A brilliant Experience!!
Went on Safari in March, done the 2 day safari experience which was 1 day in Tarangire National Park and 1 day in Ngorongoro crater. Met our tour guide Charles in Arusha, he was very friendly, knowledgeable and helpfull. Picked us up from our hostel in the safari jeep and brought us for our first day to Tarangire National Park. Takes about 2-3 hours to get to the park from Arusha, in which time Charles told us lots of things about Tanzania, Culture, All the national parks and about the Massai tribes whose villages we seen along the way.
Tarangire park is awash with wildlife, Giraffe, Gazelle,Monkeys, lots of Elephants and we even got to see a small pride of lions there. On many occasions we got to get very close to the animals, one occasion being a family of about 50 elephants crossed our track right where we parked up. The tour of the park last about 5-6 hours and then we made our way out and went to our next destination, which was a camp site looking over Lake Manyara.
The campsite is very clean, has good food/beer and has a spectacular view overlooking the plains and lake Manyara, catching the sunrise from here is an amazing experience in itself. Also for those who like stargazing its also a really nice area because there is little light disruption.
Next day we went to Ngorongoro crater, another amazing location. Zebra, Rhino, Buffalo,Hyenas, Wildebeast, Lions and Cheetahs are all here. We were lucky enough to come across a fresh lion kill and see a pregnant lioness chasing off a pack of hyenas.
The whole experience with this safari company was absolutly brilliant, the service provided from having a knowledgeable and experienced guide, nice place to stay, good food and nice packed lunches, a comfortable jeep and all at very very good price is just second to none. My only regret is not spending more time there and going to see the Serenghetti. I wish Charles the best of luck in the future, he takes great pride in his company and its reputation and this shows with the excellent service.
Regards, Martin from Ireland