4 Days Tarangire National Park Safari
4 Days Tarangire National Park Safari : This itinerary aims to provide you with everything Tarangire National Park has to offer in a more entertaining way while still being reasonably priced. During this tour, you will have the opportunity to go on a game drive through Tarangire National Park and witness a variety of species, including elephants, zebras, gazelles, and more. You will also have the opportunity to participate in a nature walk and a cultural tour. On the cultural tour, you will have the chance to explore the village of Mto Wa Mbu and learn about the customs and taboos of the Tanzanian people, as well as information about their agriculture and other ways of life. Additionally, a walking safari or nature tour will allow you to see the real African wilderness and take a closer look at the animals.
Again, this tour can be paired with trips to Lake Manyara National Park and the Ngorongoro crater to create a more enjoyable safari tour because Tarangire National Park is more nearby to these two northern Tanzania safari parks. Please carefully review the two alternatives for this itinerary, both of which include accommodations. If you’re interested in taking this wonderful Tanzania safari tour, don’t hesitate to contact us. Note that the included accommodations are merely suggestions; you are free to change them however you like, whether you choose luxury, mid-range, or inexpensive lodging, or simply whether you prefer to stay inside or outside the park.
OPTION 1
DAY 1: PICK UP AND DRIVE TO TWIGA LODGE FOR CHECKING IN AND LUNCH.
Pick up and transfer to Tarangire national park: depending on your location on day 1 of the 4-day Tarangire national park safari, our driver guide will pick you up, give you a short briefing about the safari, and then start the journey to Twiga Lodge for checking in and lunch while getting ready for an evening game drive in Tarangire National Park. The journey takes about 2 to 3 hours of driving, and on the way, you will have views of the beautiful landscapes, Masai villages, local farmlands, traditional homesteads, and local people, among others.
After lunch, you will go for an afternoon game drive where you will be able to view large herds of elephants, wildebeest, zebras, waterbucks, elands, hartebeests, buffaloes, bushbucks, gazelles, giraffes, cheetahs, and leopards, among others, and colorful bird species, among others. After the game drive, you will drive back to the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.
Accommodation: Twiga Lodge
Meal Plan: Lunch and Dinner
Activities: Evening game drive
DAY 2: FULL-DAY GAME DRIVE IN TARANGIRE NATIONAL PARK
On day 2 of your 4-day Tarangire national park safari, you will wake up early in the morning and then go for a full game drive in Tarangire with your packed lunch. In the game drive, you will view the beautiful sunrise, iconic baobab trees, predators like lions, leopards, cheetahs, and wild dogs before they go back to their hiding areas, view animals like large herds of elephants, buffaloes, zebras, giraffes, waterbucks, wildebeest, gazelle grazing on the grass with due, view different bird species like Kori bustard, white-crowned shrike, vulturine guinea fowl, yellow collared lovebird among others.
You will have your picnic lunch in the middle of the game drive in the park, then proceed with your game drive up until the evening when you will be returning back to your accommodation for dinner and an overnight stay while getting ready for day 3 out of day 4.
Accommodation: Twiga Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Activities: Full-day game drive
DAY 3: GUIDED NATURE WALK AND CULTURAL TOUR
On day 3 of the 4 days of the Tarangire National Park safari, you will have an early breakfast and meet up with your driver guide to transfer to the park headquarters for a briefing about the nature walk. After the briefing, you will be assigned an experienced park guide who is well conversant with walking trails, an armed park ranger to protect you from any danger, and then go stark hiking, which takes about one to three hours. During the guided nature walk, you will be able to explore the park on foot, which gives you an opportunity to get up close and personal with animals like elephants, giraffes, and zebras in their natural environment, view colorful butterflies, listen to the sweet sounds of birds singing in the trees, relax your mind in a quiet environment, enjoy the breathtaking scenery, and view beautiful baobab and acacia trees, among others.
After a nature walk, you will be driven back to your accommodation for lunch. After lunch and a little relaxation, you will go on a cultural tour in Mto WA Mbu village, where you will meet different local communities going about their daily lives. You will be able to learn about their history and taboos, taste their local dishes, buy some craft souvenirs such as jewelry, beaded earrings, necklaces, and bangles made by the Maasai women, and enjoy their cultural performances, among others. After the cultural tour, you will return to the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.
Accommodation: Twiga Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Activities: Walking safari and cultural tour
DAY 4: MORNING GAME DRIVE AND DEPARTURE
Depending on the time of your flight schedule, if time allows, you will have a morning game drive in the park before departure, where you might have the opportunity to view some of the animals that you might have missed in the previous game drives. After the game drives, your safari driver will drive you back to the Arusha hotel or airport for your flight home, marking the end of your four days on the Tarangire national park safari.
Meal Plan: Breakfast
