HST42: 4 DAYS NGORONGORO-TARANGIRE
 This 4 days safari features both Ngorongoro Crater and Tarangire National Park. The Crater, a true wonder of the natural world, famous for its sunken caldera formed over a million years ago. Indigenous Masai, their livestock as well as a startling variety of plant, animal and bird life species, inhabit it in harmony. Tarangire Park, on the other hand the main refuge for wildlife from the surrounding part of the Great Rift Valley during the dry season Accommodation is at Sopa Lodges/Serena Lodges or equivalent.
Day 1. Arusha-Ngorongoro
Lunch at Impala Hotel Arusha then proceed to Ngorongoro crater rim. Dinner and overnight at Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge/Ngorongoro Serena Lodge. Meal plan: {L, D} or similar.
Day 2. Ngorongoro Crater
Taking picnic lunch with you, descend into the Crater floor for a ‘Spice’ game drive. Today is a good opportunity of seeing Rhinos, Lions, Hyenas, plains game, Gazelle, and Elephants (male’s only - no matriarchal herds). Ngorongoro Crater is amazing not only scenically but also for its wildlife, one of the very few places that have such an abundance of animals in such a small area and in so many varying habitats. Dinner and overnight at the lodge or similar Meal plan: {B, L, D}
Day 3. Ngorongoro-Tarangire National Park
After breakfast, depart for Tarangire, arriving in time for lunch. In the afternoon a ‘Spice’ game drive in this unique Park introduces you to Tarangire - stretching over 20,000 square kilometers with its vast number of baobab trees. The Tarangire River acts as the lifeblood for very large herds of elephant and buffalo, which roam the land year round, coming down to the river to bathe and quench their thirst. It is an impressive sight to see herds of over 500 Elephants in one panoramic view. In the dry season, Tarangire is quite magnificent when migratory species return from the Masai steppe in search of the Tarangire water. The Park boasts the largest concentration of wildlife outside the Serengeti ecosystem. It is also home to the fringe eared Oryx, Gerenuk, Hartebeest and Eland. Dinner and overnight at the lodge or similar. Meal plan: {B, L, D}.
Day 4. Tarangire-Arusha
Drive back to Arusha after breakfast with a ‘Spice’ game drive en route. Lunch at Impala Hotel. Meal plan: {B, L}.
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