Our 2 days Tarangire & Ngorongoro Safari is an amazing way to discover some of Tanzania’s jaw-dropping wildlife species. A visit to Tarangire National Park introduces visitors to the varying landscapes – River Valleys, Baobab trees, gigantic ridges, seasonally flooded grasslands and Acacia woodlands among others sheltering Defassa waterbucks, honey badger, elephants, Banded mongoose, Grant’s gazelles and many others.
Continue through the northern circuit where you will explore the Ngorongoro Conservation Area for more of African wilderness animals including big five animals, giraffes, warthogs, wildebeests and so much more.
On this day, you will depart from your hotel in Zanzibar with packed breakfast and take on 1 hour to 1hr 45 minutes morning flight to Arusha or Kilimanjaro Airport. Your professional driver guide will wait to pick you up from the Airport for a 2 – 3 hours’ drive to Tarangire National Park. En-route transverse Masai villages as well as sweeping open plains that is typical of African wilderness.
You will be ushered into Tarangire National Park in the afternoon where you will enjoy a picnic Lunch and straight away begin the game drive across luxuriant savannah grasslands surrounding River Tarangire. The commonly encountered animals during the game drive are Blue monkeys, Cape buffaloes, elephants, giraffes, Jackals, Lions, warthogs, wildebeests, vultures, zebra, Ostriches and among others.
There will also be occasional spotting of Caracals, Hyenas, marabou storks and leopard. Interestingly, your game drive will also make it possible to see the rare animals like the fringe-eared Oryx, African wild dogs, long-necked gerenuk and cheetahs. As you conclude this game drive, continue to your accommodation facility where you will enjoy dinner and stay overnight.
After a delicious breakfast, depart for the spectacular Ngorongoro conservation Area about 30 minutes’ drive to one of the entry gates. The game drive begins immediately after entering the gate of this Protected Area, descend into the Ngorongoro Crater for rewarding views of various wildlife species.
At lunch time find a perfect spot (preferably the Hippo Pool picnic site) in Ngorongoro to have your picnic lunch.
Large herds of Cape buffaloes, Defassa waterbucks, wildebeests, impalas, lions, spotted hyenas, black-backed jackals, elephants and zebras are some of the commonly spotted animals in this Protected Area, while the Kirk’s Dik-dik, Black Rhinos, Caracals and cheetahs are also occasionally spotted during the game drive. Not only that, views of serval cats and leopards can be relished although are rare to see.
After the excitement and thrilling experience of this day, you will drive back to Arusha or Kilimanjaro Airport for a return flight to Zanzibar Airport. This marks the end of your 2 days Tarangire & Ngorongoro Safari.