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6-Day Ngorongoro, Lake Manyara & Serengeti Wildlife Safari
  • Tour Category

    Private Tour

  • Tour Types

    Safari, Camping, Wildlife

  • Duration

    6 Days

  • Activity Level

    Easy

  • Language

    English, Spanish

Description

Explore the best wildlife parks in Northern Tanzania at the vast Serengeti Plains, Lake Manyara and the Crater Highlands. These places host an abundance of animal and bird species, residents or migratory. Also, be rewarded with sounds of lions roaring, crickets whistling and laughing hyenas!

Highlights
  • Safari at Lake Manyara National Park, home to more than 350 bird species
  • Learn about the "Big Five" in Serengeti National Park
  • Visit Ngorongoro Crater, the world's largest inactive, intact & unfilled volcanic caldera
  • Day 1: Arrival in Kilimanjaro International Airport expand_more
    • Arrive at Kilimanjaro International Airport, where you will be met by our Representative or Safari Manager, who will transfer you to the Outpost Lodge for dinner and overnight. 

    • Get a short briefing and gear check with your safari starting tomorrow by your Safari Manager. 

    All meals included.

  • Day 2: Arusha to Ngorongoro Conservation Area expand_more
    • Leave Arusha in the morning and drive to Ngorongoro Crater. 

    • Register at the gate.

    • Descend to the Crater floor for a full day of game drives.

    • Enjoy a picnic lunch at the picnic site at the Hippo poolside. 

    • Continue with game drives after lunch in the Crater floor in search of the rhinos, lions, buffaloes, elephants, zebras, impalas, hyenas, topis, hartebeests many others. Ngorongoro Crater is also famous for a lot of birds species, and at Lake Makat in the middle of the crater floor, you will be able to see flamingos, Egyptian geese, pelicans, and many more aquatic and non-aquatic species. Other birds include Lilac breasted rollers, the hammer-kop, species of weavers and many more residents and immigrants alike. 

    • Drive to Crater Rim in the late afternoon for overnight at Simba Campsite for dinner and overnight. 

    Lunchbox and dinner included.

  • Day 3: Ngorongoro to Serengeti National Park expand_more
    • After breakfast at the Simba Campsite, make your way to Serengeti National Park with your Tanzanian safari guide. 

    • On your way, have the chance to visit Olduvai Gorge, where the Leakey’s family discovered human fossils dating millions of years, suggesting that Africa is the Cradle of mankind. 

    • Enter through Naabi Hill gate and continue with game drives inside the Serengeti. You expect to see lots of animals for the whole year, and it is the Great Migration that never stops to amaze many a traveller. The Resident animals’ species include buffaloes, elephants, cheetahs, lions, baboons, zebras, and so many bird species. These do not migrate. 

    Overnight will be either at Seronera Campsite or Lobo Campsite (Depending on the time of the year.) All meals included.

  • Day 4: Full Day Safari at Serengeti National Park expand_more
    • Wake up early and go for a game drive at dawn in the Serengeti Plains if it is in your interest. 

    • Go back to the Campsite for breakfast. 

    • Enjoy a full day of game drives to the plains with a lunchbox. Alternatively, you may take the breakfast then go for game drives. The choice is yours!  

    Overnight at Seronera Campsite/Lobo Campsite. All meals included.

  • Day 5: Serengeti to Lake Manyara National Park expand_more
    • After breakfast, make your way back via the Naabi Gate and across the Ngorongoro Conservation Area to Lake Manyara National Park with your Tanzanian safari guide. 

    • Arrive at about noon and register at the Gate.

    • Enjoy your lunch boxes at the Picnic site at the Gate. 

    • Go ahead with game drives inside this evergreen national park well known for its legendary tree-climbing lions. At the lake, expect to see the colourful flamingo flocks and many other aquatic species. The lake is also a hippos haven. 

    • Drive out of the park and pitch tents at a public campsite in the Mto wa mbu area in the late afternoon. This is a small town at the Gate of Lake Manyara National Park. 

    If you fancy a dip in the swimming pool after 4 days in the African Sun, please request for a Campsite with the facility, e.g. Jambo Campsite.

    All meals included.

  • Day 5: Lake Manyara to Arusha expand_more
    • Enjoy breakfast at the Campsite.

    • Go for game drives at the Lake Manyara National Park until midday.

    • Drive back to Arusha town, where your camping safari in Tanzania ends. A Masai Village visit is also possible if you wish to get cultural.

What's Included
  • All airport pick up and transfers in private car

  • 5 days private safari for 02 – 06 persons

  • Transport and wildlife drives in modified 4 x 4 Land Cruiser with a photographic roof hatch

  • Services of a professional English-speaking Tanzanian safari guide

  • All wildlife reserve entry fees

  • All game drives as mentioned in the itinerary

  • 3 x 0.5 l mineral water per person/day during game drives

  • 1 x HB at Outpost Lodge (or similar), Arusha

  • 5 x FB at public campsites as per itinerary

  • Services of a professional safari cook

  • 3 meals a day prepared by the safari chef

  • Value Added Tax by Tanzania Revenue Authority

What's Excluded
  • International Flights

  • Any domestic connection flights on arrival or departure

  • All items of a personal nature

  • Gratuities for safari guide and safari chef (please tip separately)

  • Travel insurance if needed

  • Visa fee (USD 50/USD 100 for American or Irish Passport holders – to be paid upon arrival)

  • Drinks and beverages at the campsites

  • Hot Air Balloon Safari at Serengeti (USD 549 per person), including concession fees

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
2 To 5 USD 2130 Per Person

This is a private tour

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USD 2130 / person