5 Days 4 Nights Tarangire, Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater and Manyara Lake

Day 1: Drive to Tarangire Park for game drive till sunset, overnight at the camp or lodge.

Day 2: Crossing Ngorongoro to Serengeti Park, afternoon game drive, overnight at the camp or lodge

Day 3: Sunrise game in Serengeti Park, afternoon drive to Ngorongoro Rim at the camp or Lodge.

Day 4: Game drive in Ngorongoro Crater, Afternoon drive to the lodge or camp for overnight

Day 5: Lake Manyara Park game drive from sunrise to late afternoon drive back to Arusha END

DAY 1: TARANGIRE NATIONAL PARK:

2 Hours drive from Arusha town to Tarangire park.

Meet your knowledgeable safari guide in the hotel bar at 7:30 am to get ready for the safari. After packing all of your safari gear into the safari car, head out for a two-hour trip to Tarangire Park, which entails a circuitous route around Arusha town. Along the way, you'll be treated to breathtaking views of Tanzania's varied wildlife, agricultural, and livestock producing landscapes. If you're lucky, you might even catch a glimpse of herdsmen leading herds of huge cattle to fresh pastures or the cattle market in the early morning hours.

Your driver-guide, who is well-versed in the nation, will provide you with general information during the two-hour trip. Before you know it, the guide will be at the Tarangire Park gate parking lot. Following standard registration procedures, set out on a game drive through an abundant panorama of boundless golden savannah forests that envelop the region and extend towards the Tarangire River. The river itself is year-round and provides the region's animals with an essential supply of water for the duration of the season. The river, which is bordered by Baobab and acacia trees, is frequently frequented by enormous herds of elephants as well as other herbivores like zebras and antelopes. Additionally, it is the most effective predation sport for predators to easily make the kill.

You can choose to eat your picnic lunch at the picnic area or beneath an acacia or baobab tree. Your guide will provide it to you. Continue your game drive around the park after lunch, where you may spot lions, leopards, cape buffalo, and a wide range of antelopes. Should you be extremely fortunate, you may even spot threatened species like the Greater Kudu or the Fringe-Eared Oryx. Drive to the lodge or campsite after dusk for dinner and overnight.

DAY 2: DRIVE TO SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK

3-4Hrs drive to Serengeti gate & 6hrs game drive in Serengeti Park

We had better have a hearty, early breakfast since we have a long, bumpy, dusty road full of discovery and excitement ahead of us. After breakfast, pack your bags and travel out of the camp or lodge, passing by the picturesque Ngorongoro Conservation Area on the way for a wildlife drive. Along the trip, you may catch a glimpse of cape buffalo, herds of baboons, or perhaps elephants and leopards in the dense forest beneath the mist-covered rain forests of the reserve. You also can't miss the opportunity to view the crater from the rim by stopping at the crater view point with your binoculars. Numerous optional activities that need additional costs are available in the Ngorongoro area. One such activity is the Olduvai Gorge Museum, also referred to as the Cradle of Humankind because it has some of the oldest fossils ever discovered that show signs of human settlement. Visit or take a tour to one of the well-known real Maasai bomas to see and take part in traditional Maasai dances. You may also go shopping for trinkets at the nearby village market. The two aforementioned activities come at an extra expense. Many animals can be spotted during the side-by-side enroute game drives that lead up to the Serengeti Park gate before you even arrive. It's time to explore the Serengeti itself after your guide serves you a delectable picnic lunch right at the Serengeti National Park picnic site's entrance gate. Experience the famous savannas of Africa and be astounded by the sheer quantity of creatures that graze these vast, grassy plains, including antelopes, the BIG 5, and millions of wildebeest and zebra who roam these stunning grasslands till dusk.

Dinner and overnight in the heart of the Serengeti National Park Campsite or Lodge.

