Tanzania · Safari

2-Day Ngorongoro and Lake Manyara Wildlife Safari from Arusha

2 Days Round trip from Arusha Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Explore Lake Manyara National Park, home to more than 350 bird species
  • 02 Learn about the "Big Five"
  • 03 Visit Ngorongoro Crater, the world's largest inactive, intact, and unfilled volcanic caldera
  • 04 Spot wildlife including elephants, zebras, wildebeest, buffalo, hippos, hyenas, and black rhino

Explore the vast volcanic Ngorongoro Crater, home to "Big Five" game such as elephant, lion, leopard, buffalo, and rhino. Huge herds of wildebeest and zebra traverse its plains during their annual migration, while livestock belonging to the semi-nomadic Maasai tribe graze alongside wild animals. Experience the quintessential African safari as you admire remarkable wildlife and stunning skies on this 2-day journey.

Lake Manyara National Park is also known for its lions that like to lounge in trees - a behavior that is not common among large cats and makes for quite a sight.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 2 Days
Tour type Shared
Activity level Easy
Accommodation Included · Standard
Transport Included
Wheelchair access Not applicable
Cities Arusha, Moshi, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Lake Manyara
Languages English, Swahili

Day by day

The itinerary

1
Day 01

From Moshi or Arusha to Lake Manyara National Park

  • Get picked up in the morning from your hotel and proceed to Lake Manyara National Park. This park offers areas of dense woodland where long-tailed blue monkeys live, along with baboons, antelopes, gazelles, and approximately 500 elephants. Lake Manyara National Park is also known for its lions that like to lounge in trees - a behavior that is not common among large cats and makes for quite a sight.

  • Have a mid-day picnic in the park, after which the tour continues with more chances to observe these fantastic animals.

  • Later in the day, leave the national park and proceed to the cooler crater uplands, where you will overnight at Ngorongoro Farm House.

Meals: Lunch and Dinner.

2
Day 02

Ngorongoro Crater Safari and Return to Arusha

  • After breakfast, the safari continues with a trip to the Ngorongoro Crater, the world's famed site. This is the world's largest unflooded caldera - a feature formed by the collapse of land following a volcanic eruption. It is home to an estimated 25,000 mammals.

  • Spot elephants, zebras, wildebeest, buffalo, an array of antelopes, gazelles, hippopotami, warthogs, and hyenas. There is also a very good chance that you will see leopards, lions, and the black rhino. The black rhino is unfortunately threatened with extinction.

  • After lunch, there will be more time for wildlife spotting before it is time to leave the Ngorongoro Crater and return to Arusha.

Meals: Lunch and Dinner.

Lake Manyara National Park woodlands, Ngorongoro Crater caldera, Ngorongoro Farm House uplands

Where this trip takes you

Lake Manyara National Park woodlands, Ngorongoro Crater caldera, Ngorongoro Farm House uplands

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from Arusha 4 cities · 2 Days

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • 2-day safari in Ngorongoro and Manyara

  • Transport in a 4×4 safari vehicle

  • Professional English-speaking Tanzania tour guide

  • Meals provided according to the travel plan

  • Mineral water (3 litres per day per person)

  • Overnight stays in safari lodges/tented camps

  • All national park fees

What's Not Included

  • Alcoholic and soft drinks

  • Visa fees

  • Tips

  • Personal expenses for souvenirs, etc.

  • Travel insurance

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point
Arusha, Tanzania
Tour start
Arusha, Tanzania
Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
End of the journey

Your 2 days finish where they began, in Arusha.

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