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Elephants, then the crater.

Two days among Tarangire's elephant herds, then down into the Ngorongoro Crater at first light. Our most popular safari, and the best short Big Five trip in Tanzania.

Private safari · 3 or 4 days

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Length3–4 days
From£1,340 pp
Our most popular safariCrater rim upgrade availableStarts the day after your climb

The two best short-safari parks, together.

Tarangire gives you elephants, baobabs and quiet. The Ngorongoro Crater gives you the Big Five in one extraordinary morning. Together they make a complete safari in three days, with short drives and no flights.

3 daysour most booked safari, or 4 with Manyara
Big Fivewith black rhino in the crater
No flightsshort drives from Arusha the whole way
6aminto the crater, before most vehicles
Jack Fleckney
“If someone asks me for one safari after Kilimanjaro, this is it. Three days, no flights, and you will see more than most people see in a week.”
Jack Fleckney · Founder, Legend Expeditions

Three reasons this is our most booked safari.

Two very different parks

Two very different parks

Tarangire is wide, dry and full of elephants. The crater is a walled world of grassland and lakes. Back to back, they feel like two different safaris.

Guide's tipDo Tarangire first. Ending at the crater makes for a big final morning.
The Big Five, done properly

The Big Five, done properly

Lion, leopard, elephant and buffalo across both parks, and black rhino on the crater floor.

Guide's tipYour guide will plan the crater morning around where the rhino were seen the day before.
Sleep on the crater rim

Sleep on the crater rim

At our Luxury level you spend your last night on the crater rim, wake above the clouds and are at the gate first.

Guide's tipRim lodges book up early in the dry season. Reserve these first.

Your 3 days, hour by hour

The classic. Two days in Tarangire, then the crater floor at first light.

Arusha → TarangireAbout 2 hrs from ArushaMeals: L · DStay: Your chosen lodge
  1. Hotel pick-up

    From Arusha or Moshi.

  2. Into Tarangire

    The first elephants often appear near the gate.

  3. Lunch

    Picnic or lodge, depending on the wildlife.

  4. River drive

    As the herds come down to drink.

  5. Your lodge

    Sundowners and dinner.

Tarangire → Karatu or crater rimAbout 2 hrs to KaratuMeals: B · L · DStay: Your chosen lodge
  1. Dawn drive

    The best hours for cats.

  2. Bush breakfast

    At a viewpoint.

  3. Picnic under a baobab

    Then a last loop of the river.

  4. Drive to the highlands

    Up the Rift Valley wall to Karatu or the crater rim.

  5. Dinner

    An early night before the crater.

Ngorongoro Crater → ArushaAbout 4 hrs to ArushaMeals: B · LStay: End of safari
  1. Up early

    Coffee and a packed breakfast.

  2. Down into the crater

    First light on the crater floor.

  3. Breakfast on the floor

    With the wildlife around you.

  4. Picnic at the hippo pool

    Then up and out.

  5. Safari ends

    Your safari ends in Arusha. Airport transfers can be added to your quote.

Other ways to do it

4 days

Adds Lake Manyara, with forest, flamingos and a gentler pace before the crater.

Also available: 4 days. Pick it in the price builder and we will tailor the days. Build your price ↓

When to go

Best

Best time

June to October

Tarangire's elephants are at their peak and the crater is dry and clear.

WildlifeHuge herds, cats, Big Five.
Good

Good time

November to March

Greener landscapes and fewer vehicles. Tarangire's herds spread out but the crater stays excellent.

WildlifeBig Five, newborns, birds.
Quieter

Rainy

April and May

The crater is still good, but Tarangire tracks get muddy and some lodges close.

WildlifeCrater wildlife.

Build your price

Choose how long, how many of you, and how comfortable. Prices are per person and update as you go.

How long
How many of you
How comfortable
Your estimate
£1,540 per person
£3,080 in total for 2 travellers
  • Length3 days, 2 nights
  • Group2 travellers
  • ComfortSignature

High season, per person, sharing a twin or double room.

How we price

Estimate, not a final quote. This is an estimate based on high-season rates for each comfort level. Once we know your dates, arrival times and flight times, we send you an exact quote in writing, with your lodges confirmed at your chosen standard, before you pay anything. Park permits run for 24 hours, so your timings can change the final price, as can park fees, lodge rates and exchange rates. Hotel pick-up in Moshi or Arusha is included; airport transfers and extra hotel nights are added to your quote.

Check dates and get your quote

No payment now. Jack replies within 12 hours with an exact quote and your lodges confirmed.

Rather talk it through? WhatsApp Jack or email jack@legendexpeditions.com.

How it fits your trip

After Kilimanjaro

Summit, a night in Moshi, then we collect you the next morning.

The safari

Tarangire's elephants, then the crater floor at first light.

After

Fly from Arusha to the coast. We book the hotel, flight and transfers.

Want more?

Add the Serengeti and follow the Great Migration. We tailor the route to the month you travel.

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Good to know

Three covers both parks well. Four adds Lake Manyara and a gentler pace, which many guests appreciate after Kilimanjaro.

Yes, if you can. You wake above the crater and are at the gate first. It is included at our Luxury level.

Yes. It is the safari most of our climbers choose.

No. Every leg is a short drive from Arusha.

You still get a private vehicle and guide. Pick 1 traveller in the price builder to see your price.

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