The 5-Day Lake Manyara, Serengeti, Ngorongoro and Karatu Classic Safari is a short safari tour in northern Tanzania that takes visitors through three of the country’s most famous wildlife areas: Lake Manyara National Park, Serengeti National Park, and Ngorongoro Crater. What makes this tour special is that it offers a chance to see a wide variety of animals including the Big Five while experiencing different landscapes such as forests, lakes, vast savannah plains, and a volcanic crater. Travelers usually stay in lodges around Karatu, which is close to Ngorongoro, making the trip comfortable while still allowing rich wildlife viewing in just five days.
Our Driver Guide will come to pick you up at your hotel lobby within Arusha
After breakfast in Arusha, drive to Lake Manyara National Park for a game drive. The park is known for its tree-climbing lions, elephants, flamingos, and large troops of baboons. After exploring the park and enjoying wildlife viewing, continue to Karatu for dinner and overnight at your lodge.
After breakfast, you'll travel to Ngorongoro Conservation Area and descend into the crater floor. The crater holds nearly every wildlife species found in East Africa, and you'll see massive bull elephants with enormous tusks, flamingos gathered at the soda lake, and landscapes ranging from dense forests to open grassland. Black rhinos live here too, which is rare to encounter. Later in the day, you'll drive toward Serengeti National Park with more game viewing along the route. Arrive at your lodge in the evening for dinner and an overnight stay.
Spend your entire day doing game drives in Serengeti National Park. The park covers over 14,000 square kilometers and holds incredible numbers of big cats, especially cheetahs, lions, and leopards. Different sections have their own character, so you'll move through savannah plains in the south, wooded hills to the west, the rocky Kopjes formation to the east, and bushland further north. Elephants, buffalo, giraffes, antelopes, hippos, and crocodiles are all here. You'll have a packed lunch during the day, then return to camp for dinner.
SAfter breakfast and a final morning game drive in Serengeti National Park, begin the journey toward the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Enjoy scenic views of the crater highlands and possible wildlife sightings along the way. Arrive in Karatu for dinner and overnight at your lodge
Early in the morning descend into the famous Ngorongoro Crater for a game drive. The crater is home to a dense population of wildlife, including lions, elephants, buffalo, and the rare black rhino. After a picnic lunch and wildlife viewing, drive back to Arusha where the safari concludes
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