4-day safari adventure to Tanzania
Overview
The wonderful 4-days in safaris to Tanzania, the wonderful parks provide unforgettable experiences throughout, beginning with Tarangire park, known as the home of elephants and baobab trees, continuing with Lake Manyara, the best area to spot migrant flamingos and many bird species, as well as the beautiful landforms of the Great Rift Valley. Finally, the Ngorongoro Crater is a wildlife sanctuary and the best place to see a black rhino. With the guidance of our experienced driver guide, you will find the tour worthiness across all places visited..
HIGHLIGHTS
- Type of Tour: Private tour
- Level of the tour: Comfort Level
- Destination visited: Tarangire National Park, Lake Manyara National Park and Ngorongoro Crater
DAY 1: Kilimanjaro airport – Arusha city
Driving Distance: 55kms/1hr
Arrive at Kilimanjaro International Airport and meet our smiling driver who will greet you
and drive you to your chosen accommodation in Arusha city for relaxation and overnight.
Given your arrival time, our sales consultant would be delighted to meet you for a tour
briefing. If time is limited, a briefing can be scheduled the next morning before beginning
your tour.
Accommodation: Kibo Palace Hotel on Bed and Breakfast
DAY 2: Arusha city – Tarangire National Park
Driving distance 120km/2hrs
Breakfast at the hotel.
After leisurely breakfast, we drive to Tarangire National Park famously known as
“Elephant playground” for a game drive. Tarangire has an exceptional ecology,
with many baobab trees and seasonal swamps that attract a large number of
birds, with over 4000 recorded bird species. Predators such as lions, leopards,
cheetahs, and caracals, as well as dik-diks, impalas, elands, grant gazelles, vervet
monkeys, zebras, waterbucks, and giraffes, can be spotted at any time during our
game. Countless baobab trees and savannah grassland provide a breathtaking
experience, with many wild activities to see along the way.
Lunch is served at the picnic area, and then we drive to our lodge for a relaxing
overnight stay.
Accommodation: Sangaiwe Tented Lodge on Full Board Basis
DAY 3: Tarangire – Lake Manyara – Karatu
Driving distance: 238km/2hr/40 minutes
After a leisurely breakfast, our driver-guide will pick you up and drive you to
Mto wa Mbu village for a cultural experience, followed by a game drive in Lake
Manyara National Park.
Activity 1: Village walk in Mto wa Mbu; Mto wa Mbu is a well-known village in
Africa’s Manyara region, home to over 120 ethnic groups. A local guide leads the
tour, which includes a 1- hour including a walk to various cultural sites in the
village. Among the many things to observe and learn during the walk are local
farms (banana, coffee, and rice farms), local houses, socio-cultural and economic
practices of locals, local markets, local products, local schools, and daily
movement of locals within the village. Following the tour, we will enjoy a
traditional village lunch prepared by village mamas. After that, we’ll drive about
5 kilometres to Lake Manyara National Park.
Activity 2: Game drive; –
Lake Manyara National Park is a stunning park located in the Great Rift Valley,
with a wide variety of wildlife and landscapes to admire. name a few, there are
many monkeys, Zebras, Wildebeests, Hippos, Giraffes, Waterbucks, Dik-diks,
Impalas, and Tree climbing Lions. It is best known for its more than 5,000
recorded species of birds, including migrant flamingos and numerous water birds
drawn to the park’s alkaline lake, which covers a large portion of its area.
Flamingos typically feed along the lakeshore, though during the dry season,
flamingos and other water birds can be found in small numbers.
After the game drive, proceed to our reserved lodge for relaxation.
Accommodation: Marera Valley Lodge on Full Board Basis
DAY 4: Karatu -Ngorongoro Crater – Kilimanjaro Airport
Driving distance: 248km/5hrs
After an early breakfast at the lodge, depart for a game drive on the Ngorongoro
crater floor.
This long-extinct volcano is the world’s largest intact caldera and is regarded as
one of the most spectacular wildlife destinations on the planet. Diverse habitats,
including permanent wetlands, shelter within its steep-sided walls, supporting
an astonishing number of animals. Ngorongoro has long been home to a thriving
population of big game species, including great-tusked elephants, healthy black
rhinos, and the famous black-maned lions.
This is one of the few places in Africa where you can see the Big 5 on a single
game drive, and there’s plenty more to see. Gazelle, wildebeest, and zebra herds
live here, as do smaller predators such as caracal and serval cats, as well as lions
and their eternal adversaries, spotted hyenas.
After our enjoyable game, we ascend and drive to Arusha or Kilimanjaro airport
for our departure flight.
- 1- Arrival and 1- departure airport transfer
- • Accommodation and Meals as per itinerary
- • Professional and English-speaking driver guide • All Park fees and game drives as per itinerary
- • 4×4 Toyota land cruiser • Picnic lunch box
- • All government taxes and 18% VAT
- • 2-ltrs of drinking water per person per day during safari
- • Mto wa Mbu village walk with Local Lunch
- Any changes which attract extra cost
- • Travel insurance
- • Visa ($100 for USA citizens and $50 for other nationalities)
- • Tip for driver guide and in the accommodations
- • Things of personal nature • Laundry service • Drinks in the accommodations
