ACROSS TANZANIA EXPEDITIONS
Day Trip: Lake Manyara National Park
- After breakfast, leave Arusha and travel to Lake Manyara National Park
Your first view as you approach Lake Manyara National Park is spectacular, regardless of direction approach. From the east, the Rift Valley escarpment looms on the horizon forming an impressive backdrop to the lake. If you come from the west and pause at the top of the escarpment, the Park lies in a lush green strip below you, with the lake glistening in the sunlight. Upon arrival, we will proceed with a game drive through the park in the Mikindu area where both large and small mammals can be seen along with a diversity of vegetation. - Picnic lunch at the park
- Afternoon game drive in the park
Our afternoon tour of Lake Manyara covers the Minor and Major Hot water springs, where an abundance of aquatic birds are located. - Return to Arusha via Mto Mbu town for curio shopping
- End of safari
Two Days: Ngorongoro Crater
Day 1: Depart from Arusha to the Ngorongoro Crater, and have a picnic lunch in the Park before we proceed with an afternoon game drive on the floor of the Ngorongoro Crater, widely considered to be the 8th Natural Wonder of the world. It is 12 miles wide, 2000 feet deep, and covers an area of 102 square miles, and is the largest intact volcanic crater on the earth. It is home to a spectacular concentration of wildlife. You will then dine and spend the night at the Lodge.Day 2: After breakfast, we leave for an early morning crater tour. The crater hosts an estimated 30, 000 animals on its floor, including large herds of buffalo, wildebeest, elephants, hippos, lions, and the endangered black rhino. We then return to the Lodge to have brunch before driving back to Arusha. End of safari.
Exhilarating Safari Activities in Ngorongoro Conservation Area
- Interpretive Bush Walks (optional extra): Enjoy exciting walking safaris on the rim of the Crater;
Empakaai Crater walk, led by skilled tour guides.
Exciting Game Drives
- Our drivers will lead you on interpretive game-drives in closed 4x4 safari vehicles with pop-up roofs into the Crater (half or full day)
and Ngorongoro Conservation Area, boasting exceptional game and bird viewing opportunities.
Driving into the Serengeti is an optional extra, and highly recommended during the first four months of the year.
Olduvai Gorge and Shifting Sands (optional Extra)
- Explore the roots of mankind on a half or full day excursion to the famous archaeological site of Olduvai Gorge - a 60 minute game drive from the Lodge. Visit the fascinating museum at the Gorge, and the volcanic ash dune of Shifting Sands situated nearby is an absolute highlight.
Visit a Maasai boma (traditional village) in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Browse the local handicrafts or watch traditional Maasai dancing. An optional trip to visit the hunter gatherer tribe, the Hadzabe (watindiga people), in Lake Eyasi Basin is also available.
OUR TOURS ALSO OFFER NIGHT GAME VIEWING IN TARANGIRE 8-10 PM
Two Days: Lake Manyara/Ngorongoro Conservation Area Day 1: Depart Arusha for Lake Manyara National Park, picnic lunch in the park, afternoon game drive in Lake Manyara National Park Day 2: After breakfast, transfer to Ngorongoro Crater. Late morning adventure at the crater floor (home of the Big 5: elephant, black rhino, cape buffalo, lion, and cheetah). The crater hosts an estimated 30,000 animals, including large herds of cape buffalo, wildebeest, eland, hartebeest, elephant, hippo, lions, and the endangered black rhino. Picnic lunch at the crater's floor and continue with an afternoon game drive. Ngorongoro Crater is considered to be the 8th wonder of the world by many. It is 12 miles wide, 2,000 feet deep, and covers an area of 102 square miles. It is the largest intact volcanic crater on earth and home to a spectacular concentration of wildlife. Transfer to Arusha for overnight. End of safari.
A tour of the Mikindu area where both large and small mammals specially the tree climbing lions can be seen along with a diversity of vegetation. We also tour the Minor and Major Hot water springs, where many water birds are located. Dinner and overnight at the lodge. 
