Manyara - Ngorongoro Safari

This 3 night Safari is a great introduction to Tanzania, highlighting some of Tanzania’s most famous parks and landscapes. It’s a perfect extension to one of our Kenyan safaris.

You will be picked up in Arusha, taken for lunch and then onwards to Lake Manyara National Park famous for its tree-climbing lions. Over night at Kirurumu Tented Lodge, set high on the edge of the Great Rift Valley, enjoying a marvellous and panoramic view eastward over Lake Manyara, the Rift floor and Mt. Losimingori. Behind Kirurumu, the Ngorongoro Highlands rise in green and fertile splendour and form the gateway to Ngorongoro Crater.

Onwards for 2 nights at the Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge. Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge is perched at the edge of the magnificent Ngorongoro Crater, a short drive from the Crater descent road and adjacent to Serengeti National Park. The lodge is 180 kilometres and a four-hour drive from Arusha. A day’s safari through this unique conservation area provides you with spectacular and memorable game viewing experiences.

Located part-way between Nairobi and Namanga start or end your Tanzania safari with a few nights at our exclusive Porini Camp.

1 night Kirurumu Tented Lodge and 2 nights Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge or similar.

(Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge currently closed for Renovations)

Day 1 Arusha – Manyara

Pick up from Arusha or Kilimanjaro airport and drive to Arusha for lunch. Depart Arusha at 1400hrs and drive to Lake Manyara.

Dinner and overnight at the Kirurumu Tented Lodge

Day 2 Manyara – Ngorongoro

Enjoy a morning game drive in Lake Manyara National Park whose inhabitants include hippos, monkeys, tree climbing lions, flamingos and other varieties of birdlife. Lunch at the lodge. Then drive to Ngorongoro Conservation Area.  Dinner and overnight at the Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge

Day 3 Ngorongoro

Today you will descend 2000 feet (over 600 meters) to the floor of the crater for crater tour. Explore the forest areas that are inhabited by monkeys and elephants, the lake area, where you may see the flamingos and the open savannah where the lions hunt for food. Picnic lunches will be served in the crater.

Dinner and overnight at the Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge

Day 4 Ngorongoro – Arusha

After breakfast. Drive back to Arusha for lunch.

Afterwards, drop off at Arusha or Kilimanjaro airport.