3 DAYS / 2 NIGHTS TARANGIRE, LAKE NATRON & NGORONGORO NATIONAL PARKS.

This is a unique option for adventure-seekers, this program includes tours of Tarangire and Ngorongoro Parks, as well as Lake Natron a perfect option for travelers who want to visit the most diverse national parks in a short time. The landscape, flora and fauna of these places are very different from each other, so this tour will allow you to fully see the diversity of the African nature in just three days. Tarangire will introduce you to the wild Tarangire River, Ngorongoro will show you the most animals and the great savannahs, and then you will drive along the Great Rift Valley to reach the alkaline waters of Lake Natron and visit the active stratovolcano, Ol Doinyo Lengai.

Day 1 | Arrival

When arrives at Kilimanjaro Airport (JRO). Participants are met by a representative of Nkeya Tours and Safaris and transferred to a hotel in Moshi or Arusha.

Day 2 | Tarangire National Park

In the morning after breakfast (around 7:30 AM) your safari guide will arrive at the hotel and inform the receptionist that he is waiting for you. After meeting up with your driver you will travel to Tarangire National Park, and by 10:00 AM you will already be on your first safari.

In this park you have the chance to see lots of wild Tanzanian animals (lions, buffalos, giraffes, zebras, etc.), but above all else it is famous for its astonishing number of elephants, who typically tend to stay close to their drinking source, the Tarangire River.

You should be aware that this is wild nature, so the guide cannot make any guarantees on the presence of specific wild animals, but you can be sure he will do his best to find everything you’re looking for. The Nkeya Tour and Safari team has its own radio channel that the drivers use to communicate to other guides and collaborate on searches for rare species.

At lunch time you will be provided a meal, after lunch the safari will continue. In the evening you will be transferred to the hotel.

Day 3 | Lake Natron

In the morning you will head over to Ngare Sero Waterfall in the gorge of a Rift Valley. This trekking is very light and relaxing, but at some point you will be crossing a river, so it is better to wear flip-flops or sandals. Then you will be transferred to Lake Natron, where you can take photos of the magnificent Ol Doinyo Lengai Volcano, walk along the shore, and stick around for lunch. Later, you will finish the safari and get to a hotel that is located right on the edge of Ngorongoro crater.

Day 4 | Ngorongoro National Park

On this day it is best to leave the hotel as early as possible so you can see the variety of animals that are only active during the morning hours; breakfast will be packed in lunchboxes specifically for this purpose. At 6:30 AM you will set off for Ngorongoro Conservation Area, and after about an hour you will already be inside the crater.

Ngorongoro is one of the most famous and interesting of Tanzania’s national parks because here you can find the greatest number of different animal species per square kilometer. You will have the chance to see buffalo, elephants, lions, wildebeests, zebras, hippopotamus and feline species such as caracals and servals. The luckiest travelers might even see a rhinoceros, an animal whose numbers are rapidly declining.

By lunch time you will arrive at the lake side, where you will be offered lunchboxes, after lunch the safari will continue.

In the evening you will be transferred back to the hotel in Moshi or Arusha.

Day 5 | Departure

Rest in the hotel and transfer to the airport.