4-DAY MID-RANGE LODGE GROUP TOUR

Overview

A Tanzania safari is more than a holiday, it’s a journey into one of the most extraordinary wildlife destinations on Earth. From the endless plains of the Serengeti National Park to the breathtaking beauty of the Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania offers unmatched wildlife encounters, dramatic landscapes, and unforgettable African sunsets. 

MAPPING AFRICA SAFARIS are the leading experts in safaris and tours across Tanzania. With our dedicated office in Tanzania, extensive experience, and a team of multi-lingual staff on the ground, we guarantee a seamless and unforgettable adventure tailored just for you.

ITINERARY

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DAY 0: ARRIVAL - Fly to KILIMANJARO AIRPORT

You will be picked up from the airport by a Mapping Africa representative and transferred to your accommodations in Arusha, where you will stay overnight, you will have a short briefing of the program relax, and prepare for your adventures to come. 

Our Recommendations Stay at:

  • TULIA LODGE 
  • AFRICAN TULIP LODGE
  • RIVER TREES LODGE
  • KIBO PALACE HOTEL
  • GRAND MELIA LODGE
  • MOUNTAIN VILLAGE LODGE
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DAY 1: START OF WILDLIFE SAFARI- TARANGIRE NATIONAL PARK

After breakfast, your safari guide will drive you to Tarangire National Park. Tarangire is best known for its elephant families, savannah, iconic baobab trees, seasonal swamps, and the life-giving Tarangire River. Animals gather at the river to drink and cool off from the hot African sun. You will see giraffes, bushbuck, and hartebeest. The Park is also home to buffalo, zebra, and wildebeest. These animals are closely followed by a range of predators such as lions and leopards. From the open roof of the vehicle, you will be able to take in the landscape and watch the variety of wildlife. You will enjoy a picnic lunch in the park, which includes coffee and soft drinks. After a full day in the park, you will be driven to Eileen’s Trees Inn where you will check in, enjoy dinner and enjoy your overnight stay.

Our Recommendations Stay at:

  • AMARULA SAFARI VIEW
  • SANGAIWE LODGE
  • BURUNGE TENTED LODGE
  • MARAMBOI TENTED LODGE 
  • MARERA VALLEY LODGE
  • ACACIA LODGE
  •  FARM HOUSE LODGE
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DAY 2: SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK

After an early breakfast, depart towards the most famous National park in the World, the Serengeti. The driving itself, although long, is spectacular. You will drive up the crater highlands, making a quick stop at the rim for an out of this world view of Ngorongoro Crater. This will be an unforgettable moment for anyone seeing it for the first time. After a long but spectacular journey, you will arrive in the park in time for a fantastic afternoon game drive. As you progress well into the Serengeti, you will understand what the name means, in local language, “endless plains”. The park has 6,900 sq. mile (18,000 sq. km) and for most of it, the plains will stretch to the horizon defying your senses and perception of distances. It is the home of the Great Migration and to 2 million wildebeests, hundreds of thousands of zebras and all kinds of antelopes including the abundant impalas and Thomson’s gazelles. As for Big Cats and large predators, it’s the place of choice to look out for lions, cheetahs, leopards, hyenas, with many television scenes like the famous river crossings having been filmed in this park. Smaller animals like foxes, mongoose, honey badgers, jackals, monkeys, baboons, rock hyrax and African hares, together with more than 500 species of birds, also inhabit this park. 

There is accommodation for all budgets and styles in the Serengeti.

Our Recommendations Stay at:

  • SAFARI VIEW LUXURY CAMP
  • SERENGETI SERENA LODGE
  • KUBUKUBU TENTED LODGE
  • LAHIA TENTED LODGE
  • FOUR SEASONS SERENGETI
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DAY 3: SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK - NGORONGORO CRATER

You will rise very early and enjoy a sunrise game drive to spot animals when they are more active and also to witness a fantastic African sunrise; one of the most spectacular sites one can experience. You will then return to camp for breakfast, check-out, and travel to the Ngorongoro Crater. This vast crater is inhabited by the greatest concentration of wildlife on the planet; almost every species of wildlife indigenous to East Africa including the rare black rhino. The crater contains a river, several swamps, and a soda lake that, from the top, looks like steam, a forest, and open plains. The large bull elephant that resides here has extremely large tusks, due to the rich mineral content of the volcanic soil and its grasses. You will enjoy lunch during this extraordinary game drive. After a full day inside the crater, you will ascend to the crater rim and drive to the Rhino Lodge. After check-in, you will have dinner and enjoy your overnight stay.

Our Recommendations Stay at:

  • RHINO LODGE
  • NGORONGORO FARM HOUSE LODGE
  • NGORONGORO SERENA SAFARI LODGE
  • LAKE MASEK TENTED LODGE
  • TLOMA LODGE
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DAY 4: NGORONGORO CRATER - ARUSHA

After an early breakfast, you will check out of the lodge and drive to the Ngorongoro Crater. You will descend down a steep track into the caldera to enjoy your last game drive. You will experience a breathtaking range of animals and birds. The caldera (a collapsed volcano) is home to over 25,000 mammals ranging from the “Big Five” (lion, elephant, buffalo, rhino, leopard) to over 500 species of birds. You will enjoy a picnic lunch inside the crater and then make your way back up the crater rim in the afternoon. You will then drive back to Arusha, arriving in the late afternoon. This is where your safari will end. You’ll be dropped off at the airport.

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