Ngorongoro Crater

8-Day Best of Kenya and Tanzania Safari from Nairobi

Day 1 Pick up in Nairobi at your accommodation of choice or the Nairobi airport. Start your safari to Maasai Mara at 8:30 a.m. Stop over at the Rift Valley viewpoint at 10 a.m. to see the escarpments and the flat lands below. The Rift Valley is a geographical formation that formed millions of years ago and runs from the top to bottom of Africa. Eat lunch in Narok town at 12 p.m. Arrive in Maasai Mara at 3 p.m. Take an evening game safari  drive at 4 p.m for 2 hours. Eat dinner and end your day at your lodging at the Lenchada Tourist Camp, which includes a big tent with a bed, toilet, hot running water, and shower. All food is served at the restaurant there, and a generator is provided to charge phones and cameras at night. Day 2 At 7:30 a.m., start a full-day game drive all the way to the Mara River, the site of the great wildebeest migration. Eat a picnic lunch in the park at 1 p.m. Complete the game drive and return to your accommodation at 4 p.m. In the evening, visit a Masai village to learn more about their culture for an hour. Eat dinner and enjoy free time in the evening. Day 3 Eat breakfast at 7 a.m. Take a morning game drive for 2 hours and exit through the South Gate. Drive to the Isebania border of Tanzania to arrive around midday. Complete the hour-long process to cross the Tanzania border. Meet your Tanzanian driver/guide and chef. Start the game drive in Serengeti en route to the accommodation. Eat dinner and relax. Here you sleep in tents that you will be provided with. You will also be offered a sleeping bag. The camp area is very safe and protected by armed guards and other tourists from other companies will be joining us. All meals are included in the Tanzania safari and will be made by the private chef traveling with you.Day 4 Breakfast at 7 a.m. Full-day game drive in Serengeti and picnic lunch at 1 p.m., then back to the base camp at 4 p.m. for dinner by our chef.Day 5 Depart Serengeti at 7 a.m. Game drive en route to Ngorongoro Park. Evening camping at Ngorongoro Crater at the Simba campsite. Day 6Full-day tour of Ngorongoro that begins at 7 a.m. and ends at 3 p.m. Depart to drive and spend the night at Lake Manyara National Park's Alsamo campsite.Day 7Early morning half-day game drive in Lake Manyara National Park that begins at 7 a.m. Depart for Arusha and arrive around 4 p.m. Check-in at the Charity Hotel for a relaxing dinner. Bed and breakfast are all included.  Day 8 Eat breakfast at 6:30 a.m., and then depart for Nairobi with a morning luxury shuttle that departs at  7 a.m. Arrive around 3 p.m. in Nairobi.  Onward drop off to the airport or to the hotel within Nairobi.

5-Day Highlights of Tanzania Safari

Day 1 - Arusha - Lake Manyara National Park (L/D)This morning you'll head to Lake Manyara, an ancient soda lake in the Great Rift Valley, for some game viewing. The game in this beautiful national park is plentiful and the magnificent bird watching will make a devotee out of even the most reluctant. It is also one of the very few places in Africa to see the famous tree-climbing lions. Manyara’s great colonies of pink flamingoes will also delight. Day 2 - Lake Manyara National Park - Serengeti National Park (B/L/D)Today we set out for the endless open plains and stunning skies of Serengeti National Park - a famous migration corridor and UNESCO World heritage site. En route, we stop at Olduvai Gorge. We also make a stop at a Masai Village and pass through the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, which was created to accommodate the needs of the Maasai people and which tests the idea that humans leading a pastoral lifestyle can coexist with wildlife. Finally, enter the park and head to your lodge/camp in the heart of the Serengeti for dinner.Day 3 - Full Day Serengeti National Park (B/L/D)Today will be the "Serengeti game viewing day". After breakfast venture into the endless open plains of Serengeti National Park wilderness for a full day game drive with picnic lunches brought along with you. Large prides of lions laze in the tall grasses; families of elephants feed on acacia bark and trumpet to each other across the plains; while giraffes, gazelles, monkeys, eland and the whole range of African wildlife present themselves in awe-inspiring numbers. If you are there during the spectacular wildebeest migration, you will be more than astonished!Day 4 - Serengeti National Park - Ngorongoro Crater Rim (B/L/D)Wake up at 6am for early morning game drives in Serengeti before breakfast. Then after breakfast check out and take your picnic lunch box. Enjoy some last game viewing in Serengeti National Park en route to the world famous Ngorongoro Crater rim. Upon arrival, settle down at your stunning lodge/camp, situated on the rim of the crater. Be prepared for some remarkable views down onto the world’s largest, unflooded and unbroken caldera! Have dinner and overnight.Day 5 - Ngorongoro Crater Floor - Return to Arusha (B/L)Today we descend 2,000 feet into the giant caldera of this extinct volcano, considered as ‘Africa’s Eden’ and the ‘8th Natural Wonder of the World’. Uniquely beautiful, you will never see anything like it again. Take a break for lunch at Ngoitoktok spring before proceeding with some more game viewing and then ascending the crater to drive back to Arusha. We will drop you off at your accommodation in Arusha.

