The Great rift valley

3days Tarangire/Ngorongoro/Lake Manyara

$715-1044 USD

pp

Safari summary

The safari starts and end in Arusha. This three days will take you to closer parks in the northern circuit. Start with Tarangire national park, a perfect place for spotting the largest and oldest elephants matriarchs over 400 herds. Hundreds of oldest baobab trees, migratory wildebeest, zebra, buffalo, impala, gazelle, hartebeest and eland crowd the lagoons. The next day visit The Ngorongoro conservation area, a spans vast expanses of highland plains, savanna, savanna woodlands and forests established in 1959 as a multiple land-use area, with wildlife coexisting with semi-nomadic Maasai pastoralists practicing traditional livestock grazing, it includes the spectacular Ngorongoro Crater, the world’s largest caldera that is 20kms across, 600 meters deep and 300 sq kms in area and a home to lions, elephant, wildebeest, hippopotamus, rhinoceros, hyena, jackals, ostrich, baboon, and many other animals. The third day visit the rift valley escapements where lies the lake Manyara National park where is a perfect place for introduction on Tanzania's birdlife . More than 400 species have been observed, and even a first-time visitor to Africa might reasonably expect to observe 100 of these in one day. Highlights include thousands of pink-hued flamingos on their perpetual migration, as well as other large water birds such as pelicans, cormorants and stork. Lake Manyara offers a unique Treetop Walkway experience that is first and only in Tanzania and considered the largest in Africa. From the treetop walkway variety of birds species, monkeys and baboons can be spotted. Later this day will drive to Arusha for drop off.


About this tour

Tour type Custom, tailor-made, private
Main focus Game drives
Activity level Easy activity
Best months January, February, March, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
Countries
Parks

What’s included?
  • Accommodation
  • Laundry
  • Meals
  • Park fees
  • Private vehicle and driver
What’s not included?
  • Alcoholic beverages
  • All drinks
  • Hot air balloons
  • Internal flights
  • International flights
  • Premium alcoholic beverages
  • Spa treatments
  • Tips and gratuities
  • Visas

Itinerary

Day1:Arusha -Tarangire

Tarangire

08:00: Pick up from Arusha and drive to Tarangire national Park with picnic Lunch, arrive around 10am, start with park entry formalities then proceed with game drive in the park. 12:30: Picnic lunch at a site inside the park Late afternoon , drive to Karatu area for Dinner and overnight FB

kudu Lodge or Similar

Day2:Karatu - Ngorongoro

Ngorongoro Crater

08:30: After breakfast, depart to Ngorongoro conservation area with picnic lunch, a brief stop at Ngorongoro view point. Here you will have an opportunity to have an overview of the Ngorongoro Caldera, the landscape and lakes at the crater floor can be viewed from this point. Descend into the crater floor for game drive, picnic lunch at a site at the crater floor Late afternoon drive back to Karatu for Dinner and overnight.

Kudu Lodge or Similar

Day3:Karatu - Manyara - Arusha

Lake Manyara

08:30: After breakfast,, depart for Lake manyara National Park with picnic lunch, On arrival Proceed with game drive in the park 12:30: Picnic lunch at a site in the Park 14:00: Optional Treetop Walk way in Lake Manyara Late afternoon drive to Arusha and drop off in a hotel in Arusha.

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