This safari takes you to Lake Manyara park for the birds and tree climbing lions, Serengeti for all the big five and also famous for the cats; lions, cheetahs; you may be lucky to witness the wildebeest migration depending with the time of the year. You visit the Ngorongoro Crater where you’ll enjoy abundant wildlife and its topography and history is spectacular. Finish the trip with a biking or walking tour at a village near Lake Manyara.
Arusha Town
Arusha Town
3 Days/2 Nights
Tarangire N. park, Lake Manyara N. park, Ngorongoro Crater
Day |
Location |
Accommodation |
Meal Plan |
Activity |
1 |
Tarangire N. Park |
Country Lodge Karatu |
LD |
AP |
2 |
Ngorongoro Conservation Area |
Country Lodge Karatu |
BBLD |
CRT |
3 |
L.Manyara N. Park |
No Accommodation |
BBLD |
AP |
BB -Bed & Breakfast, BBLD – Bed and Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, AI – All inclusive, TRSF– Transfer, CRT– Crater Tour, LEI – Leisure, A – Morning game drive, P – Afternoon game drive |
You will be picked from your hotel and drive to Tarangire National park (120 km) with en-route views. Lunch packets will be served in the bush.
The Tarangire River is the centerpiece of this park which is famous for some of the largest herds of elephants in Africa. In the dry season, lots of animals congregate along the river. Drive into a landscape dotted with baobab trees and umbrella-thorn acacias. Here you may see lion, leopard, cheetah, lesser kudu, buffalo, oryx, eland, giraffe, and zebra. In addition to over 300 bird species!
In the evening, you will drive to Karatu highlands for overnight rest.
• Main destination: Tarangire National Park
• Accommodation: Country Lodge Karatu Mid-range lodge located outside Lake Manyara park
• Meals & drinks: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
After breakfast, drive to Ngorongoro and descend into the crater for an in-depth exploration of this distinctive Ecosystem. Enjoy abundant wildlife viewing set against the impressive backdrop of the Ngorongoro Crater, the heart of the conservation area. It’s one of the world’s greatest natural spectacles; its magical setting and abundant wildlife never fail to enthrall visitors. For lunch, enjoy a picnic next to one of the hippo pools on the crater floor. Afterwards continue with the game drive throughout the various ecosystems of the crater, including woodland filled with zebra and baboon, plains that support scavenging hyena and a lake that is tinted pink with greater and lesser flamingos. Other game that you can see includes the endangered black Rhino, leopard, cheetah, hyena, other members of the antelope family, and small mammals.
After the tour, drive back to the lodge for overnight rest.
• Main destination: Ngorongoro Crater
• Accommodation: Country Lodge Karatu Mid-range lodge located outside Ngorongoro
• Meals & drinks: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
After breakfast, you will drive to Lake Manyara (60 km) with en-route views. Arrive early for early afternoon game drive.
Lake Manyara contains a diverse range of habitats and topographical features ranging from the rift wall, ground water forest, acacia woodlands and open grasslands to the shores of Lake Manyara and the lake itself. There are some 350 different bird species in the park. The park provides sanctuary to a variety of animals such as the gazelle, impala, buffalo, wildebeest, hyena, baboon, giraffe, hippo and the famous tree-climbing lions that are unique to the Lake.
Picnic Lunch boxes will be served in the bushes.
Later, drive to Arusha (135 km) for an overnight stay or in time for your international flight home.
• Main destination: Lake Manyara National Park
• Accommodation: End of tour (no accommodation)
• Meals & drinks: Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included) Drinking water (Other drinks not included)