Arusha - Lake Manyara National Park Game Drive
We pick you up at 8:00 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 laying ahead. Stop for a short break for a picnic lunch, then continue on the game drive until the evening.
During the game drive, be on the lookout 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. In the right season, you can see the shoreline turning pink with millions of flamingos flocking there. After the game drive, you will head back to your lodge where a delicious dinner awaits you.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Manyara National Park
- Accommodation:
- Eileen's Trees Inn
- Meals & Drinks:
Hotel - Serengeti National Park
After an enjoyable breakfast, you will head out toward Serengeti National Park and travel in the midst of the never-ending plain grasslands. The Serengeti is arguably the most impressive wildlife sanctuary in the world. You will have an afternoon game drive with a picnic lunch in the endless plains of the Serengeti. You have a chance to see the great herds of wildebeest, zebra, and gazelle, or a pride of lions lounging in the shade. The eventful day comes to an end with a hearty dinner and a good night’s rest in your accommodation.
- Main Destination:
- Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Central Serengeti Luxury Camp
- Meals & Drinks:
Serengeti Game Drive
Today, you have 2 options. You can either have a relaxed breakfast and depart for a full-day game drive at around 9:00 AM with a packed lunch and return to the lodge in the afternoon at around 6:00 PM. Otherwise, you can depart at 6:00 AM on an early game drive and later return to the accommodation for breakfast and relaxation. In the afternoon, you go on a game drive with a packed lunch.
You will explore the Central portion of the Serengeti National Park today. This legendary park is the world's most renowned safari destination for its incredible population of lions and leopards. The central portion of the Serengeti - known as the Seronera area - is one of the richest wildlife habitats in the park. It features the Seronera River which provides a valuable water source to this area and therefore attracts wildlife well-representative of most of the Serengeti’s species. During the off-season of the migration, one must really look out for the many lion prides that thrive in this region.
- Main Destination:
- Central Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Central Serengeti Luxury Camp
- Meals & Drinks:
Serengeti Game Drive - Ngorongoro Rhino Lodge
After breakfast, you will have a morning game drive in Serengeti National Park. Later, you depart for the Ngorongoro Conservation Area with a picnic lunch. The Ngorongoro Crater is the largest collapsed volcanic crater in the world and has 14 kilometers of isolated natural beauty. The crater is surrounded by a ring of extinct volcanoes and the floor, dotted with watering holes, shelters some 30,000 animals. The eventful day comes to an end with a hearty dinner and a good night’s rest in your accommodation.
- Main Destination:
- Ngorongoro Crater
- Accommodation:
- Rhino Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Ngorongoro Crater Game Drive - Back to Arusha
On the last day of your safari, you will have an early start. Finishing up with a quick breakfast, you will make an early descent (at around 6:30 AM) to the crater floor. The Ngorongoro Crater is the world’s largest inactive, intact and unfilled volcanic caldera. It has a massive floor of about 260 square kilometers with a depth of over 2,000 feet. The 5-hour game drive on the crater floor will show you a lot of animal action - keeping the camera ready is definitely recommended. The African elephant, buffalo, black rhino, hippo, hyena, and lion are found in abundance.
After the picnic lunch at the beautiful Hippo Pool, you will begin a steep ascend to the exit of the crater. This is the last leg of your safari, with a 4-hour drive left to Arusha. You will be dropped off at your preferred location in Arusha by 6:00 PM.
- Main Destination:
- Ngorongoro Crater
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks: