4-Day Northern Tanzania Safari with Serengeti and Ngorongoro

• Drive to Serengeti National Park, crossing the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. The name Serengeti is derived from "siringet," from the Masai language, meaning "endless plain" - a great open space where the land stretches on and on. Serengeti National Park is famous for the wildebeest migration and is home to more than 2 million animals, including buffaloes, giraffes, elephants, zebras, eland, wildebeest, predators such as lions, leopards, wild dogs, black-backed jackals, and over 400 species of birds.
• Have lunch at the camp, then depart for an afternoon and evening game drive until sunset.
• Return for dinner and an overnight stay at Serengeti Pamoja Camp.

Meal plan: Lunch and dinner

• Depart for a full-day game drive across the plains of Serengeti National Park after an early morning breakfast.
• Enjoy lunch served during the day, then continue with the game drive until evening.
• Drive back to the camp for dinner and an overnight stay at Serengeti Pamoja Camp.

Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch and dinner

• After breakfast, collect all your belongings and drive to Ngorongoro Crater for a full-day game drive. This UNESCO World Heritage Site is one of the Seven Wonders of Africa and one of the most incredible ecosystems on Earth. Formed millions of years ago by the massive explosion of a volcano, it is 610 m deep and covers roughly 260 square kilometres. Due to its dense animal population of approximately 25,000, the crater offers some of the best game viewing of all the parks in Tanzania.
• See wildebeest, zebras, gazelles, elephants, and some of the more than 500 bird species in the area. With a little luck, you might catch a glimpse of the endangered black rhino through the grass.
• Drive to Mto wa Mbu for an overnight stay at Africa Sunrise Lodge.

Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch and dinner

• After an early breakfast, collect all your belongings and drive across the Great Rift Valley to Lake Manyara National Park for a full-day game drive. Lake Manyara National Park is one of the few places where you can find the Ground Hornbill and Crested Eagle, and it is famous for its tree-climbing lions and the flamingos along the lakeshore. Lake Manyara is also blessed with a beautiful acacia forest of giant fig and mahogany trees, home to troops of baboons and monkeys.
• Have lunch within the park, then continue with the game drive until late afternoon.
• Drive back to Arusha.

Meal plan: Breakfast and lunch