Overview about this itinerary
A short tour in which you visit the Tarangire National Park, the Ngorongoro Crater and Lake Manyara park. The safari is ideal for those with few days but want to experience the wilderness of Tanzania. The 3 destinations offers all variety of wild animals, reptiles and birds in their own natural habitats.
Itinerary
Day 1: Arusha – Tarangire National Park
In the morning you will be picked up from your hotel and you will travel to the Tarangire National Park. This park with its huge baobab trees, the perennial Tarangire River and seasonal swamps is home to the largest elephant herds in northern Tanzania. After an extensive game drive, you will leave the park in the late afternoon and drive to the your accommodation for overnight.
Day 2: Tarangire Area – Ngorongoro Crater – Karatu
After an early start you will make your way to the cooler regions of the Ngorongoro highlands. The Ngorongoro Crater is almost 600 m deep, approximately 20 km wide and the massive caldera is home to an amazing variety of animals. After a picnic lunch in the crater and some more game viewing, you will leave the crater in the afternoon and travel to Karatu, where you will overnight at your Ngorongoro accommodation.
Day 3: Karatu – Lake Manyara National Park – Arusha
After breakfast, you will leave the highlands and continue to Lake Manyara National Park, one of the smallest but most diverse parks in Tanzania. The shallow and alkaline Lake Manyara covers a large area of the park and it is the seasonal home to thousands of flamingos – an awesome (pink) sight. However more than 500 other bird species are also found here as well as some wonderful mammals. Troops of monkeys live in the forests, giraffes, buffaloes, zebras and wildebeests on the grassy plains and elephants and lions in the acacia woodlands. After an intensive game drive and a picnic lunch, you will leave the park to arrive in Arusha by the late afternoon.