3-Day Northern Tanzania Safari with Ngorongoro Crater and Tarangire

Have breakfast and leave from your hotel in Arusha.

Drive to Tarangire National Park with your Tanzanian guide/driver. This park is known for its elephants and giant baobab trees. You will see big elephant herds here. When they see your vehicle coming closer, they gather around their young ones to protect them and lead them on their way. Here, you will have the opportunity to sit and watch.

Go down to the Tarangire River. Located in the middle of the park, the river provides a significant water source for the animals and offers a splendid panoramic view for visitors.

Check in to Gibbs Farm for dinner and an overnight stay.

After breakfast and check-out, depart with a packed lunch and descend into the Ngorongoro Crater. It is a deep volcanic crater and the world's largest un-flooded and unbroken caldera, about 20 km across, 600 meters deep, and 300 square km in area.

Explore the archaeological site at Olduvai Gorge and the early human footprints discovered there. There is a large resident population of varied ground game, with a genuine chance of seeing the 'big five'. The Egyptian Vulture is among the important birds found here, making its home high on the crater wall, while greater flamingos are spasmodic visitors to the crater lakes.

Ascend the crater and make your way back to the hotel for dinner and an overnight stay.

Drive to Lake Manyara National Park for a morning game drive. It is the smallest park compared to other parks in Tanzania. At only 330 km2, it fits neatly into the Great Rift Valley. Resident flamingos often cover the shallow alkaline lake, and whatever the park lacks in size, it makes up for in vast diversity. Large herds of buffaloes and zebras wander across the plains. Enjoy the hot springs, soda lake, different bird species, wildlife, and the park's landscapes.

Depart from the park and make your way back to the lodge.