Three Days: Lake Manyara/Ngorongoro Crater
Day 1:
- After breakfast depart Arusha to Lake Manyara National Park
In this part of the park, both large and small mammals , especially the tree-climbing lions, can be seen along with a diversity of vegetation. Giant termite hills are found in this park; some measuring 10 metres high. The lake is a fresh water body on the inlet, but most of the remainder of the lake is alkaline waters, providing a habitat to white pelicans, sacred ibis, yellow-billed storks, greater and lesser flamingos, and more. Most of the water channels from the Ngorongoro highlands down through the rift escarpment to the lake. Some of the water comes from the Ngorongoro highlands down through the rift escarpment to the lake. Some of the water comes from the hot springs found in the park, which are dry during some parts of the year. - Picnic lunch at the park
Two picnic sites are available, one situated on the shores of Lake Manyara and another nearby situated on top of a hill with a remarkable view of the lake and the escarpment. - Afternoon game drive at the park
Our afternoon tour of Lake Manyara covers the remainder of the park, where troops of baboons can be spotted. A troop size can have as many as forty members, including both sexes, adults, sub-adults, and juveniles. Vervet monkeys are also a nice sight. There are also elephants in this park, as well as the hard to spot leopards. Dik diks, which are normally not daily drinkers, can be found here during the drier parts of the year. - Drive to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 2:
- After breakfast, transfer to Ngorongoro Crater for a full day crater tour.
Ngorongoro Crater is considered by many to be the 8th wonder of the world. Twelve miles wide, 2000 feet deep, and covering an area of 102 square miles, it is the largest intact volcanic crater on earth and home to a spectacular concentration of wildlife. - Picnic Lunch at the crater floor (BEWARE of Black Kites snatching your lunch)
The crater hosts an estimate 30,000 animals on its floor, including large herds of cape buffalo, wildebeests, eland, hartebeest, elephant, hippo, lions, and the endangered black rhino. - Dinner and overnight at the lodge
The campsite is located on the crater rim, 2200 Metres above sea level. It is very cold and humid during the evenings and mornings. You are advised to take a warm jacket. There are some animals found here; bush pigs, hyenas, zebras, and cape buffalo, so please refrain from loud noises or conversation.
Day 3:
- Morning tour of the Crater Floor
Home of the Big 5, the cape buffalo, the elephant, the lion, the black rhino, and the cheetah. In this incredible crater, a huge collapsed volcano provides a Garden of Eden for thousands of animals. There are Maasai warriors that still herd cattle inside the crater, because they have traditional grazing rights within this protected area. - Brunch at the campsite
- Drive back to Arusha for overnight
- End of Safari
Four Days - Lake Manyara/Ngorongoro Crater/The Serengeti
Day 1:
- After breakfast drive to Lake Manyara National Park
This beautiful park is at the base of the Great Rift Valley escarpment and is composed of forest, woodland, grasslands, and swamps. - Picnic lunch at the park
- Proceed with an afternoon game drive at the park
Your first view as you approach Lake Manyara National Park is spectacular, regardless of your direction of approach. From the east, the Rift Valley escarpment looms on the horizon forming an impressive backdrop to the lake. If you come from the west and pause at the top of the escarpment, the park lies in a green strip below, the lake glistening in the sunlight. - Dinner and overnight at the Lake Manyara lodge.
Day 2:
- After breakfast, transfer to The Serengeti. The park is teaming with stunning wildlife. It is believed that over 3 million large mammals roam the plains.
