3-Day Lake Manyara, Ngorongoro Crater and Tarangire Tour

Lake Manyara National Park

Day 1Lake Manyara National Park Lake Manyara National Park We'll depart Arusha in the morning to Lake Manyara National Park for the full day game drive in the park. Lunch will be served at the park then have a drive to the lodge for dinner and your overnight stay. Lake Manyara is famed for its tree-climbing lions and boasts the highest concentration of pachyderms in Tanzania. Upon entering the gate, visitors are greeted by lush forests, which are home to troops of baboons and blue monkeys. Nearby, buffaloes and hippos can be observed in the Hippo Pool. The landscape transitions into flat-topped acacia woodlands, where, during the heat of the day, lions can often be spotted lounging on tree branches—a behavior unique to Manyara lions. Main Destination: Lake Manyara National Park Best Time To Visit June to October (Easier to spot animals) High Season July to March (The northern section gets crowded) Best Weather June to October (Little rainfall) Wildlife in Lake Manyara NP ElephantCommon GiraffeCommon BuffaloCommon ZebraCommon WildebeestCommon HippoCommon Show more LionOccasional HyenaOccasional LeopardRare Wild DogVery Rare White RhinoNone Black RhinoNone CheetahNone Accommodation: Bougainvillea Safari Lodge Mid-range lodge located less than 1hr drive from Lake Manyara NP +6 Photos +5 Photos Meals & Drinks: Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included) Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Ngorongoro Crater

Day 2Ngorongoro Crater Ngorongoro Crater After having an early breakfast, we'll depart for Ngorongoro Crater for the full day game drive with lunch in the crater. Later on, we'll drive back to the lodge for dinner and your overnight stay. Ngorongoro's caldera is home to one of the most breathtaking wildlife sanctuaries on earth. The fertile pasture and permanent water sources of the Crater floor sustain a resident population of approximately 20,000 large mammals. Animals are free to roam and they choose to stay due to favorable conditions. With much of the Crater floor covered in grassland, grazing animals such as wildebeests, zebras, gazelles, buffalo, elands, kongoni (Coke's hartebeest) and warthogs are abundant. Additionally, the swamp and forest areas provide essential resources for hippos, elephants with impressive tusks, waterbucks, reedbucks, bushbucks, baboons, vervet monkeys and some of Tanzania's last remaining black rhinos. The steep inner slopes provide a habitat for dik-diks and the rare mountain reedbuck. Main Destination: Ngorongoro Crater Best Time To Visit June to October (Wildlife viewing is best) High Season Most of the year – July to March (Expect crowds) Best Weather June to October (Rainfall is little to none) Wildlife in Ngorongoro Crater Black RhinoCommon LionCommon BuffaloAbundant ZebraAbundant WildebeestAbundant HyenaAbundant Show more ElephantCommon HippoCommon LeopardOccasional GiraffeNone White RhinoNone CheetahNone

Tarangire National Park

Day 3Tarangire National Park Tarangire National Park Following breakfast, we'll journey to Tarangire for another afternoon game drive, searching for wildlife. Later in the day, we'll return to Arusha for your drop-off, marking the end of the tour. The park derives its name from the Tarangire River, which traverses the area. It is distinguished by dense vegetation consisting of acacia and mixed woodland. Tarangire is renowned for its annual animal migration that occurs during the dry season. Main Destination: Tarangire National Park Best Time To Visit July to November (Animals come to the Tarangire River) High Season June to October (The park is full of visitors) Best Weather June to October (Little rainfall) Wildlife in Tarangire NP ElephantAbundant GiraffeCommon LionCommon BuffaloAbundant ZebraAbundant WildebeestAbundant Show more HippoCommon HyenaOccasional LeopardRare CheetahRare Wild DogVery Rare White RhinoNone Black RhinoNone Accommodation: No accommodation (End of tour) Meals & Drinks: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included) End of tour (See Getting There for more details)End of tour (See Getting There for more details) Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost. You'll be dropped off at the airport. Interested in This Tour? Request a Quote We advise requesting quotes from 3 operators (Learn why) Requests are sent directly to the tour operator If preferred, you can contact the tour operator directly Next: Overvie