4 Days safari to Ngororongoro, Lake Manyara & Tarangire
Tour Overview
This tour starts and ends in Tanzania, it gives the traveler chance to visit three main national parks in Tanzania, these include Ngorongoro Conservation Area which is a conservation Area and UNESCO World Heritage site, its located 180 km from Arusha and it has the Ngorongoro crater as its main tourist attraction. The park is famous for the black rhinos, hippos, cape buffalos, common Eland, Blue wildebeest, water buck, topis, crocodiles, Impalas, and the African leopards. The same safari also takes you to Tarangire National Park which is one of the largest park in Tanzania and it’s located in the south west to Lake Manyara with it covering an area of 2850km. its land scape is covered by Baobab trees, high grasses as well as the dense bush. The park is also famous for elephants, waterbuck, wildebeests, giraffes, olive baboons as well as baobab tree climbing lions. Lake Manyara national park is also part of the tour, Lake Manyara National Park which is the most dramatically located park consisting of the huge and shallow Soda Lake at the foot of the Great Rift Valley. This safari in Tanzania tour will also take you Tarangire National Park that features some of the greatest game animals in Tanzania.
Tour highlights
Day 1: Transfer to Tarangire National Park
Day 2: Transfer to Lake Manyara National park
Day 3: Transfer to Ngorongoro carter
Day 4: enjoy hunting with the Bushmen & have a cultural tour at Oldonyo Sambu Maasai Village
Day 1: Transfer to Tarangire National Park
Have breakfast and after start your transfer to Tarangire National Park for a full day game drive with in the park, this national park has got diverse land scape with over 9 vegetation zones. Its land scape is mostly covered by the Ancient Baobab trees which are the largest in Africa. River Tarangire that occupies most of the park attracts an abundance of wildlife like the elephants, leopards, lions, buffalos, zebras, antelopes, giraffes, as well as birds. It’s also very famous for the greatest population of Elephants in Tanzania. Have a picnic lunch inside the park while viewing animal’s drinking water in the river. After, you will continue with game viewing and after return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Accommodation options
Luxury: Chem Chem Lodge
Mid renage: Kuro Tarangire lodge
Budget: Kirurumu Tarangire Lodge
Day 2: Transfer to Lake Manyara National park
Have breakfast at the lodge/camp so early in the morning, after drive across the Great Rift Valley towards Lake Manyara National Park for a full day game drive. This park is about 205sq miles and it’s mostly noted for its unique beauty with the acacia forest of the giant fig as well as mahogany trees. These trees are home to the large numbers of baboons as well as the blue monkeys. The other animal species in this park include; giraffes, buffalos, impalas, elephants, hippos as well as 400 different bird species including; the ground hornbill and the crested Eagle. Lake Manyara national park is also famous for the tree climbing lions and the flamingos along the lake shores. The park’s land scape is greatly stunning with game drives done along the shores of the lake, which provides beautiful views of the other animal species including the giraffes as well as the buffalos and the flamingos. Later, in the afternoon, return to the lodge for an overnight.
Accommodation Options
Luxury: Lake manyara tree hotel
Mid-range: Kirurumu tented lodge
Budget: Olmasera tented camp
Day 3: Transfer to Ngorongoro carter
After the breakfast, the guide will drive you to the main natural wonder known as the Ngorongoro crater. It has walls of about 2,000 ft high and its crater floor spreads for about 102 sq miles. The crater is inhabited by many animal species including; the rare black Rhinos, elephants, as well as the birds. It also contains a river, swamps, a soda lake on top which is also filled with flamingos plus a forest with open plains. You will then descend down to the crater floor to view more wildlife like the hippos and birds. You will have a picnic lunch at the hippo lake and in the afternoon, drive up to the steep road and get out of the crater.
Accommodation options
Luxury: Neptune Ngorongoro Lodge
Mid-range: Ngorongoro Wildlife lodge
Budget: Plantation Lodge
Day 4: enjoy hunting with the Bushmen & have a cultural tour at Oldonyo Sambu Maasai Village
Early in the morning, hunt with the famous bush men who live near Lake Eyasi and have a visit Oldonyo Sambu Masai Village. This is also a masai village which is 40km from Arusha town and its considered to be the highlight of this safari. Here, you will be guided by the masai chief who will take you round and show how these masai people live, their style of cooking, taking care of the cattle, studying, dancing and many more. You will also get a chance to see the village women perform local traditional songs and dances. You will also get an opportunity of taking photos and in the evening, transfer to Arusha town for either a flight back home or an overnight.