- Picnic lunch at the park
- Game drive at Seronera in vast open plains punctuated by rocky outcrops
The extensive grasslands are interspersed with kopjes - rocky outcrops like islands in the flat plain, each with their own wildlife communities. - Dinner and overnight at the lodge
Day 3:
- Sunrise adventure to the western corridor
It is the migration for which Serengeti is perhaps most famous. Over a million wildebeest and about 200,000 zebras flow south from the northern hills to the southern plains for the short rains every October and November, and then swirl west and north after the long rains in April, May, and June. So strong is the ancient instinct to move that no drought, gorge, or crocodile infested river can hold them back. - Brunch at the lodge
- Transfer to game drive en route
- Dinner and overnight at the Ngorongoro lodge
Day 4:
- Morning adventure at the crater floor (home of the big five)
The crater hosts an estimated 30,000 animals on its floor, including large herds of cape buffalo, wildebeest, eland, hartebeest, elephant, hippo, lions, and the endangered black rhino. - Picnic lunch on the crater floor
- Afternoon game drive on the crater floor
Ngorongoro Crater is thought by many to be the 8th natural wonder of the world. Twelve miles wide, 2000 feet deep, and covering an area of 102 square miles, it is the largest intact volcanic crater on earth and home to a spectacular concentration of wildlife. - Transfer to Arusha for overnight
- End of safari
Five Days - Lake Manyara/The Serengeti/Ngorongoro Crater
- After breakfast depart from Arusha to Lake Manyara National Park
Your first view as you approach Lake Manyara National Park is spectacular regardless of the direction from which you are coming. When you approach from the east, the Rift Valley escarpment looms on the horizon forming an impressive backdrop to the lake. If you come from the west and pause at the top of the escarpment, the park lies in a spectacular bold green strip below you, the lake glistening in the sunlight. - Morning game drive in Lake Manyara National Park
- Picnic lunch at the park
- Afternoon game drive in the park
- Dinner and overnight at the lodge
Day 2:
- Transfer to The Serengeti National Park
The park is teaming with stunning wildlife. It is thought that over three million large mammals roam the plains. - Picnic lunch at the park
- Game drive at Seronera in vast open plains punctuated by rocky outcrops
The extensive grasslands are interspersed with kopjes - rocky outcrops like islands on the flat plain, each with their own wildlife communities. - Dinner and overnight at the lodge
Day 3:
- Sunrise adventure to the western corridor
It is the migration for which the Serengeti is perhaps most famous. Over a million wildebeest and about 200,000 zebra flow south from the northern hills to the southern plains for the short rains every October and November, and then swirl west and north after the long rains in April, May, and June. So strong is the ancient instinct to move, that no drought, gorge, or crocodile infested river can hold them back. - Brunch at the campsite
- Afternoon game drive in the Serengeti National Park
- Dinner and overnight at the lodge
Day 4:
- Sunrise adventure at Seronera
The name Serengeti conjures up images of one of the last remaining wildlife spectacles on earth. Those lucky enough to visit this wilderness area come away with memories of vast herds of antelope feeding on the plains, columns of wildebeest, head to tail, trudging along their traditional migration routes, and prides of lions, sometimes sleeping, sometimes alert and carefully stalking their prey. - Brunch at the lodge
- Transfer to Ngorongoro Crater via Olduvai Gorge, game drive en route
- Dinner and overnight at Ngorongoro Lodge
Day 5:
- Morning sunrise adventure on the crater floor (home of the big five)
The crater hosts an estimated 20,000 animals on its floor, including large herds of cape buffalo, wildebeest, eland, hartebeest, elephant, hippo, lions, and the endangered black rhino. - Brunch at the lodge
- Afternoon game drive on the crater floor
Ngorongoro Crater is considered to be one of the natural wonders of the world by many. Twelve miles wide, 2000 feet deep, and covering an area of 102 square miles, it is the largest intact volcanic crater on earth and home to a spectacular concentration of wildlife. - Transfer to Arusha for overnight
- End of safari
Six Days - Lake Manyara/Serengeti/Ngorongoro/Tarangire Day 1: Day 4 Day 5 Day 6
Your first view as you approach Lake Manyara National Park is spectacular, regardless of direction. When you approach it from the east the Rift Valley escarpment looms on the horizon forming an impressive backdrop to the lake. If you come from the west and pause at the top of the escarpment, the Park lies in a green strip below you, the lake glistening in the sunlight. 
Day 2:
The park is teaming with stunning wildlife. It is thought that over 3 million large mammals roam the plains.
Game drive at Seronera in vast open plains. The extensive grasslands are interspersed with kopjes — rocky outcrops like islands in the flat plain, each with their own wildlife communities. 
It is the migration for which The Serengeti is perhaps most famous. Over a million wildebeest and about 200,000 zebra flow south from the northern hills to the southern plains for the short rains every October and November, and then swirl west and north after the long rains in April, May, and June. So strong is the ancient instinct to move that no drought, gorge, or crocodile infested river can hold them back.
Maasai tribesmen have traditional grazing rights here, and they may be seen tending their herds of cattle in their distinctive dress.