10-Day Kenya & Tanzania 4WD Safari Adventure

Day 1: Nairobi Airport Pick-upToday you will be picked up at the Nairobi airport upon arrival and transferred to a tented camp where you will get settled in.Day 2: Nairobi - Masai Mara National Reserve (B/L/D)You will be picked from your hotel at 8:30am for journey south. You will arrive Masai Mara National Reserve in time for an afternoon game drive where you may have a chance of seeing the ‘Big Five'. Return to your accommodation for dinner and overnight.Day 3: Masai Mara National Reserve (B/L/D)Full day drives for the day to absorb the beauty and splendor of the Mara.Today you will be dropped off at the Masai Village at 5:00 pm for an opportunity to visit the Masai people to witness the singing and dancing that are part of their daily lives and sacred rituals.Day 4: Masai Mara National Reserve - Nairobi (B/L/D)Embark on your last game drive in the park this morning before breakfast. Then you will depart for your leisurely drive back to Nairobi today arriving in the late afternoon. This evening you will be picked up and transferred to the iconic Carnivore Restaurant for a dinner of various game meats.Day 5: Bus Nairobi to Arusha (B/D)Today you will take a bus from Nairobi to Arusha in the morning. Upon arrival you will be picked up at the bus station and transferred to your accommodation in Arusha. Dinner is included this evening.Day 6: Arusha - Lake Manyara National Park (B/L/D)Depart Arusha in the morning after breakfast for Lake Manyara National Park.  Day 7: Lake Manyara - Serengeti National Park  (B/L/D)After breakfast, leave for the UNESCO World heritage site of Serengeti National Park. En route, we stop at Olduvai Gorge, the “cradle of mankind”. We also make a stop at a Masai Village and pass through the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Day 8: Serengeti National Park - Ngorongoro Crater Rim (B/L/D)Early morning game drives in Serengeti before breakfast. Then after breakfast check out and take your picnic lunch box. Enjoy some game viewing in Serengeti National Park en route to the world famous Ngorongoro Crater rim.Day 9: Ngorongoro Crater Floor - Drive Back to Arusha (B/L/D)Today we descend 2,000 feet into the giant caldera of this extinct volcano.Take a break for lunch at Ngoitoktok spring before more game viewing and then the drive back to Arusha. Day 10: Airport Drop-off (B)Check out of your accommodation to be transferred to the airport in time to catch your flight. 

6-Day Camping Safari: Lake Manyara Serengeti Ngorongoro Cater and Tarangire National Park from Arusha

This is how your adventure trip will look like:Day 1 From Arusha proceed to Lake Manyara National Park for a full day game drive with picnic lunches. Stretching for 50 km along the base of the rusty-gold 600-meter high Rift Valley escarpment, Lake Manyara is a scenic gem, with a setting extolled by Ernest Hemingway as 'the loveliest I had seen in Africa' later proceed to Lake Manyara Sunbright Campsite for dinner and overnight stay.Day 2After breakfast, proceed to Serengeti National Park for a game drive with picnic lunches, Serengeti has the highest concentration of large mammals on this planet and its famous known for its 2,500 lions the largest concentration found anywhere. The park also has over 518 identified bird species where some of them are Eurasian migrants. Dinner and overnight at Seronera Campsite.Day 3Early morning game drives Serengeti National Park, back for breakfast and relaxes. Later again proceed for a full day game drive with picnic lunches enjoying the varieties of flora and fauna all around the plain landless national park see the Polje natural feature. Dinner and overnight at Seronera Campsite.Day 4Early morning games drive Serengeti National Park, back for breakfast and relax. Later again proceed for a full day game drive with picnic lunches. Dinner and overnight at Seronera camping siteDay 5After early breakfast, proceed for a full day Crater tour with picnic lunches at Ngorongoro Crater. It is a large, unbroken, un-flooded caldera, formed when a giant volcano exploded and collapsed some three million years ago. The Ngorongoro crater sinks to a depth of 610 meters, with a base area covering 260 square kilometers. The height of the original volcano must have ranged between 4,500 to 5,800 meters high. Apart from the main caldera, Ngorongoro also has two other volcanic craters: Olmoti and Empakai, the former famous for its stunning waterfalls, and the latter holding a deep lake and lush, green walls. Dinner and overnight at Tarangire Campsite.Day 6After early breakfast, proceed for a full day game drive at Tarangire National Park with picnic lunches.The fierce sun sucks the moisture from the landscape, baking the earth a dusty red, the withered grass as brittle as straw. The Tarangire River has shriveled to a shadow of its wet season self. But it is choked with wildlife. Thirsty nomads have wandered hundreds of parched kilometers knowing that here, always, there is water; later continue back to Arusha in the evening.

