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Safari itinerary

Short Escape — Tarangire & Ngorongoro in Four Days

Duration 4 days
Group Private or group
Pace Relaxed
Best season July – October

Not everyone has ten days. This route takes the two parks closest to Arusha — Tarangire and the Ngorongoro Crater — and does both properly inside four days, which is the shortest a real safari can honestly be.

It works well before or after a week on Zanzibar, and it is the trip we most often build for people breaking a long-haul journey.

Parks visited Tarangire, Ngorongoro Crater
Highlights

What makes this trip

  • No internal flights and no long transfers
  • A full day in Tarangire rather than a passing look
  • Dawn on the Ngorongoro crater floor
  • Pairs neatly with a week in Zanzibar
  • Runs as a small group departure to keep the cost down
Day by day

The itinerary

Arrive and settle in. Evening briefing.

Overnight: Lodge in Arusha Meals: D

Two hours south after breakfast and a full day in the park. Elephant along the river, baobabs, and the best birding on the circuit.

Overnight: Lodge near Tarangire Meals: B, L, D

A slow morning in Tarangire, then west through Mto wa Mbu and up onto the Ngorongoro rim in the afternoon. Sunset over the crater from the lodge.

Overnight: Lodge on the crater rim Meals: B, L, D

Down at first light with a packed breakfast, a morning on the floor, then up and back to Arusha or Kilimanjaro International in the afternoon.

Overnight: — Meals: B, L
The price

What is and is not included

Included

  • All park and concession fees
  • Private 4×4 Land Cruiser with pop-up roof and a window seat each
  • Your own licensed guide throughout
  • Accommodation on the stated basis
  • All meals from lunch on day one
  • Drinking water, coffee and tea in the vehicle
  • Airport transfers on arrival and departure
  • Flying Doctors evacuation cover

Not included

  • International flights
  • Tanzanian visa
  • Travel and medical insurance
  • Alcoholic drinks
  • Tips for your guide and camp staff
  • Balloon flights and other optional extras
  • Laundry and personal items
Before you ask

Common questions

For these two parks, yes. It is not enough to include the Serengeti — that needs three more days minimum, and anyone offering the Serengeti inside four days is selling you a day and a half in a vehicle.

Easily. Kilimanjaro to Zanzibar is a short flight and we will arrange it with the rest of the booking.

Enquire

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Want it longer, shorter, in a different month, or at a different level of camp? Say so — we will price the version you actually want.

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