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Experience the Ultimate Tanzania Classic Safari Adventure
This classic Tanzania safari tour offers a journey to the renowned Ngorongoro Crater, known for its unparalleled concentration of wildlife in Africa. Immerse yourself in the breathtaking spectacle of African wildlife thriving within this self-contained ecosystem. Your adventure continues to Lake Manyara National Park, renowned for its dramatic location at the base of the Great Rift Valley’s western escarpment and its expansive soda lake. Lastly, explore Tarangire National Park, boasting an impressive array of game second only to the Ngorongoro Crater but with fewer crowds and pristine wilderness. The manageable size of these parks—Ngorongoro Crater, Lake Manyara, and Tarangire—makes them ideal destinations for shorter safaris, ensuring an unforgettable African safari experience.
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What's included
- A guided tour of important places
- Accommodation in single twin share room
- All meals included
- Current Hotel Taxes and Service Charges
- Entrance tickets to monuments and museums
- First class or best available hotels in the area
- Increases in airfares or Government imposed taxes
- Observation and participation in allowed activities
- Professionally guided tour
- Unlimited bottled water
- Departure Taxes or Visa handling fees
- International Air, unless expressly paid for
- Personal expenses
- Services not specifically stated in the itinerary
- Tips to guide and driver
- Visa arrangements
- Day 1
- Day 2
- Day 3
- Day 4
Moshi/Arusha - Lake Manyara
You will be picked up from your hotel at Moshi/Arusha in the morning and drive straight to Lake Manyara National Park for a game drive. You will spend a few hours in the park game viewing. You will see elephants, giraffes, zebras, antelope, hippos and flamingos (in the hippo pool) and other animals. There are also climbing lions in Lake Manyara though they are rare to see. Boxed lunch will be provided and around 4pm you will drive to your accommodation where you will have your dinner in the evening.
Lake Manyara - Ngorongoro Crater
After breakfast around 8am you will depart for Ngorongoro crater for a full day of game viewing with picnic lunch. You will explore the crater which is famous for its great concentration of wildlife including buffalo, lion, zebra, elephant, hippos, leopard, rhinos and many others. You will drive to your accommodation for dinner and an overnight stay around 5pm.
Ngorongoro Crater - Tarangire to Arusha/Moshi
You will depart early after breakfast around 8am and drive to Tarangire which is approximately an hour away. Tarangire is a large park where you will be able to see many animals including lions, large groups of elephants, giraffes, leopard, cheetah and others. Tarangire is also famous for its baobab trees. Boxed lunch will be provided and you will depart for Arusha/Moshi in the late afternoon.
Departure Day
This is the final day of your safari, and you will enjoy a delicious breakfast before relaxing while waiting for your guide. Your guide will pick you up and take you to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Arusha for departure.
More about Northern Circuit
Arusha National Park
Arusha National Park can be reached by means of an easy 60-minute drive north west from Moshi. Despite of closeness of this National Park to Arusha, this National Park is probably one of the least visited, making it a wonderful and rewarding off-the beaten-track excursion. Covering 137 sq km, the Arusha National Park has three major attractions which can all be visited in the course of a day outing.Tarangire National Park
Tarangire National Park is probably the mostly visited of the northern Tanzanian game parks, and retains a real air of undiscovered Africa, particular in the south of the park. Much of the park is grassland together with swamp lands and flood plains, which feed the Tarangire River. Large baobab trees, particularly in the northern section of the park, stand dotted across the landscape dominating the scenery. Many of the trees are hundreds of years old. Elsewhere there is acacia woodland, open bush and groves of palm trees.Lake Manyara National Park
Covering about 330km², of which about two-thirds is underwater, Lake Manyara National Park is small by African standards. However, it’s also very beautiful and contains a tremendous diversity of habitats and wildlife. Set beneath the spectacular backdrop of the Great Rift Valley’s steep western escarpment, this long, narrow park protects an area between the escarpment and Lake Manyara.Ngorongoro Crater
The Ngorongoro conservation area covers 2286sq km and encompasses the volcanic area around the Ngorongoro crater including the still active Oldonyo Lengai, and the famous Olduvai Gorge. The Ngorongoro conservation area is quite simply the most spectacular tourist destination in Africa unequaled in its magnificence its wild life and its atmosphere.Added to the beautiful scenery, the archaeological wealth and the wildlife, is a proud people – the massai- a pastoral tribe.Serengeti National Park
The Serengeti National Park has probably been the subject of more books, television documentaries, pictures, photos and digital images on African wildlife animals, than any other African national park. Hosting the annual wildebeest migration across its grassy plains – arguably the world’s greatest wildlife animals spectacle – this park is without a doubt a defining image of East Africa and more specifically Tanzania.
