarangire gedurende 4–7 dagen tijdens het droge seizoen (juni–oktober).
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De Big Five in Tanzania zien gaat niet over het afvinken van lijstjes vanuit de achterkant van een safari-voertuig. Het is het kijken naar een leeuwin die midden in haar pas bevriest bij de geur van een prooi, het vinden van een luipaard gedrapeerd over een acaciatak tijdens het gouden uur, of het omgaan van een bocht in de Ngorongoro-krater om een zwarte neushoorn te vinden die twintig meter verderop graast. Weinig plekken op aarde maken alle vijf de dieren zo bereikbaar in één reis en Tanzania is daar één van.
Hieronder leggen we uit wat de Big Five precies zijn, waar en wanneer je ze precies kunt vinden, en hoe je een reis plant die je de beste realistische kans geeft om ze alle vijf te zien, en niet slechts drie of vier.
Wat is een Big Five Safari?
De term “Big Five” is niet bedacht door natuurbeschermers of natuurfotografen. Grootwildjagers in het koloniale Afrika gebruikten de term voor de vijf dieren die als het gevaarlijkst werden beschouwd om te voet te bejagen, niet voor de vijf grootste dieren van het continent. Leeuwen, luipaarden, olifanten, neushoorns en buffels verdienden de titel door hun pure onvoorspelbaarheid en het risico dat gepaard ging met een confrontatie van dichtbij.
Tegenwoordig heeft de term niets meer met jagen te maken. Het is een verzamelnaam voor de vijf meest iconische waarnemingen van wilde dieren tijdens een Afrikaanse safari, en Tanzania behoort consequent tot de beste plekken op het continent om ze alle vijf te vinden.
Waarom een Big 5 Safari in Tanzania met Kilidove Tours
Tanzania heeft een paar voordelen die landen als Kenia of Zuid-Afrika niet kunnen evenaren voor een specifieke Big Five-reis.
Tanzania heeft de grootste leeuwenpopulatie in Afrika, geschat op ongeveer 14.000, wat ruwweg 4–5 keer zoveel is als in Kenia of Zambia. Tarangire alleen al herbergt enkele van de dichtste olifantenkuddes in Oost-Afrika, vooral in het droge seizoen. Het is gemakkelijk om met minimale inspanning grote kuddes buffels te spotten in Ngorongoro, Serengeti en Tarangire. Luipaarden zijn overal te zien, maar de Seronera-regio van de Serengeti is een van de meest betrouwbare gebieden in Afrika om luipaarden te zien. De zwarte neushoorn is van de vijf het moeilijkst te vinden op het hele continent. De Ngorongoro-krater herbergt een van de weinige zichtbare populaties in Tanzania.
Dat laatste punt is belangrijker dan mensen verwachten. Neushoorns zijn nu in bijna heel Afrika zeldzaam, en de meeste safari-routes slaan ze stilletjes over. Een Tanzania-route die is opgebouwd rond de Big Five, en dan specifiek een route die Ngorongoro omvat, is een van de weinige realistische manieren om überhaupt een wilde zwarte neushoorn te zien.
Als je een echte Big Five-safari goed wilt aanpakken, is Kilidove Tours de naam die je kunt vertrouwen. We organiseren al 18 jaar Big Five-safari’s in Tanzania en we kennen de parken, de seizoenen en de beste routes om je dicht bij alle vijf de dieren te brengen zonder tijd of geld te verspillen. We hebben lokale gidsen, eerlijke prijzen en echte ervaring op het terrein; dat is wat ons uniek maakt ten opzichte van anderen.
