2-Day Tarangire and Ngorongoro Safari with Big Five Game Drives

• Today, you will drive to Tarangire for a full-day game drive. One of Africa's little-known gems, the landscape is incredibly diverse, with a mix not found anywhere else on the northern safari circuit. It is dotted with ancient baobab trees and large termite mounds, and the Tarangire River is the only source of water during the dry season, when the harsh sun sucks the moisture from the landscape and bakes the earth a dusty red. During the wet season, you will experience dense bush and luscious high grasses. Famous for its large elephant population, the park is also home to zebra, wildebeest, giraffe, waterbuck, baboons, and impala. Predators include lions, cheetahs, and leopards. Flocks of birds share the swamps, including green wood hoopoes, lovebirds, tall herons, white-bellied go-away birds, and giant kingfishers. On drier ground, you will find the kori bustard, the heaviest of the flying birds, and the ostrich.

Dinner and overnight at Flamingo Safari Lodge.

• You will be picked up at your hotel and driven to the Ngorongoro Crater. Today, you will be rewarded with a full-day game drive in the spectacular Ngorongoro Crater, which became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979 and is one of the only places on earth where humanity and wild animals coexist in harmony.
• You will visit a Maasai Village in the Ngorongoro Highlands (optional at extra cost), where you will meet the elders, warriors, women, and children and learn about the culture, beliefs, and traditions of Tanzania's last nomadic tribe. The Crater is famous for Africa's best game viewing, as there is an ever-present abundance of wildlife due to the permanent water supply on the crater floor. You will spot the endangered black rhino, wildebeest, buffalo, zebra, eland, Grant's and Thomson's gazelle, and giant tusked elephants, plus lions, leopards, and cheetahs, as well as scavengers such as spotted hyenas, jackals, and wild dogs. Over 500 species of birds have been recorded within the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
• After your game drive, you will drive back to Arusha town or the airport for your next destination.