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Browse tours Two of northern Tanzania's best parks in two days — Tarangire's elephant herds and baobabs, then Lake Manyara's tree-climbing lions and flamingos, from a pop-top 4x4.
A tight, well-priced introduction to northern Tanzania's safari circuit: two days covering Tarangire National Park, known for its big elephant herds and ancient baobabs, and Lake Manyara, famous for tree-climbing lions, flamingos and dense birdlife.
You travel in a 4x4 with a pop-up roof and an English-speaking guide, with a comfortable lodge or tented-camp night in the Karatu / Mto wa Mbu area between the two parks. Ideal as a standalone short safari or bolted onto a Zanzibar or Kilimanjaro trip.
Drive from Arusha for a full-day game drive in Tarangire — elephant herds, baobabs and plains game — before an overnight near Karatu.
A game drive in Lake Manyara for tree-climbing lions, hippos, flamingos and birdlife, then the return drive to Arusha.
A night-by-night look at the accommodation included on this route.