EXCELLENT Based on 320 reviews Posted on Tripadvisor saschastoltenowVerified A life-time experience We were on a family trip to Tansania and through a recommendation for a Safari operator we got in contact with Kilidove. And what can I say: Right from the moment Sam, our guide for the first week, picked us up at Kilimanjaro Airport, we were complety immersed. And yes, we were tourists, but never really feeled like, but more as guests, with Sam beeing the perfect host - a true lover of the animals and nature, an excellent driver and very attentive and open to share his experiences.Posted on Tripadvisor Jillian DVerified Incredible people! Trip of a lifetime! Kilidove is incredible!! We did the 6 day machame route on Kilimanjaro followed by a 4 day safari followed by 4 days in Zanzibar. The accommodations were amazing, the people were even better and we are both vegan and gluten free and they were able to accommodate (even on the mountain while camping). I cannot say enough good things about this company!! For the trek up Kili our chief guide was Colman and he was so kind, funny, and caring. Because of him we both had a successful and pleasurable experience summiting. He is an excellent guide! For our safari we had Jackson and we saw the big 5 plus every other animal you could think of. He was an excellent safari guide. We had one small hiccup on the trip in Zanzibar with a city tour that got cut a bit short. Notified the company and they were extremely apologetic, comped our dinner for the next 3 nights (which was completely unnecessary but much appreciated) and given a new tour guide for the next day. The trip then ran flawlessly. They most definitely made it right! They are amazing. I recommend kilidove to anyone and everyone for all your Africa adventures!!Posted on Tripadvisor sanVerified Best safari tour ever! We booked our honey moon with Kilidove and it was the best experience ever!We were super lucky to get Bony as our guide and he couldn’t have been better!!The overall experience was great, they care about sustainability and our guide was super respectful to wilde life!! 10/10 experience.Everything was well organized (transport, hotels, foods, itinerary) we didn’t have to worry about anything… only enjoying!Posted on Tripadvisor mormonVerified Perfect job, and very trustful company to climb Kilimanjaro in a 6 people group Activity: climbing Kilimanjaro.We climbed Kilimanjaro in 7 days by the Machame road.Group of 6 people, with 3 guides 1 chef, 1 waiter and 18 porters (3/pax), which is the norm. Everything went well and we succeeded in our quest to the summit. The guides and all the Tanzanian people with us have been amazing, helpful, and nice ... Considering the lack of comfort and the difficulty of the ascension, we consider that they did a perfect job with the cooperation and the advice. Asante for everything you made for us, to make the dream coming true!!Posted on Tripadvisor aborowVerified Mr. Bonny at Kilidove is Amazing! We had Mr. Bonny from Kilidove pick us up from our Arusha hotel and serve as a private guide for 3 nights in the Seregenti, and our return trip back to Arusha. Mr. Bonny was an incredible guide! He was so knowledgable about all the animals and everything we saw on our safari. It was clear how much he loved the animals and at home he was in the Serengeti, having grown up right outside the park. He was able to spot animals so far in the distance, and find the elusive leopard in the tree that no one else could find. Mr. Bonny was engaging, kind and an absolute pleasure to spend time with. It truly was sad to say goodbye to him. I have to also note that Mr. Bonny was a very safe driver. When driving to/from Arusha, we were stunned by the number of safari vehicles speeding by us on the unsafe and rocky dirt roads. Driving in Tanzania is not for the faint of heart, as we witnessed a few accidents, including some cows being hit by a public bus. We were so grateful to him and would highly recommend!Posted on Tripadvisor FranziskaVerified Best safari experience! We spent our honeymoon in Tanzania for a 9 day safari trip in Tarangire, Lake Manyara, Serengeti and Ngorongoro national parks and it probably was the most incredible experience we had so far. The booking process was really comfortable and easy, Lisa answered all of our questions quickly and made the safari fit to all our wishes (not leaving the set budget out of mind).We especially want to thank our guide, Sam, for the amazing trip that was mostly his merit. He went above and beyond to ensure we got the most out of our trip. He had a profunde knowledge of all the locations and the wildlife and knew where the best spots for watching wildlife were. No wishes remained unfulfilled. Besides that, Sam was incredibly nice and a great (and hilarious) company during the long car rides. Everybody getting to do a safari trip with him can call themselves lucky!Thank you so much to the whole team, asante sana!Posted on Tripadvisor PaulU561Verified Superb in every way. Highly recommended and without hesitation! Choose Kilidove for the experience of a lifetime! We contacted Kilidove after an online search to find a company that could plan a month-long