3-Day Tanzania Wildlife Safari with Ngorongoro and Tarangire

• You will be picked up by your driver-guide at the hotel in Arusha after breakfast and begin your 2-hour journey to Lake Manyara National Park. Lake Manyara National Park is one of the smallest but most diverse parks in Tanzania. The shallow, alkaline Lake Manyara covers a large area of the park and is the seasonal home to thousands of flamingos, creating the illusion of a beautiful pink shoreline. The park is also home to more than 400 bird species as well as other wildlife.

• Embark on your game drive and watch for troops of blue monkeys and baboons in the forest, giraffes, buffaloes, zebras, and wildebeests on the grassy plains, and elephants and lions in the acacia woodlands. The park is famous for its tree-climbing lions and, if you are lucky, you might see them lounging in the trees. From the open rooftop of your safari vehicle, you will be able to comfortably watch the animals and absorb the stunning landscape of the park and the Great Rift Valley.

• Exit the park after an extensive game drive and a picnic lunch, then make your way to your accommodation in Karatu.

• Stop at a viewpoint on the way to enjoy the spectacular beauty of the lake and its surroundings.

Dinner and overnight at Migombani Camp.

• After breakfast in the morning, you will head to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.

• Descend into the crater, which is approximately 600 metres deep and whose floor covers 100 square miles. The Ngorongoro Crater is home to an amazing variety of animals.

• During your game drive, you may possibly see all of the Big Five - lion, elephant, buffalo, rhino, and leopard - as well as Grant's and Thomson's gazelles, mountain reedbucks, and spotted hyenas. You may also see some of the area's more than 500 bird species.

• Leave the crater later in the afternoon after more game viewing and head to Mto wa Mbu.

Dinner and overnight at Migombani Camp.

• Savour an early morning breakfast before continuing your journey towards Tarangire National Park. The drive will take approximately 1.5 hours. This park, with its endless grasslands, giant baobab trees, the perennial Tarangire River, and seasonal swamps, is home to the largest elephant herds in northern Tanzania.

• Wildlife gathers at the river, and you may see elephants, giraffes, bushbucks, hartebeests, dik-diks, waterbucks, warthogs, and reedbucks all year round. The park is also home to buffaloes, zebras, and wildebeests, which are closely followed by a range of predators such as lions, leopards, and cheetahs, though cheetahs are rarely spotted.

• Exit the park after an extensive game drive and head back to Arusha town.

Accommodation: Natron Palace Hotel (bed and breakfast)