Exploring Tanzania in a single day trip
A single day trip to Tarangire national park
The Tarangire national park is about 2-3 hours drive away from Arusha city, like most of the national parks found in the northern circuits they normally begin in Arusha region. This national park is well as it has a large population of elephants, the large herds of about 300 elephants can be spotted from different part of this national park. It’s also inhabited with different bird species; there are about 550 different bird species both the migratory birds as well as the native birds. Enjoy the beautiful sight of the amazing landscape that is vast rolling grasslands, thick acacia bush, baobab palm trees. The main activities that can take place while on the single day trip in Tarangire national park are game viewing and bird watching. It will take 3 days to explore the whole of this national park; a single day trip will not be enough to explore most of the parts of this national park, Exploring Tanzania in a single day trip.
The best time for visit this national is during the dry season which is between July all the way to October most of the animals can be seen along the shores of Tarangire River as they feed on green pasture and take a drink from this river. Different animals can be seen such as giraffe, zebras, wildebeests, buffaloes, elephants and many more.
Activities to do while in a single day trip to Tarangire national park
The main activities that can be done while in Tarangire national park is game viewing, to have a full tour to the entire national park might take up to 3 days. One day trip the guides will only take you to the hot spot where most of the animals are found, particularly around the River Tarangire during the dry season when most of animals are found. While on the game drive the other activity that you can enjoy is bird watching as there many different bird species in this national parkm, Exploring Tanzania in a single day trip.
A single day trip to Lake Manyara national park
The lake Manyara national park is well known as the habitat of the tree climbing lions, a population of the pink flamingos and for a large population of different wild animals such as elephants, giraffes, wildebeest, zebras, gazelles and many more animals. A day trip to this national park normally begins from the Arusha city its 1.5 to 2 hours on a drive to this national park. This national park is named after the lake that is found in this national park, the lake Manyara which covers the total area of 330 square kilometers and it covers two third of the entire park. The best way to get to Manyara national park is through the road from Arusha or schedule flights from Arusha to Serengeti, Ngorongoro and finally to Manyara national park. a day trip to this national is USD 412 which covers all the entry fees in the park, game drive in the park, lunch box, service of the professional safari guide, and 1.5 bottle of mineral water.
The activities to be done on a single day trip in Lake Manyara national park
The main activity that can be done during the single day trip to this national park is game viewing activity which is perfect during the dry season between the months of July to October. During this season the animals can be easily viewed due to small vegetation cover. Other activities such as bird watching and canoeing can take place during the wet season which is in the month of June to November. During the wet season where the water level in Lake Manyara is high hence canoeing activity can take place.
A single day trip to Arusha national park
The Arusha national park is one among the national parks that are found on the northern circuit but less visited like most of the national parks such as Serengeti or Ngorongoro national park. It’s one of the less crowded national parks with spectacular variety of animals as well as different plant species. The Arusha national park has diverse vegetation cover that is blend with the swaps, grasslands and mountain forest, the beautiful mountain slopes of Mountain Meru which are highly covered by the tropical rain forest. This unique eco-system of this national park attracts thousands of different animals as well as the birds that have inhabited here.
The activities to be done while on the trip to Arusha national park
The perfect day just begins when you arrive in this national park by having a guided nature walk safari towards the sparkling water fall and you will walk through the rainforest while the sight of the beautiful birds as well as their singing will accompany you throughout the walk. While at the water falls you will able to spot the black and white colobus monkey as they feed and jump from one tree to the other. You will have a perfect picnic lunch at this national park in the afternoon and by the water fall, Exploring Tanzania in a single day trip.
After lunch you will go on the game drive which will give you a chance to explore this national park in a wider view. During the game drive you will spot different wild animals such as buffalos, waterbucks, giraffes, zebras, gazelles, elephants, warthogs and if you’re lucky enough you will be able to catch a sight of the shy leopards found in this national park. While on the game drive you will also have the perfect sight of the Ngurdoto crater, the grassy hills and finally the beautiful sight of Lake Momella which has the beautiful flamingos along it shores.
Horse riding can also takes place in this national park; the horse ride activity takes about 4-6 hours where you will be accompanied on the horse back. Take a ride around the savannah grasslands, the rainforest of this national park and have the sight of different wild animal’s wild on the ride.
The total cost per person to this national park is 145 USD per person which covers the transport cost to this national park, lunch box, 1.5 liters water bottle, the entire park fee as well as the professional safari guide.
