3-Day Taste Of Tanzania Safari Tour

Duration : 2 Nights / 3 Days

Destination Covered : Ngorongoro, Manyara

Tour Activities : Game Drives

Tour Themes : Wildlife, Safari Tours

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Ngorongoro and Manyara Tour Overview

What’s Cool About Ngorongoro and Lake Manyara
The Ngorongoro Crater is first up on our Tanzania journey. You’ll head down the steep sides of this ancient formation in a 4 x 4 Land Cruiser Jeep settling into the expansive lush bowl of woods, plains, and marshes, holding over 25,000 animals.

This is a world unto itself, mainly cut off from the rest of the continent but where you’ll find lion, cheetah, leopard, and the jackal. All the large game are here like buffalo, elephant, rhino… even wild dogs.

And when our day tour of the great caldera is complete, we’ll head back up the crater walls to another astounding sight – one of the most glorious sunsets Africa has to offer.

Lake Manyara National Park is a jewel with its blue lake and thick green forest holding giraffe, impala, elephant, and even baboons. Look up at the acacia trees and you might spot a lion, lazing about on a tree branch. The park is known for this unusual sub-species.

Over at the alkaline lake, you’re sure to be delighted by the broad collection of fuchsia flamingoes amassed on the shoreline. The birds feed on the lake’s algae which has the fortunate effect of transmitting its reddish coloration to the flamingoes creating their vibrant display of pink feathers.

The Extras
Depending on your choice of accommodation you can enjoy extras like traditional dances and music around the boma, spa, boutique, massage, swimming pool, children’s menu, same-day laundry service, Wi-Fi, special dietary menus, honeymoon suites, family cottages, and more.

The Details
No one is more important to the success of your safari than your guide. At Africa Kenya Safaris, we have the friendliest, most experienced driver/guides. They will guide, host, inform, and look after you like the special guest you are. That’s our guarantee.

You’ll safari in style out to the parks in your own private 4 x 4 Land Cruiser Jeep – the best way to experience Africa with its higher seating for better views and its rugged all-wheel drive.

We give you more at AKS – customization, flexibility, and lots of choices. Your safari includes park entrance fees, game drives, accommodations, and meals. Plus, we always offer economy, comfort, superior comfort, or luxury safari lodges or tented camps.

Please give us a shout at Africa Kenya Safaris to set up your personalized safari adventure for yourself, your family, and your friends.

Tour Highlights
Ngorongoro Crater
World’s largest intact volcanic caldera
8th Wonder of the World & UNESCO World Heritage Site
Dense concentration of easily accessible wildlife
Olduvai Gorge – site of pre-historic man

Lake Manyara
Tree climbing lions
Varied landscapes and wildlife
Over 300 migratory birds – flamingoes & eagles
Rift Valley escarpment – dramatic landforms surround your visit

Ngorongoro and Manyara Tour Itinerary

Day 1

Arusha – Ngorongoro 3 ½ Hour Drive

Meals: Lunch, Dinner

7:30 am: Your Africa Kenya Safaris driver/guide will swing by your hotel or other place of your choosing to begin your Tanzania adventure. Hop into your 4 x 4 Land Cruiser Jeep and we’ll hit the road, moving into Maasai country. Look for these traditional people in their colorful wraps, tending their cattle.

It won’t be long before we arrive at the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, a great volcanic caldera sunk into a mighty expanse of land – 256 km (101 sq. mi). At the crater’s rim, we’ll view the world’s largest intact caldera with vistas of its blue/green expanse.

Hold on tight as we descend the steep crater walls in our 4 x 4 Jeep, coming to rest in a world of acacia forest, marsh, and massive grasslands. Here we’ll discover one of the densest areas of wildlife with over 25,000 animals.

We’ll spend the day looking for lions, leopards, wildebeest, zebra, elephants, buffalo, and even hippos and pink flamingoes.

Toward the late afternoon, we’ll head back up the crater to be met by one of Africa’s best sunsets. Then, it’s on to our Ngorongoro accommodation to relax, have dinner, and marvel at our first safari day’s sightings.

Day 2

Ngorongoro – Lake Manyara Park

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

If we get up early we can make it back to the crater’s rim for a glorious Ngorongoro sunrise!

Lake Manyara Park is not far off and you’ll be met with the reserve’s arresting colors – the green of its acacia forests, the blue of the lake, and the exotic pinks of its thousands of flamingoes.

And you won’t be alone in your admiration for this little gem of a reserve – Ernest Hemingway called it, “The loveliest I had seen in Africa.”

You’ll find all manner of wildlife in the park like warthogs, giraffes, elephants, and if you’re lucky, up in the acacia trees, Lake Manyara’s famous tree-climbing lions, resting up on a branch!

We’ll spend our second safari night at our Lake Manyara lodge or tented camp.

Day 3

Lake Manyara – Arusha 2 Hour Drive

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch

The park is extra lovely early in the morning with the sun’s first rays upon the forest and the lake. Enjoy this peaceful time and then it’s off to breakfast.

One more game drive around the park for perhaps a final glance at a tree-climbing lion and then it’s time to head to Arusha.

During our trip back, we’ll pause for lunch and soak up the safari ambiance all about us.

We’ll have you back at your hotel, residence, or airport in the afternoon.

You’re now official safari-goers with the stories to prove it. We hope this taste of Tanzania is just the first of your safari adventures. From all of us at Africa Kenya Safaris, thank you for your desire to explore our wonderful natural world. Hope to see you soon!