5-Day Serengeti, Ngorongoro, and Lake Manyara

• You'll be collected from the airport.
• Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Arrival-Arusha

You will arrive at Kilimanjaro International Airport, home to the roof of Africa, Mount Kilimanjaro. After clearing immigration and collecting your luggage, you’ll be met by your driver who will be waiting for you at arrivals. You will drive to your accommodation in Arusha, and on a clear day, you may have views of Mount Kilimanjaro en route. After a long day of traveling, you may want to rest. To keep yourself busy until the evening, we will arrange a city tour or other experiences depending on your interests.

Main Destination:

Arusha (City)

Accommodation:

Arusha Tourist Inn Hotel

• Budget hotel located in Arusha (City)

Meals & Drinks:

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

Serengeti National Park

The drive to Serengeti National Park via Olduvai Gorge takes 3 to 4 hours. Olduvai Gorge is an archaeological site located in the eastern Serengeti plains, in which early human fossils were first discovered.

It has an amazing landscape that resulted from the same tectonic forces that created the Great Rift Valley millions of years ago. Then in the late evening, you will go back to your lodge for an overnight stay.

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:

Budget camping

• Inside Serengeti NP

Meals & Drinks:

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

Serengeti National Park

After breakfast, you will venture into the Serengeti’s wilderness corners for a full-day game viewing in the park. With a picnic lunch beside you, take your leisure while exploring this world heritage site, where the earth’s largest concentration of plain game still roams free!

Main Destination:

Serengeti National Park

Accommodation:

Budget camping

• Inside Serengeti NP

Meals & Drinks:

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

Ngorongoro Crater

After breakfast, you will drive to Ngorongoro Crater for a game drive inside the crater. This is the best place in Tanzania to see black rhinos as well as the pride of lions which include the magnificent black-manned males. There are lots of colorful flamingoes and a variety of water birds. Other games that you can see include leopards, cheetahs, hyenas, other members of the antelope family, and small mammals.

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

Show more

ElephantCommon

HippoCommon

LeopardOccasional

GiraffeNone

White RhinoNone

CheetahNone

Wild DogNone

Accommodation:

Budget camping

• Inside Ngorongoro Crater

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Lake Manyara National Park

The drive from the Highview Hotel to Tarangire National Park takes two hours. This park is spectacular in the dry season when many of the migratory wildlife species come back to the permanent waters of the Tarangire River.

Huge herds of wildebeests, zebras, elephants, elands, and oryx gather to stay in Tarangire until the onset of the rains when they migrate again to good grazing areas. In the late afternoon, you will drive back to the Springlands Hotel or a similar hotel in Arusha.

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

Show more

LionOccasional

HyenaOccasional

LeopardRare

Wild DogVery Rare

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

CheetahNone

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
• Non-alcoholic drinks

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