Tanzania Classic Safari

Safari summary

You will be picked up from your hotel in or around Arusha at 7:30 am with packed lunch and depart for Tarangire National Park which is about 2 hours drive from Arusha. The park runs along the line of the Tarangire River and is mainly made up of low-lying hills on the Great Rift Valley floor. Its natural vegetation mainly consists of Acacia woodland and giant African Baobab trees, with huge swamp areas in the south. Both the river and the swamps act like a magnet for wild animals. The Tarangire National Park is reputed to contain some of the largest elephant herds in Africa.We will do a game drive until early evening and drive out of the park and drive to Endoro Lodge for dinner and overnight

Next day you will have an early breakfast around 6 am before departing for Ngorongoro Conservation Area about 15 minute from your lodge and we will descend over 600M into the crater for a game drive. Ngorongoro is a famous world heritage site supported by a year round water supply and fodde, conservation area supports a vast variety of animals, which include herds of wildebeest, zebra, buffalo, eland, warthog, hippo, and giant African elephants. Another big draw card to this picturesque national park, is its dense population of predators, which include lions, hyenas, jackals, cheetahs and the ever-elusive leopard, which sometimes requires a trained eye to spot. We will visit Lake Magadi, a large but shallow alkaline lake in the southwestern corner, which is one of the main features of the crater. A large number of flamingos, hippos and other water birds can usually been seen here. We will check out of the conservation area in mid afternoon and along Ngorongoro highlands to Serengeti National Park arriving on early evening and continue with game drive until late evening before check in your lodge for overnight at Narudi Tented Lodge

Third day you will start a morning game drive around central Serengeti, one of the richest wildlife habitats in the park, featuring Seronera river which provides a valuable water source to this area and therefore attracts lots of resident wildlife. Central Serengeti is famous for having a big number of cats including lions, cheetah and leopard and big herds of wildebeest, zebras and group of giraffe; you will have a full day to explore the Serengeti vast plain. Fourth day morning after breakfast with parked lunch you will continue with game drive in Serengeti until early afternoon when you will check out of Serengeti and have a picnic lunch at Naabi hills gate before a drive through Ngorongoro highlands and visit the Maasai village inside the conservation area for a cultural tour, of this noble tribesman and learn the ways of life of this popularly nomads pastoralist who have been roaming the African savannah in search of pastures of their herds before proceeding to drive to Karatu town for overnight arriving early evening at your lodge.

Firth day after breakfast you will have a hike of about 2 hours to the elephant caves and Endoro waterfalls. You will be accompanied by a ranger and hike through Ngorongoro rainforest, this is a corridor for animals between lake Manyara National Park and Ngorongoro Crater .The hike through untouched forest you will be able to observe all the beauty of wild nature and amazing bird life with spectacular view of the surrounding areas, your guide will explain to you about the animals tracks from their footprints, animals droppings , flora and fauna in the area and various uses of the plants, roots, flower and why the caves are called Elephants caves where the gentle giant has repeatedly been hitting the rock walls with their tusks and eat the broken pieces which are rich in minerals like magnesium and potassium and late morning return to Karatu town to visit a local primary school to witness first hand our gives back project on menstrual hygiene management. Later in the early afternoon you will have a leisure drive back to Arusha city/drop off at Airport. End of Tour

About this tour

	Tour type	Custom, tailor-made, private
	Main focus	Game drives
	Activity level	Moderate activity
	Best months	All months
	Countries	Tanzania
	Parks	Ngorongoro Crater Tarangire

Fine details

Safari highlights

• Walking safari—with armed guard
• Cultural visits—orphanages, markets, schools
• Bushman | tribal visits

What’s included?

• Accommodation
• Airport transfers
• Meals
• Park fees
• Private vehicle and driver

What’s not included?

• Alcoholic beverages
• Hot air balloons
• Tips and gratuities
• Visas