Lake Manyara, Serengeti, Crater & Tarangire Park

We pick you up from the hotel after breakfast at 8:00 am. Your safari guide will arrive at the hotel, and after meeting your driver, you will travel to Lake Manyara National Park. Around 10:00 am, you will already be on your first safari!

The entire territory of this park is cut through by groundwater streams that provide a favourable environment for plants, birds (including pink flamingos) and African forest animals.

Around lunchtime, you will visit the Maji Moto Hot Springs, and the driver will provide you with a lunchbox. After this stop, the safari will continue. In Lake Manyara, you have the option to add extra activities like a night game drive, canoeing, and a walking safari to experience the excitement of exploring the wild in Tanzania on foot (optional).

By evening, you will drive to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

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

Accommodation:

Africa Safari Karatu Lodge

Mid-range lodge located less than 1hr drive from Lake Manyara NP

Meals & Drinks:

Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included)

Non-alcoholic drinks

After breakfast, you will start the safari by being transferred to the central part of the Serengeti (also called Seronera). Here, your driver will try to find the animals you're most interested in. Closer to lunchtime, you will visit the Serengeti Visitor Centre, where you will be offered a lunchbox and provided with interesting information about the animal population and the history of the national park. Here, you can also see hyraxes, which are elephants' closest relatives.

It is difficult to describe in detail all the animals of the Serengeti plains, for they number in the thousands; elephants, buffaloes, ostriches, giraffes, jackals, hyenas, lions, antelopes, leopards and cheetahs. Keep your eyes peeled and enjoy the nature around you. You have optional activities, one of which is the Olduvai Gorge tour of the cradle of mankind.

You will be transferred to the lodge in the evening for dinner and rest.

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

Accommodation:

Tukaone Weavers Camp

Mid-range tented camp located inside Central Serengeti NP

Meals & Drinks:

All meals included

Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

After breakfast, enjoy a full-day game drive in the Serengeti with a picnic lunch. Later, return for dinner and overnight. An early morning balloon safari (optional) is available at an additional cost. If interested, please let us know in advance.

Today, you will have another chance to spot all the big cats you may have missed, or you can add some more to your bucket list. After this astonishing day, you head to the lodge for rest and dinner.

Main Destination:

Central Serengeti National Park

Accommodation:

Safari View Luxury Camp

Mid-range tented camp located inside Central Serengeti NP

Meals & Drinks:

All meals included

Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

After breakfast, you will continue the game drive inside Serengeti National Park. The greater part of this park is a savannah with wide open spaces, which provides a likely opportunity to see cheetahs hunting antelopes. On this day, you also have the option to visit the Maasai people and Olduvai Gorge at an additional cost.

The Olduvai Gorge is one of the most important archaeological sites on earth. The geological strata exposed in the gorge reveal a remarkable record of animal and human evolution from about 2 million until 15,000 years ago.

By early afternoon, you will finish the safari and return to the hotel in Ngorongoro Conservation Area. There, you will have dinner and an overnight stay as you await another blissful day of adventure on the crater rim.

Main Destination:

Ngorongoro Highlands

Accommodation:

Africa Safari Karatu Lodge

Mid-range lodge located less than 1hr drive from Ngorongoro Highlands

Meals & Drinks:

All meals included

Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

On this day, it is best to leave the hotel as early as possible to see the variety of animals that are only active during the morning hours. At 6:30 am, you will set off for the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, and after about an hour, you will already be inside the crater.

Ngorongoro is one of the most famous and interesting of Tanzania's national parks because it has the greatest number of different animal species per square kilometer. You will have the chance to see buffalo, elephant, lion, wildebeest, zebra, hippopotamus and feline species such as caracals and servals. The lucky travelers might even see a rhinoceros, an animal whose numbers are rapidly declining. End the beautiful day by returning to the lodge for rest.

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

Accommodation:

Kankari Lodge

Mid-range lodge located 1-2hr drive from Ngorongoro Crater

Meals & Drinks:

All meals included

Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

In Tarangire, you can see many wild Tanzanian animals, such as lions, buffalos, giraffes, and zebras, but above all else, it is famous for its astonishing number of elephants. They typically stay close to their drinking source, the Tarangire River.

You should be aware that this is wild nature, so the guide cannot guarantee the presence of specific wild animals, but you can be sure he will do his best to find everything you're looking for! The team has its own radio channel that the drivers use to communicate with other guides and collaborate on searches for rare species.

At lunchtime, you will be provided with a meal, after which the safari will continue. In the evening, you will be transferred to the hotel in Arusha or the airport for drop-off.

Main Destination:

Tarangire National Park

Best Time To Visit

July to November (Animals come to the Tarangire River)

High Season

June to October (The park is full of visitors)

Best Weather

June to October (Little rainfall)

Wildlife in Tarangire NP

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)

Drinking water (Other drinks not included)