4-Day Tanzania Wildlife Safari through Tarangire, Serengeti and Ngorongoro

Visit Tarangire National Park, one of the hidden jewels of Tanzania. Covering 2,600 sq km, this park boasts a concentration of wildlife second only to Ngorongoro Crater. It also features an impressive variety of birdlife and plant life.

Situated only 160 km from Arusha, the park lies to the south of the large open grass plains of southern Masai land. It is named after the Tarangire River, which runs directly through the centre of the park and serves as the only permanent water source for the animals.

Along the banks of this river, you will find herds of wildebeest (or gnu) and zebra, followed by Grant's gazelle, Thomson's gazelle, and many others.

Serengeti National Park lies in northern Tanzania and covers an area of about 14,760 square kilometres. First established in the 1920s, it was officially made a National Park in 1951. It is renowned throughout the world as an exceptional wildlife-viewing destination and is particularly famous for the huge herds of wildebeest and zebra that migrate every year, following the rains in search of new grass.

To the north lies Kenya and the Masai Mara Game Reserve, which forms the northern part of the Serengeti ecosystem.

Ngorongoro Crater is a large volcanic caldera that supports an advanced ecosystem, ideal for sustaining and preserving a wide variety of animals, from the aptly named king of the jungle, the lion, to the much rarer horned beast, the rhino.

It covers a land area of around 8,288 square kilometres and was originally established as a National Park in 1959. In 1979, the park received the honour of being named a World Heritage Site, helping ensure that the uniqueness of Ngorongoro remains protected and preserved.

Lake Manyara National Park is one of Tanzania's most dramatically located wildlife areas, consisting of a shallow soda lake that covers two-thirds of the park at the foot of the Great Rift Valley's western escarpment.

Its varied shoreline contains a wide range of habitats, including lush groundwater forests, a swampy fan delta, acacia woodlands, and a small grassy plain.

This diverse habitat attracts a wide variety of wildlife, including one of Africa's largest concentrations of elephants, while the algae growing in the lake draw large flocks of flamingos.