Serengeti - Manyara - Tarangire - Arusha - Ngorongoro
National Parks & Conservation Areas
Tanzania, Africa - Wildlife Safari
Whilst Mount Kilimanjaro is the magnet which attracts the majority of our clients to East Africa, many trekkers take advantage of spending a few days on a wildlife safari either before, or usually after, their attempt at Gillman's Point and Uhuru Peak. We can arrange safaris using permanent safari lodges or a less expensive and closer to nature experience of camping under canvas.
Our small fleet of well maintained four wheel drive vehicles staffed by experienced driver/guides who have intimate knowledge of the National Parks of Northern Tanzania. Here are a few ideas - which cover the main parks, but of course we can plan anything from a two night visit to Ngorongoro Crater to something much more extensive. Just let us know what you would like to do.
Lake Manyara National Park
The park is located 125 kms west of Arusha town between the cliff of Great Rift Valley and Lake Manyara. The park is 330 sq. kms and 230 is covered by Lake Manyara. The park contains a large variety of habitats such as rift wall, acacia woodlands, area of open grassland to mention but few being able to support large numbers of species. The most famous spectacle in the park are the tree climbing Lions, which are occasionally seen on the branches of acacia trees. Other animal are found in the area includes large herd of buffalo's, elephants, giraffes, impalas, monkeys, baboons, hippos, as well as million of pelican and flamingos and great variety of smaller animals which can be observed in the course of the single day.
Tarangire National Park
The park covers approximately 2600 sq.kms, lies to the south of large open grass plain of the southern Maasai land, 115 kms from Arusha town and it is the sixth largest National Park in Tanzania. Tarangire is commonly famous for its abundant birdlife and visitors are frequently entertained by encounter of browsing elephants, which inhabit this park in the large herds. Other animals can be seen includes buffalos, elands, warthogs, greter kudu, gernuks and impalas. Huge magnificent baobab rees add to the scenic splendour of this unique national park.
Arusha National Park
Arusha National Park is remarkable for its range of habitats - a miniature volcanic crater, highland rain forest, acacia woodlands and a string of crater lakes (The Momella Lakes). In addition, on a clear day there are spectacular views of both Mount Kilimanjaro and Mount Meru. Arusha National Park offers many beautiful panoramic views. An opportunity not to be missed on your safari pictures.
Ngorongoro Conservation Area
It is impossible to give a fair description of the crater, for there is nothing with which to compare it. It is one of the wonders of the world. This was once an active volcano, which collapsed leaving a caldera 20 kms in diameter. With no breaks at all in its steep walls, this is the largest intact caldera in existence. The bottom of the crater 265 sq.kms dotted with watering holes shelter almost 30000 animals in an area naturally enclosed by the slopes of the volcano but animals can leave, its called the eight wonders of the world. The crater is famous for viewing black rhinos which are very few left, other animals can be seen includes elephants, buffalo's, zebras, wildebeest, gazelles, monkeys, and ever hungry predators including lions and hyenas. More than hundreds species of birds, crested cranes, red billed ox-peckers and countless flamingos which form a pink cover over the soda lake.
Serengeti National Park
Serengeti National Park covers an extensive area of 14763 sq.kms, this is Tanzania's largest national Park and undoubtedly the best known wildlife sanctuary in the world. Over three million large game animals inhabit these rolling grasslands, which the Maasai call it siringet meaning endless plains. Here one can witness the unique migration of almost 1.5 million wildebeest undertake a circuit of 1000 kms searching for new pasture from the central plains to the permanent water of the Park corridors. About 35 species of plain animals can be observed including the 'BIG FIVE' - elephants, rhinos, lions, leopards, buffalo's and large herds of wildebeest, gazelles and zebras. Do not miss the big cats on the kopjes (huge granite rocks) which dominates the plains and crocodiles at the hippo pool which is 20 kms from seronera wildlife lodge.
Olduvai Gorge
The Gorge lies between the great wildlife sanctuaries of the Ngorongoro crater and the Serengeti National Park. Through the excavation of Dr. Louis Leakey and his wife Mary, the Gorge has Yielded abundant remains dating back almost 2 million years. The remains of the earliest human the (ZINJANTHROPUS BOISEI) were found in this area which revolutionised theories of how man evolved. The historical findings of the famous skull, other fossils and stone artifacts have strengthened the belief the Africa may indeed have been the home to ore - historic man.
