Enjoy a safari in stunning Tanzania on this week long tour of the main game reserves.
Tour Highlights
Tarangire National Park - After breakfast in Arusha, you will be driven to Tarangire National Park, the third largest national park in Tanzania. There will be many opportunities for game viewing as we drive through the park. After a stop for lunch at Tarangire Safari Lodge, you will have time to unpack and maybe rest before the afternoon game drive. Tarangire contains a range of ecosystems from grassland and woodlands in the north, to scrub and wetlands further south. The Tarangire river cuts through the park and empties into Lake Burunge in the west. Tarangire boasts one of the largest and most conspicuous elephant populations in East Africa. There are large family groups with many calves being born each year as the population continues to recover from the devastating effects of poaching in the eighties. You will see herds of elephants and experience close contact with the matriarchs, the babies, teenagers, and bulls. Your close contact will help you in understanding these incredible animals. Spend several hours surrounded by the herds and you cannot help but feel their wisdom. Tarangire is also known for its abundant baobab trees, most of which are over 400 years, old and the beautiful landscape. Overnight Tarangire Safari Lodge
Lake Manyara National Park - After breakfast, we will drive to Lake Manyara National Park for a game drive and have a picnic lunch. While Manyara is one of the smallest parks, it is one of the most interesting. Much of the northern part of the park is fed by underground water from the Ngorongoro Highlands and as a result is covered in dense forest vegetation, giving the appearance of a tropical jungle. This forest is ideal habitat for elephant, bushbuck, blue monkey, and huge troops of olive baboon. Some parts are dry bush land attracting zebra, impala and giraffe, while the lakeshore provides another habitat, perfect for flamingos and other shore birds. Our game drive will take us slowly south through the park and later in the afternoon proceed to Tloma Mountain Lodge. We will have dinner and stay the night at the lodge.
Overnight at Tloma Mountain Lodge or similar.
Full day Ngorongoro Crater tour - Today we will leave very early in the morning (after a very early breakfast) and drive to the floor of the Ngorongoro Crater. There we will have a full day game drive, as we will be carrying our picnic lunch with us. The Crater is wonderful place - you descend more than 2,000 feet on steep tracks cut into the crater wall to reach the open plains of the Crater floor. The Ngorongoro Crater is undoubtedly the best place in Tanzania to view black rhino as well as large prides of lion that include magnificent black-manned males. It is also home to huge herds of wildebeest and zebra and many other plains game. An alkaline lake in the floor of the Crater provides a habitat for colorful flamingo and a variety of other water birds. Massive bull elephants feed in the swamps, some adorned with enormous tusks. We will have our picnic lunch at the hippo pool and later in the afternoon drive back to the Lodge for dinner and overnight. Overnight at Tloma Mountain Lodge or Similar.
A full day by day itinerary will be provided by the tour operator when you make an enquiry about this holiday.
Includes
-Full board Accommodation and meals as specified in the itinerary
-All transfers involved in the entire trip
-Transportation on 4 x 4 throughout safari
-Services of professional safari guide
-All sightseeing and game viewing as shown in the Itinerary
-All Park Fees
-Crater service Fees
-Government taxes and hotel levies
Excludes
-International flights
-Entry visa fees currently US$ 50 per person in each country/can be obtained on arrival
-Gratituities for the Safari guide and hotel/ Mobile camping staff
-Personal expenses such as beverages and laundry.
-Telephones, e-mail and fax bills
-Personal and travel insurance ( extremely important)
Prices per person, based on 2 people traveling - please submit an enquiry to receive a personalized itinerary and costs.
| Arrive in Tanzania - Arusha | |
| Tarangire National Park | |
| Tarangire National Park | |
| Lake Manyara National Park | |
| Full day Crater tour | |
| Depart |