Day 3: SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK –OVERNIGHT NGORONGORO

On this final day in the stunning Serengeti National Park, your guide will be prepared for an early morning game drive before breakfast (a hot air balloon ride over the park's plains can be booked at an additional cost). When the first rays of sunlight reach the woods, you can observe cats preying, vultures soaring across the sky, and other predators and grazers congregating for the morning's verdant greenery. Depending on the season, the incredible wildebeest migration is a remarkable sight. The game drive ends at around 10 a.m. to fully enjoy this magnificent dawn spectacle. Once you return to the lodge or camp for a late breakfast, you will load your bags into the safari jeep and head out again for another EN-ROUTE game drive through the Serengeti via a different route to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. On your way to the RIM of Ngorongoro Crater, you will have plenty of opportunities to spot the animals that eluded you yesterday. You will spend the night at the campsite or lodge.

DAY 4: NGORONGORO CRATER TOUR – LAKE MANYARA PARK

Game drive in Ngorongoro Crater 5-6 hours and 1 hour drive to Lake Manyara

Your safari guide will be prepared to begin the descent into the Crater at 6:00 am. In order to be the first group down the crater, we have to drive through the dense canopy of the Ngorongoro rain forest and pass by large, healthy baboons by the side of the road. Your guide offers to stop at the crater view point so you can take pictures of everything that is visible through your binoculars. However, this is not always possible in the morning. Then drop 610 meters to the Ngorongoro Crater's Caldera bottom, which is regarded by some as the world's eighth wonder. As soon as you catch a sight of this enormous, lush caldera from the panoramic viewpoint, you will see why it has gained such a prestigious reputation worldwide. The renowned Big Five animals are among the more than 120 species of mammals that call the Ngorongoro Conservation Area home. It is also one of the most sought-after safari locations worldwide that no one is willing to miss. It's a particularly ideal site to witness the pride of lions and vast numbers of hippopotamus enjoying the cool water, as well as the endangered black rhinoceros enjoying a solitary lunch out on the grass plains.

Some of Africa's most famous wildlife faces can be seen and photographed from the comfort of your open-roof top safari vehicle. The crater is home to an abundance of wildlife, including a sizable population of wildebeest, zebras, antelope, cape buffalo, and much more. It is one of the greatest places in Africa and the globe for safaris. Predators that live there include lions, leopards, cheetahs, jackals, and hyenas. Following the day's adventures and excitement, you'll enjoy a picnic lunch by the edge of Lake Magadi, where you can see the greatest flamingo sightings. Don't forget to watch out for the black kites, who will be waiting to steal your food. Drive to Lake Manyara in the late afternoon and spend the night at the camp or lodge after climbing the crater wall.

Don't miss Lake Manyara's Night Game Drive to get a close-up look at the nocturnal creatures and night predators. There are additional costs associated with this arrangement.

DAY 5: LAKE MANYARA PARK GAME DRIVE

6-8 hours for game drive and 2-3hrs drive to Arusha town or Kilimanjaro Airport.

You undoubtedly feel apprehensive about what this final day of the game drive in Lake Manyara Park owes you because you missed the nighttime drive. Is this another opportunity for a wildlife nature walk that you would like to pass up? This three-hour nature walk, led by an armed park ranger who will bring you up close to animals, forests, waterfalls, and much more, is not to be missed.

With arguably of the best game viewing in the world, The Park is genuinely the ultimate photographer's paradise. You may anticipate seeing some of the most iconic creatures in Africa, including the majestic carnivores known as lions who climb trees. The Reticulated and Masai giraffes are especially photogenic and virtually beg to be taken. With hundreds of different species of birds on exhibit in the park, Lake Manyara is a birdwatcher's paradise. Large flocks of larger and lesser flamingos spread across the lake, circling predatory birds, and the vividly colored lilac-breasted roller are enough to astonish even the most inexperienced observer. After crossing multiple hippopotamus pools and enjoying a foot taste of the natural subterranean hot spring, your game drive will come to an end as you head out of the park and return to Arusha. Before you check into your hotel, you can enjoy a fantastic view of Tanzania's second-tallest mountain, Mount Meru, on a clear afternoon if the weather permits. END OF TRIP