The Tarangire Extension

Meet your driver/guide in Arusha. You will drive about two hours to your lodge in Tarangire National Park, where you will arrive for lunch. After lunch, you will have some time to rest before heading out to the park for late afternoon game drives.

After the game drive you will return to your lodge where you will have the evening at leisure.

Tarangire Safari Lodge is located on the edge of the national park and has one of the most spectacular viewpoints. Originally built in the 1970s, Tarangire Safari Lodge is one of the oldest lodges in the park; situated 10km inside the main gate, it really is in the heart of the park’s busiest area. The main areas of the lodge include the lounge, dining room and swimming pool, all overlooking the stunning view of the baobab and acacia woodlands. The Tarangire Safari Lodge has 35 tents and 5 bungalows, all decorated with the cultural touches and local textiles. The tents have thatched roofs and tented sides so that you really are immersed into the sights and sounds of nature. All accommodation has ensuite bathrooms with solar heated showers.

You have a full day to explore the Tarangire National Park on game drives. You may choose to leave the lodge in the morning, returning for lunch and a short nap before going out in the afternoon, or you may like to take a boxed lunch and spend the whole day in the bush.

Bird watching in the park can be carried out in locations such as in the woodlands, the swampy floodplains, among others. The huge baobab tree is characteristic of these savannas and have been described by naturalists as a complete ecosystem unto themselves; their nooks and crannies provide places for bee hives or are occupied by small mammals, such as genet and civet cats, and their enormous flowers are pollinated by fruit bats. Many baobabs are hollow and have provided shelter for wandering bands of hunter-gatherers in the past.

After the expeditions you will spend the afternoon at leisure at the lodge.

After a final breakfast at the lodge, drive 4-5 hours to meet up with the rest of the riding group. You’ll have a game drive on the way out of Tarangire, followed by about 2 hours on paved roads and then the rest of journey will be a game drive through the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.