Tanzania

Tanzania: The Essential Northern Parks in a Week

Tarangire, the Ngorongoro crater and two nights in the heart of the Serengeti

Tanzania

Tanzania: The Essential Northern Parks in a Week

The Tanzanian safari in its shortest form: eight days, five nights on the ground and the three big names of the north, Tarangire, the Ngorongoro crater and the Serengeti, in a pop-top 4x4 seating seven at most, with a French-speaking driver-guide. A free day in Karatu breaks up the trip, with Lake Manyara park as an option. You return by plane from the Serengeti. The tour can be followed by three nights in Zanzibar, in a 3*, 4* or 5* hotel (from €3,421 per person).

When

June to Oct

Price

From 2 597€ excl. flights

(based on 2 people sharing)

How long

5 nights

Ideal length

Arusha, Tarangire and Karatu

Days 1-4

From Arusha, at the foot of Mount Meru, the road leads to the baobabs of Tarangire and then to the village of Karatu, on the slopes of Ngorongoro.

Day 1

Flight to Tanzania

Board a scheduled flight to Tanzania. Dinner and night on board.

Day 2

Arrival in Arusha

Arrive at Kilimanjaro international airport and transfer to your lodge in Arusha. Check in and overnight. If your flight lands the night before, an extra night in Arusha can be added as an option.

Day 3

Tarangire National Park – Karatu

Drive to Tarangire National Park (140 km over the day), a wooded savannah of baobabs and tall umbrella acacias, home to impala, giraffe, eland, zebra and wildebeest. Lunch, dinner and night at the lodge in Karatu.

Day 4

Free day in Karatu

A free day at the lodge: pool, flower garden or a massage (for a supplement). Optional, paid at booking: a day's 4x4 safari in Lake Manyara park.

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Ngorongoro and the Serengeti

Days 5-8

The descent into the Ngorongoro crater, then two nights in camp on the great plains of the Serengeti.

Day 5

The Ngorongoro crater – Serengeti

Leave for the Serengeti across the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. A safari on the floor of the crater, a World Heritage site: more than 20 km across, steep sides and most African species, from the great herds to lions, cheetahs, elephants and rhinos.

Day 6

A day in the Serengeti

A day's safari in the Serengeti, 'arid and extended land' in the Maasai language: wide plains, termite mounds and rocky outcrops where predators rest between hunts. A picnic under the acacias and another game drive in the afternoon.

Day 7

Last safari – flight to Arusha and departure

A last safari on the Serengeti plains, the park in Tanzania where cheetahs and leopards are most easily seen. Picnic lunch, flight to Arusha, then the flight back to France.