6-Day Tanzania Wildlife Safari through Serengeti, Ngorongoro and Manyara

• Arrive at Kilimanjaro International Airport, where you will be met by our representative or Safari Manager and transferred to Outpost Lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.

• Receive a short briefing and gear check from your Safari Manager in preparation for your safari starting tomorrow.

All meals included.

• 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 by the hippo pool.

• Continue with game drives after lunch on the crater floor in search of rhinos, lions, buffaloes, elephants, zebras, impalas, hyenas, topis, hartebeests, and many others. Ngorongoro Crater is also famous for its many bird 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 hammerkop, species of weavers, and many more resident and migratory birds alike.

• Drive to the crater rim in the late afternoon for dinner and an overnight stay at Simba Campsite.

Lunchbox and dinner included.

• After breakfast at Simba Campsite, make your way to Serengeti National Park with your Tanzanian safari guide.

• On the way, have the chance to visit Olduvai Gorge, where the Leakey family discovered human fossils dating back 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 can expect to see lots of animals throughout the year, and the Great Migration never stops amazing travellers. Resident animal species include buffaloes, elephants, cheetahs, lions, baboons, zebras, and many bird species. These do not migrate.

Overnight will be either at Seronera Campsite or Lobo Campsite, depending on the time of year. All meals included.

• Wake up early and go for a dawn game drive on the Serengeti Plains if that is of interest to you.

• Return to the campsite for breakfast.

• Enjoy a full day of game drives on the plains with a lunchbox. Alternatively, you may have breakfast first and then go for game drives. The choice is yours.

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

• After breakfast, make your way back via 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 by the gate.

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

• 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 a campsite with this facility, such as Jambo Campsite.

All meals included.

• Enjoy breakfast at the campsite.

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

• Drive back to Arusha town, where your camping safari in Tanzania ends. A Maasai village visit is also possible if you would like a cultural experience.