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3 Days Mid-Range Lodge Safari – Arusha, Lake Manyara, & Tarangire

Itinerary Briefing

Itinerary Day Description

Day 1: Arrive in Tanzania

You will be picked up at the Kilimanjaro International Airport and transferred to your hotel in Arusha town; you will meet your guide who will brief you on your upcoming safari. All the basic information about your safari will be given to you by safari guide.

Day 2: Arusha – Arusha national park – Arusha (game drive and walking tour)

By 9:30am you will arrive at Arusha national p[ark gate for registration and other paper documentation.  After finishing the registration process on the gate, accompanied by a guide, you will start your 1,5-hour walk to Tululusia waterfall through the habitat of wild animals, such as buffalos, giraffes, zebras, antelopes and monkeys. After having rest near the waterfall, you will come back to the car and continue game-drive around the territory of national park. After having lunch in a special area, you will continue game-drive and later in the evening will be transferred to your hotel in Arusha.

• Distance: 60 km
• Overnight at Arusha Planet Lodge
• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Included

Day 3: Arusha – Lake Manyara national park

You will be picked up at your hotel in the morning after breakfast. You drive along with your guide to Lake Manyara National Park in the East African Rift Valley. The journey takes about 2 hours. The park is dominated by the lake of the same name, which attracts large colonies of water birds. Particularly impressive are the pink-colored flamingos, but there are also many other bird species such as cormorants, pelicans and storks. A total of about 400 different bird species live in the park. The park is also famous for its tree climbing lions, which are usually found in the central and open part of the park. During the safari you will also see elephants, zebras, giraffes, buffaloes, hippos and many other animal species. In the late afternoon you leave the national park, and will spend the night at your hotel in Karatu.

• Overnight at Marera Valley Lodge/Heart and Soul Lodge
• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Included

Day 4: Lake Manyara – Tarangire national park – Arusha

After an early breakfast, we head to Tarangire National Park. The park is home to one of the largest elephant populations in the north of Tanzania, but is also home to many other wild animals. With some luck you can spot lions, cheetahs or leopards. The landscape of the park is very diverse. Especially the huge baobab trees, which are located close together in the north-eastern sector of the park, are particularly impressive. In the late afternoon you will return to Arusha with many impressions of your safari.

• Overnight at Arusha Planet Lodge
• Meals: Breakfast & Lunch included

Day 5: Depart Tanzania

Rest in the hotel and transfer to the airport.