Tanzania Lodge Safari

8 days - from $3325

A classic northern Tanzania safari including incredible Serengeti National Park and Ngorongoro Crater

Tanzania boasts some of the most impressive national parks in Africa, containing some of the best range of wildlife on the entire continent. On this short lodge-based safari we visit Lake Manyara National Park, one of many such soda lakes in east Africa's Great Rift Valley, for our first game drive from our base at an incredible lodge overlooking the lake. From Lake Manyara we travel through the Ngorongoro Conservation Area and into the bordering Serengeti National Park. This is the quintessential Africa, where wide open plains stretch as far as the eye can see, supporting vast numbers of plains animals, including over two million wildebeest. Driving around the Serengeti Plains ranks as one of the major highlights in all of Africa. Leaving the Serengeti we pause at Olduvai Gorge, an archeological site made famous by Dr Leakey in the 1950's, before reaching the world-renowned Ngorongoro Crater. Just 20 kilometres wide the crater floor teems with vast quantities of animals, including elephant, lion, cheetah and black rhino. The park is truly a mini 'Garden of Eden' which we will explore from our lodge, which is spectacularly perched on the rim of the Ngorongoro Crater. From Ngorongoro we travel to our final national park, Tarangire National Park, which has a wildlife concentration second only to the Ngorongoro Crater. This safari is conducted in a 4WD vehicle with a specialist local guide to give you the best possible insight into these famous parks of northern Tanzania.

Highlights

• The black-maned tree-climbing lions and flamingos of Lake Manyara National Park
• The 'Garden of Eden' of UNESCO World Heritage-listed Ngorongoro Crater
• Tarangire National Park's migratory animals, savannahs, acacias and baobabs
• Game drives in the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Serengeti

Itinerary:

Day 1: Kilimanjaro Airport - Arusha2: Lake Manyara3: Lake Manyara National Park - Serengeti National Park4: Serengeti National Park5: Serengeti National Park - Ngorongoro Conservation Area6: Ngorongoro Crater7: Ngorongoro Conservation Area - Tarangire National Park8: Tarangire National Park - Kilimanjaro Airport
Included:

An experienced English-speaking local leader, arrival transfer, transport, accommodation, meals, game activities, entrance fees to parks/reserves/sights indicated in itinerary.

International flights, airport departure taxes, visas, meals unless specified in the itinerary, insurance, laundry, any optional tours or activities during free time, tips and items of a personal nature.

This trip includes 1 day in Lake Manyara National Park, 2 days in the Serengeti National Park, 1 day in Ngorongoro Crater and 1 day in Tarangire National Park.

You may choose to finish your safari in Arusha on Day 8. Onward flights and packages for Zanzibar available at additional cost.