5-Day Lake Manyara, Serengeti, Ngorongoro and 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

We will pick you up from the hotel and drive to the beautiful Lake Manyara National Park for a game drive. The animals we can expect to see in this national park include elephants, giraffes, many baboons and monkeys, and, with luck, big cats. We will also see a variety of birds and antelopes.

We will exit the park and head to Octagon Lodge for dinner and overnight.

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:

Octagon Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located less than 1hr drive from Lake Manyara NP

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Meals & Drinks:

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

Octagon Lodge to Serengeti National Park

After a good breakfast, we will have an en-route game drive as we head to the famous Serengeti National Park via Ngorongoro. We should arrive at the Serengeti Naabi gate around lunchtime and can enjoy a lunch break at the designated picnic area. We will continue the game drive to search for the big cats and other animals in the famous Serengeti. Depending on the time of the year, you can also see the great migration of zebras and wildebeests.

After the game drive, we will proceed to our beautiful tented camp for dinner and overnight.

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:

Tanzania Bush Camps Central Serengeti

• Mid-range tented camp located inside Serengeti NP

Meals & Drinks:

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

Serengeti National Park to Ngorongoro Area

After an early breakfast, we will go on a morning game drive to search for the best of the famous Serengeti and see what we missed the previous day. We will break for a quick lunch at the designated area. After that, we drive to Ngorongoro and enjoy more wildlife on the way to Rhino Safari Lodge for dinner and overnight.

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:

Rhino Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located on the crater rim of Ngorongoro Crater

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Meals & Drinks:

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

Ngorongoro Crater

After an early game drive, we will leave the lodge and return to the park to enter the Ngorongoro Crater for the morning game drive. We will search for animals in all corners of this beautiful crater. With luck, we will see the famous Big Five, zebras, wildebeests, hyenas, buffaloes, different types of antelopes and beautiful birds. We will have a lunch break and continue the afternoon game drive until late afternoon.

We will exit the crater and proceed to Octagon Safari Lodge for dinner and overnight.

Main Destination:

Ngorongoro Crater

Accommodation:

Octagon Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located 1-2hr drive from Ngorongoro Crater

Meals & Drinks:

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

Octagon Lodge to Tarangire National Park

We will pick you up and drive you to Tarangire National Park for a beautiful game drive, hoping to see many herds of elephants. This park is well known as the home of elephants. It also has many other animals, such as giraffes, zebras, gnus, warthogs, big cats and various antelopes. The park has a beautiful landscape and huge baobab trees, which are also an attraction, and a lot of birds. We will exit the park in the late afternoon and drive 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:

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

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