4 Days Affordable Tanzania (Tented) Lodge Safari

Itinerary

Day 1: Arusha Town to Lake Manyara National Park

Stop At: Lake Manyara National Park Tanzania
After breakfast, depart to Lake Manyara National Park for a full day game drive. Although only 205 sq. miles in size this enchanting park is noted for its beauty and incredibly lush acacia forest of giant fig and mahogany trees, which are home to troops of baboons and blue monkeys. The park is also home to a large number of buffalos, giraffes, elephants, impalas and a Hippo lake, where large numbers of hippos usually gather.

This park has become famous for the climbing lions and the flamingos in the lake shore. The landscapes of this park are absolutely stunning, very different from the Serengeti for example. The game drives are done along the shore of the lake, providing incredible views of giraffes and buffalos in the foreground with the lake, flamingos and flat plains in the horizon. Great photo opportunities!
Duration: 7 hours

Meals included:
• Lunch: Picnic lunch box will be provided.
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at Octagon Lodge

Day 2: Drive to Serengeti National Park

Stop At: Serengeti National Park Tanzania
Today you're off to the famous Serengeti National Park, home of the Great Migration. Your drive today is spectacular as you drive up the crater highlands, stopping at the rim for a birds-eye view of the spectacular Ngorongoro Crater. Continuing on, as you crest the hillside, spread out before you, is the vast Serengeti.

Serengeti means "endless plains" in Kiswahili and this 18,000 sq. km park is inhabited by more than 2 million large animals including more than a million wildebeest, hundreds of thousands of plains zebras, and Thomson's gazelles. Large predators including lions, cheetahs, and hyenas are drawn to the area by this abundance of prey which migrates throughout the park. Dinner and overnight at camp inside Serengeti.
Duration: 1 day

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch: Picnic lunch box will be provided.
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at Serengeti Tortilis Camp

Day 3: Serengeti National Park / Ngorongoro

Stop At: Serengeti National Park Tanzania
Today you will wake up very early to do an early morning safari before breakfast, to spot the animals when they are more active and also to have a fantastic sunrise in front of you. The sunrise in the African Savannah is one of the most beautiful experiences one can have. After the game drive, return to the camp for brunch. In the afternoon, you will proceed with a game drive to Ngorongoro. There, your guide will continue elaborating the animals and natural beauty of Tanzania on the way to Ngorongoro Crater, describing the en-route animal. The night will be spent at a lodge located on the Ngorongoro crater rim.
Duration: 1 day

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch: Picnic lunch box will be provided.
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at Ngorongoro Rhino Lodge

Day 4: Ngorongoro Crater Tour / Return to Arusha

Stop At: Ngorongoro Crater, Ngorongoro, Ngorongoro Conservation Area Tanzania
Very early in the morning, descend down to the crater floor for a day of wildlife viewing in one of the most incredible places on Earth. Ngorongoro, the 8th natural wonder of the world. With walls 2,000 ft high and a crater floor that spreads for 102 sq. miles, the crater is a virtual Noah's Ark, inhabited by almost every species of wildlife indigenous to East Africa including the rare black rhino. In fact, the crater has the greatest concentration of wildlife on the planet. The large bull elephants that reside here have an extremely large tusk, due to the rich mineral content of the volcanic soil and its grasses. After a stop for a picnic lunch near the hippo lake, and more wildlife viewing in the afternoon, drive up the steep road out of the crater and return to Arusha.
Duration: 6 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch: Picnic lunch box will be provided.
No accommodation included on this day.