itinerary including Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania ending in Zanzibar to celebrate my 60th birthday. We received back a professionally presented proposal which we were delighted to find was a privately guided tour. Our only essential requirement was to see the mountain gorillas in Rwanda, but the proposal was comprehensive and varied including safaris as well as cultural experiences. We had to book our own international flights, apply for necessary visas and get certain vaccinations ourselves, but everything else was taken care of without a single hiccup. We stayed in a variety of accommodations from 5-star hotels and lodges to tented camps and they all enhanced our adventure in different ways. The main guides and drivers, Duncan, George and Boni were all professional, dedicated and enthusiastic. Our stand out experiences were obviously meeting the gorillas high up in the mountain in Rwanda, seeing the elusive leopard up a tree in Kenya, spending 90 minutes alone with a lion family complete with four cubs by a water hole in the Serengeti and two hours hunting with the Hadzabe tribe in Tanzania. There were many more, the cheetahs close up in the Maasai Mara and the hot air balloon ride, the many different bird species including huge flocks of flamingos and pelicans, the Karen Blixen Museum in Nairobi, the Genocide Memorial in Kigali, the cycling tour of Mto Wa Mbu, I could write a book! It was a very active holiday so it was nice to just chill out in Zanzibar for five days at the end. Everything was organised by the incredible Lisa Adams who was there to help with any questions via WhatsApp or email throughout the planning process and after we had arrived in East Africa. We were told there are 300+ safari companies in Arusha where she is based and for sure, without hesitation, we would highly recommend Kilidove to anyone. They were superb in every way. As well as that I have now clocked up my 87th country worldwide and my 13th African country. Thank you Kilidove for everything!Posted on Tripadvisor Louise GVerified A memorable outstanding safari to Kenya and Tanzania , Hakuna Matata We just came back from a wonderful , well planned and organized safari to Kenya and Tanzania for 12 days and with an additional 5 days in Zanzibar from October 6th to October 23rd 2023. We really want to thank Lisa Adams who helped us plan and coordinate this memorable, private safari and leisure time in these countries. We had marvelous, respectful , reliable and so knowledgeable guides and drivers. First, Kelvin Vinkar from Dove Africa, the sister company in Kenya, was on time at the airport and despite the fact that we missed our connection with Qatar airlines, everything turned out quite well with the airlines personnel and we were on time for our schedule to go to our first park Amboseli and to Kibo safari lodge for two nignts. Perfect, we had game drives on both days that were unbelievable with the Kilimandjaro that was so clear. We were able to see so many species of animals such as girafes, elephants, zebras, Thomson's gazelles ,antilopes, impalas, waterbucks, cheetahs and lions with all their beauty and living environment. The Kibo lodge was very comfortable with beautiful views of the Kilimanjaro. We continued our itinary to lake Nakuru, 9 hours of driving and stopping at the incredible Great Rift valley. We were so happy to visit the park as we saw 2 rhinoceros, mother and baby , we were at our 4 th big 5 already . We were a bit late to arrive at the Ziwa Bush Lodge that seemed to be very nice, so quiet and peaceful, the staff accomodated us so nicely for one night, The next morning we left for the Maassai Mara reserve and Olengoti eco lodge at Narok at the Talek river . What a reception on arrival we got by all the staff, an incredible 2 days , having breakfast and dinner with the hippopotams and crocrodiles and beautiful and memorable game drive to the awesome Maassai Mara reserve , The plains are so beautiful and the animals are incredible. We were able to visit a Maassai village near the camp, memorable time with these beautiful people and children. We learned so much of their culture and habits. Kelvin with his calm and patience drove us safely for 5 hours through massai mara reserve to the border of Tanzania. We didn't have trouble to pass the border and customs and Bonnie , Boniphace Sospiter our incredible guide for Tanzania was already waiting for us for the take over. We were heading to the Serengeti park north side to Gnu migration camp. We were the only visitors , what a service we had . With a little of rain but a real blessing as David said. Marvelous meals and attention from the staff, We already start with a game drive that was so wonderful in Serengeti parks with all the beautiful Gnus and Zebras and the next morning a leopard our 5th big five that was missing so far, Bonnie was so knowledgeable, sensitive , very helpful and very accomodating to all our needs and ensure we see animals in all their behaviors of calm or hunting. He ensure in every camp that we always had our lunch to all game drives on long days. We loved so much all the Mawe lodges that we visit along our itinary in Serengeti