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Ngorongoro Crater and Lake Manyara are two popular tourist destinations located in Tanzania, East Africa.
Ngorongoro Crater is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is the largest unflooded and unbroken caldera in the world. The crater is home to a diverse range of wildlife, including black rhinos, lions, elephants, and flamingos. Visitors can go on game drives, guided walks, and visit the local Masai villages to learn about their culture and way of life. The area also houses the Olduvai Gorge, which is an important archaeological site that showcases early human evolution.
Lake Manyara is a scenic gem located at the base of the Great Rift Valley. The lake is famous for its tree-climbing lions and large flocks of pink flamingos. Visitors can go on game drives, guided walks, and bird watching tours to experience the diverse wildlife in the area. The park is also home to a large number of elephant herds, baboons, and hippos.
DAY 1: Arrival: Kilimanjaro to Arusha
– Day 01: Pick up from the airport drive to Medan Hotel Arusha for bed and breakfast
Day 2: Arusha /Tarangire
Day 02: Arusha / Tarangire After breakfast at your lodge in Arusha, depart for Tarangire National Park for Game drive. The driving is along beautiful masai steppe & many villages. Tarangire is one of the best National park in Northern Tanzania which runs along the lines of Tarangire River and it contain low lying hills appears on the floor of Great Rift Valley. The vegetation of the park is mainly acacia woodland and huge African Baobab trees with a swamp area on the South.
Day 03: Tarangire / Ngorongoro
Day 03:Tarangire / Ngorongoro After breakfast drive up to Ngorongoro highlands, spend few minutes for registration at the gate before driving up to the Crater view point where you can make a brief stop to get the most breathtaking views of the Crater floor from above, you may take some pictures before descending 600 meters high walls into the Crater floor for a full day game drive.
Ngorongoro Crater is often referred by many as the Eden of Africa, because of its great scenery and abundance of wildlife. Large mammals and plain animals are making home in this natural wildlife sanctuary. Lunch box will be taken at the Crater floor. You can expect to spot herds of wildebeest, eland, zebra, hippos, African elephant, gazelles and the rare black rhino in their natural habitat.
Another big draw card in this huge caldera is the denser population of predators which include lion, hyena, cheetah, jackals and the ever-illusive leopard that needs sharp eye to be spotted. All this animals are bounded by the volcanic walls of 600 meters and can be viewed in a very close range. You will visit Lake Magadi, a large but shallow alkaline lake in the southwestern corner which is among the main features of the crater. Large flocks of flamingos, many aquatic birds & hippos can usually being seen here. Late afternoon drive out & back to Karatu Acacia Lodge
Overnight at Karatu Acacia in Karatu town. All meals included.
Day 04: Kizumba / Lake Manyara National Park
Day 04: Lake Manyara National Park On this day after breakfast we will take you to Lake Manyara National Park the ever green park nestling at the base of the Great East African Rift Valley with overlapping habitats which supports a large number of animal species include the famous Lake Manyara tree climbing lions, giraffe, elephant, zebra, buffalo, leopard, hyena and many more.
Afterward drive back to Arusha, if you wish you may visit Mto wa Mbu market or any Masai market on the way before reaching Arusha in late afternoon and drop off at Medan Hotel for bed and breakfast
End of this great 4-Day Tanzania safari Ngorongoro Crater, Tarangire & Lake Manyara.
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The best time to visit Tanzania depends on what you want to experience. The dry season from June to October is ideal for wildlife viewing, especially the Great Migration in the Serengeti. The wet season from November to May offers lush landscapes, fewer tourists, and excellent bird watching opportunities.
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