Tarangire & Ngorongoro — 3 Day Safari

A short circuit that packs in two of Tanzania's most different landscapes.

Day one is Tarangire — baobab country, where the river draws some of the largest elephant herds in the north and the birdlife is exceptional. You overnight on the escarpment above the park.

Day two descends 600 m into the Ngorongoro Crater, a collapsed caldera holding around 25,000 large animals inside its walls. It is the best single place in Tanzania to see black rhino, and lion, elephant and buffalo are near certain in one morning's drive.

Day three returns to Arusha via the Rift Valley escarpment, with a stop at a Maasai market if the timing works.