Tanzania Day Safaris Leaving from Arusha

6:30 AM. Your guide picks you up from your Arusha hotel and you set off in a private 4x4 safari vehicle toward the park of your choice. Tanzania's Northern Circuit parks are all within easy reach: Arusha National Park is just 30 minutes away, with walking safaris among giraffes and colobus monkeys beneath Mt Meru. Tarangire — two hours south — is famous for massive elephant herds and ancient baobab trees. Lake Manyara, beneath the Rift Valley wall, is home to tree-climbing lions and flamingos. The Ngorongoro Crater — three hours west — is the world's largest intact caldera, packed with lions, elephants, black rhinos, and flamingos. Each day safari includes a picnic lunch, all park fees, and return to Arusha by evening.