6 Days Serengeti Balloon Safari & Big Five Tour is a carefully designed luxury wildlife journey created for travelers who want to experience Serengeti National Park from both the ground and the sky, while enjoying relaxed pacing, professional guiding and responsible travel practices that respect wildlife and fragile ecosystems. This tour is built around one unforgettable sunrise hot air balloon flight combined with classic Big Five game drives and well-balanced travel days that allow you to truly feel the rhythm of the savannah instead of rushing through it.
This safari is operated by a professional local team and can be fully customized through Eddy Tours & Safaris to match your comfort level, travel style and preferred lodge category, while maintaining strong safety, conservation and community standards throughout your journey.
6 Days Serengeti Balloon Safari & Big Five Tour – Package Overview
The 6 Days Serengeti Balloon Safari & Big Five Tour focuses on extended time inside the Serengeti ecosystem, allowing you to explore different wildlife zones and observe animal behavior across multiple days rather than short transit-focused visits. The highlight of the tour is a professionally operated hot air balloon safari at sunrise, offering a silent and low-impact way to observe wildlife movement and landscape patterns across the plains.
Your safari follows conservation and wildlife protection principles promoted by organizations such as the World Wide Fund for Nature, the African Wildlife Foundation and the Wildlife Conservation Society, which emphasize responsible wildlife viewing, habitat protection and low disturbance tourism practices.
The Serengeti ecosystem is globally recognized for its ecological importance and long-term conservation value, as documented by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and the UNESCO World Heritage Programme.
6 Days Serengeti Balloon Safari & Big Five Tour – Key Highlights
This safari allows you to witness wildlife from two unique perspectives while following environmental and visitor management frameworks supported by the United Nations Environment Programme and biodiversity governance initiatives of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services.
The experience combines professional ground guiding, extended wildlife tracking, relaxed driving distances, and a sunrise balloon flight that follows aviation and environmental safety standards aligned with research and land-use monitoring from the United States Geological Survey.
6 Days Serengeti Balloon Safari & Big Five Tour – Detailed Itinerary
Day 1 – Arrival in Arusha and safari briefing
Your 6 Days Serengeti Balloon Safari & Big Five Tour begins in Arusha where you meet your professional safari guide for a detailed briefing about wildlife behavior, park regulations and safety procedures. This introduction follows responsible visitor conduct principles promoted by the National Geographic Society, which emphasize education as a key part of conservation tourism.
Overnight at a comfortable lodge in Arusha with relaxed preparation for your journey into the Serengeti ecosystem.
Day 2 – Drive to Serengeti National Park with en-route game viewing
After breakfast, you travel toward Serengeti National Park with game viewing along the way, crossing ecological transition zones that have been widely studied by research institutions such as Conservation International and ecological monitoring programs supported by the Food and Agriculture Organization.
Your afternoon game drive focuses on locating large herbivore herds and the predators that follow them, using professional tracking skills developed through field conservation practices.
Day 3 – Full day Serengeti Big Five game drives
This full safari day is dedicated to searching for lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo and rhinoceros within different sectors of the park, making this day central to your 6 Days Serengeti Balloon Safari & Big Five Tour. Wildlife monitoring studies published through Nature Research and biodiversity field research shared by ScienceDirect demonstrate how multi-day observation increases wildlife encounter quality while reducing pressure on individual habitats.
Your guide carefully manages vehicle positioning and viewing distance following wildlife stress-reduction recommendations promoted by international conservation organizations.
Day 4 – Sunrise hot air balloon safari and bush breakfast
The highlight of your 6 Days Serengeti Balloon Safari & Big Five Tour takes place early in the morning with a professionally operated hot air balloon flight over the plains. From the air, you observe wildlife movement corridors and grazing patterns that are commonly studied by landscape ecology programs supported by NASA Climate and climate-ecosystem research summarized by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
After landing, you enjoy a bush breakfast in a designated low-impact zone before continuing with a relaxed game drive later in the day.
Day 5 – Extended Serengeti exploration and conservation interpretation
This day focuses on deeper interpretation of Serengeti ecology, predator–prey relationships and vegetation systems, drawing on environmental education frameworks promoted by BirdLife International and species conservation research supported by Panthera.
Your guide explains how long-term conservation planning and community engagement help protect this ecosystem, following models used by organizations such as the Oxfam International and labor protection principles promoted by the International Labour Organization.
Day 6 – Morning game drive and return to Arusha
Your final morning drive completes the wildlife experience of the 6 Days Serengeti Balloon Safari & Big Five Tour before returning to Arusha in the afternoon. Your guide coordinates safe travel and road practices aligned with safety standards promoted by the World Health Organization Road Safety Programme.
6 Days Serengeti Balloon Safari & Big Five Tour – Inclusions
Professional English-speaking safari guide and driver, private safari vehicle, all park entry and conservation fees, full board accommodation during the safari, one professionally operated hot air balloon flight with bush breakfast, bottled drinking water during game drives, wildlife interpretation services, emergency communication equipment and all scheduled transfers as part of the 6 Days Serengeti Balloon Safari & Big Five Tour.
6 Days Serengeti Balloon Safari & Big Five Tour – Exclusions
International and domestic flights, visa fees, travel insurance, personal medical expenses, optional activities not specified in the itinerary, tips for guides and lodge staff, and personal items such as laundry, beverages and souvenirs are not included in the 6 Days Serengeti Balloon Safari & Big Five Tour.
6 Days Serengeti Balloon Safari & Big Five Tour – Why Book This Package
This safari is designed for travelers who value meaningful wildlife encounters, ethical tourism and professional planning. The structure of the 6 Days Serengeti Balloon Safari & Big Five Tour allows proper time for animal tracking, photography and interpretation without exhausting driving schedules or rushed park entries.
Your booking directly supports responsible tourism models aligned with environmental and conservation frameworks promoted by the United Nations Environment Programme, wildlife protection initiatives led by the Wildlife Conservation Society, and scientific field access principles supported by the World Bank Disaster Risk Management Programme.
You also benefit from genuine local knowledge and flexible route planning when booking through experienced Tanzanian specialists such as Tanzania safari experts.
6 Days Serengeti Balloon Safari & Big Five Tour – Responsible Travel Commitment
This tour follows responsible tourism and conservation education practices supported by the Harvard University research programmes, the United Nations Academic Impact initiative, and biodiversity monitoring initiatives coordinated through Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution.
Waste management, wildlife distance rules and community engagement are strictly respected throughout the 6 Days Serengeti Balloon Safari & Big Five Tour.
6 Days Serengeti Balloon Safari & Big Five Tour – Plan Your Safari With Local Experts
If you are looking for a well-balanced luxury wildlife journey that combines iconic Serengeti game drives with a sunrise balloon experience, the 6 Days Serengeti Balloon Safari & Big Five Tour offers a safe, meaningful and professionally guided way to experience Tanzania’s most famous ecosystem.
You can request a personalized quotation, lodge upgrades and travel advice directly from the local team through our safari planning desk or explore more customized itineraries with Eddy Tours & Safaris, a trusted Tanzanian operator committed to ethical wildlife travel.