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Arrival (See Getting There for more details)

Arrival (See Getting There for more details)

  • You'll be collected from the airport.
  • Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Day 1

Arusha Town to Tarangire national park

Arusha Town to Tarangire national park

In the morning, after breakfast at your lodge/hotel in Arusha town, you will be collected by our personal safari guide and set out for Tarangire National Park on a good tarmac road across gently rolling Maasai plains with scattered acacia trees. It will take about 2 hours to reach the park gate. As we zip along, we pass many Maasai in their colorful dress walking on the roadside, riding bicycles, herding cattle and driving donkey carts. Tarangire National Park, well known for its large elephant herds, is also home to a multitude of other creatures. In the evening, after the game drive, you will go to Lake Burunge luxury Lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.

Main Destination:
Tarangire National Park
Best Time To Visit July to November (Animals come to the Tarangire River)
High Season June to October (The park is full of visitors)
Best Weather June to October (Little rainfall)

Wildlife in Tarangire NP

ElephantAbundant
GiraffeCommon
LionCommon
BuffaloAbundant
ZebraAbundant
WildebeestAbundant
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HippoCommon
HyenaOccasional
Wild DogVery Rare
Activities:
  • Morning game drive (normal 4x4 vehicle)
Accommodation:
Lake Burunge Baobab Tented Lodge
  • Luxury lodge located less than 1hr drive from Tarangire NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 2

Ngorongoro Crater Full Game drive

Ngorongoro Crater Full Game drive

Today, you'll start early at 7:30 am, with a packed picnic lunchbox, for the game drive inside the Ngorongoro Crater. This is reputedly the highest density of mammalian predators in Africa. The crater has the highest known population of mountain reedbuck, zebra, gazelle, and wildebeest. It is also known for the Big Five: rhino, lion, leopard, elephant, and buffalo. Your driver-guide will be in contact with other safari drivers and will amaze you with his skill at locating hidden animals. The birdlife is prolific here, and up to 100 species can be seen in one day. In the middle of the crater, there is a large lake inhabited by hundreds of flamingos, and from a distance appears as a pink border around the lake. In the late afternoon after the game drive, you will go Manyara secrets Lodge for dinner and overnight stay.

Main Destination:
Ngorongoro Crater
Best Time To Visit June to October (Wildlife viewing is best)
High Season Most of the year – July to March (Expect crowds)
Best Weather June to October (Rainfall is little to none)

Wildlife in Ngorongoro Crater

LionCommon
BuffaloAbundant
ZebraAbundant
WildebeestAbundant
HyenaAbundant
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ElephantCommon
HippoCommon
White RhinoOccasional
LeopardOccasional
Activities:
  • Morning game drive (normal 4x4 vehicle)
Accommodation:
Lake Manyara Serena Safari Lodge
  • Luxury lodge located 1-2hr drive from Ngorongoro Crater
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 3

Lake Manyara Park game drive to Arusha Town

Lake Manyara Park game drive to Arusha Town

In the morning after breakfast at Manyara secrets lodge, you will proceed to enjoy game drive at Lake Manyara National Park, which is located about 20 minutes from the campsite. Lake Manyara has populations of large migratory mammals that are concentrated primarily in Tarangire National Park, but also move through Lake Manyara National Park include wildebeest, zebra, Thomson's gazelle and Grant's gazelle. Large herds of wildebeest and other plains game from the Mto wa Mbu Game Controlled Area enter the park from the north for short periods.

In the late afternoon after game drive you will go back to Arusha at your preffered hotel/lodge and this will be the end of your safari, thank you and welcome back.

Main Destination:
Lake Manyara National Park
Best Time To Visit June to October (Easier to spot animals)
High Season July to March (The northern section gets crowded)
Best Weather June to October (Little rainfall)

Wildlife in Lake Manyara NP

ElephantCommon
GiraffeCommon
BuffaloCommon
ZebraCommon
HippoCommon
Show more
LionOccasional
HyenaOccasional
Wild DogVery Rare
Activities:
  • Morning game drive (normal 4x4 vehicle)
Accommodation:
No accommodation (End of tour)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

End of tour (See Getting There for more details)

End of tour (See Getting There for more details)

  • Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
  • You'll be dropped off at the airport.

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  • This tour is offered by Africa Joy Tours, not SafariBookings.
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  • The exact order, contents and rates of this tour are subject to availability.
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