Overview
This is a mid-range tour package that gives you the chance to explore the northern Tanzania parks while staying overnight at affordable accommodations. The tour will start from Zanzibar where you will fly in the morning to Arusha then drive to Lake Manyara National Park then proceed to Serengeti national park before driving back to Ngorongoro crater, the crater game tour, enjoy the experiences.
Trip Highlights
- Start Zanzibar (Day 1)
- Day 1 Lake Manyara NP
- Day 2-3 Serengeti NP
- Day 4 Ngorongoro Crater
- End Zanzibar (Day 4)
Itinerary
Today you will leave Zanzibar airport at 8 am and fly to Arusha airport, where at 9 am you will be met and driven to Lake Manyara National Park for a game drive. Overnight will be at the Octagon Lodge.
Lunch and dinner will be provided. Drinking water will be provided every day per person.
Lake Manyara is a beautiful little park that is famous for its tree-climbing lions, elephants, and large troops of baboons. The park is home to an amazing variety of birds and animals considering its small size. A short visit to this serene park will greatly diversify your safari experience as the lush green jungle habitat is in stark contrast to the other parks you will visit during your safari.
Main Destination: Lake Manyara National Park
Mid-range lodge located in or near Karatu
Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included)
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Today after breakfast you will depart for Serengeti National Park via Ndutu with a picnic lunch box
Enjoy an afternoon game drive before moving onto Katikati Tented Camp
Breakfast, lunch, and dinner were provided. Drinking water will be provided every day per person.
The Serengeti National Park is the world's last great wildlife refuge as it contains an estimated three million large animals, most of which take part in a seasonal migration that is one of nature's wonders. The area covers 14,763 sq km and the name Serengeti comes from the Maasai 'Siringet', meaning endless plains.
Main Destination: Serengeti National Park
Mid-range tented camp located inside Serengeti NP
All meals included
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Today you'll enjoy a half-day game drive in Serengeti and then later you will drive to the rim of Ngorongoro Crater.
Later on, you will drive to Ngorongoro and you will stay at Rhino Lodge overnight.
Breakfast, lunch, and dinner are provided. Drinking water will be provided every day per person.
There are several documented resident lion prides just within a one-hour game drive radius from Seronera. During the dry season, the resident prides begin to shift west and north in their territories and concentrate in the central region of the park. The dry season is a particularly good time for lion viewing in Central Serengeti. The Central Serengeti is also one of the best areas in Africa to spot the elusive leopard. You may be lucky enough to encounter this majestic cat in the branches of the sausage trees that dot the banks of the Seronera River.
Main Destination: Serengeti National Park
Mid-range lodge located on the crater rim of Ngorongoro Crater
All meals included
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
At 6:30 am enjoy breakfast, descend into the crater for a crater game tour.
Later on in the day, you will drive back to Arusha and proceed to Kilimanjaro International airport for your flight to Zanzibar. Breakfast and lunch provided. Drinking water will be provided every day per person.
Often called the eighth natural wonder of the world, the Ngorongoro Crater is the largest intact crater in the world. About 2 million years ago the Ngorongoro volcano erupted, and its walls collapsed. The volcano floor sank to create a natural enclosure with its 600m tall walls. Now, at over 19 kilometers wide, Ngorongoro Crater is filled with great areas of acacia forest, hippo-filled swamps, and open grasslands. These different habitats contain over 30,000 animals – including elephants, warthogs, flamingoes, magnificent birdlife, the rare black rhinoceros, and all the predatory cats. The Maasai can also be seen grazing their cattle alongside the buffalo and wildebeest.
Main Destination: Ngorongoro Crater
No accommodation (End of tour)
Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Cost Includes
- Park fees
- (For non-residents)
- All activities
- (Unless labeled as optional)
- All accommodation
- (Unless listed as upgrade)
- A professional driver/guide
- All transportation
- (Unless labeled as optional)
- All flights during the tour
- All Taxes/VAT
- Roundtrip airport transfer
- Meals
- (As specified in the day-by-day section)
- Drinking water
- (On all days)
Cost Excludes
- International flights
- (From/to home)
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
- Tips
- (Tipping guideline US$10.00 pp per day)
- Personal items
- (Souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
- Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees