$1,463 pp (USD)
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Arrival
Day 1
Arusha to Tarangire National Park (approximately 149 km (926 mi) & 25hrs drive)
Arusha to Tarangire National Park (approximately 149 km (926 mi) & 25hrs drive)
In the early morning after breakfast at your accommodation in Arusha, you will be picked up by your private driver guide and taken straight to Tarangire National Park which takes approximately 2 hours. Tarangire National Park is one of the largest parks in Tanzania and covers an area of 2,600 square kilometres. It is most popular for its large elephant herds and giant baobab trees. It also has a mini-wildlife migration that takes place during the dry season which consists of about 250,000 animals entering the park. With more than 300 herds of elephants, you'll find big groups of buffalos and healthy populations of lions and leopards. There are wild dogs and rare antelopes such as gerenuk, plus more than 550 species of birds to spot throughout the year. You will have picnic lunch boxes where you will have them inside the park in the afternoon. After lunch and further game viewing, you will drive straight to your accommodation in Karatu for relaxation, dinner, and an overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Tarangire National Park
- Accommodation:
- Kitela Lodge
Wildlife in Tarangire NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Ngorongoro Crater to Karatu
Ngorongoro Crater to Karatu
In the early morning after breakfast, you'll drive straight to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area where you'll stop at the viewpoint of the Ngorongoro Crater before you descend the crater. Ngorongoro Crater is the world’s largest intact volcanic caldera forming a spectacular bowl of about 265 square kilometres, with sides up to 600 metres deep, and is home to approximately 30,000 mammals. The crater floor consists of different habitats that include grassland and lakes filled by the Munge River. The crater offers beautiful scenery and is the best place in East Africa to see the Big Five (elephant, rhinoceros, buffalo, lion, and rarely leopard). Ngorongoro Crater offers excellent birding, with over 500 species. You will have packed picnic lunch boxes with you. After having lunch at the picnic site, you will proceed with a game drive until the late afternoon where you will ascend the crater and drive straight to your accommodation in Karatu for dinner and an overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Ngorongoro Crater
- Accommodation:
- Kitela Lodge
Wildlife in Ngorongoro Crater
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Lake Manyara National Park to Arusha (approximately 126 km (78 mi) & 2hrs drive)
Lake Manyara National Park to Arusha (approximately 126 km (78 mi) & 2hrs drive)
In the early morning after breakfast at your accommodation, you will drive straight to Lake Manyara National Park. Lake Manyara is one of the smallest parks in Tanzania which covers an area of about 335 sq km with about 230 sq km lake surface and the remaining area of dry land of about 105 sq km. It is known as the home of tree-climbing lions as well as the birds’ paradise. There is a huge variety of birds including thousands of flamingos that feed along the edge of the lake in the wet season. Great white pelicans, yellow-billed storks along with smaller numbers of Marabou storks, grey herons, palm-nut vultures, hawks, and many more. A huge number of animals can also be spotted inside the lake like elephants, wildebeest, zebras, Thomson's gazelles, Grant's gazelles, etc. Predators of Lake Manyara include lions, hyenas, black-backed jackals, etc. Lunch will be at a picnic site. After exploring the park, you will drive straight to Arusha which marks the end of your adventures with us.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Manyara National Park
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
Wildlife in Lake Manyara NP
- Meals & Drinks:
