Overview
This 4-day wildest Tanzania safari, specifically includes the Tarangire National Park, Lake Natron, Serengeti National Park, and Ngorongoro Crater has been designed to offer you a short but intense Tanzanian Northern Circuit safari experience. It’s for a shorter and time-constrained period of 4 days and 3 nights. You will experience the excitement of game viewing in four of the most spectacular national game parks in Tanzania.
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1; Lake Natron
Just past Mto wa Mbu, you’ll leave the asphalted road; along the East African Rift Valley, the drive continues on adventurous slopes. The drive leads past Maasai villages and the holy mountain of the Maasai, the Ol Doinyo Lengai. Soon, the Maasai village Ngare Sero comes into sight, it is not far from the lake. The outlet Lake Natron is the home to a remarkable variety of birds, in particular about 2.5 million dwarf flamingos; the lake serves them as a regular breeding ground. The water is strongly saline and the basis of life for unicellular algae and bacteria, which are responsible for the planar red-brown to purple-violet coloring of the lake. The area around Lake Natron is one of the most beautiful and unspoiled regions in Africa. You will make a hike to the lake and then you visit the nearby waterfalls, a true oasis with awesome waters to swim. Overnight at Africa Safari Lake Natron
Day 2; Serengeti National Park
The endless plains of the Serengeti are next on your list & where the magic continues. It is the heart of a vast ecosystem, whose species-rich animal world is unique in the world. Annually, the great migration involves over 1.4 million gnus, almost 300,000 Thomson’s gazelles, about 200,000 zebras and several thousand topi’s during the rainy seasons to the areas with the greener and lush meadows. With about 3 million larger mammals, the Serengeti is the national park with the richest wildlife worldwide. Around two-thirds make up the above-mentioned animal species, furthermore, the park is the home to many other animal species, such as giraffe, buffalo, hyena, elephant, and crocodile. Particularly large is the population of feline predators, about 3000 lions, a good 300 cheetahs, and an estimated 400-700 leopards have their hunting ground here. Overnight at Tukaone Serengeti Camps
Day 3; Ngorongoro Crater
On this day you will descend over 600m into the crater to view wildlife for a half day’s safari tour. Supported by a year-round water supply and fodder, the Ngorongoro Crater supports a vast variety of animals, which include herds of wildebeest, zebra, buffalo, eland, warthog, hippo, and giant African elephants. Another big draw card to this picturesque national park is its dense population of predators, which include lions, hyenas, jackals, cheetahs, and the ever-elusive leopard, which sometimes requires a trained eye to spot. We will visit Lake Magadi, a large but shallow alkaline lake in the southwestern corner, which is one of the main features of the crater. A large number of flamingos, hippos, and other water birds can be seen here. After lunch, we will start ascending from the crater and head to the lodge overnight. Overnight at Eileen’s Trees Inn
Day 4; Tarangire National Park
Giant baobab trees, bush savannahs, and the seasonal marshes add to the wonder of this nature reserve. The Tarangire National Park is considered one of the best places to view elephants up close. The park is also home to buffaloes, zebras, and wildebeests which are always closely followed by a range of predators such as lions. Leopards are seen now and then but cheetahs are rarely spotted. From the open roof of the safari vehicle, you will be able to absorb the landscape and watch the animals. After the game drive, you will head to Arusha/JRO.
