This 4-Day Manyara Serengeti Ngorongoro Safari is an exciting wildlife trip that takes you to three of the most popular national parks in northern Tanzania. Each park offers a different experience, from tree climbing lions in Lake Manyara National Park, to the famous wildebeest migration in Serengeti National Park, and finally the world’s largest intact caldera in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
This safari is well paced and suitable for travelers who want to see a wide range of wildlife and landscapes within a short time while enjoying guided game drives and comfortable lodges or camps.
Manyara Serengeti Ngorongoro Safari Highlights
- Day 1: Pick up from Arusha to Lake Manyara National Park
- Day 2: Lake Manyara National Park to Serengeti National Park
- Day 3: Serengeti National Park to Ngorongoro Conservation Area
- Day 4: Ngorongoro Crater game drive and transfer back to Arusha
Detailed Safari Itinerary
Day 1: Pick up to Lake Manyara National Park
Your safari guide will pick you up from your hotel or the airport in Arusha in the morning. You will drive to Lake Manyara National Park, which lies along the East African Rift Valley. The park is named after Lake Manyara, which covers a large part of the park and attracts many water birds.
On arrival, you will go for an afternoon game drive. Lake Manyara is well known for its tree climbing lions, which are often seen resting on acacia trees. You may also see elephants, giraffes, zebras, hippos, antelopes, hyenas, and leopards. Birdlife is rich here, with flamingos, pelicans, storks, herons, and many other species. Dinner and overnight will be at your lodge or camp.
Day 2: Lake Manyara National Park to Serengeti National Park
After breakfast, you will leave Lake Manyara and drive toward Serengeti National Park through the highlands of Karatu. The drive offers views of farms, villages, and open plains.
You will arrive in Serengeti in time for lunch at your lodge or camp. In the afternoon, you will head out for a game drive. Serengeti is famous for its wide plains and large numbers of wildlife. You may see lions, cheetahs, leopards, wildebeests, zebras, gazelles, giraffes, buffalos, hippos, hyenas, crocodiles, and many bird species. Dinner and overnight will be in Serengeti.
Day 3: Transfer to Ngorongoro Conservation Area
After breakfast, you will go for a morning game drive in Serengeti. Early mornings are good for spotting predators that are still active. You may see lions on a hunt or cheetahs moving across the plains.
Later, you will drive toward Ngorongoro Conservation Area. On arrival, you will check in at your lodge or camp, have lunch, and rest for a short time. In the afternoon, you will enjoy a game drive around the crater rim area, with wide views of the Ngorongoro Crater. Dinner and overnight will be at your accommodation.
Day 4: Ngorongoro Crater drive and transfer back to Arusha
After breakfast, you will drive to the crater rim and descend about 600 meters into the Ngorongoro Crater. The crater floor is home to more than 25,000 animals, including zebras, wildebeests, buffalos, gazelles, lions, cheetahs, hyenas, and the endangered black rhino.
You will enjoy a game drive inside the crater and stop for a picnic lunch near a hippo pool. After lunch, you will drive back up the crater walls and continue to Arusha, where you will be dropped off at your hotel or the airport, marking the end of your 4-Day Manyara Serengeti Ngorongoro Safari.
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