2-Day Tanzania Lodge Safari: Tarangire & Ngorongoro Crater

Tour Overview

2 Days Tanzania Lodge Safari | Ngorongoro & Tarangire, This 2-Day Tanzania Lodge Safari is perfect for business travelers or those with limited time or budget. Offering a quick yet fulfilling adventure, this safari takes you to two of Northern Tanzania’s premier wildlife destinations—Tarangire National Park and the Ngorongoro Crater. With an overnight stay in comfortable mid-range accommodation, you’ll experience the beauty and wildlife of Tanzania in just two days.

2 Days Tanzania Lodge Safari Ngorongoro & Tarangire

Highlights of the Safari

  • Tarangire National Park: Known for its massive elephant population and iconic baobab trees, Tarangire is home to around 6,000 elephants, as well as giraffes, zebras, wildebeests, and the rare species like Great Kudu and Oryx. The park is also rich in birdlife, with over 400 species recorded. Lions, leopards, cheetahs, and hyenas are also frequently spotted.
  • Ngorongoro Crater: A UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Ngorongoro Crater is often called the “8th Wonder of the World.” The crater floor is home to a dense population of wildlife, including African elephants, buffaloes, zebras, and the rare black rhino. Spotting the Big Five—lions, elephants, buffaloes, leopards, and rhinos—is very possible.

Accommodations

  • Stay overnight at Country Lodge in Karatu (or similar). This can be upgraded to a higher-category accommodation upon request.

This 2-day safari provides a fantastic opportunity to experience the best of Northern Tanzania’s wildlife in a short time. You can also extend your adventure to a 3-day safari by adding a visit to Lake Manyara National Park on the last day before returning to Arusha.

Best Time to Visit
The safari can be enjoyed year-round, with wildlife viewing available at any time of the year.

Physicality
The safari includes short drives, making it an accessible option for travelers with limited time.

For more details or personalized advice, feel free to contact our safari experts. Karibu Sana!

Day 1

Arusha – Tarangire National Park

Distance: 139 km

Non Game Viewing Time: 2 to 3 hrs.

You will leave Arusha at around 08:00 for Tarangire National Park, you will pass by Arusha town for any last minute purchase before heading to the bush. The driving will be across beautiful Masai steppe and many village, reaching Makuyuni junction, you will take the road to left and drive along Arusha – Dodoma highway toward Tarangire National park, a drive is of about 2:30 hrs on tarmac road. At the gate it will take you less than 15 minutes for your driver to sort out some park formalities. Game drives will start right from the gate, you may anticipate to see many animals & birds including the rare species of Great Kudu, Fringed-Eared Oryx as well as the Ash Stalling.

Tarangire national park is famous for its elephant population of about 6000 wondering around Tarangire Lake Manyara ecosystem, huge baobab tree and tree climbing python is one of the highlight in this park.

Your safari driver guide will take you to the best wildlife viewing areas at the river bank & Lake shore where most of animals are gathering for water & green pastures. Tarangire River & the dam on the southwest corner of the park are the only permanent sources of water in the entire park supporting a larger number of wildlife including eland, buffalo, giraffe, wildebeest, zebra and lots of birds. Lion, leopard, hyena. Jackals, cheetahs can also be seen here. Packed lunch will be served inside the park. Later afternoon drive across Lake Manyara gate & up to the Great Rift Valley escarpment, you will stop at Lake Manyara view point for washroom and some nice pictures of Lake Manyara & it’s forest during the sunset. Afterward  proceed to Marera Valley Lodge at the Ngorongoro highlands for dinner and overnight.

  • Meals Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Included
  • Overnight at Marera Valley Lodge or Similar close to Karatu town
Day 2

Ngorongoro Crater – Arusha

Distance: 172 km

Time: 3 to 4 hrs

After breakfast your 2 days Tanzania lodge safari continues as we take you to the Ngorongoro Crater. You will start by driving along beautiful high lying farmlands of Karatu & to Ngorongoro gate for check in and afterward drive up to the crater rim, stop at Crater view point for some nice view & pictures of the Crater floor from the rim then drive along the rim & ascending 600 meters high walls to the Crater floor for a wonderful game viewing. The unfolded volcanic caldera which sometime referred as the 8th nature wander of the world is home to a larger number of animal species. Yearly adequate water supply & fodder enable Ngorongoro Crater to support a large number of wildlife which include  herds of wildebeest, buffalo, African elephant, zebra, eland, hippos, gazelle & the rare black rhino.

Ngorongoro Crater is also home to a  dense population of predators like lion, leopard, cheetahs, hyena, and jackals. Birds are abundant from large flocks of flamingos at Lake Magadi, pelicans, Ibises, ostrich, goose & other county birds. Packed lunch will be served at the crater floor. Late afternoon drive out & back to Arusha where your safari ends.

Meals Plan: Breakfast & Lunch Included

End of safari.

Accommodation subjected to availability!

Our 2 days Tanzania lodge safari adventure can be altered to 3 days by adding one more night &  a visit to Lake Manyara National Park on the last day before driving back to Arusha

2 Days Tanzania Safari prices including VAT

Price for 1 person Single Traveler is – US$ 1,108

Prices for 2 Persons – US$ 736 per person sharing (Double room or Twin room)

Prices for 3 Persons – US$ 615 per person sharing (Triple room, See the single supp bellow)

Prices for 4 Persons – US$ 555 per person sharing (2 Double rooms or Twin rooms)

The package includes:-

  • Pick up & drop off at Arusha town (any hotel)
  • 02 days private Tanzania safari for 2 to 07 person
  • Transport and game viewing in modified 4WD Land Cruiser with photographic roof hatch
  • Services of an experienced, professional English speaking safari driver guide
  • All park fees at Tarangire & Ngorongoro Crater
  • All game drives as per itinerary
  • 1.5 l mineral water per person during game drive
  • Three meals Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner at Country Lodge or similar as per itinerary
  • Government value added tax VAT

The Package does not include:-

  • International Flights
  • All items of a personal nature
  • Gratuities for safari guide and lodge staff (please tip separately)
  • Travel insurance
  • Drinks and beverages in lodges or Camps
  • Arrival & departure transfers (but can still be arranged at extra cost)
  •  Accommodation in Arusha before & after safari (but still can arrange at extra cost)
2 Days Tanzania Lodge Safari Ngorongoro Crater Tarangire

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