• P.O. Box 664, Usa River, Arusha - Tanzania

4 Days Northern Circuit Tanzania Safaris

Duration

4 Days

Max People

50

Min Age

2+

Pickup

Airpot

Overview

This is a good option for travelers who don’t have the time for our recommended full 5 days safari.

On this trip, we take in Lake Manyara, Ngorongoro Crater, and Tarangire.

Uniquely, it includes the option to visit the Bushman tribe at Lake Eyasi for days 3 and 4.

All our safaris are offered as private trips, starting on any day.

INCLUDES:

  • All accommodations per itinerary
  • All meals per itinerary
  • All tours and entrance fees per itinerary (unless listed as excluded)
  • All transportation and transfers per itinerary
  • Professional English-speaking naturalist driver/guide
  • Transportation in a custom safari 4×4 with a viewing roof and guaranteed window seating
  • Safari vehicles have an inverter for charging batteries, communications radio, electric cooler, and filtered water
  • National Park gate fees, Park Commission, and Government taxes (based on current rates)
EXCLUDES:

  • International and domestic flights
  • Meals not listed
  • Beverages and alcohol
  • Tips for guides, drivers, hotel staff
  • Optional tours
  • Single room supplement
  • Personal expenses (visas, airport taxes, Internet, etc.)
  • Bottled water and drinks
  • Optional tours (Olduvai Gorge and Maasai Village visit)
  • Flight out of the Serengeti
  • Holiday supplement December 20 – January 5
  • Discount for kids under 15 years old

Tour Plan

Day 1: Drive to Lake Manyara, afternoon game drive

Drive from the hotel in Arusha city to Lake Manyara, with 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 Wildfront Native Safaris & Safaris Ltd 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 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 national park game drive, return to Arusha city

Tarangire National Park, morning game drive. Afternoon, return to Arusha city via Mto Wa Mbu.

Tarangire is famous for its huge herds of elephants, healthy and large lion pride, and towering baobab trees. Throughout the dry season, thirsty antelope and elephants 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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