4-Day Wilderness Camping Tarangire Manyara Ngorongoro
4-Day Wilderness Camping Tarangire: On this 4-day camping safari you will be well looked after and see some of the best that Tanzania has to offer. You will experience breathtaking wildlife in the midst of some of the most diverse landscapes; monkeys in the forest, lions in trees, elephants amongst acacias and a huge variety of animals inside a collapsed volcano. Not only will you visit Tarangire and Lake Manyara National Park but also drive into the world-famous Ngorongoro Crater.
Day 1: Arrival in Arusha
You will be picked up from the airport by a representative and conveyed to your accommodation in Arusha where you will overnight, relax, and prepare in anticipation of the adventures to come. Outpost Lodge, is an oasis of calm and aesthetic pleasure.
Main Destination: Arusha (City)
Accommodation:
Luxury | |
Midrange | |
Budget | Outpost Lodge |
Meals & Drinks: Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 2: Tarangire National Park
In the morning you will be collected from your accomodation in Arusha by your personal Safari Guide. The drive to Tarangire is on a good tarmac road, across the gently rolling Masai plains with scattered acacia trees. En route, you will pass many Masai in their colurful dress walking on the roadside, riding bicycles, herding their cattle and driving donkeys carts.
Tarangire National Park is well known for its large elephant herds. From the open roof of the vehicle you will experience the seasonal swamps, savanna and Tarangire River in search of many animals including zebra, wildebeest, buffalo, elephant and giraffe. It’s possible that you will catch a glimpse of a lion stalking its prey or leopards watching and relaxing in the trees above. After an extensive game drive, having experienced the various sights and sounds of the wilderness, you will leave the park and head to a nearby campsite, where you will enjoy dinner and an overnight stay.
4-Day Wilderness Camping Tarangire
Main Destination: Tarangire National Park
Accommodation:
Luxury | |
Midrange | |
Budget | Budget camping |
Meals & Drinks: All meals included
Non-alcoholic drinks
Day 3: Lake Manyara National Park
After breakfast, you will drive to Lake Manyara National Park, a small but diverse park 120km west of Arusha. The park’s namesake is a shallow, salt lake. It covers a large area of the park, flooding and drying with the seasons and is home to thousands of flamingos and over 500 other bird species. On your exploration of the park, you will see monkeys, giraffe, zebra, wildebeest, buffalo, elephant, and with some luck, lions lounging in the trees. In the evening, you will return to your camp for dinner and an overnight stay.
Main Destination: Lake Manyara National Park
Accommodation:
Luxury | |
Midrange | |
Budget | Budget camping |
Meals & Drinks: All meals included
Non-alcoholic drinks
Day 4: Ngorongoro Crater to Arusha
After an early breakfast, you will leave your camp and drive through the Rift Valley to the cooler regions of the Ngorongoro highlands. The Ngorongoro Crater, the world’s largest volcanic caldera, is almost 20 km wide, approximately 610 m deep, and is known for its large variety of wildlife, including the “Big Five” – lion, elephant, buffalo, rhino, and leopard. It should be recognized as one of the world’s wonders. It is truly magnificent.
In addition to the Big Five, the various springs attract animals such as wildebeest, gazelles, reedbucks, and more than 500 bird species. At a picnic site, you will have lunch before enjoying some more game viewing in the crater. You will leave the crater in the evening, driving up the steep road out of the crater and return to Arusha.4-Day Wilderness Camping Tarangire
Main Destination: Ngorongoro Crater
Accommodation: No accommodation (End of tour)
Meals & Drinks: Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
Non-alcoholic drinks