4-Day Tanzania Northern Circuit Safari with Ngorongoro and Manyara

• Drive from Springlands Hotel after breakfast to Tarangire National Park, a journey of about 3 hours. Huge herds of wildebeest, zebras, elephants, elands, and oryx gather in Tarangire until the onset of the rains.

• Drive back in the late evening to Highview Hotel or a similar hotel for bed and breakfast.

• Drive to Ngorongoro Crater after breakfast for a half-day game drive inside the crater. This is undoubtedly one of the best places to see black rhinos in Tanzania, as well as prides of lions that include magnificent black-maned males. There are also lots of colourful flamingos and a variety of water birds. Other game you may see includes leopard, cheetah, hyena, other members of the antelope family, and small mammals.

• Return in the late afternoon to Highview Hotel or a similar hotel (FB).

• Embark on a morning hike to the Elephant Cave and waterfall in the Southern Ngorongoro Conservation Area.

• In the afternoon, visit the Iraqw tribe cultural center in Karatu to learn how the tribe protected their cattle from Maasai incursions using underground settlements.

• Spend the night at Highview Hotel (FB).

• Drive after breakfast from Highview Hotel to Lake Manyara National Park, which takes about 30 minutes.

• Have a picnic lunch in Manyara.

• Start an afternoon game drive, which is the best time to view animals in this park. As you approach from the East Rift Valley, the escarpment looms on the horizon, forming an impressive backdrop to the lake. In the tall trees of the groundwater forest, monkeys leap from branch to branch, while on the escarpment, elephants stand in the shade. Other animals frequently seen include zebras, impalas, monkeys, giraffes, buffalos, and hippos.

• Come back to Moshi in the late afternoon.

Overnight at Springlands Hotel or a similar hotel.