4-Day Budget Group Safari: Tarangire, Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater
This 4-day Tanzania safari follows a defined route through Tarangire, Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater. The sequence of parks and areas gives the itinerary its character, while the day-by-day plan sets the pace for drives, stops and overnight stays. The daily plan moves through Arusha to Tarangire National Park, Mto wa mbu to Serengeti National Park, […]
Ngorongoro Conservation Area
The Ngorongoro Conservation Area (NCA) is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and IUCN Category VI protected area covering 8,292 km² of the Crater Highlands in northern Tanzania. Unlike a national park, the NCA is a multi-use conservation area where Maasai pastoralists continue to graze their cattle alongside the wildlife. The NCA encompasses the Ngorongoro Crater […]
Olduvai Gorge
Olduvai Gorge (also written Oldupai Gorge) is one of the most important prehistoric sites in the world — a 48-kilometre ravine cut by a seasonal stream through the Serengeti Plain, exposing two million years of geological and evolutionary history. It was here that Louis and Mary Leakey made their landmark discoveries of early human ancestor […]
Ndutu Plains
The Ndutu Plains lie in the southernmost reaches of the Serengeti ecosystem, straddling the border between Serengeti National Park and the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. During January to March, the vast short-grass plains around Lake Ndutu and Lake Masek become the stage for one of the most extraordinary events in nature: the wildebeest calving season. Over […]
Lake Natron
Lake Natron is one of Africa’s most otherworldly destinations. This shallow, alkaline lake in northern Tanzania is famous for its striking red, pink, and orange colorations caused by salt-loving algae and mineral concentrations. The lake is a critical breeding ground for East Africa’s flamingo population. Millions of lesser flamingos arrive here to breed and raise […]
Olduvai Gorge
