4 Days Tanzania Safari

 

Travelling in Tanzania is a rewarding and remarkable experience. Driving through villages and grasslands on your way to game parks and nature reserves will be one of the most memorable parts of your trip -- the smiling faces of young Maasai herding cattle, the piles of mangos and fresh greens set out in piles in a village market are awe-inspiring. Camping in Tanzania is fun and the surest way to experience the best in an African safari. This four days Joining/Shared camping safari in Tanzania takes you to the beautiful Lake Manyara, further to the adventurous Ngorongoro crater and onto expansive Tarangire National Park.

Suggested Full Itinerary

Day 1. Lake Manyara.

Depart Arusha in the morning for Lake Manyara, arriving in time for lunch time followed by an afternoon game viewing drive. The Park offers diverse ecosystems, spectacular views and implausible birdlife. Its ground water forests, baobab strewn cliffs, bush plains, and algae-streaked hot springs offer unique ecological mixture in a small area. The rare tree climbing lions that make the ancient mahogany and elegant acacias their home during the rainy season, and are a well-known but rather rare feature of the northern park make Lake Manyara national park a must visit. Dinner and overnight at campsite.

Day 2. Ngorongoro crater.

After early breakfast depart for Ngorongoro crater, arriving in time for lunch followed by an afternoon game drive on the floor of the crater. The Ngorongoro Crater is one of Africa’s most famous sites and the world’s largest intact volcanic caldera.  Said to have the highest density of wildlife in Africa, Ngorongoro forms a spectacular bowl of about 265 square kilometers, with sides up to 600 meters deep; it is home to approximately 30,000 animals at any one time.  The Crater rim is over 2,200 meters high and experiences a unique microclimate. Dinner and overnight at campsite.

Day 3. Tarangire National Park.

After breakfast drive to Tarangire National Park followed by an afternoon game viewing drive after lunch. Notice that this park has some of the highest population density of elephants in Tanzania.   Amazingly, Tarangire’s pythons climb trees, as do its lions and leopards, lounging in the branches where the fruit of the sausage tree disguises the twitch of a tail. The park’s sparse vegetation, strewn with baobab and acacia trees, makes it a beautiful and distinctive location to visit.  Meals and overnight at a campsite.

Day 4. Arusha.

After breakfast enjoy a morning walking Safari just at the park border, and then depart for Arusha for your outbound flight or further arrangements.

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Besia Oryx Facts

Males and females appear very similar.  In profile, the Oryx’s

straight horns gave way to the “unicorn” story and legend.

•     One Oryx calf is born after a gestation period of 8 ½ months.

They can survive for up to 22 years.

•     Have an extraordinary ability to survive in water less areas, possessing a better water turnover rate than the camel.

•     They graze on grasses and browse on acacia during the dry season. Tubers and roots are also dug out, with hooves, to obtain hard to find moisture.

•     Allows body temperature to safely rise to 113 degree F, without harm, before beginning cooling down process by panting and sweating.   This temperature would be deadly to many other mammal species.

 

•     The sharp horns of the Oryx are formidable weapons against the attack of lions, hyena and wild dog.

•     Herds may number up to 200 animals.

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Lake Victoria

Lake Victoria covers an area of 26,828 square miles (69,472 sq km) and the largest fresh water lake in Africa and second largest in the world. It is a shallow water lake. Named after former British Queen Victoria, the lake known for its colorful fishing villages, papyrus lined shore, numerous bays and islands. At an elevation of 3,718 feet above sea level, the lake shares itself with Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.  It is one of the major sources of the Nile River.

Rusinga Island along the Lake is the site of the famous 17 million year old fossil skull of  Proconsul  Africans’  found by  renowned anthropologist, Mary Leakey. Once, an important source for tilapia and ciclid fish species, the lake has experienced a dramatic decline in vital commercial fishing harvests. Over fishing and the ill advised introduction, in the1960’s of the voracious and very large Nile perch has effectively reduced the lake’s once very productive output of fish for food.

Nile perch are common in Lake Victoria weighing between 60 and 100 pounds. Large adults are big enough to damage and break through fishing nets and eat massive quantities of smaller native fish species. It is also home to a wide variety of birds, such as cormorant, pelican, stork, ibis, heron, egret, duck and the majestic fish eagle. Hippopotamus and Nile crocodile are occasionally still found along the lakes extensive shore lines.

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Kenya Tour at a Glance

Safari! The word that evokes magical intrigues in the world of travel. So theatrical is the word that its mention stirs a systematic allure of destinations whose experiences are beyond the wildest imaginations. Whether it’s your first safari or a recap of safari experiences, each safari presents unique features with lifelong memories.

You often rise at dawn to savor the pink clouds of tropical sunrise and after a hot cup of tea, grab your camera ready for that best moment in the wilds of Africa. The animals are on move and the wilderness is live with robust activities. The cats are vigilant while the ungulates munch the soft foliage sauced by the morning dew in the vast savannah plains. The bird songs fill the air as the still morning breeze whistle gently through the thickets.

From a distance, a cheetah stalks a young gazelle and suddenly sprints at top speed and after moments of dramatic swerves both gazelle and the cheetah roll and are covered by a thick cloud of white dust beneath the long grass. And when the dust settles, the cheetah emerges with the young gazelle hanging lifelessly on the strong jaws. On the swampy plains, a baby elephant trying to keep up with the herd will make you smile. This they call, ‘an early morning game drive’.

Lake Nakuru National Park

A hearty late breakfast or early lunch awaits you at your lodge or camp followed by an afternoon at leisure as you wait the ideal time for the evening game drive. A hot afternoon in the jungle, the animals rest while the landscape shimmers with a haze of heat.

Over the years, people have been on safari with Kenya Safaris Holiday and they return home with wonderful memories. The golden glance from the eyes of large cats remains with you for a long time and beckon you back to Africa, to live the legend of safari life.

In this spirit, we have prepared this journal with information about the people, places and animals that you may encounter.  There are also blank pages for you to record memories of spectacular sunsets, great stories told around the campfire, and nature as it was meant to be seen.

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