END OF 4 days Tanzania Safari
Tour inclusions
- Professional Guide
- 4×4 safari vehicle
- Full Board Accommodation
- All activities detailed in the safari
- Park entrance fees
- Drinking water on the safari
- Airport transfer
Tour Exclusions
- Tanzania hotel fees( the eve of the safari and the night after the safari),
- Tips,
- Laundry services,
- Beverages/ drinks,
- international flights,
- Visas,
- Items of a personal nature,
- optional activities and any other extras not detailed in the above itinerary
4 DAYS LODGE SAFARI IN TANZANIA
Tour overview
The tour starts and ends in Tanzania , it involves visiting three main national parks, the Ngorongoro crater which is filled with lots of wildlife species including the lions, elephants, zebras and many birds, the crater highly attracts lots of tourists and its surrounded by water sources. Lake Manyara national park is also part of the tour, Lake Manyara National Park which is the most dramatically located park consisting of the huge and shallow Soda Lake at the foot of the Great Rift Valley. And lastly the safari takes you to Serengeti National park which is found in the northwestern Tanzania, it’s famous for the annual migration of over 250000 zebras, crocodiles, honey badger and over 1.5 million white bearded wildebeest. This park also harbors many other animal species including; the hyenas, baboon, wild dogs, topis, buffalos, black Rhinos, birds etc.
Tour Highlights
Day 1: Transfer from Arusha to Lake Manyara
Day 2: Transfer to Serengeti National Park
Day 3: From Serengeti to Ngorongoro National Park
Day 4: Transfer to Arusha town
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1: Transfer from Arusha to Lake Manyara
Early in the morning, you will be picked up from your hotel and the guide will provide you a short briefing about the whole safari. After, you will start your drive to Lake Manyara National Park, this small park stretches along way via the high rift valley escarpments which is occupied by the alkaline lake. Water birds gather around the lake and they are over 400 bird species found in this park. Its vegetation provides a good habitant too many animals like the monkeys, antelopes, giraffes, grassland elephants, which leave around the acacia trees. You will also get chance to view the Manyara lions around the trees. In the afternoon, leave Lake Manyara and head to booked lodge.
Accommodation Options
Luxury: Lake manyara tree hotel
Mid-range: Kirurumu tented lodge
Budget: Olmasera tented camp
Day 2: Transfer to Serengeti National Park
Have breakfast at the lodge and after start your drive to the fertile highlands where farmers grow corn, coffee and wheat. You will reach Serengeti national Park around mid-day. This is one of the largest national park in TZ and has got variety of habitats as well as landscape which include; swamps, thick bush, savannah, grasslands, mountains and lakes. There are also the bizarre rock formations which are called Kopjes that occupy this grass land scape where one can see the predators. You might get chance to watch the annual migration of the thousands of animals which make the park famous. This happens in both the short rainy season of November and December were the herds move from the hills in the north to the plains with in the south. And in the longer rainny season from April up to June, they return to the north. This circle depends mainly on the year’s rainfalls and the locations of the herds.
Accommodation Options
Luxury: Four Seasons Safari Lodge
Mid-Range: Asilia Dunia Camp
Budget: Usanja Camp
Day 3: From Serengeti to Ngorongoro National Park
Wake up so early in the morning and join an early morning game drive. You will then return to the lodge for breakfast before heading out for a game drive within the park. The seronera region will give you a chance to view the wildebeests and the zebras within close proximity of these lions and the predators like the cheetahs and the leopards. Have lunch and after continue your journey to the Ngorongoro crater. Here, you will enjoy views of the collapsed volcano which 600m long.
Accommodation options
Luxury: Neptune Ngorongoro Lodge
Mid-range: Ngorongoro Wildlife lodge
Budget: Plantation Lodge
Day 4: Transfer to Arusha town
Breakfast in the morning, and after drive towards the steep and narrow road which takes you into the crater, these slopes are forested and the landscapes change to Savannah. You will find the wildlife here breathtaking and with good luck, you can observe the Big five which include; the lions, buffaloes, Rhinos, leopards, and the elephants. You will as well have a chance to view other animal species including; the warthogs, zebras, impalas, hippos, wildebeests as well as bird species. Immediately after the game drive, as well as lunch, you will start your drive back to Arusha arriving late evening.
