Lake Manyara, Serengeti & Ngorongoro
4 days | 3 nights
Safari Overview
This classic northern Tanzania safari offers breathtaking scenery, rich wildlife, and unforgettable moments. Begin in Lake Manyara National Park, renowned for its varied landscapes, vibrant birdlife, and tree-climbing lions. Continue to the endless plains of the Serengeti, home to the Great Migration, big cats, and diverse wildlife. Conclude your journey at the iconic Ngorongoro Crater, a UNESCO World Heritage Site where you can spot the Big Five in a uniquely rich ecosystem.
This four-day safari is ideal for travelers seeking a compact yet immersive experience through Tanzania’s most celebrated destinations.
Full Itinerary
Arusha – Lake Manyara 2½ hours
Distance: 130 km
Pick up from Arusha and transfer to Lake Manyara national park, arrive in time for lunch, after lunch we head into the Lake Manyara National Park for an afternoon game drive. This national park is one of Tanzania’s most dramatically located wildlife areas, consisting of a massive but shallow soda lake (covering two-thirds of the park), located at the foot of the Great Rift Valley’s western escarpment. The park’s varied habitat attracts a wide variety of animals, including one of Africa’s largest concentrations of elephants, Lake Manyara’s unique tree-climbing lions, as well as large flocks of flamingos attracted by the algae in the lake.
Dinner and overnight as per the standard and type of accommodation option requested.
Lake Manyara – Serengeti Plains
Non game-viewing travel time: 6 hours
Distance: 205 km
After breakfast we head towards the Serengeti National Park, via the beautiful high lying farmland of Karatu and the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Leaving the highlands behind, we descend into the heart of wild Africa – the Serengeti National Park – with its endless plains, rolling into the distance as far as the eye can see. We head to the central park area, known as the Seronera area, one of the richest wildlife habitats in the park, featuring the Seronera River, which provides a valuable water source to this area and therefore attracts wildlife well representative of most of the Serengeti’s species. Arrive in time for lunch and enjoy an afternoon game drive in the Serengeti national park.
Dinner and overnight in the Seronera area, as per the standard and type of accommodation option requested.
Serengeti Plains – Ngorongoro crater 4 hours
Distance: 145 km
Be one of only a few fortunate people to glide in a Hot Air Balloon over the Serengeti Plains (available at supplementary cost by pre-arrangement). Floating silently above the awakening bush, while spotting wildlife and enjoying the amazing scenery of Africa, across rivers and over numerous small villages.
After breakfast at the lodge do we depart to Ngorongoro Conservation area. We will stopover at Olduvai Gorge, boasting with a history dating back to the dawn of time. It was here, that the anthropologists Drs. Lois and Mary Leakey discovered the skulls of ‘Nutcracker Man’ and ‘Handy Man’, both very significant links in the chain of human evolution.
We arrive in time for lunch at the lodge and after lunch we will descend over 600 meters into the crater to view wildlife for a half day’s safari tour. Supported by a year round water supply and fodder, the Ngorongoro National Park supports a vast variety of animals, which include herds of wildebeest, zebra, buffalo, eland, warthog, hippo, and giant African elephants. Another big draw card to this picturesque national park, is it’s dense population of predators, which include lions, hyenas, jackals, cheetahs and the ever-elusive leopard, which sometimes requires a trained eye to spot. We will visit Lake Magadi, a large but shallow alkaline lake in the southwestern corner, which is one of the main features of the crater. A large number of flamingos, hippos and other water birds can usually been seen here.
Dinner and overnight as per the standard and type of accommodation option requested.
Ngorongoro crater – Arusha 4 hours
Distance: 190 km
Enjoy breakfast, after which we will transfer back to Arusha. Upon arrival in Arusha will we have lunch and then we will end our African safari adventure.
Included for safaris
- All park entrance, crater service, concession, WMA and administrative fees
- Meals & accommodation whilst on safari (subjected to the availability)
- Accommodation in Arusha as per itinerary on bed and breakfast basis
- 4WD Safari vehicle while on safari (car has fridge & inventor for charging camera)
- English speaking Driver Tour Guide
- Staff – (Driver and Cook) & the Car park entrance fees
- Bottled drinking water while on safari – day time
- Airport transfers to/from Arusha as per itinerary
- Camping equipment including sleeping tents sharing with 2 people, sleeping mattress and kitchen gears for camping safaris
Prices do not include
- Items of personal needs
- Travel insurance
- Soda/alcohol
- Visa fees
- Lunch & dinner in Arusha
- Local & International airfare
- Olduvai Gorge & masai village visit
- Cultural tours
- Gratuities [tip]
- Laundry
- Balloon safari and any other extras not stated above as included.
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