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4 Day Safari Tour Of The Ngorongoro Conservation Area
  • Tour Category

    Private Tour

  • Tour Types

    Nature, Jeep Safari, Wildlife

  • Duration

    4 Days

  • Activity Level

    Easy

  • Language

    English

Description

Explore the wildlife of Tanzania in a budget safari that allows you to drive through the wilderness of Lake Manyara and Ngorongoro Conservation Area. View wildebeest, tree-climbing lions, Hornbill, cormorant, forest monkeys, and elephants, living peacefully in the baobab jungle.

Highlights
  • Exploring the Manyara lake National Park
  • Game drive en-route in Ngorongoro Area rim, one of the largest intact volcanic crater in the world
  • Day 1: Arrival into Kilimanjaro Airport to Arusha expand_more
    • Pick up from Kilimanjaro International Airport and transfer to Arusha by professional driver and safari guide. 

    • Meet safari crew at hotel for a briefing about the tour after check-in.

    • Dinner and overnight in Mount Meru Hotel. (BB)

  • Day 2: Exploring the Lake Manyara National Park expand_more
    • After breakfast, depart to Lake Manyara National Park with a picnic lunch. 

    • Post lunch, go for an afternoon game drive in this superb scenic park set around Lake Manyara, famous for tree-climbing lions. 

    • Marvel the beauty of Lake Manyara, a birdwatcher’s paradise, specially Hornbill and cormorant. 

    • Get to see forest monkeys leap from branch to branch in tall trees on the slope of the Great Rift escarpment while elephants stand in the shade of the baobab.

    • Dinner & overnight Hhando Coffee Lodge. (FB)

  • Day 3: Game drive to Ngorongoro Crater expand_more
    • After breakfast, game drive en-route in Ngorongoro Area rim with packed lunch, one of the largest intact volcanic crater in the world.

    • Explore the crater floor, which offers game viewing to the homely permanent population of more than 30,000 animals, and is one of the only places in Africa where one can get a good chance of seeing the big five (lion, leopard, buffalo, rhino and elephant) in the course of a morning or evening game drive. 

    • Dinner and Overnight Hhando Coffee Lodge. (FB)

  • Day 4: Back to Arusha expand_more
    • Early at 6:00 am, descend in Ngorongoro Crater flow for a Game Drive.

    • Discover one of the wonders of the natural world, Ngorongoro is an extinct volcano that collapsed around 25 million years ago, forming a vast super bowl, where the largest permanent concentration of African game is now on display. 

    • Enjoy the breathtaking views from the top of the crater wall. They are forested, but four-wheel-drive vehicles can take one down into this paradise of woodland, lake, river, swamp, and plain that shelter around 20,000 animals.

    • Be amazed at the sight of large grazing animals such as wildebeest, buffalo, gazelle and zebra that depend on the open grasslands in the crater can be seen here along with attacking predators like the black-maned lion, the leopard, and hyena.

    • Observe the lone male elephants found here. The reserve also has Fever Tree forest shelter monkeys, bushbuck, waterbuck, and a few black rhinos, that have taken refuge here.

    • A soda lake attracts water birds like flamingos and is a favourite place for predators to make their kill. Wildly beautiful as it is, it is not surprising that Ngorongoro Crater has been sometimes referred to as the Garden of Eden. 

    • The game drives are done with a breakfast box and lunch box.

    • After breakfast and a short game drive, ascend to the rim and drive to Arusha. 

    • Dinner and overnight at Mount Meru Hotel. (BB)

    End of tour.

What's Included
  • Transport and exclusive use of a 4 x 4 safari equipped Land Cruiser in Northern Tanzania

  • Unlimited game drives as indicated above

  • Services of a professional driver/safari guides

  • Park fees in the above-mentioned parks

  • Accommodation as indicated above

  • Mineral water in the vehicle during the safari

  • Arrival and departure transfers

  • English speaking local guide


What's Excluded
  • Items of personal nature i.e. beverages, laundry, telephone, souvenirs, etc

  • Travel / medical insurance

  • Tips/gratuities for driver/guide and hotel staff

  • Change in the itinerary

  • Any extras not mentioned above e.g. all meals, night game drives, guided walks, sun-downers, etc

  • Visa fee

Meeting Point

Kilimanjaro International Airport, Kilimanjaro Airport Road, Tanzania

Cancellation Policy

For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -

Refund of 80% of the tour price.
Price Details
Adult
1 To 4 USD 1450 Per Person

This is a private tour

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USD 1450 / person