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3-Day Mid-Range Tarangire & Ngorongoro Safari
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3-Day Mid-Range Tarangire & Ngorongoro Safari

Premium lodges and intimate wildlife encounters in Tarangire and Ngorongoro over three memorable days.

3 Days / 2 Nights
1-6 Guests
Easy
From $750 pp
Duration 3 Days / 2 Nights
Accommodation Midrange
Group Size 1-6 Guests
Tour Type both

Safari Overview

This three-day mid-range safari combines the wildlife highlights of Tarangire and Ngorongoro with comfortable lodge accommodation that elevates your experience after each day of game driving. Stay in carefully selected lodges and tented camps that offer en-suite bathrooms, comfortable beds, and often stunning views over the surrounding wilderness. Tarangire National Park welcomes you with its iconic landscape of enormous baobab trees and vast elephant herds. Your experienced guide will navigate the park's best circuits, seeking out predators, giraffe, buffalo, and the remarkable diversity of birdlife. After a full day of game viewing, you retire to a lodge on the Ngorongoro Crater rim, where the views across the caldera at sunset are simply breathtaking. A full day on the Ngorongoro Crater floor gives you the best chance of spotting all of the Big Five in a single game drive. The mid-range accommodation adds significant comfort to the experience, with proper meals served in dining areas, hot showers, charging facilities for cameras and phones, and knowledgeable staff who can enhance your understanding of Tanzania's natural heritage.

Tour Highlights

  • Comfortable lodge accommodation
  • Tarangire elephant herds
  • Ngorongoro Crater Big Five
  • En-suite rooms with views
  • Expert naturalist guide

Day-by-Day Itinerary

Your guide picks you up from your Arusha hotel after breakfast and drives you to Tarangire National Park. Enjoy a full day of game driving through this beautiful park, famous for its massive baobab trees and large elephant herds. Your guide will seek out predators, giraffes, and the diverse birdlife along the Tarangire River. In the late afternoon, drive to your lodge near the park for a comfortable evening with dinner and drinks.
Accommodation: Tarangire Simba Lodge
After a leisurely breakfast at the lodge, depart for the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. The drive takes you through picturesque Maasai villages, farmland, and the bustling town of Karatu. Arrive at your lodge on the crater rim in time for lunch, then spend the afternoon relaxing on the terrace with views into the crater below, or take an optional walk along the rim with a ranger.
Accommodation: Ngorongoro Rhino Lodge
Descend into the Ngorongoro Crater at dawn for the best wildlife viewing. Spend five to six hours on the crater floor where the concentration of animals is extraordinary. Your guide will help you spot lion prides, black rhino, elephant, buffalo, and possibly leopard. Flamingos line the shores of Lake Makat and hippos wallow in the pools. Enjoy a picnic lunch in the crater before ascending and driving back to Arusha.

What's Included & Excluded

Included

  • All national park entrance fees
  • Professional English-speaking safari guide
  • 4x4 safari vehicle with pop-up roof for game viewing
  • Mid-range lodge accommodation with en-suite rooms
  • All meals as per itinerary (full board)
  • Drinking water and soft drinks on game drives
  • Airport/hotel pickup and drop-off in Arusha
  • Ngorongoro Crater service fee
  • Government taxes and levies

Excluded

  • International and domestic flights
  • Tanzania entry visa
  • Travel and medical insurance
  • Tips and gratuities for guide and lodge staff
  • Personal items and toiletries
  • Alcoholic beverages
  • Optional activities (balloon safari, walking safari, etc.)
  • Laundry services

Pricing

Prices are per person and vary by group size and season. All rates include park fees, accommodations, meals, and transport as listed above.

Tier Season Per Person Single Supplement
Midrange Low $750 $120
Midrange Shoulder $850 $130
Midrange Peak $950 $150

Prices are in USD per person. Children aged 5-12 receive a 25% discount. Children under 5 are free. Request an exact quote for your group.

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