#Ngorongoro Crater

Ngorongoro Crater in Tanzania is located in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area which spans across vast expanses of highland plains, savanna woodlands and forests. Established in 1959 as a multiple land use area, with wildlife coexisting with semi-nomadic Maasai pastoralists practicing traditional livestock grazing, it includes the spectacular Ngorongoro Crater, the world’s largest caldera. The property has global importance for biodiversity conservation due to the presence of globally threatened species, the density of wildlife inhabiting the area, and the annual migration of wildebeest, zebra, gazelles and other animals into the northern plains. Extensive archaeological research has also yielded a long sequence of evidence of human evolution and human-environment dynamics, including early hominid footprints dating back 3.6 million years.

The Ngorongoro Conservation Area (809,440 ha) spans across vast expanses of highland plains, savanna, savanna woodlands and forests, from the plains of the Serengeti National Park in the north-west, to the eastern arm of the Great Rift Valley. The area was established in 1959 as a multiple land use area, with wildlife coexisting with semi-nomadic Maasai pastoralists practising traditional livestock grazing. It includes the spectacular Ngorongoro Crater, the world’s largest caldera, and Olduvai Gorge, a 14km long deep ravine. The property has global importance for biodiversity conservation in view of the presence of globally threatened species such as the black Rhino, the density of wildlife inhabiting the Ngorongoro Crater and surrounding areas throughout the year, and the annual migration of wildebeest, zebra, Thompson’s and Grant’s gazelles and other ungulates into the northern plains.

#Tarangire National Park

Tarangire National Park is one of the best national parks in Tanzania located in the wordof Masai Steppe to the south east and the lakes of the Great Rift Valley to the north and west. The park occupies an area of 2,600 sq. km and is known to have a vast variety of wildlife species with amazing accommodation facilities for tourists to rest in when they are on a Tanzania Safari tour. Tarangire national park is found in Tanzania and is one of the national parks in the northern Tanzania circuit.

Located a short drive from Arusha, this destination is also found close to other wildlife viewing destinations such as lake Manyara national park. The name Tarangire after which the national park is called comes from the Tarangire river which crosses through the park. Different wildlife species drink from the river which is a primary source of water for the animals especially during the dry season.

Attractions In Tarangire National Park

• The Swamps
• The giant baobab tree
• Birding in Tarangire
• Tarangire River
• Matete Woodlands
• Kitibong Hill

#Arusha National Park

Arusha National Park is one of the mysterious national parks located in the Northern Tanzania, Northeast of Arusha city. It is famous for being a home to the Tanzania’s second highest mountain, Mount Meru and the world’s largest population of giraffes. It covers 552 square kilometers. It is 25 kilometers east of Arusha, 58 kilometers from Moshi and 35 kilometers from Kilimanjaro International Airport (KIA).

It harbors incredible wildlife species that cannot be viewed in other national parks in the northern circuit including vegetation types like the lush rainforest, savannah, alpine vegetation, animals like buffaloes, bushbucks, warthogs, zebras, red duikers, elephants, giraffes, leopards, hippos, primates like black and white colobus monkeys, vervet monkeys, blue monkeys, bird species like grey crowned crane, flamingos, African fish eagle, hartlaubs turaco, secretary birds among others.

It takes about 40 minutes’ drive to reach Arusha National Park from KIA. This park is highly preferred because it offers both single day visits and multi day visits to visitors from Arusha city. Arusha national park is composed a very scenic landscape with three distinct areas that are the Meru crater funneling the Jekukumia river in the west , Ngurdoto crater in the south-East and the shallow alkaline Momella lakes with varying algae colors in the north east. For the park having small area make it possible for clients to participate in all activities in the park and return bark to Arusha town for overnight.

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Duration: 10 hours
Cost: $400 per person per day

Services Included:

• Round trip transport from and back to your hotel
• Entrance fees to the attractions
• Guide
• Lunch and drinking water

Exclusion:

• Anything not listed above
• Optional activities in the park: