5-Day Manyara, Ngorongoro, Serengeti 2 Nights, Tarangire

• You'll be collected from the airport.
• Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Arusha to Lake Manyara National Park for Game Drives

You'll be picked up at 8:30 AM from your hotel in Arusha and depart for Lake Manyara National Park with a picnic lunch for a full-day game drive. As you enter the national park, lush forests of acacia and mahogany trees begin to set the mood for what is waiting ahead. The game drive will go on till evening with a small break for a picnic lunch. During the game drive, watch out for buffaloes, giraffes, impalas, baboons, and blue monkeys. Another spectacle of Lake Manyara National Park is the tree-climbing lions. However, spotting them is a game of luck.

Main Destination:

Lake Manyara National Park

Best Time To Visit June to October (Easier to spot animals)

High Season July to March (The northern section gets crowded)

Best Weather June to October (Little rainfall)

Wildlife in Lake Manyara NP

ElephantCommon

GiraffeCommon

BuffaloCommon

ZebraCommon

WildebeestCommon

HippoCommon

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LionOccasional

HyenaOccasional

LeopardRare

Wild DogVery Rare

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

CheetahNone

Accommodation:

Suricata Boma Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located just outside Lake Manyara NP

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Ngorongoro Crater Tour in the Morning and Transfer to Central Serengeti for Afternoon Game Drives

After an early breakfast, you'll depart from Karatu and drive towards the Ngorongoro Crater. This will take about 1.5 hours. Then, you'll descend to the crater floor for a game drive(5 hours). You can expect to see lions, elephants, zebras, hippos, flamingos, jackals, rhinos, antelopes, and many birds. The birds seen here include eagles, vultures, and flamingos in the Crater Lake, storks, bats, giant vultures, sacred ibis, kori bustards, blacksmith plovers, long-necked herons, and cattle eagles. You will have a picnic lunch at the beautiful Hippo pool. You'll continue with game drives. You will begin a steep ascend to the top exit of the crater.

Main Destination:

Ngorongoro Crater

Best Time To Visit June to October (Wildlife viewing is best)

High Season Most of the year – July to March (Expect crowds)

Best Weather June to October (Rainfall is little to none)

Wildlife in Ngorongoro Crater

Black RhinoCommon

LionCommon

BuffaloAbundant

ZebraAbundant

WildebeestAbundant

HyenaAbundant

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ElephantCommon

HippoCommon

LeopardOccasional

GiraffeNone

White RhinoNone

CheetahNone

Wild DogNone

Accommodation:

Into Wild Africa Tented Camp

• Mid-range tented camp located inside Serengeti NP

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Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Central Serengeti National Park Full-Day Game Drives

After an early breakfast, you will have morning game drives in Central Serengeti. After that, you'll depart from Serengeti via the beautiful Ngorongoro Conservation Area. After a 4.7 to 5-hour drive, you'll reach your accommodation in Karatu at the end of the day. Freshly made delicious dinner is kept ready for you at your chosen accommodation. All these days of the safari will have you quite tired and a good rest is essential. The next day, you will begin the last leg of your safari.

Main Destination:

Serengeti National Park

Best Time To Visit January to February and June to October (Different areas are best at different times)

High Season July to March (The Seronera area is crowded)

Best Weather June to October (Little to no rainfall)

Wildlife in Serengeti NP

ElephantCommon

LionCommon

CheetahCommon

BuffaloAbundant

ZebraAbundant

WildebeestAbundant

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GiraffeCommon

HippoCommon

HyenaCommon

LeopardOccasional

Black RhinoVery Rare

Wild DogVery Rare

White RhinoNone

Accommodation:

Into Wild Africa Tented Camp

• Mid-range tented camp located inside Serengeti NP

Meals & Drinks:

• Meals at own expense
• Drinks not included

Morning Game Drives in Central Serengeti National Park to Karatu

After an early breakfast, you will have morning game drives in Central Serengeti. After that, you'll depart from Serengeti via the beautiful Ngorongoro Conservation Area. After a 4.7 to 5-hour drive, you'll reach your accommodation in Karatu at the end of the day. Freshly made delicious dinner is kept ready for you at your chosen accommodation. All these days of the safari will have you quite tired and a good rest is essential. The next day, you will begin the last leg of your safari.

Main Destination:

Central Serengeti National Park

Accommodation:

Endoro Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located in Karatu (Town)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Tarangire National Park Game Drives and Transfer to Arusha

The final day of your safari will begin at around 7:00 AM after a luscious breakfast. The destination for today is Tarangire National Park which is about 2 hours from Karatu. You will have game drives till around 3:30 PM in this park. Tanzania’s third-largest national park is known for its majestic baobab trees that dot the landscape, dwarfing the animals that feed beneath them. The Tarangire River is the centerpiece of this park which is famous for some of the largest herds of elephants in Africa. Here you may see lions, leopards, cheetahs, lesser kudus, buffalos, oryx, elands, giraffes, and zebras. By mid-afternoon, you will branch out and head towards Arusha where you will be dropped off at your preferred location by about 6 PM.

Main Destination:

Tarangire National Park

Best Time To Visit July to November (Animals come to the Tarangire River)

High Season June to October (The park is full of visitors)

Best Weather June to October (Little rainfall)

Wildlife in Tarangire NP

ElephantAbundant

GiraffeCommon

LionCommon

BuffaloAbundant

ZebraAbundant

WildebeestAbundant

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HippoCommon

HyenaOccasional

LeopardRare

CheetahRare

Wild DogVery Rare

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

• Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
• You'll be dropped off at the airport.