Arusha to Lake Manyara National Park Tour
You will be met after breakfast at 8:00 am by your driver-guide and driven to Lake Manyara National Park with your packed lunch. Driving from Arusha to Tarangire is approximately 2 hours and 20 minutes depending on traffic covering 124km.
Lake Manyara National Park is a protected area in Tanzania's Arusha and Manyara Regions, situated between Lake Manyara and the Great Rift Valley. It is administered by the Tanzania National Parks Authority and covers an area of 325sq km (125sq miles) including about 230sq km (89sq miles) lake surface. More than 350 bird species have been observed on the lake.
The majority of the land area of the park is a narrow strip running between the Gregory Rift Wall to the west and Lake Manyara, an alkaline lake.
On arrival at Manyara, you will have an afternoon game viewing enjoying great scenery of the lake and habitat. Later at picnic site, enjoy your meal before proceeding with a late afternoon game viewing. Dinner and your overnight are at Acacia Campsite.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Manyara National Park
- Accommodation:
- Budget camping
- Meals & Drinks:
Ngorongoro Crater Tour
After breakfast at the lodge, you will be met by your safari driver guide and driven to Ngorongoro Crater Conservation Area. Driving time to the Crater floor is approximately 20 minutes.
The Ngorongoro Conservation Area is a protected area and a World Heritage Site located 180km (110 miles) west of Arusha in the Crater Highlands area of Tanzania. The area is named after Ngorongoro Crater, a large volcanic caldera within the area. The conservation area is administered by the Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority, an arm of the Tanzanian government, and its boundaries follow the boundary of the Ngorongoro Division of the Arusha Region.
Enjoying game viewing on the Crater floor with your packed lunch and maximize game viewing. By late afternoon, you will ascend and transfer back the rim of Crater at Simba Campsite for dinner and your overnight stay.
(You have an option to visit a Maasai village for cultural interaction at an extra cost).
- Main Destination:
- Ngorongoro Crater
- Accommodation:
- Budget camping
- Meals & Drinks:
Ngorongoro to Serengeti National Park
After a leisure breakfast at the lodge, your driver-guide meets you with your packed lunch and drives to Serengeti National Park with a spectacular game viewing en-route. Transit time is approximately 3-4 hours without game viewing.
The Serengeti National Park is a Tanzanian park in the Serengeti ecosystem in the Mara and Simiyu regions. It is famous for its annual migration of over 1.5 million white-bearded (or brindled) wildebeest and 250,000 zebra and its numerous Nile crocodile and honey badger.
On arrival at Serengeti, you will continue with afternoon game viewing, then drive to a picnic site for lunch. After lunch, you will be transferred to Seronera Campsite for dinner and your overnight stay.
Meal Plan: B, L, D.
- Main Destination:
- Central Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Budget camping
- Meals & Drinks:
Serengeti National Park to Arusha for Departure
After breakfast, your driver-guide meets you and drives you back to Arusha with a game drive on the way. Driving time is approximately 6-7 hours without game drives. You will have your packed lunch during transit. On arrival in Arusha, you will be dropped off at your own arrangement.
(Alternatively on this day, you can fly from Serengeti to Arusha at an extra cost as shown separately).
- Main Destination:
- Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks: