3 days Ngorongoro and Manyara wildlife safari

3 days Ngorongoro and Manyara wildlife safari

3 days Ngorongoro and Manyara wildlife safari is a wildlife viewing tour which will start in Arusha on the 1st day of your safari and you will also visit Lake Manyara national park where you will engage in a game drive and explore the diverse habitat and home to tree climbing lions.

During your 3 days Ngorongoro and Manyara wildlife safari, you will also descend into the Ngorongoro crater and search for wildlife species such as the big 5 like elephants, lions, leopards, rhinos and buffalos among others as you engage in a game drive around the destination.

After your safari, you will be driven back to Arusha which will bring your safari to an end.

Safari highlights

Day 1; pick up and drive to Lake Manyara national park

Day 2; drive to Ngorongoro crater

Day 3; departure

Detailed itinerary

Day 1; pick up and drive to Lake Manyara national park

You will be picked up by your guide from your hotel in Arusha on the 1st day of your wildlife safari as you prepare for your drive to Lake Manyara national park. You will also have a short briefing and continue your journey to the national park and you will check in at your lodge.

You will also engage in a game drive during your safari to Lake Manyara national park and you will search for wildlife species like elephants, lions, buffalos, antelopes, waterbucks, hippos, monkeys, giraffes among others. You will also enjoy seeing attractions like Lake Manyara where bird species like flamingos can be spotted during safaris. After your game drive, your guide will drive you back to your lodge for dinner and overnight at Twiga lodge.

3 days Ngorongoro and Manyara wildlife safari
3 days Ngorongoro and Manyara wildlife safari

Day 2; drive to Ngorongoro crater

After having breakfast at your lodge, you will be driven to the Ngorongoro conservation area where you will descend about 600 meters into the Ngorongoro crater and engage in a game drive along the crater floor as you look out for different wildlife species and enjoy the scenery at the destination.

You will also look out for wildlife species such as the big 5 like elephants, rhinos, lions, leopards and buffalos  and other wildlife species like wildebeests, hippos, zebras, impalas, gazelles, kudu, dik dik, elands, waterbucks among others as you explore the Ngorongoro crater where you will also look out for flamingos along the shores of Lake Magadi. After your game drive, your guide will drive you back to your lodge for dinner and overnight at Hhando coffee lodge.

Day 3; departure

On the last day of your wildlife safari, you will have breakfast at your lodge as you prepare for a drive back to Arusha where you will be dropped off at the airport or your hotel in Arusha which will bring the safari to an end.

The safari and tour prices below include

  • all day game drives as per sample itinerary
  • Hotel/lodge accommodation for the duration of the safari
  • Animal tours according to your itinerary preferences
  • Private 4-wheel drive vehicle with a roof hatch
  • Professional safari and tour guide / driver
  • All national park fees
  • All meals on the safari
  • All game viewing activities specified
  • Price quoted per person sharing

The safari and tour prices below exclude

  • Drinks and mineral water
  • Laundry
  • Flights
  • Items of personal nature
  • International and local airfares
  • Airport taxes Any airport transfers & hotel accommodation before / after the safari
  • Entry visas
  • Travel insurance
  • Tips and gratuities
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