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Tanzania Safariscapes

Tanzania safariscape

Number of People        2              3              4          5 – 7
2024/2025 US           $1,800    $1,535    $1,390     $1,300
per person, double occupancy (single supplement US $170)
Listed prices are for guidance only. Since every SENE safari is custom-designed and dependent on several factors, the only exact price will be that of your final personalized quote.
3 days / 2 nights
June through November
Excellent safari extension after a climb or for those with a limited amount of time who want to maximize their game-viewing in different environments.
Highlights
• See the spectacle of thousands of flamingos coloring Lake Manyara.
• Day inside the Ngorongoro Crater, “Africa’s Eden.”
• Overnight in a permanent tented camp on a high ridge above the Tarangire river where elephant and buffalo come to drink.
Itinerary Overview
Day 1: Lake Manyara National Park. Tloma Lodge.
Day 2: Ngorongoro Crater. Tarangire Safari Lodge.
Day 3: Tarangire National Park and Arusha.
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1: Lake Manyara National Park
Your first destination is beautiful Lake Manyara National Park, famous for its tree-climbing lions and soda lake full of hippo and tinted pink with huge flocks of flamingos. As you approach the park, the Rift Valley Escarpment looms on the horizon, forming a spectacular backdrop. In the park’s varied environments you can easily observe at close range giraffe, elephant, zebra, buffalo, baboons, and more. Picnic lunch in the park. As the sun sets, ascend the escarpment to your overnight accommodations in the Ngorongoro Highlands.
Overnight: Tloma Lodge
Meals: L,D
Drive time to Lake Manyara: 2 – 4 hours
Drive time to Ngorongoro Highlands: 30 minutes

Day 2: Ngorongoro Crater / Tarangire National Park
In the morning enter the Ngorongoro Conservation Area for a day game drive in its famed crater filled with abundant and diverse wildlife. The descent into the Ngorongoro Crater, 2,500 feet below the rim, is an unforgettable experience, as it is the best location for viewing the rare black rhino and to observe huge old bull elephants who come here to “retire.” Picnic lunch in the crater.
In the late afternoon depart for Tarangire and a sunset game drive to your tented lodge inside the park.
Overnight: Tarangire Safari Lodge
Meals: B,L,D
Drive time to Tarangire: 1.5 hours

Day 3: Tarangire National Park / Arusha
Picturesque Tarangire National Park is studded with magnificent baobab trees and split by the Tarangire River, the only permanent water source within the huge park. Observe the numerous herds of elephant resident in the park, as well as impala, gazelle, zebra, wildebeest, warthog, baboon, buffalo, and lion. Unlimited game drives throughout the park until your afternoon return  to Arusha Town for a final relaxing dinner before transferring to the Kilimanjaro International Airport.
Meals: B,L,D
Drive time to Arusha: 2 hours 
Inclusions
  • Private safari for your group.
  • All activities, meals, accommodations, and transfers as indicated.
  • Services of a professional English-speaking guide trained in East African wildlife and ecology.
  • Park fees and unlimited mileage on game drives in fully-equipped 4WD safari vehicle with pop-top.
  • Purified drinking water in vehicle.
Exclusions
Cold beverages and alcohol; activities on safari and at lodges that require additional charges; gratuities to trip leaders, guides, drivers, crew, or other staff; international airfare; airport departure taxes; additional accommodations made necessary by airline schedule changes or other factors; pre-trip expenses such as immunizations, travel insurance, passports, and visas; and any expenses of a personal nature, such as souvenirs and laundry.
Disclaimer
Accommodations listed in sample Top Itineraries or in custom draft itineraries SENE creates may not be available on requested dates, in which case we will find a suitable substitute, striving to match the standard of the original.  We reserve the right to adjust the trip price if accommodations change.  Trip prices are based on SENE costs, fees, and supplier prices in effect at the time of booking. SENE reserves the right to alter trip prices should inflation, cost of fuel, labor, materials, or exchange rates change. If the Tanzania National Parks Authority (TANAPA) raises park fees, or any hotel, lodge, camp, airline, or any other service provider raises their rates, SENE reserves the right to require additional payment from the client.