Itinerary

1. Day 1: Arusha to Lake Manyara National Park

   • Get picked up from your hotel after breakfast to visit the Lake Manyara National Park, which stretches along the 600 m high Rift Valley Escarpment and is a good spot for combining nature with adventure. The alkaline Lake Manyara is the centre of attraction. Many water birds gather at the lake, and more than 400 bird species are in the park. Its diverse vegetation supports large numbers of herbivores and carnivores ultimately. Some animals you would encounter here are the monkeys in the forest, giraffes and antelopes in the grasslands and elephants around the acacia trees. Manyara lions, lounging in the trees, are a great sight on the afternoon drive.
   • After your game drive is off, head to the lodge, where you will spend the night.

2. Day 2: Lake Manyara Area to Serengeti National Park

   • After breakfast, you will drive towards the fertile crater highlands, where the farmers grow wheat, corn and coffee. You will pass the Ngorongoro Crater before you reach the plains of the Serengeti National Park around midday, with short grass plains, savannah, thick bush, swamps, mountains and lakes and Bizarre rock formations called Kopjes, where the ferocious predators are often found. The Annual Migration of wild beasts is one of the central attractions of Tanzania. 
   • Depending on the season, you will witness the migration of thousands of animals for which this park is famous. More than 2.5 million mammals move from one ecosystem to another for food and water.
   •  On their way to Kenya, they give birth to calves, many haunted by the lurking predators. Most of the mammals lose their life while crossing the crocodile-infested Mara River. But remember that Annual Migration is unpredictable, as it depends entirely on the rain pattern, but your guide will know where to find the animals and where to see them best.
   • You will spend the night at the lodge.

3. Day 3: Serengeti National Park to Ngorongoro Conservation Area

   • Dawn is a good time to watch wildlife, so you will be up early to join an early morning game drive.
   • Then, you will return to the camp for breakfast before heading for another game drive in the park. Here in the Seronera region, you will often see wildebeests and zebras nearby of lions and other predators such as leopards and cheetahs.
   • After a picnic lunch, you will continue your journey towards the Ngorongoro Crater.
   • Once you have reached the crater rim, you will enjoy fantastic views of this 600 m-deep collapsed volcano.
   • Then, you will stay at the lodge on the craters edge or Karatu town.

4. Day 4: Ngorongoro Crater to Arusha

   • After an early breakfast, you will drive down the steep, narrow road into the crater. The slopes are forested, but soon the landscape changes to savannah. Here the wildlife is breathtaking, and with some luck, you can observe the “Big Five” – lion, elephant, buffalo, rhino and leopard – in just a few hours. You should also see warthogs, wildebeests, zebras, hippos and some of the more than 500 bird species in the area.
   • After a morning dedicated to game viewing and a picnic lunch, you will leave the crater in the early afternoon to drive back to Arusha/Moshi, arriving in the early evening.