Tour overview
This safari starts and ends in Arusha Tanzania, it takes you to both Tarangire national park as well as Ngorongoro Crater. Tarangire National Park is one of the largest parks in Tanzania and it’s located in the southwest of Lake Manyara it covering an area of 2850km. its landscape is covered by Baobab trees, high grasses as well as dense bush. The park is also famous for elephants, waterbuck, wildebeests, giraffes, olive baboons as well as baobab tree-climbing lions.
The safari also takes you to Serengeti National Park, this is one of the largest national parks in TZ and has got a variety of habitats as well as landscapes which include; swamps, thick bush, savannah, grasslands, mountains, and lakes. There are also the bizarre rock formations which are called Kopjes that occupy this grassland scape where one can see the predators. You might get a chance to watch the annual migration of the thousands of animals which make the park famous. This happens in both the short rainy season of November and December where the herds move from the hills in the north to the plains within the south. And in the long rainy season from April up to June, they return to the north. This circle depends mainly on the year’s rainfalls and the locations of the herds.
Also you’ll visit the Ngorongoro crater which is filled with lots of wildlife species including lions, elephants, zebras, and many birds, the crater highly attracts lots of tourists and is surrounded by water sources.
Included
- Transportation in 4×4 safari vehicle
- Professional, English speaking guide
- Meals-Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
- Mineral water
- Overnight stays in Safari Lodges / Luxury Tented Camps
- All national park fees
Not Included
- Alcoholic and soft drinks
- Personal Expenses (e.g. laundry, telephone, beverages, etc.)
- Tips
- Visa fees
- Travel insurance
Day 1: Arusha to Tarangire National park
Early in the morning after breakfast, meet and greet with your professional driver guide for briefing and drive directly to Tarangire national park for the full day game drive. Tarangire national park is an amazing place to be, some call it the Elephant sanctuary as your more than likely to experience large herds of Elephants each lead by a matriarch which in most cases is the oldest elephant of the group. Other threatened and endangered species that you will experience are ebony trees, the super muscular python, cheetah, the African wild dogs, Greater Kudu, Beisa Oryx and other many animals not to mention. In fact the bird life of this park is just astonishing and splendid with over 550 species of birds recorded in the park.
Your picnic lunch will then be served in the bush while a level of experience remains tremendous. After game drive you will drive back to the Serengeti where you will spend your night in the accommodation facility of your preference.
Day 2: Serengeti National park
Early in the morning after breakfast, meet and greet with your professional driver guide for briefing and without delay start your whole day game drive in the Serengeti, the Serengeti offers one of the most amazing game viewing in Africa: great herds of buffalo and wildebeests, groups of elephant and giraffes, eland, impala and Grant’s gazelle, Lions, leopards and others, can be seen very often not to mention the immense landscape view of the Serengeti plains.
Your picnic lunch will then be served in the bush after which will be followed with an evening game drive which will connect to a drive to the Ngorongoro crater where you will spend your night in the accommodation facility of your preference.
Day 3: Ngorongoro Crater to Arusha
Early in the morning after breakfast, meet and greet with your professional driver guide for briefing and without delay start descending in the crater for your game drive. The Ngorongoro crater is a conservation area and a UNESCO World Heritage Site located 210 km west of Arusha. Known as ‘the eighth wonder of the world the Ngorongoro Crater is one of Africa's best-known wildlife arenas. Its home to the vast, volcanic Ngorongoro Crater and big 5 game (elephant, lion, leopard, buffalo, rhino). Huge herds of wildebeests and zebras traverse its plains during their annual migration. Livestock belonging to the semi-nomadic Maasai tribe graze alongside wild animals.
Your picnic lunch will then be served in the crater after which will be followed with a drive back to Arusha town in your hotel and that will be end of our adventure.