3-Day Tarangire, Ngorongoro, Lake Manyara Safari

From here, you will be transferred to the Tarangire National Park on a game drive. It boasts of giant baobab trees, bush savannah and the ever fascinating seasonal swamps. It is important to note that Tarangire National Park is one of the best park where you are able to see these great animals. The park also boasts of buffaloes, zebras and wildebeests which are usually accompanied by a variety of predators like lions. One can occasionally come across with leopards rear sightings while cheetahs are rarely encountered. When on a flying safari, most of the vehicle used are open roof type, this way, you can view both the landscape as well as the animals. In the evening, you will be transferred from the park and proceed to the lodge for dinner and accommodation.

Main Destination: Tarangire National Park

Best time to visit: It is from July to November when the animals congregate around the Tarangire River.

Peak Season: June to October (High visitors congestion in the park)

Best Weather: June to October (Little rainfall)

Wildlife in Tarangire NP: Elephant, Giraffe, Lion, Buffalo, Zebra, Wildebeest, Hippo, Hyena, Leopard, Cheetah, Wild Dog, White Rhino, Black Rhino

Accommodation: Rim View Inn

• Situated approx 2- 3 hours’ drive to Tarangire NP a mid-range lodge.

Meals & Drinks:

• Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Today, we shall go for a half day game drive in the famous Ngorongoro Crater which is a 600 meters deep crater floor to view wild animals. With all year round water and feeding, Ngorongoro National Park hosts a number of animal herds and other animals like wildebeests, zebras, buffalos, eland, warthogs, hippos and giant African elephants. Other attractive features that make a visit to this national park irresistible are the abundance of predators such as lions, hyenas, jackals, cheetah and leopards that are sometimes hard to be spotted. We shall also visit Magadi, a large but shallow body of water, an alkaline lake found at the south western corner of the crater. There are many flamingos, hippos, and other water birds that can often be seen in the region. In the evening, we will leave the floor of the crater and move to the lodge for the night.

Main Destination: Ngorongoro Crater

Best Season: June – October (Wildlife watching is at its peak)

Peak Season: End of June to end of March (Crowded)

Best Time to Visit: June to October (Little to no rainfall is experienced during this period)

Wildlife in Ngorongoro Crater: Black Rhino, Lion, Buffalo, Zebra, Wildebeest, Hyena, Elephant, Hippo, Leopard, Giraffe, White Rhino, Cheetah, Wild Dog

Accommodation: Eileen's Trees Inn

• Moderate facility situated within a 1-2 hour drive from Ngorongoro crater.

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Helicopters after breakfast, we proceed to the Lake Manyara National Park. It is named after the large lake that occupies its central part and concentrates large populations of waterbirds. Especially pink-flamed flamingos, however, numerous other bird species like cormorants, pelicans or storks are also seen here. For birds, a large number of species, totaling to approximately 400 different species, can be found in this park. Tree-climbing lions are also a popular feature in the park, these lions can mainly be spotted in the central as well as the central open region of the park. During the safari, you come across the elephants, zebras, giraffes, buffaloes and hippos and many other animals. In the late afternoon, you exit the national park.

Main Destination: Lake Manyara National Park

Recommended climate: June to October: Animals easier to spot

Peak season: July to March although the northern section is very busy all year round.

Best Weather: June to October (Little rainfall)

Wildlife in Lake Manyara NP: Elephant, Giraffe, Buffalo, Zebra, Wildebeest, Hippo, Lion, Hyena, Leopard, Wild Dog, White Rhino, Black Rhino, Cheetah

Accommodation: No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

End of tour

• If needed, the client can arrange to be taken to another, more expensive, hotel for the additional days.
• You will be dropped at the airport.