7 Dager: Lake Manyara, Serengeti, Ngorongoro

We pick you up at the Airport on the time of your arrival. After this we drive for about one hour where your first lodge on this trip is located. Here you will stay for dinner and some rest before the big adventure starts the day after.

Destination: Arusha
Accommodation: Ahadi Lodge

We depart from Arusha in the morning and begin the short 2 hour drive through a changing landscape towards Lake Manyara National Park. You will enter Lake Manyara National Park and enjoy game drives of this very diverse park. If you are lucky you might see the famous tree climbing lions. We have a picnic lunch in the bush followed by game drives until late-afternoon, then slowly we make our way out of the park and we transfer you to your overnight accommodation.

Destination: Lake Manyara
Accommodation: Isoitok Camp Manyara

After breakfast drive up the great rift valley escarpment and stop at a stunning view point overlooking the lake. From here you will drive onto the town of Karatu know as the gate way to Ngorongoro. At the park gate you will have a short stop while your guide does the entry formalities. On entry to the Ngorongoro conservation area your first drive through lush forest, if the weather is clear you will stop at a view point overlooking the famous Ngorongoro crater before continuing your journey through the Ngorongoro Conservation Area to the endless plains of Serengeti. Game drive en-route to central Serengeti – explore the many different areas of the park, your driver guide will advice on the best places to visit.

Destination: Serengeti National Park
Accommodation: Kisura Camp

Optional: Early morning head out for a Balloon flight. View the Serengeti plains from a hot air balloon followed by champagne breakfast on the landing site.

A full day of game drives in Serengeti National Park. We head over to the Rock Kopjes where you have good chances of seeing some of the cat families. Cheetah and lion use this giant rock out crops as observation posts.

Destination: Serengeti National Park
Accommodation: Kisura Camp

After breakfast game drives en-route out of the Serengeti, heading back through the Ngorongoro Conservation Area towards the Ngorongoro Crater. Continue to the crater rim and onto the NCAA HQ where you collect a ranger who will accompany you on a nature walk of the crater rim. Late afternoon head to your accommodation located outside of the park.

Destination: Ngorongoro Crater
Accommodation: Endoro Lodge

Early morning descend into the crater for game drives. There are 25,000 large mammals residing in the park. The elephants are mainly bulls, females stay out of the park due to it boasting the largest predator population in Africa. Black Rhino also make their home on the grassy plains, their numbers make up for almost half of what can still be found in East Africa; about 20 in total.

Destination: Ngorongoro Crater
Accommodation: Endoro Lodge

After breakfast head out on a morning hike to the local Endoro waterfalls and elephant caves. You will then start your journey back to Arusha town, arriving in time for lunch at Arusha Coffee Lodge and complimentary tour of the Shanga Shanga project. You will then be transferred to Kilimanjaro International Airport in time for your evening/night time departing flight.