5 Days, 4 Nights Private Safari to Lake Manyara, Serengeti and Ngorongoro Parks

Day 1: Arusha to Lake Manyara National Park

1. Lake Manyara National Park
   4h
   Meet in Arusha at 8 am; depart to Lake Manyara National Park, full day game drive, and picnic lunch served in the park. Nestled at the base of the Great Rift Valley escarpment, Lake Manyara is one of the most beautiful places in Africa. The Park is dramatically marked off by lush green vegetation consisting of tall trees of the ground water forest, which provide home to troops of baboons and blue monkeys. Further down, the forest opens up into woodland, grassland, swamps and beyond, the soda lake itself where over 350 species of birds, including the lively flamingo, pelican, sacred ibis, grebe and stork can be viewed. At the southern end of the Park are hot sulphur springs called MajiMoto. Manyara is noted for its numerous buffalo, elephant, giraffe, impala, hippo, as well as a great variety of smaller animals, and of course the very elusive tree-climbing lions. In the afternoon drive to your lodge facing the great landscape of rift valley, dinner and overnight at Country Lodge Karatu.

Day 2: Lake Manyara to Serengeti National Park

1. Serengeti National Park
   7h
   After breakfast drive to Serengeti National Park, you will arrive at the Naabi hills gate and after formalities you will enter Serengeti and probably the greatest park on earth. This park, undoubtedly the most famous in the world, covers over 14 000 sq. km and offers amongst many other things the biggest concentration of big cats in the world (Cheetahs, Lions, Leopards, Wild cats…). Many different landscapes can be found in the Serengeti: Savannah with the big plains to the south, hills & woods to the west, the kopjes area to the east, and bush land to the north. Important rivers (Seronera, Banagi, Grumeti ) also run through the park. Many different species of mammals can be spotted during game drives, elephant, buffalo, giraffes, antelopes… hippo and crocodile can also be found. Diner and overnight Osinon Tented Camp

Day 3: Full Day Game Drive in Serengeti National Park

1. Serengeti National Park
   5h
   Morning and evening game drives through the Serengeti plains. These vast, seemingly unending plains are inhabited during the migration by enormous herds of wildebeest and zebra. There is a great diversity of wildlife including lion, leopard, cheetah, impala, buffalo, birds and up to ten thousand elephants. Overnight at Osinon Tented Lodge
2. Serengeti Hippo Pool
   1h
   This area is famous for the large and many Hippos swimming and basking in the sun. Other animals depend on the stream for drinking water.
3. Seronera
   1h
   This is a central area in the park with a visitors center and here we get a much needed bathroom break and get more information about the park and their conservation efforts

Day 4: Serengeti National Park to Ngorongoro Crater

1. Ngorongoro Crater
   6h · Admission ticket included
   After breakfast Descend into the 100-square-mile Ngorongoro Crater to view game on the vast grasslands of the crater floor. The bottom of the crater dotted with watering-holes, shelters almost 30 000 animals in an area naturally enclosed by the slopes of the volcano. You will find the Big Five lion, elephant, buffalo, rhino, leopard among others. Ngorongoro crater is the largest unbroken caldera in the world and surrounded by very steep walls rising 610 meter from the floor, it is considered to be one of the Wonders of the Natural World and is a veritable haven for wildlife. Spectacular animal life can be found throughout the year due to the permanent availability of grass and water. Picnic lunch at the Hippo Pool, later ascend and arrive at your lodge for a sunset, dinner and overnight at Marera View Lodge.
2. Ngorongoro Conservation Area
   1h
   This is the vast area where ngorongoro crater in inside. Lots of indegeneour maasai tribes living here. We are happy to take you to a maasai village to visit them, learn about their culture and see their House

Day 5: Karatu area to Arusha

1. Karatu
   2h
   After breakfast at the lodge, drive to Mto wa Mbu for cultural visit to the local women and learn how they do their daily activities including farming, small women financing groups, you will have local lunch with the local women to taste the local African food After lunch drive back to Arusha Airport/Kilimanjaro International Airport.

Pickup details

Please provide us with your Hotel details or private house in Arusha we will pick you up.
We are also happy to pick you up from Kilimanjaro International airport or the Arusha airport to begin your tour.
If you are arriving the day before, Please let us know, we are happy to pick you up and organize for a first night In Arusha before the Safari.

• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels