A Leopard retreats up a tree | Lynne A Challinor

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Journey inside the Ngorongoro Crater | Maria Rainone

Tanzania Wildlife Safari

A three-day safari extension featuring exceptional wildlife viewing in Ngorongoro Crater and Lake Manyara.

Tanzania

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$1490 USD

Trip Code: TA3

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Essential Information

Extra trip options & supplements

*Prices listed are per person

Solo Traveller Supplement

$780 USD

Duration

3 Days

Activities

Wildlife Safari
Game drives

Accommodation

2 nights permanent safari camp

Meals

2 Dinners
2 Lunches
2 Breakfasts

Difficulty Grading

1 / 10

Discovery and Cruising

Carbon Footprint

105kg of CO₂-e PP per day

(209kg of CO₂-e PP entire trip)

Trip highlights

Descend into the Ngorongoro Crater, one of Africa’s most concentrated and reliable wildlife habitats
Explore Lake Manyara beneath the Rift Valley escarpment, known for lions and abundant birdlife
Choose your own start date on this flexible, year-round safari extension featuring comfortable ensuite tented camps

Overview

This focused three day safari is the ideal wildlife extension to a Kilimanjaro or Mount Meru climb. Despite its short duration, the itinerary delivers exceptional wildlife diversity across two contrasting landscapes: Lake Manyara National Park and the Ngorongoro Crater.

Lake Manyara lies at the base of the dramatic Great Rift Valley escarpment, where flamingos and other waterbirds gather along the lake shoreline and hippos congregate in the shallows. In contrast, the Ngorongoro Crater is a vast UNESCO World Heritage-listed volcanic caldera that functions as a natural wildlife sanctuary. Lion, elephant, buffalo and large herds of plains game are commonly seen, and the crater remains one of northern Tanzania’s most reliable locations to spot the endangered black rhino.

Accommodation is in comfortable permanent tented camps with ensuite facilities and easy access to the parks. Starting and finishing in Arusha, this safari is available daily year-round, giving you the flexibility to add it seamlessly to your main adventure.

If you have one more day, see our four day Tanzania Wildlife Adventure which also includes Tarangire National Park.

Itinerary

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Early this morning, your guide will pick you up from your hotel to depart for Lake Manyara National Park where an afternoon game drive will be exciting. This evening is spent at Crater Lodge Permanent Tented Camp which is located about 5 mins from the entrance to Lake Manyara National Park, near the village of Mto Wa Mbu.

Meals: L,D

We drive up the Rift Valley escarpment this morning to the Ngorongoro Highlands. Our journey will take approximately two hours with wonderful views over the floor of the Rift Valley and passing through lush rainforest. On arrival at the crater rim (2300m) we descend into the Ngorongoro Crater for nearly a whole day of game viewing. We enter via the Windy Gap road, which is narrow, steep and twisting as it descends into this natural amphitheatre. The Ngorongoro Crater is one of the last refuges in northern Tanzania for the endangered Black Rhino. With an extremely high density of animals in the 100sq km caldera, the Crater can be regarded as a “Garden of Eden”. Along with rhino, it is home to the largest density of lions anywhere in Africa with a plethora of antelope, hippos, other big cats, elephants, birds and much more. We return to Crater Lodge permanent camp in the late afternoon. (Please bring some warm clothing as it can be chilly on the crater rim.)

Meals: B,L,D

This morning we check out of our permanent camp after a relaxed breakfast. Our drive takes us across the South Masai land steppes to Arusha, which is situated approximately 2 hours from Mto Wa Mbu and 4 hours from the Crater Rim. Trip concludes on arrival in Arusha around noon.

Meals: B

Map

Elevation

The map and elevation chart are for illustrative purposes only and meant to provide general guidelines.

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What's included?

Included

2 breakfasts, 2 lunches and 2 dinners
2 nights in comfortable permanent safari camp on a twinshare basis
Experienced local game driver-guide
Private safari vehicle
Park entrance and conservation fees valued at US$218

Not included

Flights
Travel Insurance (compulsory)
Visa costs
Bottled water and alcoholic drinks
Meals not specified in the itinerary
Pre or post tour accommodation in Arusha (note: accommodation in Arusha on Day 3 is not included)
Arrival and departure transfers
Items of a personal nature
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