Amazing Night Game Drive in Tarangire National Park
Night Game Drive in Tarangire National Park: A night game drive offers a distinct perspective on your safari, revealing animals that are not visible during daylight hours. These animals now manifest with illuminated eyes in the darkness when the headlights of the safari car encounter them. Your guide provides information on nocturnal fauna and assists in identifying species such as porcupines, civet cats, genets, bush babies, lions, and leopards.
The night game drive in Tarangire National Park offers a unique safari experience, allowing you to observe nocturnal animals that are rarely visible during daylight hours. These animals now manifest with illuminated eyes in the darkness when the safari jeeps’ headlights encounter them. Your guide provides information on nocturnal creatures and assists in identifying species such as porcupines, civet cats, genets, bush infants, lions, and leopards.
The ‘Night Game Drives’ are conducted at Tarangire National Park, an optimal site owing to its varied ecosystems. The location, characterized by the lake, rift valley cliffs, groundwater forest, Ngorongoro highlands, and the arid Tarangire system, serves as a confluence for diverse fauna and flora.
During a nocturnal wildlife drive, remain vigilant for genets, civet cats, porcupines and large hippos foraging beneath shaded trees; with fortune, you may also observe a lion or leopard. Alongside observing the animals, one may also encounter a captivating and enigmatic experience by gazing at the moonlight illuminating the savanna grass or the lake’s reflection. The nighttime game drive is a distinctive and thrilling opportunity to observe species that conceal themselves during the day. In complete darkness, illuminated solely by the stars and the headlights of the safari vehicle, you will traverse the bush.
An experienced guide will accompany you to explore the woods at night. The guide will possess the ability to recognize various nighttime animal sounds and will provide information regarding the surrounding flora and fauna.
Are those eyes that illuminate the darkness? It is uncertain which animals you will encounter this evening. You will be returned to the park entrance or lodging at approximately 10:30 PM.
Checkout our 2 days Tarangire night Game drive and Ngorongoro crater
This premier two-day safari in Tanzania includes Tarangire National Park and Ngorongoro Crater, with a night game drive for exceptional animal encounters. A nighttime game drive provides a distinct perspective on your safari, allowing you to observe species that are not visible during daylight hours. These animals now manifest with illuminated eyes in the darkness when the safari jeep’s headlights encounter them. Your guide provides information on nocturnal creatures and assists in identifying species such as porcupines, civet cats, genets, bush infants, lions, and leopards.
Day 1: Tarangire National Park featuring a night game drive
Morning: Depart from Arusha or your nearby accommodation early in the morning (around 6:00 am) on your route to Tarangire National Park. Breakfast: Partake in a prepared breakfast or consume breakfast during transit. Mid-morning to Afternoon: Arrive at Tarangire National Park and commence your game drive. Tarangire is renowned for its substantial elephant population, baobab trees, and varied animals. Dedicate a day to traversing the park, observing diverse wildlife such as lions, giraffes, zebras and others. Lunch: Consume a packed meal at a specified picnic location within the park. Late Afternoon: Proceed with your wildlife drive in Tarangire, absorbing the sights and sounds of the African wilderness. Evening: Return to your lodging situated near Tarangire National Park. Evening: Following dinner, commence a nocturnal wildlife drive safari in Tarangire National Park. This distinctive experience enables observation of nocturnal fauna, including leopards, hyenas, and porcupines, in the absence of light. Your knowledgeable guide will employ a spotlight to locate wildlife. Evening: Return to your lodging for the night.
Day Two: Ngorongoro Crater
Morning: Partake in breakfast at your lodging and proceed with check-out. Morning: Depart for Ngorongoro Crater, approximately a 3-hour drive from Tarangire. Mid-morning: Enter the Ngorongoro Crater, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, for an entire day of wildlife observation. The crater is abundant with wildlife, with the Big Five, zebras, wildebeests, and more species. Lunch: Relish a packed meal at a picturesque location within the crater. Afternoon: Persist in examining the crater, seeking fauna and appreciating the breathtaking vistas. Late Afternoon: Depart from the crater and commence your return to Arusha or your subsequent destination. Evening: Arrive in Arusha or your lodging, marking the conclusion of your 2-day safari expedition. This itinerary provides a combination of diurnal and nocturnal wildlife observation opportunities, enabling a comprehensive engagement with the natural splendor and biodiversity of Tarangire National Park and Ngorongoro Crater.