and Norongoro crater, Karatu and Tarangire national parks. All the teams and personel of the Mawe lodges are so welcoming, so nice and so handsome . We loved everyone we met. Bonnie drove us to the airport after 7 days of intense safari games but so memorable in the savanah . We flew for internal flight to Zanzibar with flight link and other driver Luqman was waiting for us, and drove us to Tembo hotel, in Stonetown, so beautiful and confortable on the beach with a wonderful view of the port. The next morning we were able to have a visit of stone town that was very interesting to learn the history and culture, the big market. We could visit the Freddy Mercury museum. After we left for Pongwe beach hotel for 4 days that concluded in peace and rest at the marvelous beach and resort with excellent cuisine. We will always remember this wonderful trip of East Africa and Zanzibar and we are so happy to have chosen Kilidove safari and tours for planning the trip as everything went so well , so safely and so well organized and the choices of the lodge or camp were so confortable and we ate everywhere so well with an outstanding service with amazing staff. Thank you to every one we met in this incredible journey and you will always remain in our hearts. Hakuna Matata. Louise and Serge from Montréal, Québec, Canada.Posted on Tripadvisor Flyer46143703659Verified "Bucket List Brilliance" We 6 Seasoned Safari Enthusiasts were blown away by The Serengeti Experience. The best decision was adopting Kilidove Tours to hang it all together. Lisa, your Admin. Management was perfect. (even to the extent of organizing a Birthday Party Cake in the Bush). Then there was our Driver/Guide and Friend Bonny, You are simply "The Best".Asante-sana. Derek Fay (Cape Town).Posted on Tripadvisor KatieCT045Verified 5 Stars isn't high enough for Kilidove Tours My husband and I have recently returned from a 15-day private adventure designed and carried out by Kilidove Tours and Safaris. From start to finish this trip was planned and executed flawlessly thanks to the amazing team at Kilidove. On a scale from one to ten, they deserve a fifteen! I could write pages about our experience, but I will try to hit the highlights. From the first contact a year before our trip, Lisa Adams (Kilidove’s operations manager) responded to every question in a series of emails ranging from possible itineraries to vehicle maintenance. The result was the perfect trip that addressed every wish and concern on our list- safari start day in case of travel delays, safari locations, cultural experiences, snorkeling, and a beach retreat. Our safari guide mentioned several times how impressed he was with our personalized itinerary.Eleven months passed between the date we booked our trip and our departure for Tanzania. During that time whenever a question came up, I would send an email off to Kilidove and Lisa would respond immediately. We received guidance on packing lists, luggage limits, visa requirements, and availability of health services. All this information allowed us to be well prepared for our Tanzanian adventure.Once in Tanzania, each person we encountered did everything they could to make us feel at home and worked tirelessly to ensure we had the best experience possible. All the accommodations were clean and comfortable ranging from the Mawe tent lodges to the Zanzibar beach resort. Meals were tailored to an American/European pallet and the greatest care was taken to provide safe water and food in order to prevent any illness. Our drivers and safari guide were the most amazing people. The range of skills they possessed took us by surprise. They are professional drivers, multi-linguists, cultural ambassadors, and wildlife experts. Each one asked us what our wishes and desires were for our trip and work tirelessly to make sure we didn’t leave Tanzania disappointed. Above all they were warm and friendly people with whom we shared many laughs and special experiences. We are forever grateful to Johnson our Arusha guide, Luqman our Zanzibar guide, Habib our Stone Town guide and most importantly Samson our safari guide who showed us more of Tanzania then we could ever have imagined. Thank you all for your hospitality and kindness.Finally, I want to thank Lisa and everyone on the Kilidove team that made our dream vacation a reality. I know during our fifteen-day adventure she kept tabs on us, either through direct contact with me or one of our guides. She was always one step ahead of us making sure that transitions from one part of the trip to the next ran smoothly. I hope that I can return to Tanzania one day and I look forward to that time when we can work together once again.
Beste parken om de Big Five te zien in Tanzania
Ngorongoro-krater komt overal in Afrika het dichtst in de buurt van een gegarandeerde Big Five-waarneming op één dag. De kraterbodem is een op zichzelf staand ecosysteem van ongeveer 260 km² breed, ingesloten door wanden van 600 meter hoog, waardoor het wild geconcentreerd wordt in een ruimte die klein genoeg is om in één gamedrive te verkennen. Het is ook de enige plek op de meeste routes door het noorden waar het spotten van zwarte neushoorns realistisch is.
