3-Day Tanzania Safari to Lake Manyara, Ngorongoro and Tarangire

• Meet the professional tour guide/driver in Moshi town for a short safari briefing, then travel to Lake Manyara National Park.

• Arrive in time for lunch at the lodge or campsite.

• After lunch, head into Lake Manyara National Park. This impressive park is one of Tanzania's most dramatically located wildlife areas and consists of a massive but shallow soda lake covering two-thirds of the park at the foot of the Great Rift Valley's western escarpment. The park's varied habitat attracts a wide variety of animals, including one of Africa's largest concentrations of elephants, Manyara's famous tree-climbing lions, and large flocks of flamingos drawn by the algae in the lake.

Dinner and overnight at Lake Manyara Serena Safari Lodge.

Non-game-viewing travel time: 3 ½ hours

Distance: 203 km

• After breakfast, descend 600 m into this magnificent crater for a morning half-day game drive. The Ngorongoro Crater is one of the most densely crowded African wildlife areas in the world and is home to an estimated 30,000 animals, including some of Tanzania's last remaining black rhino. Supported by a year-round water supply and fodder, the crater sustains a vast variety of animals, including herds of wildebeest, zebra, buffalo, eland, warthog, hippo, and giant African elephants. Another big drawcard of this picturesque national park is its dense population of predators, including lions, hyenas, jackals, cheetahs, and the ever-elusive leopard, which sometimes requires a trained eye to spot.

• Enjoy a picnic lunch in the crater, after which travel to Tarangire National Park.

Dinner and overnight at Tarangire Osupuko Lodge.

Non-game-viewing travel time: 2 hours

Distance: 60 km

• After breakfast, head into Tarangire National Park for a morning game drive. The park runs along the line of the Tarangire River and is mainly made up of low-lying hills on the Great Rift Valley floor. Its natural vegetation mainly consists of Acacia woodland and giant African baobab trees, with huge swamp areas in the south. Both the river and the swamps act like a magnet for wild animals during Tanzania's dry season. Tarangire National Park is reputed to contain some of the largest elephant herds in Africa. This African national park is also home to three rare species of animals - the Greater Kudu, the Fringed-eared Oryx, and a few Ashy Starlings.

• After lunch, depart for Moshi town and end the African safari adventure.

• Non-game-viewing travel time: 2 hours

Distance: 203 km