3 Days Safari to Lake Manyara, Ngorongoro Crater & Tarangire

Overview

Experience Tanzania nature in 3 days only. This package offers you the BEST chance to see a wide variety of wildlife amongst some of the most diversified landscapes. Not only will you visit the Tarangire National Park and Lake Manyara National Park but also the Ngorongoro Crater Tour, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. You will see huge herds of elephants, in season flocks of flamingos and troops of Baboons.

Trip Summary

• Start: Arusha, Tanzania
• End: Arusha, Tanzania
• Destinations: Lake Manyara, Ngorongoro and Tarangire
• Theme: Wildlife Safari
• Max group size: Any size

Day 1 – Arusha – Lake Manyara National Park:

After breakfast, you will drive to Lake Manyara National Park, one of the smallest but most diverse parks in Tanzania. The shallow and alkaline Lake Manyara covers a large area of the park and it is the seasonal home to thousands of flamingos – an awesome (pink) sight. However more than 500 other bird species are also found here as well as some wonderful mammals; Troops of monkeys live in the forests, giraffes, buffaloes, zebras and wildebeests on the grassy plains and elephants and lions in the acacia woodlands. From the open roof of the vehicle you will be able to watch the animals and absorb the landscape. After an extensive game drive and a picnic lunch, you will leave the park to make your way to the cooler regions of the Ngorongoro highlands. You will overnight at Lake Manyara Serena Safari Lodge on Full Board basis.

Day 2 – Ngorongoro Crater Tour – Karatu Area:

After an early start you will drive into the Ngorongoro Conservation Area and down into the crater. The Ngorongoro Crater is almost 600 m deep, approximately 20 km wide and the massive caldera is home to an amazing variety of animals. On your game drive you have the possibility of seeing all different kinds of mammals ranging from the Big Five – lion, elephant, buffalo, rhino and leopard – to Grant’s and Thomson’s gazelles and mountain reedbucks. You might also see spotted hyenas, rare wild dogs and some of the more than 500 bird species of the area. After a picnic lunch in the crater and more game viewing, you will leave the crater in the afternoon and travel back to Karatu, where you will spend another night at Lake Manyara Serena Safari Lodge on Full Board basis.

Day 3 – Tarangire National Park – Drive Back to Arusha:

After breakfast you continue to another park on the Northern Circuit, the Tarangire National Park. This park with its endless grasslands, huge baobab trees, the perennial Tarangire River and seasonal swamps is home to the largest elephant herds in northern Tanzania. Animals gather at the river and you should be able to see elephants, giraffes, Bushbucks, Hartebeests, Dik-diks, Waterbucks, Warthogs and reedbucks all year round. Furthermore, the park is also home to buffaloes, zebras and wildebeests which are always closely followed by a range of predators such as lions. Leopards are seen every once in a while, but cheetahs are rarely spotted. After an extensive game drive, you will leave the park in the afternoon and return back to Arusha.

End of Safari