4-Day Best Mid-Range Tanzania Safari Adventure
Overview
This 4-day standard Tanzania safari enables you to experience the 3 major national parks of the Northern circuit of Tanzania. You will visit Tarangire National Park, famous for its giant baobab trees and the largest group of African elephants, and Lake Manyara National Park, famous for its tree-climbing lions. You will also visit the Ngorongoro Crater, a World Heritage Site and a geo-park. You will stay at lodges or permanent tented camps.
Day By Day
Day 1: Kilimanjaro International Airport to Arusha City
Upon arrival at the airport (Kilimanjaro International Airport or Arusha Airport), your personal driver-guide or our representative will meet you. They will drive you to your accommodation in Arusha for an overnight stay, waiting for your adventures to start the following day.
- Accommodation: Gold Crest Hotel Arusha
- Meals & Drinks: Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included)
Day 2: Arusha City to Tarangire National Park
After breakfast at your accommodation in Arusha, depart for Tarangire National Park, which is among Tanzania’s most significant national parks and a sanctuary for an unusually large elephant population. The park is also renowned for majestic baobab trees, dwarfing the animals that feed beneath them. Animals concentrate along the Tarangire River, which provides the only permanent water supply in the park. There is a great diversity of wildlife, including lions, leopards, cheetahs, and countless elephants. Enjoy game drives with a picnic lunch. After lunch and an extensive game drive inside the park, we will drive straight to your accommodation for dinner and your overnight stay.
- Accommodation: Farm of Dreams Lodge
- Meals & Drinks: All meals included
Day 3: Karatu to Ngorongoro Conservation Area
After breakfast, drive to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area and descend into the Ngorongoro Crater for game viewing. The Ngorongoro Crater is one of the largest unbroken calderas on the planet, with over 30,000 wild creatures in the caldera, a breathtakingly beautiful setting and the best place in East Africa to see the Big Five, that is, lions, leopards, black rhinos, elephants, and buffalos. It is one of the world’s most impressive and among the eight Wonders of the World and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Ngorongoro Conservation Area covers mountain forests, woodlands, grasslands, lakes, swamps, and 2 major rivers. A packed lunch will be served at a picnic site located in the park. Late in the afternoon, ascend the crater and return to your accommodation for dinner and your overnight stay.
- Accommodation: Farm of Dreams Lodge
- Meals & Drinks: All meals included
Day 4: Lake Manyara National Park to Arusha Airport or Kilimanjaro International Airport
After breakfast, depart for a game drive in Lake Manyara National Park. Then, we will transfer you to Arusha Airport or Kilimanjaro International Airport, ready for your departure. This marks the end of your adventures with us.
Lake Manyara National Park is one of the best destinations, which constitutes a unique lion species (tree-climbing lions) and other wild animal species, bird species, plant species, reptiles, amphibians, and hot springs. Be ready to spot many different wild animals here in a short time!
- Accommodation: No accommodation
- Meals & Drinks: Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
What's Included
Included
- Park fees (entrance fees to all national parks)
- All activities as described in the itinerary
- All meals as described in the itinerary
- All accommodation as described in the itinerary
- Professional English-speaking driver guide
- Drinking water throughout the tour
- Game drives in a 4×4 Toyota Land Cruiser with pop-up roof
- Airport transfer on arrival and departure
Not Included
- International flights
- Visa fees
- Tips and gratuities
- Personal items (toiletries, sunscreen, insect repellent, etc.)
- Government-imposed increases in taxes and/or park fees
- Optional activities not described in the itinerary
- Alcoholic and soft drinks