Serengeti is de plek waar de roofdierenactie plaatsvindt. Leeuwen, luipaarden en de staart van de Grote Trek (afhankelijk van het seizoen) maken dit het park dat de meeste safari-gangers voor zich zien als ze aan Tanzania denken.
Tarangire beloont reizigers die minder voertuigen en meer olifanten willen zien. De Tarangire-rivier droogt nooit volledig op, wat enorme kuddes aantrekt tijdens het droge seizoen wanneer andere waterbronnen elders verdwijnen.
Hoeveel dagen heb je nodig om ze alle vijf te zien?
Dit is de vraag die bijna geen enkele andere safari-pagina direct beantwoordt. Het is echter de vraag die er het meest toe doet wanneer je beslist hoe je je budget besteedt.
4 dagen — Realistisch om vier van de vijf dieren comfortabel te zien (leeuw, olifant, buffel en waarschijnlijk luipaard) als je route Ngorongoro omvat. Het spotten van neushoorns is mogelijk maar niet gegarandeerd bij een strakker schema, omdat dit afhangt van welk deel van de kraterbodem je toevallig doorkruist. Onze 4-daagse Tanzania-safari (Arusha → Lake Manyara → Ngorongoro-krater → Tarangire) is precies rond deze route opgebouwd.
5 dagen — De ideale duur voor de meeste reizigers. Een extra dag geeft je gids meer flexibiliteit om een neushoorn te zoeken in Ngorongoro en echt tijd door te brengen in de Serengeti of Tarangire in plaats van er doorheen te haasten. Onze 5-daagse Tanzania-safari (Arusha → Lake Manyara → Tarangire → Ngorongoro-krater → Arusha/Kilimanjaro Airport) beslaat alle vier de grote parken met voldoende ademruimte.
7+ dagen — Bijna zekere kans op alle vijf, met genoeg tijd om de Serengeti volledig toe te voegen, de migratie te volgen als het seizoen is, of een cultureel bezoek aan een Maasai-dorp of de Olduvaikloof in te plannen zonder je opgejaagd te voelen.
Kun je alle vijf de Big Five-dieren zien in één reis naar Tanzania?
Ja. Een route van 5–7 dagen die de Ngorongoro-krater, de Serengeti en Tarangire omvat, geeft je een grote kans om ze alle vijf te zien, hoewel het spotten van neushoorns nooit volledig gegarandeerd kan worden omdat dit afhangt van de locatie van het dier op een bepaalde dag.
Wanneer is de beste tijd om de Big Five in Tanzania te zien?
Het droge seizoen, van juni tot oktober, biedt over het algemeen de beste kansen omdat dieren zich concentreren rond slinkende waterbronnen en de zichtbaarheid in alle grote parken hoog is.
Veelgestelde vragen over Tanzania Safari
Hoeveel kost een Big Five-safari in Tanzania?
De prijzen beginnen doorgaans rond de $1.000–$1.600 USD per persoon voor een reis van 4–5 dagen, afhankelijk van het seizoen, het type voertuig (gedeeld vs. privé) en het niveau van de accommodatie, en liggen meestal rond de $270–$330+ per persoon per dag.
Is het beter om een privé- of een groepssafari voor de Big Five te doen?
Privésafari’s geven je meer flexibiliteit om te wachten bij een waarneming of je route in realtime aan te passen, wat vooral belangrijk is voor het spotten van schuwe dieren zoals het luipaard en de neushoorn. Groepssafari’s zijn budgetvriendelijker en bieden nog steeds goede kansen op de Big Five bij een goed geplande route.
Wat moet ik inpakken voor een Big Five-safari in Tanzania?
Neutraal gekleurde kleding, een verrekijker, een camera met een redelijke zoomlens, zonnebescherming en laagjes kleding voor koele gamedrives in de vroege ochtend zijn de essentie die de meeste gidsen aanbevelen.
Begin met het plannen van uw Tanzania safari
Elke bovenstaande route is opgebouwd rond hetzelfde doel: je de beste realistische kans geven om alle vijf de dieren te zien zonder een enkele dag van je reis te verspillen. Bekijk de opties hierboven op basis van reistijd en budget, of vertel ons je data en we helpen je de juiste route te kiezen.




















