A short safari for a visit to the small but fascinating park Manyara, enjoy the wonderful lake and the particular ecosystem created at the foot of the Rift Valley, visit the 'park of the giants' the Tarangire and descend for a photographic safari in the only crater at still intact the Ngorongoro, which has the highest concentration of lions in all of Africa.
This itinerary is aimed to all those who wish to combine a more complete safari without having to give up a few days at sea on the splendid beaches that Tanzania has to offer!
Depending on your operating flight, arrival at Arusha airport * meeting with the guide and departure towards the Manyara park, picnic lunch. Photo-safari in the park. At the end transfer to the lodge, dinner and overnight stay.
The Manyara park, which rises just below the Rift Valley escarpment, is home to very different environments: from dense forests to savannahs, the lake, which rises in the center of the park, hosts impressive flocks of pink flamingos, from December to March who migrate to Lake Natron between June and October; there are numerous species of animals, large colonies of baboons, vervet monkeys and other species of monkeys, elephants, giraffes and as many as 380 species of birds. Among the predators you can meet the leopards and, typical of this park, are the lions that live on trees annoyed by the humidity of the soil.
Breakfast at the lodge / tented camp and departure for one of the seven wonders of Africa, and the only intact existing caldera on the earth: the crater of the extinct Ngorongoro volcano. You will reach about 2,200 meters and then go back down to about 1,600 meters in the volcano's caldera, a day dedicated to the photo safari in the park and a picnic lunch; late afternoon arrival at the lodge / tented camp, dinner and overnight stay. The lodge could rise directly on the slopes of the volcano with a breathtaking view of the caldera allowing you to continue to enjoy the beauty of the park, or outside the conservation area according to your requests
Breakfast at the lodge / tented camp and departure for the Tarangire park, picnic lunch and afternoon dedicated to game drives in the park. At the end, arrival at the lodge, dinner and overnight stay The Tarangire park is located at 1100 meters above sea level, covers an area of 2600 square kilometers and is called the 'park of the giants'. In this park you will have the opportunity, in fact, to see many Baobab trees, typical of this area of Tanzania, and many elephants. In addition to these two species there will be the possibility of encountering zebras, wildebeest, alcelafi, minor kudu, dikdik, numerous species of gazelles, buffaloes, giraffes, elephants, cheetahs and of course lions.
The next morning, leaving the park, last morning game drive and departure towards Arusha, stop for a picnic lunch and arrival at Arusha / Kilimanjaro airport in time for your flight
* In case of arrival directly from Europe on the Kilimanjaro international airport it could be necessary to insert a pre-safari night in Arusha
• Travel by 4x4 Land Cruiser equipped with openable roof
• Full board from the lunch of the first day to the lunch of the last day (the lunches during the safari are generally picnic baskets supplied by the hotels consumed in special equipped areas)
• Entrance fees to parks and protected areas as per itinerary
• All visits as scheduled
• English speaking guide (or your preferred language)
• Transfers to and from the airports
• Bottled water always available on jeeps during the journey
• International flights from Europe
• Domestic flights to sea destinations (optional on request, which can be purchased directly from Afrisafaris Tanzania) International flights
• Sea stays and extensions on the islands (bookable through Afrisafaris Tanzania as a single package combined with the safari)
• Entry visa to be paid upon arrival
• Drinks in lodges / tented camps during meals and extras in general
• Tips to lodge staff
• Tip to guide at the end of the safari (it is a custom to leave a tip that is around 8-10 $ per day per person, based on the work of the guide)
• Personal extras and anything not mentioned in "Your itinerary includes"
• Medical Insurance
The travel itineraries that AfriSafaris has created will allow you to enjoy the beauties of Tanzania and make the most of your time.
The programs can however be customized: they can be entered for the nights before and after the safari based on your needs and flight schedules, or you can add nights in a specific area if you wish to learn more about a particular park than a other.
The safari itinerary can include lodge and / or tented camps of various categories, from 3 *** to 5 *****, inside or outside the parks, or a mixture of the various types and categories, according to your wishes and your budget!
We can also take care of intercontinental flights, domestic flights, travel insurance and sea holidays in Zanzibar and other islands!
Map of the Parks and Conservation Areas of Tanzania!
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The travel itineraries that AfriSafaris has created will allow you to enjoy the beauties of Tanzania and make the most of your time.
The programs can however be customized: they can be entered for the nights before and after the safari based on your needs and flight schedules, or you can add nights in a specific area if you wish to learn more about a particular park than a other.
The safari itinerary can include lodge and / or tented camps of various categories, from 3 *** to 5 *****, inside or outside the parks, or a mixture of the various types and categories, according to your wishes and your budget!
We can also take care of intercontinental flights, domestic flights, travel insurance and sea holidays in Zanzibar and other islands!
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