2 Day Tanzania Budget Safari in Tarangire and Ngorongoro

Overview

Day by day itinerary

1. 1Arusha - Tarangire National park⌄

   you will be picked up from the hotel by your driver guide and driven to Tarangire National Park. Tarangire National Park is almost 3,000 square kilometers (1,160 square miles) and is best known for its vast numbers of elephants and baobab trees. The park's name comes from the Tarangire River, which crosses through the park. Tarangire is especially spectacular during the dry season (June to November) as wildlife concentrations rival that of the Serengeti (since enormous populations of elephants and other animals are drawn to the Tarangire River as their only water source). With its varied habitats and permanent water, Tarangire is home to over 2000 elephants and 500 bird species.

   you will drive to Tarangire for a full-day game drive. Famous for its large elephant population, it is also home to zebra, wildebeest, giraffe, waterbuck, baboons, & impala. The likes of predators like lions, cheetahs & leopards are a common sight too.

   You will have a picnic lunch nearby Hippo Lake at noon.

   Meals: Lunch · Dinner

   Overnight: Ngedere Lodge/Figtree Lodge

2. 2Ngorongoro national park - Arusha⌄

   After breakfast, drive to Ngorongoro and descend into the crater for a game tour. Later on in the day, you will drive back to Arusha for a drop-off point that will be advised. Often called the eighth Wonder of the World, the Ngorongoro Crater is the largest intact crater in the world. The Ngorongoro volcano erupted about 2 million years ago, and its walls collapsed, forming a crater. The volcano floor sank to create a natural enclosure with 600m tall walls. Now, over 19 kilometres wide, Ngorongoro Crater is filled with great areas of acacia forest, hippo-filled swamps, and open grasslands. These different habitats contain over 30,000 animals, including elephants, warthogs, flamingoes, magnificent birdlife, the rare black rhinoceros and all the predatory cats. The Masai can also be seen herding their cattle alongside the buffalo and wildebeest.

   Ngorongoro Crater: This is the main attraction of the park. It's a massive, collapsed volcanic caldera that spans about 260 square kilometers. The crater's floor hosts a variety of ecosystems, including grasslands, forests, swamps, and a soda lake. It's home to a wide range of wildlife, including the "Big Five" (lion, elephant, buffalo, leopard, and rhinoceros)

   Bird Watching, Ngorongoro Conservation Area is home to a wide variety of bird species, making it a paradise for birdwatchers. You can spot flamingos, ostriches, eagles, and many other bird species.

   scenic Views, the entire conservation area offers stunning scenic viewpoints, especially overlooking the Ngorongoro Crater. These viewpoints provide breathtaking vistas of the expansive landscapes and wildlife below.

   Meals: Breakfast · Lunch