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 which enjoy abundant of wildlife and the its topography and history is spectacular. Finish the trip with a biking or walking tour at a village near Lake Manyara.
Kilimanjaro Airport
Kilimanjaro airport
6days/ 5nights
Arusha, Lake Manyara N. park, Serengeti N. park, Ngorongoro Crater
Day |
Location |
Accommodation |
Meal Plan |
Activity |
1 |
Arusha |
Zawadi House |
BB |
TRSF,LEI |
2 |
Lake Manyara N park |
Country Lodge Karatu |
BBLD |
AP |
3 |
Serengeti National Park |
Serengeti Heritage Camp |
BBLD |
P |
4 |
Serengeti National Park |
Serengeti Heritage Camp |
BBLD |
AP |
5 |
Ngorongoro Conservation Area |
Ngorongoro Farm House |
BBLD |
CRT |
6 |
Manyara/ JRO |
No accommodation |
BBl |
TRSF |
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 |
Karibu Tanzania – Welcome to Tanzania. On arrival at the airport, you will be met by one of our staff members. After greet and meet services he will escort you to your accommodation in Arusha (approximately 60 Km) ready for the safari tomorrow. The lodge is perched on the slopes of Mount Meru with a magnificent view of the mountain.
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• Main destination: Arusha
• Accommodation: Zawadi House Mid-range hotel located in or near Arusha
• Meals & drinks: Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included) Drinks not included.
After breakfast you depart for Lake Manyara National Park (approx 130 Km) with en-route views. Nestling at the base of the Great Rift Valley escarpment, A beautiful park, 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. Have afternoon game viewing in the park searching for the diverse flora and fauna of the park. 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. The park is generally recognized for its incredible beauty.
• Main destination: Lake Manyara National Park
• Accommodation: Country Lodge Karatu Mid-range lodge located outside Lake Manyara
• Meals & drinks: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
The legendary Serengeti Plain is your destination today (210 km), a vast rolling plain whose sparse vegetation allows for some of the best wildlife viewings in the world. The annual migration of wildebeest and zebra is one of the park’s great attractions, but throughout the year the Serengeti is excellent for seeing predators such as lion, leopard and cheetah, along with elephant, giraffe, hyena, hippo, rhino, and many varieties of antelopes and birds. Depending with the animal movement we can arrange a packed lunch or go back to the lodge for hot lunch. The evening is free to rest.
Depending with the animal movement we can arrange packed lunch or go back to the lodge for hot lunch. The evening is free to rest.
• Main destination: Serengeti National Park
• Accommodation: Serengeti Heritage Camp Midrange tented camp located inside Serengeti NP
• Meals & drinks: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
If you rise early you can take a morning game drive through the park to see the nocturnal predators returning from their nightly hunt and very active animals waking up in the early morning light. Depending on the time of year and the migration of the herds, you can expect to see wildebeest, lions, elephants, giraffes, zebras, monkeys, baboons, hippos, rhinos, antelopes, birds and other species.
we enjoy morning and afternoon game viewing drives on the vast Serengeti plains. In the early morning and evening light, the Serengeti landscape is stunningly beautiful. The Serengeti ecosystem supports the greatest remaining concentration of plains game in Africa, including more than three million large mammals. The park is one that can never disappoint. One is spoilt by the variety of bird and wildlife species in this game reserve.
Depending with wildlife movement, we can have hot lunch at the camp or enjoy picnic lunch packets.
• Main destination: Serengeti National Park
• Accommodation: Serengeti Heritage Camp Midrange tented camp located inside Serengeti NP
• Meals & drinks: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
After breakfast, we drive and descend some 610 meters into the crater, which is home to an abundance of wildlife and a photogenic paradise, for a full day of game viewing drive with picnic lunch at a private scenic site (hippos pool). Ngorongoro Crater, the largest intact caldera in the world teams with an abundance of wildlife permanently resident on the crater floor. Prides of lions, herds of Cape buffalo, impala, Thompson gazelles, rhino, golden and black backed jackal, zebra, cheetah, leopard and the spotted hyena freely roam on the crater floor plains. Unmatched for its natural variety and breathtaking beauty, there are few places on earth where such a tremendous diversity of landscapes exist inside a region this size. Apart from its wildlife riches, the crater is also home to hundreds of bird species, refreshing in the small lakes in the crater floor.
In the evening we drive back to our game lodge for overnight stay.
• Main destination: Ngorongoro Crater
• Accommodation: Ngorongoro Farm House Mid-range lodge located just outside Ngorongoro
• Meals & drinks: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Today, with a guide, you enjoy a half day Biking/walking tour around the village of Mt Wa Mbu. With a guide you will start to walk around the mountainous rugged village overlooking Lake Manyara; the topography is spectacular. At some point, you may encounter some wild animals like antelopes. There are a lot of bird species and a camera should not be forgotten. A picnic lunch packet will be served.
In the afternoon we drive to Kilimanjaro airport for your International flight back home or continue with other plans.
• Main destination: Arusha (JRO)
• Accommodation: No accommodation.
• Meals & drinks: Breakfast & Lunch (dinner not included) Drinks not included