Tanzania · Safari

2-Day Tanzania Safari to Lake Manyara and Ngorongoro Crater

2 Days Round trip from Arusha Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Explore the world's largest volcanic caldera at Ngorongoro Crater
  • 02 Spot the Big Five, including lion, rhino, leopard, buffalo, and elephant
  • 03 Discover Lake Manyara's dramatic setting beneath the Great Rift Valley escarpment
  • 04 Look out for flamingos and Manyara's famous tree-climbing lions
  • 05 Enjoy multiple game drives through Tanzania's rich wildlife habitats

Explore Tanzania's lively nature on a 2-day safari through Lake Manyara National Park and the Ngorongoro Crater. Enjoy exciting game drives in two of the country's most remarkable wildlife areas, from Lake Manyara's shallow soda lake beneath the Great Rift Valley escarpment to the world's largest volcanic caldera at Ngorongoro. Look out for elephants, flamingos, tree-climbing lions, wildebeest, zebras, leopards, and black rhinos along the way.

After breakfast, we will descend 600 m into this magnificent crater for a morning half-day game drive.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 2 Days
Tour type Private
Activity level Easy
Accommodation Included · Standard
Transport Included
Wheelchair access No
Cities Arusha, Moshi, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Lake Manyara
Languages English, French, Swahili

Day by day

The itinerary

1
Day 01

Moshi to Lake Manyara National Park Safari

  • Meet our professional tour guide/driver in Moshi town for a short safari briefing before travelling to Lake Manyara National Park. We will arrive in time for lunch at the lodge.
  • After lunch, we head into Lake Manyara National Park. This impressive park is one of Tanzania's most dramatically located wildlife areas, featuring a massive but shallow soda lake that covers two-thirds of the park at the foot of the Great Rift Valley's western escarpment. The park's varied habitat attracts a wide variety of animals, including one of Africa's largest concentrations of elephants, Manyara's famous tree-climbing lions, and large flocks of flamingos drawn by the algae in the lake.

Dinner and overnight stay as per the standard and type of accommodation option requested.

2
Day 02

Ngorongoro Crater Game Drive and Return to Moshi

  • After breakfast, we will descend 600 m into this magnificent crater for a morning half-day game drive. The Ngorongoro Crater is one of the most densely crowded wildlife areas in Africa and is home to an estimated 30,000 animals, including some of Tanzania's last remaining black rhinos. Supported by a year-round water supply and fodder, the Ngorongoro National Park sustains a wide variety of animals, including herds of wildebeest, zebra, buffalo, eland, warthog, hippo, and giant African elephants. Another major draw of this picturesque national park is its dense population of predators, including lions, hyenas, jackals, cheetahs, and the ever-elusive leopard, which sometimes requires a trained eye to spot.
  • We will enjoy a picnic lunch in the crater, after which we will travel back to Moshi, where our African safari adventure comes to an end. You will be taken to your hotel, which marks the end of our safari package services.
Lake Manyara National Park, Great Rift Valley's western escarpment, Ngorongoro Crater

Where this trip takes you

Lake Manyara National Park, Great Rift Valley's western escarpment, Ngorongoro Crater

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from Arusha 4 cities · 2 Days

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • Park fees, government fees, and taxes inclusive of 18% VAT
  • Accommodation as stated in the itinerary
  • Transport in 4X4 Toyota Land Cruisers
  • English-speaking driver guide
  • Meals as stated in the itinerary
  • Bottled mineral water throughout the safari
  • One night hotel accommodation in Moshi/Arusha

What's Not Included

  • Tips to the driver guide
  • Alcoholic beverages, sodas, and items of a personal nature
  • Laundry service
  • Pre- and post-safari accommodation in Moshi/Arusha
  • Flights
  • Travel insurance
  • Safari add-ons
  • Tanzania visa: $50 per person on arrival; USA and Canada passport holders pay USD 100

What to bring

  • Please bring enough money for your personal spending during the tour.

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point
Kilimanjaro International Airport - KIA (JRO), Kilimanjaro Airport Road, Tanzania
Tour start
Arusha, Tanzania
Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
End of the journey

Your 2 days finish where they began, in Arusha.

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