3-Day Tanzania Wildlife Safari with Ngorongoro Crater and Lodges

• Drive to Tarangire National Park for excellent game viewing. Tarangire is a small park that offers some excellent sights. Generally, in the dry season, Tarangire comes alive as wildlife and birdlife congregate along the Tarangire River, which is a permanent source of water.

• Spend the night in a lodge beautifully set outside the park, with stunning views and the unique atmosphere of the Rift Valley escarpment.

Dinner and overnight at Eileen's Trees Inn Lodge. Bed, dinner, breakfast, and lunch are included.

• Start the day with an early morning game drive before heading to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area with your Tanzanian safari guide. Ngorongoro is a special place because it is a Conservation Area, not a National Park. This means that the whole area is managed for both the animals and the local Masai people, who graze their cattle alongside the indigenous wildlife. During the drive into Ngorongoro, you have a chance to glimpse something of the Masai way of life.

• After stopping at the entrance gate, where there is a chance to learn more about this fascinating volcanic landscape, drive around the rim of the crater itself. From here, you can look down and see herds of wildebeest or buffalo.

• Finally, descend into the crater. The crater walls provide a natural sanctuary for the animals, which means there is plenty to see: lions, elephants, buffalo, rhino, and leopard, if you are lucky. The only animal you will not see here is a giraffe, whose long legs are unable to cope with the steep sides of the crater.

• In the late afternoon, make a short journey from the crater to the beautiful lodge set outside the crater.

Dinner and overnight at Eileen's Trees Inn Lodge. Bed, dinner, breakfast, and lunch are included.

• Drive to Lake Manyara National Park for a full day of game drives. This is one of Tanzania's smaller parks, but it still offers a rewarding and diverse safari experience. The lakeshore at Manyara teems with birdlife, and while you are looking for the birds, you might spot one of the elusive tree-climbing lions. There are a surprising number of other large mammals, and the striking cliffs on the Rift escarpment form a dramatic backdrop.

• In the late afternoon, make a short journey from the park to Arusha.

Dinner and overnight at Arusha Green Mountain Hotel. Bed, dinner, and breakfast are included.

The airport transfer is included for your international flight back home or to your next destination.