Day 1 : Arusha To Tarangire National Park
Distance: 139 km
Non-game viewing time: 2 - 3 hours
You will be picked-up at your accommodation in Arusha and depart for Tarangire National Park for game drive. First, you will stop at the last-minute supermarket in Arusha Town for any last-minute purchases before heading to Tarangire. The driving is along The Great Northern Highway, across Masai steppe and many villages, all the way to Tarangire National Park.
Tarangire is famous for its huge Baobab trees and large elephant population. You may expect to spot heads of wildebeest, buffalo, zebra, giraffe, hippos, baboons, many antelopes, and the giant African elephant. For bird watchers this is the paradise over 400 species of bird have been recorded here which includes the rare species of Ash Staling, Great Kudu, and fringed Eared Oryx are among rare species found in Tarangire.
Predators like lion, cheetahs, hyenas, jackals, and the ever-elusive leopard are also inhabiting this park. Tarangire Park forms the central annual migratory cycle within Tarangire Lake Manyara ecosystem which include up to 3000 elephants, 25,000 wildebeests, and about 30,000 zebras.
Late evening drive to Eileen's Trees Lodge at the base of the Great East African Rift Valley. Enjoy dinner and overnight there.
All meals included (breakfast, lunch, and dinner), overnight.
Day 2: Ngorongoro Crater tour (5 hours) to Arusha
On the last day of your safari, you will have an early start. Finishing up with a quick breakfast you will make an early descent at around 6:30 a.m. into the crater floor. The Ngorongoro Crater is the world’s largest inactive, intact and unfilled volcanic caldera. It has a massive floor of about 260 sq kms with a depth of over 2000 feet.
The 5-hour game drive on the crater floor will show you a lot of animal action. Keeping the camera ready is definitely recommended. The African elephant, buffalo, black rhino, hippos, hyenas, cheetahs, and lions are found in plenty. Post the picnic lunch at the beautiful hippo pool, you will begin a steep ascend to the top exit of the crater.
This is the last leg of your safari, with a 4-hour drive left to Arusha, you will start a trip to Arusha airport or Kilimanjaro Airport.