VISIT TARANGIRE NATIONAL PARK / NGORONGORO CRATER & LAKE MANYARA NATIONAL PARK
A 3-day Tanzania safari is a popular and condensed way to experience the highlights of the country’s Northern Safari Circuit. This itinerary typically includes three distinct and celebrated national parks: Tarangire, the Ngorongoro Crater, and Lake Manyara.
Tarangire National Park is a wildlife enthusiast’s dream, famous for its massive herds of elephants—some of the largest in Africa. The landscape is characterized by ancient, towering baobab trees that dot the savannah, creating a unique and picturesque backdrop for game drives. During the dry season, the Tarangire River becomes a lifeline, attracting a high concentration of wildebeest, zebras, and other animals.
Ngorongoro Crater, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is often considered a natural wonder. It’s the world’s largest inactive, unflooded volcanic caldera and acts as a self-contained ecosystem. The crater floor is home to an incredible density of wildlife, including the “Big Five” (lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo, and rhino), making it one of the best places for guaranteed sightings.
Lake Manyara National Park offers a diverse and beautiful environment, with a landscape that ranges from lush groundwater forests to the alkaline shores of the lake itself. The park is renowned for its tree-climbing lions, though spotting them requires a bit of luck. It’s also a birdwatcher’s paradise, with over 400 species, including huge flocks of pink flamingos that can blanket the lake’s surface in the right season. The park also hosts a significant population of elephants and is known for its large troops of baboons.
This 3-day safari is a whirlwind tour that provides a remarkable taste of Tanzania’s incredible biodiversity and stunning landscapes, all without the need for internal flights.
Highlights
Tarangire National Park: Game drives focused on witnessing massive herds of elephants, as well as the park's iconic baobab trees and the diverse wildlife that congregates around the Tarangire River.
Ngorongoro Crater: The main event is descending into the world's largest unflooded caldera, where you'll have an excellent chance to see the "Big Five"—lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo, and rhino—in one place.
Lake Manyara National Park: You'll search for the park's famous tree-climbing lions and see a variety of other animals, including a large population of baboons and, seasonally, a blanket of pink flamingos on the lake.
Pick up from Arusha and drive further through the Masai Steppe via Makuyuni Junction and over down to the Tarangire National Park. This is now the fifth largest park, of all parks in Tanzania, and the Tarangire National Park is dotted with amazingly big Baobab trees and the extraordinary large herds of elephants; Tarangire is quite a place not to miss while on your African safari to Tanzania if you are a lover of the jumbos or other general large game. The park is home to many animal species and some rare breeds like the Oryx and hirolas, and some rare birds species. Later in the afternoon we drive out of the park and heading to Karatu area for diner and overnight at Heart and Soul lodge. (Diner, Breakfast and Lunch)
Activities : Game Drives
After an early morning breakfast at you lodge at sunrise then you will check out and drive towards the Ngorongoro Crater also known as the 8th Wonder of the world. When you arrive you will register at the Loduare Main Gate then you descend into the Crater for a wonderful game drive (with a picnic lunch on the crater Floor. Ngorongoro Crater is often described as one of the wonders of the world. The ‘Crater’ (not actually a crater) is the world’s largest intact volcanic caldera and a known natural sanctuary for some of Africa’s densest animal populations. This is also one of the few places in the world where the rare black rhino can be observed in its natural habitat. As very few animals migrate in and out of the crater with its 2000 ft. high walls, you can expect to see lions, elephants, zebras, hippos, flamingos, jackals, rhinos, antelopes, many birds, and other species. With a bit of luck, the Big 5 can be spotted during one game drive only with the help of your hawk-eyed safari guide. Later in the afternoon, you will ascend to the Crater rim and check in at Crater rim view. Overnight at Heart and Soul Lodge (Diner, Breakfast, and Lunch)
Activities : Game Drives
Early morning breakfast at the lodge (You will carry a packed lunch) and descend into the floor of the Great Rift Valley, where you will visit the Lake Manyara National Park on your last day of your 3-day safari in Tanzania. The name ‘Manyara’ is a Maa word (Masai Language) for the acacia tortillis tree species, which the nomadic Masai people use to make hedges to protect their homesteads and livestock. The park is highlighted with lots of these trees and the tree-climbing lions, which are often spotted taking afternoon siesta on the branches. Many other animals are common sightings in this evergreen park, and they include: elephants, giraffes, buffaloes, impalas and the dik diks.
You will notice that just as you enter this park there an ever green lush forest fed by an underground water streams and it is a perfect habitat for the Blue monkeys, the baboons, bush bucks and the huge elephants sheltering in the sheds from the afternoon sun and devouring the green branches, twigs and herbs. The Hippo pools and at the Lake Manyara itself you will get the chance to observe the Hippos and the aquatic birds including the colorful Flamingoes, pelicans, Egyptian geese, cormorants, and many more. You will do game drives then later leave the park and heading to Arusha and transfer to Airport for your flight to next destination.
Activities : Game Drives
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* Upon cancellation, refund will be made after deducting the Retention Amount.
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