4-Day Tanzania Wildlife Safari through Manyara Serengeti and Ngorongoro

• Pick up from Arusha and transfer to Lake Manyara National Park.

• Arrive in time for lunch at the lodge.

• After lunch, head into the park for an afternoon game drive. This national park is one of Tanzania's most dramatically located wildlife areas, consisting of a massive but shallow soda lake covering two-thirds of the park, set 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, Lake Manyara's unique tree-climbing lions, as well as large flocks of flamingos drawn by the algae in the lake.

• Dinner and overnight as per the standard and type of accommodation option requested.

Meal Plan: Lunch and dinner

Non-game-viewing travel time: 2½ hours

Distance: 130 km

• After breakfast, head towards the Serengeti via the beautiful high-lying farmland of Karatu and Ngorongoro.

• Arrive in time for lunch and enjoy an afternoon game drive in Serengeti National Park, deep in the heart of the famous migration corridor.

• With its wide-open spaces, bright blue skies, and creature-filled landscape, discover why the fabled Serengeti typifies the dream of "Old Africa." Large prides of lions laze in the long grasses, plentiful families of elephants feed on acacia bark and trumpet to each other across the plains, while giraffes, gazelles, monkeys, eland, and the whole range of African wildlife present themselves in awe-inspiring numbers.

• Dinner and overnight in the Seronera area, as per the standard and type of accommodation option requested.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner

Non-game-viewing travel time: 6 hours

Distance: 205 km

• Be one of only a few fortunate people to glide in a hot air balloon over the Serengeti Plains, available at supplementary cost by pre-arrangement. Float silently above the awakening bush while spotting wildlife and enjoying the amazing scenery of Africa, across rivers and over numerous small villages.

• After a relaxing morning and an early lunch, proceed with a game drive to Ngorongoro.

• Along the way, the driver-guide will continue spotting animals and showcasing the natural beauty of Tanzania, describing each aspect en route to the Ngorongoro Crater.

• The night will be spent on the crater rim, with dinner and overnight in the Ngorongoro area, as per the standard and type of accommodation option requested.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner

Non-game-viewing travel time: 4 hours

Distance: 145 km

• Start very early in the morning, equipped with a picnic lunch.

• Descend 2000 ft. down to the crater floor and explore this 'Garden of Eden'.

• Ngorongoro is a huge and deep volcanic crater. Supported by a year-round water supply and fodder, it sustains a vast variety of animals, including herds of wildebeest, zebra, buffalo, eland, warthog, hippo, and giant African elephants.

• It also has a dense population of predators, including lions, hyenas, jackals, cheetahs, and the ever-elusive leopard, which sometimes requires a trained eye to spot.

• Visit Lake Magadi, a large but shallow alkaline lake in the southwestern corner, which is one of the main features of the crater.

• Late in the afternoon, drive back to Arusha.

• Drop off at lodge, hotel, or airport.

No accommodation on this day.

Meal Plan: Breakfast and lunch

Non-game-viewing travel time: 4 hours

Distance: 190 km