2-Day Lake Manyara and Ngorongoro Crater Safari from Arusha

• Meet your tour guide at your hotel in Arusha and drive to Lake Manyara National Park. The park is perhaps best known for its flamingos, pelicans, and cormorants, but it is also home to a few hundred other species of birds and is therefore a paradise for ornithologists. Alongside this great variety of birdlife, the "Big Game" can also be seen. You will be driven in a 4x4 safari vehicle with a pop-up roof.
• Leave Lake Manyara National Park and head to Manyara/Karatu in the Ngorongoro Highlands for dinner and an overnight stay.

Overnight at a Budget Tented Lodge at Manyara/Karatu. For lodge accommodation, send a special request.

• Start the day with an early morning game drive before heading to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
• Get a glimpse of the Masai way of life during the drive.
• Stop at the entrance gate, where there is a chance to learn more about this fascinating volcanic landscape, then drive around the rim of the Crater. Look down and see herds of wildebeest or buffalo.
• Descend into the crater floor of the largest unbroken caldera in the world, also called the Ngorongoro Crater. It is home to over 120 species of mammal, including the fabled Big Five.
• Enjoy a picnic lunch at the Hippo Poolside Picnic Site, where you can also use the washroom.
• Continue with game drives in the afternoon as you head out of the Ngorongoro Crater.
• Drive up the Crater rim and out of the park in the afternoon, then your guide will take you to Arusha for the night.