END OF SAFARI
Tour inclusions
- Professional Guide
- 4×4 safari vehicle
- Full Board Accommodation
- All activities detailed in the safari
- Park entrance fees
- Drinking water on the safari
- Airport transfer
Tour Exclusions
- Tanzania hotel fees( the eve of the safari and the night after the safari),
- Tips,
- Laundry services,
- Beverages/ drinks,
- international flights,
- Visas,
- Items of a personal nature,
- optional activities and any other extras not detailed in the above itinerary
4 days Budget tour in Tanzania
Tour overview
The safari starts in Arusha Tanzania and also ends in Arusha Tanzania. The tour includes visiting Lake Manyara National park, which is famous for the tree climbing lions that climb into the acacia canopy to run away from the biting insects. The park is also home to large herds of buffaloes, zebras, giraffes, hippos, elephants as well as the wildebeests. This park attracts many water birds including the king fishers, herons, storks, fish eagle and many more. The safari also takes you to the famous Ngorongoro crater which is also known for its populated and untouched wildlife species including the lions, leopards, zebras, and the elephants. You will get chance to see the crater basin that has hot water and the upper part covered by the volcano and the many flamingos. The tour lastly takes you to Serengeti national park which is famous for the annual migration of animals including 200000 zebras, 300000 Thomson’s gazelle as well as the wildebeest this national park also offers the best brilliant game viewing in whole of Africa.
Tour highlights
Day 1: Transfer from Arusha to Lake Manyara National Park
Day 2: Transfer to Serengeti National Park
Day 3: From Serengeti to Ngorongoro national park
Day 4: Transfer to Arusha Town
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1: Transfer from Arusha to Lake Manyara National Park
Early in the morning, you will be picked up from your hotel and the guide will provide you a short briefing about the whole safari. After, you will start your drive to Lake Manyara National Park, this small park stretches along way via the high rift valley escarpments which is occupied by the alkaline lake. Water birds gather around the lake and they are over 400 bird species found in this park. Its vegetation provides a good habitant too many animals like the monkeys, antelopes, giraffes, grassland elephants, which leave around the acacia trees. You will also get chance to view the Manyara lions around the trees. In the afternoon, leave Lake Manyara and head to booked lodge.
Accommodation Options
Budget: Olmasera tented camp/ Jambo camp
Day 2: Transfer to Serengeti National Park
Have breakfast in the morning and after start your drive from Lake Manyara to Serengeti National Park. You will enjoy the endless open plains of this park as well as the stunning skies of the Serengeti. The park is famous for its annual migration of many zebras, wildebeest and many more. It’s a full four hour drive and you will get to enjoy a full day game drive as well as an evening game drive where you will view many animal species including; the lions, zebras, antelopes, hippos, elephants, warthogs as well as the wildebeests.
Accommodation options
Budget: Seronera Campsite
Day 3: From Serengeti to Ngorongoro national park
Wake up so early in the morning and join an early morning game drive. You will then return to the lodge for breakfast before heading out for a game drive within the park. The seronera region will give you a chance to view the wildebeests and the zebras within close proximity of these lions and the predators like the cheetahs and the leopards. Have lunch and after continue your journey to the Ngorongoro crater. Here, you will enjoy views of the collapsed volcano which 600m long.
Accommodation options
Budget: Ngorongoro Simba Campsite
Day 4: Transfer to Arusha Town
Have breakfast at the lodge and after proceed to the crater floor for a full day crater tour having picnic lunch there. After, proceed with your drive back to Arusha arriving late evening.
END OF SAFARI
Tour inclusions
- Professional Guide
- 4×4 safari vehicle
- Full Board Accommodation
- All activities detailed in the safari
- Park entrance fees
- Drinking water on the safari
- Airport transfer
Tour Exclusions
- Tanzania hotel fees( the eve of the safari and the night after the safari),
- Tips,
- Laundry services,
- Beverages/ drinks,
- international flights,
- Visas,
- Items of a personal nature,
- optional activities and any other extras not detailed in the above itinerary
