4-Day Tanzania Safari through Serengeti, Lake Manyara and Ngorongoro

After breakfast, pick up from Moshi and transfer to Lake Manyara National Park. We arrive in time for lunch at the lodge, and after lunch, we head into Lake Manyara National Park for an afternoon game drive.

This national park is one of Tanzania's most dramatically located wildlife areas, consisting of a massive but shallow soda lake covering two-thirds of the park, set 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, Lake Manyara's unique tree-climbing lions, as well as large flocks of flamingos drawn by the algae in the lake.

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

After breakfast, we head towards Serengeti National Park via the beautiful high-lying farmland of Karatu and the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.

Leaving the highlands behind, we descend into the heart of wild Africa - Serengeti National Park - with its endless plains rolling into the distance as far as the eye can see.

We continue to the central park area, known as the Seronera area, one of the richest wildlife habitats in the park. It features the Seronera River, which provides a valuable water source and therefore attracts wildlife well representative of most of the Serengeti's species.

We arrive in time for lunch and enjoy an afternoon game drive in Serengeti National Park. Dinner and overnight in the Seronera area, as per the standard and type of accommodation option requested.

Be one of only a few fortunate people to glide in a hot air balloon over the Serengeti Plains, available at supplementary cost by pre-arrangement. Float silently above the awakening bush while spotting wildlife and enjoying the amazing scenery of Africa across rivers and over numerous small villages.

After breakfast at the lodge, enjoy an early game drive in the Serengeti, and around the afternoon, depart for the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.

We arrive in time for dinner at the lodge or campsite and spend the night there. Dinner and overnight as per the standard and type of accommodation option requested.

After an early breakfast, we descend over 600 meters into the crater to view wildlife on a half-day safari tour. Supported by a year-round water supply and fodder, Ngorongoro National Park supports a wide variety of animals, including herds of wildebeest, zebra, buffalo, eland, warthog, hippo, and giant African elephants.

Another big 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 also visit Lake Magadi, a large but shallow alkaline lake in the southwestern corner, one of the main features of the crater. A large number of flamingos, hippos, and other water birds can usually be seen here.

In the afternoon, after lunch, start driving to your hotel in Moshi.

Please note this itinerary is subject to change with or without prior notice according to local conditions and park rules. The order of places visited could also be changed according to the guide's decision.