5-Day Tarangire, Ngorongoro and Serengeti

After breakfast from Outpost lodge in Arusha, you will drive to the Tarangire National Park for a game drive. Tarangire is one of Africa’s little-known gems and should be on the itinerary of all lovers of wilderness. Its name originates from the Tarangire River that crosses through the park and is the only source of water during the dry season. Tarangire’s landscape is the beautiful diverse with a mix that is not found anywhere else on the northern safari circuit. It is dotted with ancient baobab trees, which the Maasai people believe are the first tree in creation, and large termite mounds. The dry season sees the harsh sun suck the moisture from the landscape, baking the earth a dusty red while the wet season brings dense bush and luscious high grasses. Famous for its large elephant population, it is also home to zebra, wildebeest, giraffe, waterbuck, baboons, dwarf mongoose, impala, buffalo, antelope and fringe-eared oryx. Predators include lion, cheetah and leopard. The swamps are shared by flocks of birds; green wood hoopoes, lovebirds, tallish herons, white bellied go-away birds and giant kingfishers. On drier ground you will find the kori bustard and the heaviest of the flying birds; the ostrich. After a lovely game drives, evening drive to Karatu 1h20 for overnight stay at Farm of dream lodge or Eileen's Trees Inn