Zurura Africa Safaris

 Morning:

Pick-up Time: 6:00 AM

Your safari guide will pick you up from your hotel or accommodation in Arusha Town. Be sure to have your camera, binoculars, and other essentials packed.

Distance from Arusha Town: Approximately 120 km (about 2.5 to 3 hours' drive)

Location: South East of Lake Manyara, Northern Tanzania.

 
Climate: Hot and wet best to visit in July-December

Typical Land Scape: Hilly, with long elephant grass and swamps

Tarangire covering 2,850square miles is the sixth largest national park in Tanzania. This well-watered park is famous for its diversity of wildlife, large herds of elephants wandering, and tree climbing pythons often spotted in the branches of its massive iconic baobab trees. This park is worth a visit to experience the perfect diversity of East Africa and Tanzania between July and December when large numbers of animals migrate from Lake Manyara.

Morning:

Pick-up Time: 6:00 AM

Distance from Tarangire: Approximately 150 km (about 3 to 4 hours' drive)

Location: Crater Highlands, Northern Tanzania.

Climate: Lower temperatures on the highlands and at night, rainy during April, May, and November

Typical Land Scape: Soda lake with a fig tree and acacia forests, and flat mud plains during the dry season.

The Ngorongoro Crater and Conservation area are a UNESCO World Heritage Site and home to approximately 25,000 large mammals and a huge variety of smaller species making it a target for discerning safari goers. Packed full of game, due to the plentiful water and food available on the crater floor throughout the year.

This large unflooded volcanic caldera and the vast escarpments and flat grassy plains, yellow barked Acacia trees, wetlands and lakes attracting massive Flamingo migrations with over 300 species of birds to make this park an awe-inspiring sight as one of the natural wonders of the world. Enjoy lunch by the hippo pool before driving back to Arusha.