Itinerary

1. Day 1: Arusha

   • Upon arrival at Arusha/Kilimanjaro airport, your Wide range of African safaris guides will pick you up and transfer you to your hotel in Arusha or Moshi, Tanzania. Settle into your accommodation, relax and get used to the African atmosphere.

2. Day 2: Arusha to Tarangire National Park

   • Depart early morning from Arusha town. You will drive across a beautiful and scenic Masai steppe to Makuyuni junction. And take a left along the Arusha to Dodoma Highway towards Tarangire National Park, a drive that will take only 2hrs at most. 
   • Arrive at the Parks gate at Tarangire, and after you start the game drives almost straight away from the gate in a bid to see as many birds and animals as possible. Tarangire is known for two aspects, the large baobabs tree and the largest herd of the jumbos, but there is more to visiting the park than just that. The park hosts a lot of migratory big and small animals but also a lot of birdlife, including some very rare and almost indigenous only to this park-like the Ashy Starlings. For example, other rare animals include hartebeest, gazelles, elands, leopards, buffaloes, giraffes, lions, dik-diks, impalas, cheetahs, and others. 
   • Your professional guide will take you to the best wildlife-spotting areas of the park, including the Tarangire River, which is a permanent Manyara/ Karatu in the Ngorongoro highlands, for dinner and overnight.

3. Day 3: Ngorongoro full day tour

   • Early morning, we start the game drive before heading to Ngorongoro. Ngorongoro conservation area is a special place in that it is a conservation area, not a National Park. This means that the whole area is managed for both the animals and the Masai local people. During the drive-to Ngorongoro, we have the chance to glimpse something of the Masai way of life. 
   • After stopping at the entrance gate. Where there is a chance to learn more about this fascinating volcanic landscape. We will drive around the Rim of the crater itself, and from there, we can look down and see the herd of buffalos or wildebeest. 
   • Finally, we descend into the crater, the floor of the largest unbroken caldera in the world, also called the Ngorongoro Crater. Home to over 120 species of animals, including the big five animals. Ngorongoro crater is one of the most sought safari destinations in the world. It’s a particularly good area to see the endangered black rhinoceros enjoying the lonely meal out on the grass plains, as well as a place to see a larger number of hippopotamuses enjoying the cool water. 
   • You will spend this whole day on the crater floor during game drives in search of animals that can be spotted at very close range. 
   • From the comfort of your vehicle, you will spot much wildlife. Picnic lunch will most likely be taken at the Hippo poolside. Picnic site where you can also visit the washroom, then continue with game drives in the afternoon as you head out of the Ngorongoro Crater. 
   • In the afternoon, drive up the Crater Rim and drive and drive out of the park and your guide will take you to Manyara/ Karatu in the Ngorongoro highland for dinner and overnight.

4. Day 4- Lake manyara full-day tour back to Arusha

   • On this day, we will drive to Lake Manyara National Park for a full day of game drives. This is one of Tanzania’s smaller parks but still offers a rewarding and diverse safari experience. The lakeshore at Manyara teems with different species of birds. Also, you might spot one of the elusive tree-climbing lions. There are also several other large animals and the striking cliffs on the Rift escarpment. 
   • Later, drive back to Arusha, which will be an off-tour for three days.