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Tarangire National Park:Leopard... Keen eyes

You can see this park in two days but staying longer is advisable for a better experience. It is a rather large park. The best time to visit Tarangire is in October because that's before the rainy season and the heat from summer has not started quite yet. November to Easter time is NOT a good time to visit any wildlife park in Tanzania because of heavy rainfalls which wash out all the roads and paths for you and your car.
Tarangire National Park is very different from all the other parks. To begin, the landscape and environment are unlike the rest because there are more trees, and hills. However, be assured that Tarangire has just as much to offer as any other park. It is famous for its hundreds of enormous elephants roaming the land. They are an amazing sight. And there are spectacular views from the tops of the hills. In addition there are a variety of different animals such as antelopes, dikers, gazelles, zebras,lions, leopards and many more interesting species.


Places to Stay:
Tarangire has many lodges within it.

Tarangire Safari Lodge:http://www.tarangiresafarilodge.com/ There are nice bunglows that can accomodate families and their tents overlook the Tarangire River.

Kirurumu:http://www.kirurumu.net/camps%20and%20lodges/kirurumu%20tented%20lodge.htm


Boundary Hill Lodge: http://www.tarangireconservation.com/boundary.htm. This is one of the newest lodges in Tanzania. It's also a community friendly lodge, because the nearby gains a large share of the profit that the lodge makes. This lodge was very nice to stay in because it was secluded and there was only one other family staying there. The place is quiet with nice rooms that resemble houses, and cute honeymoon suites. The only drawback of such a private place is the drive to get there. There are 47 km to drive from the main road. It is NOT a drive you want to do at night.

However, the stay is enjoyable and easily accesses the park. (Note that the price can be raised rather high during specific times of the year.) There are many animals, and quite a few leopards, though hard to see many times. "The Boundary Hill Lodge" is great and very enclosed, but there is nothing better then the feeling of looking around you and seeing only animals and pure wildlife! There is a very large population of elephants.

If you want to camp, Zion Campsite (about 5 km from the main entrance gate to the park) charges 8,000 to 10,000 Tshillings per person.

Lake Manyara

Places to stay:

Lake Manyara is a beautiful tourist destination. It is advised that one should not visit it right after the rainy seasons i.e. June to August .

-Lake Manyara lodge has a good price if you are going with your whole family. The service is very slow, however. But the people are quite kind. http://www.serenahotels.com/tanzania/lakemanyara/home.asp

-E'unoto Lodge: Visit this link for details-http://www.maasaivillage.com/
-There is a very good hotel near Manyara called Twiga Guesthouse. It is mainly for low budget people. (http://www.ewpnet.com/twiga.htm - Website for Twiga Guesthouse.)

- Jambo Guesthouse has rooms as well as the opportunity to camp ($7 per person). Food choices are rather limited, but there is a very nice pool that would certainly be popular with children.

- Near Lake Manyara and the Ngorongoro Crater is the T'loma Lodge. It has 20 spacious suite cottages built in the style of an old colonial farm and is surrounded by lovely gardens. The food is good and fresh. The cookies offered upon arrival are great! One could definitely spend more than one night here! http://www.tanganyikawildernesscamps.com/camps/tlomalodge/

Visti this site good map of the area:http://www.ewpnet.com/lodgemap.htm