Tanzania Safariscapes
Overview
For those who want to observe the vast array of life on the African savanna unfold in its timeless glory, this complete safari experience packed into three days will fulfill your wishes.
- • See the spectacle of thousands of flamingos coloring Lake Manyara.
- • Day inside the Ngorongoro Crater, “Africa’s Eden.”
- • Overnight in a permanent tented camp on a high ridge above the Tarangire river where elephant and buffalo come to drink.
Itinerary
Day 1: Day 1 - Lake Manyara National Park
Your first destination is beautiful Lake Manyara National Park, famous for its tree-climbing lions and soda lake full of hippo and tinted pink with huge flocks of flamingos. As you approach the park, the Rift Valley Escarpment looms on the horizon, forming a spectacular backdrop. In the park’s varied environments you can easily observe at close range giraffe, elephant, zebra, buffalo, baboons, and more. Picnic lunch in the park. As the sun sets, ascend the escarpment to your overnight accommodations in the Ngorongoro Highlands. Overnight: Tloma Lodge Meals: L,D Drive time to Lake Manyara: 2 – 4 hours Drive time to Ngorongoro Highlands: 30 minutes
Day 2: Day 2 - Ngorongoro Crater / Tarangire National Park
In the morning enter the Ngorongoro Conservation Area for a day game drive in its famed crater filled with abundant and diverse wildlife. The descent into the Ngorongoro Crater, 2,500 feet below the rim, is an unforgettable experience, as it is the best location for viewing the rare black rhino and to observe huge old bull elephants who come here to “retire.” Picnic lunch in the crater. In the late afternoon depart for Tarangire and a sunset game drive to your tented lodge inside the park. Overnight: Tarangire Safari Lodge Meals: B,L,D Drive time to Tarangire: 1.5 hours
Day 3: Day 3 - Tarangire National Park / Arusha
Picturesque Tarangire National Park is studded with magnificent baobab trees and split by the Tarangire River, the only permanent water source within the huge park. Observe the numerous herds of elephant resident in the park, as well as impala, gazelle, zebra, wildebeest, warthog, baboon, buffalo, and lion. Unlimited game drives throughout the park until your afternoon return to Arusha Town for a final relaxing dinner before transferring to the Kilimanjaro International Airport. Meals: B,L,D Drive time to Arusha: 2 hours
What’s Included
Included
- ✔Private safari for your group.
- ✔All activities, meals, accommodations, and transfers as indicated.
- ✔Services of a professional English-speaking guide trained in East African wildlife and ecology.
- ✔Park fees and unlimited mileage on game drives in fully-equipped 4WD safari vehicle with pop-top.
- ✔Purified drinking water in vehicle.
Excluded
- ✖Cold beverages and alcohol;
- ✖activities on safari and at lodges that require additional charges; gratuities to trip leaders, guides, drivers, crew, or other staff; international airfare;
- ✖airport departure taxes;
- ✖additional accommodations made necessary by airline schedule changes or other factors;
- ✖pre-trip expenses such as immunizations, travel insurance, passports, and visas;
- ✖and any expenses of a personal nature, such as souvenirs and laundry.