7-Day Private Tour Lake Manyara, Serengeti, Tarangire, Ngorongoro from Arusha

Day 1: Arusha to Tarangire National ParkAfter breakfast at the lodge, leave early to the Tarangire National Park. This is the third largest park in Tanzania, and it is characterized by the amazingly large herds of elephants that can be encountered in this park. Overnight is at Panorama campsite. Day 2: Tarangire to Serengeti National ParkEnjoy breakfast at 6am. Embark on a drive to the Great Serengeti National Park with your picnic lunch en route via Ngorongoro Crater rim. Dinner and overnight at Seronera Campsite.Day 3: Central Serengeti  After breakfast, continue with both morning and afternoon game drives in Serengeti National Park. Remember this is the migration safari, so your game drives will depend on the movement of the migrants. Your guide knows how to locate the herds. The Serengeti National Park is famous for the Great Migration. Dinner and overnight at Seronera Campsite. Day 4: Serengeti to Ngorongoro CraterAfter breakfast, continue with game view in the Serengeti for three hours. Then, proceed with game on route arrive at nabi gate for lunch and after that proceed to Ngorongoro conservation area for dinner. Overnight at Simba Campsite.Day 5: Ngorongoro Crater to Lake ManyaraStart at 7am for the game drive with a picnic lunch inside the Ngorongoro Crater. As very few animals migrate in and out of the crater with its 2000 foot-high walls, you can expect to see lions, elephants, zebras, hippos, flamingos, jackals, rhinos, antelopes, many birds, and other species. Your guide will be in contact with other safari drivers and will amaze you with their skill at locating the hidden animals. After exploration in Ngorongoro Crater, drive to Fanaka Campsite for dinner and overnight.Day 6 Lake Manyara  to ArushaThe journey continues to the village of Mto wa Mbu near Lake Manyara. Over the years the village has attracted people from various ethnic groups, and the wide variety of backgrounds and ethnicities has created a multicultural atmosphere in Mto wa Mbu. After a short briefing your guide will take you on a walk through the village and its surroundings. Dinner and Overnight at Arusha Tourist Inn Hotel.Day 7: Arusha National parkDepart Arusha in the morning with your private guide and travel to Arusha National Park, a short 40-minute drive. The park has an incredible variety of fauna and flora, which cannot fail to impress. Hollywood also chose this region to film the movie Hartari in which Hardy Kruger starred alongside the legendary John Wayne. Proceed back to Arusha in the evening.

Highlights of Tanzania Safari

Days 1: Arusha, TanzaniaUpon arrival in Arusha, we are met and transferred to our lodge. Arusha Coffee LodgeDay 2: Arusha - Tarangire National ParkAfter visiting a family-owned coffee plantation and stopping for lunch, we drive to Tarangire National Park, renowned for its large elephant population. We arrive in time for our first game drive. Tarangire Sopa Lodge B,L,DDay 3: Tarangire National ParkSecond only to the Ngorongoro Crater in its density of Tanzanian wildlife, Tarangire is home to large herds of eland, oryx, wildebeest and zebra. Bird watching is exceptional as well, and we may spot a Bateleur or Martial eagle soaring overhead. Tarangire Sopa Lodge B,L,DDay 4: Tarangire - Lake Manyara National Park - Ngorongoro HighlandWe drive to Lake Manyara National Park in the Great Rift Valley. After a picnic lunch in the Park, amply populated by lion, elephant and hippos, we drive to the Ngorongoro Crater, formed by the collapse of an extinct volcano. Here our lodge offers spectacular views across this natural amphitheater. Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge B,L,DDay 5: Ngorongoro Crater We spend a full day exploring the short-grass plains of the Crater floor - convinced we've stepped into another world. Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge B,L,DDay 6: Ngorongoro Crater - Serengeti National ParkLeaving the Crater, we drive to Olduvai Gorge, a history-changing archaeological site made famous by the Leakey family. Our drive ends at the legendary Serengeti National Park, which supports a wide variety of African wildlife. This afternoon we set off on our first game drive in the park. Serengeti Sopa Lodge B,L,DDay 7: Serengeti National ParkSpend a full day exploring the rolling plains of Serengeti on early morning and afternoon game drives in search of the large predators and the gentle herbivores on which they feed. Serengeti Sopa Lodge B,L,DDay 8: Serengeti - Arusha - Fly back homeThis morning we board a flight to Arusha where dayrooms are provided until we transfer to the airport for our international flight. Arusha Coffee Lodge (dayroom) B,L