Arusha - Tarangire

After breakfast, departure from Arusha towards Tarangire National Park. From Arusha it takes about 2 hours to reach the entrance to Tarangire National Park.
Tarangire National Park is located 50 km south of Lake Manyara National Park. The nature is varied in Tarangire with palm forest, tree and grassy savannas, cliffs and hilly terrain. The park is known for its characteristic baobab trees which grow up to 15 meters high. Without the existence of the Tarangire River, this park would not house much wildlife. The park is one of the most abundant national parks in Tanzania for birds (in terms of number of species). Tarangire is the elephant densest national park in Africa with about 2,000 elephants during September – December. During the months of January - March, zebras and wildbeest give birth to their calves annually.

Ngorongoro Crater - Karatu

Area: 304 km²
Early start of the day with Ngorongoro Crater descent. Game drive during the morning. Lunch box is served at one of the beautiful lakes in the bottom of the crater. After lunch you will ascend the steep walls of the crater and drive to Karatu.
Ngorongoro Conservation Area (8350 km²) is located 50 km west of Lake Manyara. Ngorongoro Conservation Area is the most spectacular tourist destination in Africa with fairytale nature and unforgettable wildlife experiences. Ngorongoro is a nature reserve and lacks national park status because of the nomad people Maasais who live here with their cattle herds. In the Ngorongoro reserve there are nine different craters, the most famous is Ngorongoro crater. This is the sixth largest caldera (collapsed volcano in the world) and measures 21 km in east-west direction and 18 km in north-south direction. The rim is at 2200 – 2400 m above sea level while the crater bottom is at 1700 – 1800 m altitude. Dry time extends from June to October, which is the best period for animal watching.Ngorongoro-reservatet (8350 km²) ligger 50 km väster om Lake Manyara. Ngorongoro-reservatet är det mest spektakulära turistmålet i Afrika med sagolik natur och oförglömliga djurupplevelser. Ngorongoro är ett naturreservat och saknar nationalparksstatus eftersom nomadfolket maasaierna levt här i 200 år med boskapshjordar. I Ngorongoro-reservatet finns nio olika kratrar varav den mest kända är Ngorongoro-kratern. Detta är den sjätte största kalderan (kollapsad vulkan i världen) och mäter 21 km i öst-västlig riktning och 18 km i nordlig-sydlig riktning. Kraterkanten ligger på 2200–2400 m höjd över havet medan kraterbottnen ligger på 1700–1800 m höjd. Torrtiden sträcker sig från juni–oktober, vilket är den bästa perioden för djurskådning.

Ngorongoro Crater

Area: 304 km²
Ngorongoro Conservation Area (8350 km²) is located 50 km west of Lake Manyara. Ngorongoro Conservation Area is the most spectacular tourist destination in Africa with fairytale nature and unforgettable wildlife experiences. Ngorongoro is a nature reserve and lacks national park status because of the nomad people Maasais who live here with their cattle herds. In the Ngorongoro reserve there are nine different craters, the most famous is Ngorongoro crater. This is the sixth largest caldera (collapsed volcano in the world) and measures 21 km in east-west direction and 18 km in north-south direction. The rim is at 2200 – 2400 m above sea level while the crater bottom is at 1700 – 1800 m altitude. Dry time extends from June to October, which is the best period for animal watching.Ngorongoro-reservatet (8350 km²) ligger 50 km väster om Lake Manyara.