The animals are not trapped in the crater, and there is some migratory movement in and out, but because of the protected nature of the habitat and the availability of grazing and water, much of the animal population remains resident year round. This makes Ngorongoro ideal for game viewing. There are several prides of lions, and some of the last surviving rhino to be found in Tanzania. 
The crater hosts an estimated 30,000 animals on its floor, including large herds of cape buffalo, wildebeest, eland, hartebeest, elephant, hippo, lions, and the endangered black rhino.
It is the vast number of baobabs that first capture the eye as you enter Tarangire National Park. The gently rolling countryside is dotted with these majestic trees, which seem to dwarf the animals that feed beneath them.
The park is spectacular in the dry season when many of the migratory wildlife species come back to the permanent waters of Tarangire River.
Seven Days: Tarangire National Park / Lake Manyara / Ngorongoro Crater / The Serengeti
Day 1:- After breakfast depart from Arusha to Tarangire National Park
It is the vast number of baobabs that first capture the eye as you enter Tarangire National Park. The gently rolling countryside is dotted with these majestic trees, which seem to dwarf the animals that feed beneath them. - Morning game drive in Tarangire National Park
The park is spectacular in the dry season when many of the migratory wildlife species come back to the permanent waters of the Tarangire River. - Picnic lunch at the park
- Afternoon game drive in Tarangire National Park
Huge herds of wildebeest, zebra, elephants, eland and oryx gather to stay in Tarangire until the onset of the rains when they migrate again to better grazing areas. - Dinner and overnight at Tarangire lodge
Day 2:
- After breakfast, transfer to Ngorongoro crater for a full day tour
Ngorongoro Crater is widely considered to be the 8th wonder of the world. Twelve miles wide, 2000 feet deep, and covering an area of 102 square miles, it is the largest intact volcanic crater on earth, and home to a spectacular concentration of wildlife. - Picnic Lunch on the crater floor (watch out for the eagles waiting to snatch your lunch)
- Afternoon game drive on the crater floor
The crater hosts an estimated 30,000 animals, including large herds of buffalo, wildebeest, zebra, eland, hartebeest, elephant, hippo, lions, and the endangered black rhino. - Overnight at Ngorongoro lodge
Day 3:
- After breakfast proceed with a morning adventure on the crater floor
Home of the Big 5: the lion, cheetah, elephant, rhino, and cape buffalo. In this incredible crater, a huge collapsed volcano provides a Garden of Eden for thousand of animals. - Brunch at the at the campsite
- Afternoon game drive on the crater floor
The crater hosts an estimated 30,000 animals on its floor, including large herds of buffalo, wildebeest, zebra, eland, hartebeest, elephant, hippo, lions, and the endangered black rhino. - Overnight at Ngorongoro lodge
- After breakfast transfer to the Serengeti
The park is teaming with stunning wildlife - it is thought that over 3 million large mammals roam the plains. - Picnic lunch at the park
- Game drive at Seronera in vast open plains.
The extensive grasslands are interspersed with kopjes — rocky outcrops like islands in the flat plain, each with their own wildlife communities. - Dinner and overnight at the lodge
Day 5:
- Sunrise adventure to the western corridor
It is the migration for which the Serengeti is perhaps most famous. Over a million wildebeest and about 200,000 zebra flow south from the northern hills to the southern plains for the short rains every October and November, and then swirl west and north after the long rains in April, May, and June. So strong is the ancient instinct to move, that no drought, gorge, or crocodile infested river can hold them back. - Picnic lunch at the Park
- Afternoon game drive in The Serengeti National Park
- Dinner and overnight at the lodge
Day 6:
- Transfer to Lake Manyara National Park
Your first view as you approach Lake Manyara National Park is spectacular, regardless of direction. When you approach from the east, the Rift Valley escarpment looms on the horizon forming an impressive backdrop to the lake. If you come from the west and pause at the top of the escarpment, the Park lies in a green strip below you, the lake glistening in the sunlight. - Morning game drive in Lake Manyara National Park in the Mikindu area
In this part of the park both big and small mammals, especially the tree climbing lions, can be seen along with a diversity of vegetation. - Picnic lunch at the Lake shore with a view of the hippos
- Afternoon game drive in the park
Our afternoon tour of Lake Manyara covers the Minor and Major Hot water springs, where many water birds are located. - Dinner and Overnight
- End of safari
