Safari Tour Highlights
- See the Ngorongoro Crater, home to the world’s densest population of wildlife
- The Big Five: The lion, leopard, rhino, elephant, and buffalo
- Africa’s highest mountain, Mount Kilimanjaro
- Discover the Maasai people and their customs in northern Tanzania
- World’s largest lion sanctuary
- Private tour guide in English and other languages
- Game drives in comfortable, open-top safari vehicles
- World-class safari accommodation including lodges and tented camps
- Optional activity add-ons including walking safaris
Day 1: Drive to Lake Manyara, afternoon game drive
Drive 3-4 hours from Arusha to Lake Manyara, lunch en route. Afternoon game drive in Lake Manyara.
Lake Manyara is a highly scenic park, rimmed on one side by the tall cliffs of the Rift escarpment, and ringed with a variety of habitats including the namesake for the park, Lake Manyara. Game we see in Manyara include hippos, elephants, giraffes, buffalo, impala, dwarf mongooses, hyraxes, hippos, wildebeest, zebra, and on rare occasions, tree-climbing lions and leopards.
Meals included: Lunch, Dinner
Budget/Mid-Range Accommodations: Endoro Lodge
Mid-Range Accommodations: Escarpment Luxury Lodge
Luxury Accommodations: Gibbs Farm
Elite Accommodations: Lemala Manyara
Day 2: Ngorongoro Crater, half-day game drive
Drive 30-60 minutes to Ngorongoro Crater. Half-day game drive in the crater.
The Ngorongoro Crater is the world’s largest caldera measuring nearly 2,000 feet in depth while covering 250-square kilometers in area. The Crater is a spectacular setting and contains an abundance of wildlife with over 20,000 large animals including Tanzania’s remaining black rhino. The Ngorongoro Conservation Area is unique in that it allows over 40,000 Maasai pastoralists with their cattle goats and sheep to live alongside the abundant wildlife in a natural setting.
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Budget/Mid-Range Accommodations: Endoro Lodge
Mid-Range Accommodations: Escarpment Luxury Lodge
Luxury Accommodations: Gibbs Farm
Elite Accommodations: Lemala Manyara
Day 3: Game drives, guided walk, or biking
Today explore more of the area, either on a full day game drive with your I Artist Adventure safari guide into either Tarangire or Lake Manyara, or try an active or cultural half-day activity.
Local activities include a Zipline, cultural hike, biking to the the Lake Manyara shoreline, Mto wa Mbu village tour, Tinga Tinga painting class, or a coffee tour. Ideally, these are done as a half-day morning tour with a relaxing afternoon.
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Budget/Mid-Range Accommodations: Endoro Lodge
Mid-Range Accommodations: Escarpment Luxury Lodge
Luxury Accommodations: Gibbs Farm
Elite Accommodations: Lemala Manyara
Day 4: Tarangire game drive, return to Arusha city.
Tarangire, morning game drive. Afternoon, return to Moshi/Arusha via Mto Wa Mbu.
Tarangire is famous for its huge herds of elephant, healthy and large lion prides, and towering baobab trees. Throughout the dry season, thirsty antelope and elephant trek from many miles away to drink along the Tarangire River. Rare mammals here include the long-necked gerenuk, oryx and wild dog.
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch
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