A taste of Tanzania - Tarangire National Park & Ngorongoro Crater

Day 1: Arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) – Arusha

Upon your arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO), your driver guide will meet you and drive to your hotel in Arusha town there he will provide you with a safari briefing.

Enjoy great views of Mt. Kilimanjaro’s snow-capped Uhuru Peak; while you settle in over dinner have a good rest.

Standard Accommodation: Ilboru Safari Lodge, (meals on bed and breakfast basis)

Day 2: Arusha - Tarangire National Park

Your tour starts from Arusha town with a drive to Tarangire National Park, Tanzania's third largest national park and sanctuary for an unusually large elephant population. Majestic baobab trees are an interesting feature of the park, dwarfing the animals that feed beneath them.

Animals concentrate along the Tarangire River, which provides the only permanent water supply in the area. There is a great diversity of wildlife including lions, leopards, and cheetahs, and up to six thousand elephants. You'll then retire for dinner and overnight at your lodge accordingly at Karatu Town.

Standard Accommodation: Karatu Simba Lodge, all meals included.

Day 3: Tarangire / Karatu - Ngorongoro Crater

Morning after breakfast from your lodge, you will depart for Ngorongoro Conservation Area, where you'll descend into the Ngorongoro Crater for a wonderful game drive and picnic lunch.

The inside of the crater is considered a UNESCO World Heritage Site. As very few animals migrate in and out of the crater with its 2000 ft. high walls, the Ngorongoro Crater has one of the highest wild animal densities worldwide. Among the species are lions, elephants, giraffes, zebras, hippos, flamingos, jackals, rhinos, antelopes, many birds and other species.

You might expect to see the ‘Big Five’ in one day! You'll then stay overnight at a lodge inside the crater. Later you will drive to Manyara for dinner and overnight. Accommodation at:

Standard Accommodation: Ngorongoro Rhino Lodge, all meals included.

Day 4: Ngorongoro Crater – Kilimanjaro international Airport (JRO)

Morning after breakfast from your lodge you will visit a Maasai village in Ngorongoro Crater highlands. Your visit includes a demonstration of traditional Maasai dance, the opportunity to see the day to day workings of a Maasai village, and the opportunity to purchase locally made jewelry.

Maasai Boma consists of several houses made of natural materials that are built in a circle to fence in the cattle. Visiting a Boma will give you the chance to see for yourself how the Maasai live. Additionally, you can talk to your hosts who will give you an in–depth understanding of their traditions and customs.

Later on after your visit at Maasai Boma village, you will drive to Kilimanjaro international Airport through Arusha town for your International flight to your next destination.