Tanzania · Safari

2-Day Tarangire and Ngorongoro Safari with Camping from Arusha

2 Days Round trip from Arusha Easy pace

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The journey

Trip highlights

01 Enjoy a game drive through Tarangire National Park's granitic ridges, river valleys, and swamps
02 Look for the Big Five alongside zebra, giraffe, wildebeest, and other savannah wildlife
03 Spot predators such as lion, leopard, cheetah, caracal, honey badger, and African wild dog
04 Visit the Ngorongoro Crater, the world's largest inactive, intact, and unfilled volcanic caldera

Go on an adventurous wildlife safari through Tarangire National Park and the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, combining rewarding game viewing with one of Tanzania's most remarkable geological wonders. Enjoy a game drive in Tarangire, known for its varied landscape of granitic ridges, river valleys, and swamps, and look out for the Big Five and a wide variety of savannah animals in their natural habitat. Continue to the Ngorongoro Crater for an up-close look at the world's largest inactive, intact, and unfilled volcanic caldera.

Continue to the Ngorongoro Crater for an up-close look at the world's largest inactive, intact, and unfilled volcanic caldera.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 2 Days

Tour type Shared

Activity level Easy

Accommodation Included · Budget

Transport Included

Wheelchair access Not applicable

Cities Arusha, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tarangire National Park

Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

Day 01

Arrival and Game Drive in Tarangire National Park

Arrive in Arusha and meet your tour guide.
Enjoy a game drive in Tarangire National Park. This park in Tanzania's Manyara Region derives its name from the Tarangire River that crosses the park. It covers approximately 2,850 square kilometres, with a landscape composed of granitic ridges, river valleys, and swamps.
Look for various animals here, including zebra, elephants, wildebeest, Cape buffalo, waterbuck, giraffe, dik-dik, impala, eland, Grant's gazelle, vervet monkey, banded mongoose, and olive baboons.
Spot predators including lion, leopard, cheetah, caracal, honey badger, and African wild dog.

Dinner and overnight stay at Kizumba campsite.

Day 02

Ngorongoro Crater Excursion and Return to Arusha

Have an early morning breakfast, then travel to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, the world's largest inactive, intact, and unfilled volcanic caldera. The crater was formed when a large volcano exploded and collapsed two to three million years ago and was voted one of the Seven Natural Wonders of Africa in Arusha, Tanzania. The Ngorongoro volcano was active from about 2.45 to 2 million years ago.
Depart for Arusha.

Where this trip takes you

Tarangire National Park granitic ridges, Tarangire River valleys, Ngorongoro Crater

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map — Round trip from Arusha 3 cities · 2 Days

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

Pick-up and drop-off to your hotel/accommodation
All meals during the tour
1 bottle of water per day and soft drinks
Tour in a 4x4 open-roof safari vehicle
Campsite accommodation

What's Not Included

Any transfers not specified in the itinerary
International airfare and visa
Health insurance and medical evacuation
Items of a personal nature
Tips and porterage for guides

Know before you go

This is a joining tour to Tarangire National Park OR Manyara National Park and the Ngorongoro Crater. Accommodation is at a campsite in a well-suited private tent with a bed and a clean shared bathroom. No airport pick-up and drop-off is included in this tour unless requested as an add-on.
The volcano in Ngorongoro Crater is 610 meters deep, and its floor covers 260 square kilometers. Estimates of the height of the original volcano range from 4,500 to 5,800 meters high. The crater floor is 1,800 meters above sea level.

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