4-Day Tanzania Safari to Lake Manyara, Serengeti and Ngorongoro

• Meet your tour guide in Arusha and transfer to Lake Manyara National Park. You will travel in a 4-wheel-drive vehicle with a roof hatch.

• Arrive in time for lunch at the lodge, then head into Lake Manyara National Park for an afternoon game drive. 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, and large flocks of flamingos drawn by the algae in the lake.

Dinner and overnight at Bougainvillea Safari Lodge.

• Have breakfast and head towards Serengeti National Park via the beautiful high-lying farmland of Karatu and the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.

• Descend into the heart of wild Africa - Serengeti National Park - with its endless plains stretching into the distance as far as the eye can see.

• Continue to the central park area, known as Seronera, one of the richest wildlife habitats in the park. The Seronera River provides a valuable water source to this area and therefore attracts wildlife representative of most of the Serengeti's species.

• Arrive in time for lunch and enjoy an afternoon game drive in Serengeti National Park.

Dinner and overnight at Serengeti Acacia Camp.

• 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.

• Have breakfast at the lodge and depart for the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Stop at Olduvai Gorge, a site boasting a history dating back to the dawn of time.

• Arrive in time for lunch at the lodge, then descend over 600 meters into the crater to view wildlife on a half-day safari tour. Ngorongoro National Park supports a vast variety of animals, including herds of wildebeest, zebra, buffalo, eland, warthog, hippo, and giant African elephants.

• Visit Lake Magadi, a large but shallow alkaline lake in the southwestern corner and one of the main features of the crater. A large number of flamingos, hippos, and other water birds can usually be seen here.

Dinner and overnight at Ngorongoro Rhino Lodge.

• Enjoy breakfast and transfer back to Arusha.

• Have lunch upon arrival in Arusha.