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Budget private safari

3-day Tarangire & Ngorongoro Crater safari

The quickest way to see two very different parks: elephants and baobabs in Tarangire, then a morning on the floor of Ngorongoro Crater.

From $762 per person

Length
3 days, 2 nights on safari
Start and end
Arusha
Accommodation
Tarangire Public Campsite
Vehicle
Private 4x4 with your own guide

Day-by-day itinerary

  1. Arrival in Arusha

    We meet you at Kilimanjaro or Arusha airport and take you to your hotel. In the evening your guide briefs you on the days ahead and answers your questions.

    Overnight: Arusha hotel (your first night is on us)

  2. Tarangire National Park

    After breakfast we drive about two hours to Tarangire. A full day of game drives among baobab trees and some of the biggest elephant herds in northern Tanzania, with a picnic lunch in the park.

    Overnight: Tarangire Public Campsite

  3. Ngorongoro Crater, then back to Arusha

    An early start from Tarangire to the Ngorongoro Crater. Down on the crater floor you spend the morning on a game drive, with a good chance of black rhino, lions and big herds of buffalo and zebra. After a picnic lunch we drive back to Arusha or the airport.

Route map: Arusha to Tarangire to Ngorongoro Crater to Arusha
Route map (approximate)

Good to know

  • We pick you up at Kilimanjaro or Arusha airport, and your first night in Arusha is covered by us.
  • Your guide briefs you before you set off and picks you up from your hotel on the first morning.
  • After the safari we drop you at the airport or your hotel.
  • Every day can be changed: add a park, swap a camp or extend your trip.

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