7-Day Amazing Lake Natron and Wildlife, a Budget Tour

• A transfer from the airport can be arranged for an extra cost.
• Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Pick up in Arusha and exploring Lake Natron

After early breakfast you will be pick up in Arusha to drive to Lake Natron. It will take at least 5 hours of which 3 hours on a rough road. You will arrive at Lake Natron Maasai guesthouse where a hot lunch will be served. In the afternoon you will hike to the waterfalls and go for sundown to Lake Natron. Diner will be served in the guesthouse.

Main Destination:

Lake Natron

Accommodation:

Lake Natron Maasai Guesthouse

• Budget guest house located near Lake Natron

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Meals & Drinks:

• Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Exporing Lake Natron and maasai culture

Sunrise at the lake at 6am or just breakfast, what ever you like. You will drive to small serengeti and will be back for lunch at the maasai guesthouse. In the afternoon you will visit the village and a maasai boomai to learn more about the Maasai culture. Diner will be served at the guesthouse.

Main Destination:

Lake Natron

Accommodation:

Lake Natron Maasai Guesthouse

• Budget guest house located near Lake Natron

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Entering Serengeti

After early breakfast you will drive to Klein's gate where you enter the Serengeti NP in the northern part. Here you will face thousands of zebra's and wildebeest. The gamedrive will show you the endless plains of the Serengeti. Serengeti means in maasai language 'endless plains'. Your campsite will be in central Serengeti, where the cook will prepare a delicious diner. After diner you will hear the sounds of the Serengeti by night.

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:

Budget camping

• Inside Serengeti NP

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Exploring the Serengeti

After early breakfast you will go on a game drive to explore the Central Serengeti. You will see lions, zebra's, antilopes, buffalo's etc. And you will drive back to the camp for a hot lunch. End of the afternoon you will make another gamedrive and if you are lucky you will see a hunting lion. Diner is prepared in the camp.

Main Destination:

Serengeti National Park

Accommodation:

Budget camping

• Inside Serengeti NP

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

From Serengeti to Ngorongoro

After breakfast you are going to leave the Serengeti at Naabi gate and enter the Ngorongoro highlands. You will desecent into the crater and see the magnificient surroundings of the Ngorongoro crater with a lot of animals. You will have lunch at a Hippo pool where you can look at these beautifull animals. In the afternoon you will see lions (if you are lucky) who are resting after hunting. Diner will be served at the campsite.

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

Show more

ElephantCommon

HippoCommon

LeopardOccasional

GiraffeNone

White RhinoNone

CheetahNone

Wild DogNone

Accommodation:

Budget camping

• Outside Ngorongoro Crater

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Exploring Lake Manyara National Park

The campsite is on the upperside of the entrance of the Lake Manyara National Park, so no need to have early breakfast. Lake Manyara NP is famous for his climbing tree lions, so if you are lucky you can spot them. Around the lake Manyara you can spot a huge amount of birds like flamingo's, pelicans, storks and herons. Also giraffes and elephants are wandering around in the park. In the afternoon you will go back to the campsite with a magnicifient view over Lake Manyara NP. Here you can relax and diner will be served.

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

Show more

LionOccasional

HyenaOccasional

LeopardRare

Wild DogVery Rare

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

CheetahNone

Accommodation:

Budget camping

• Just outside Lake Manyara NP

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

The end: Tarangire NP and back to Arusha

After breakfast you will headed to Tarangire National Park for whole day game-drive. Tarangire is especially known for the huge amount of elephants families and the baobab trees. There is river which floats through the middle of the park and where a lot of animals can be spot who will come for a drink. A lunchbox is included and at the end of the afternoon you will drive back to Arusha.

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

Show more

HippoCommon

HyenaOccasional

LeopardRare

CheetahRare

Wild DogVery Rare

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
• Drinks not included

• Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
• A transfer back to the airport can be arranged for an extra cost.