4 jours safari à Tarangire, Manyara, Ngorongoro et aux chutes de Materuni, Tanzanie

Day 1 - Transfer from Arusha to Tarangire - Game drives in Tarangire

You start at around 7:00 a.m. from Arusha and drive to Tarangire National Park with packed lunch boxes. Tarangire gate will be about 2.5 hours drive away. Once you reach the park, you start game drives here. Tarangire National Park is known for its majestic baobab trees that dot the landscape, dwarfing the animals that feed beneath them. The Tarangire River is the centerpiece of this park which is famous for some of the largest herds of elephants in Africa.

Here you may see lion, leopard, cheetah, lesser kudu, buffalo, oryx, eland, giraffe, and zebra. You will have a lunch break at a picnic scenic picnic spot. Post lunch, you will continue with game drives till around 5:00 p.m. or so. Post the game drive, you will head back to your camp/lodge where a delicious dinner awaits you.

• Accommodation: Omega View Hotel
• Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
• Room: Double

Day 2 - Transfer to Lake Manyara National Park for game drives

After a good night's rest, finish your breakfast and get ready by around 8:30 a.m. Depart to Lake Manyara National Park with a picnic lunch for a full-day game drive. As you enter the national park, lush forests of Acacia and Mahogany trees begin to set the mood for what is waiting ahead. The game drive will go on till around 5:00 p.m. or so with a small break for a picnic lunch.

During the game, drive and watch out for buffaloes, giraffes, impalas, baboons, and blue monkeys. Another spectacle of Lake Manyara National Park is the tree-climbing lions, however spotting them is a game of luck. In the right season, you can see the shoreline turning pink with millions of flamingos flocking there. Post the game drive, you will head back to your lodge to reach before 6:00 PM where a delicious dinner awaits you.

Optional add-on tours this day: Canoeing at Lake Manyara for about 2.5 hours (74 USD per person ), night game drives (114 USD per person).

• Accommodation: Omega View Hotel
• Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
• Room: Double

Day 3 - Ngorongoro Crater tour (5 hours) in the morning and afternoon transfer to Arusha

After an early breakfast, descend to the crater floor for a game drive (5 hours). You can expect to see lions, elephants, zebras, hippos, hyenas, Jackals, rhinos, and many birds. The birds seen here include eagles, vultures, flamingos in the Crater Lake, storks, giant vultures, and many more. Post the picnic lunch at the beautiful Hippo pool, you will begin a steep ascend to the top exit of the crater.

With a 3.5-hour drive left to your accommodation in Arusha, the day will come to a close. Freshly made delicious dinner will be ready for you at your accommodation.

All these days of the safari will have you quite tired and a good rest is essential. You will also bid farewell to your safari guide and vehicle today as the last leg of your tour will be done with a different vehicle (Toyota Alphard or similar) and driver. The eventful day comes to an end with a heavy dinner and a good night’s rest in your accommodation.

• Accommodation: Elanacha Hotel
• Meals: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner
• Room: Double

Day 4 - Visit Materuni Falls, the Chagga tribe, and coffee plantation tour and drop at Arusha or Kili airport

After breakfast, around 8:00 a.m. you start the 2-hour drive to Materuni which is located under the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro. Upon arrival, you will do a 35-minute hike to the waterfalls. If the weather is clear, you might get decent views of Mt Kilimanjaro on this day. Make sure to wear good boots as the trail can be often muddy. The pool at the bottom of the waterfall is a good place for a refreshing swim after the hike. The 25-minute hike back from the waterfalls afterward you will join a local tribe with whom you will enjoy delicious Swahili/Chagga lunch.

After lunch, you will explore the coffee-making process and get to process your own cup of coffee. Later you will be driven either back to the hotel in Arusha or to the airport. With an incredible experience and loads of memories to cherish, the tour comes to an end. A hotel in Arusha can be arranged at extra cost.