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3-Day Tanzania Safari: Lake Manyara, Ngorongoro & Tarangire Highlights

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Tour Packages Overview:

Experience three of Tanzania’s top safari destinations in just three days! Start with Lake Manyara’s vibrant birdlife and tree-climbing lions, then journey to the Ngorongoro Crater, home to an incredible variety of wildlife in a breathtaking landscape. Finish in Tarangire National Park, known for its majestic baobabs and massive elephant herds. This quick yet immersive safari offers an unforgettable glimpse of Tanzania’s natural wonders. Perfect for a short adventure!

Safari & Tour Highlights:

Game drive at Lake Manyara National Park with its tree-climbing lions and birdlife.

Visit to a traditional Maasai village to experience local culture.

Full-day wildlife viewing inside the Ngorongoro Crater.

Morning game drive at Tarangire National Park, famous for elephants and baobab trees.

Comfortable 4×4 safari vehicle and professional guide throughout the tour.

All park fees and permits included.

Game drive at Lake Manyara National Park with its tree-climbing lions and birdlife.

Visit to a traditional Maasai village to experience local culture.

Full-day wildlife viewing inside the Ngorongoro Crater.

Morning game drive at Tarangire National Park, famous for elephants and baobab trees.

Comfortable 4×4 safari vehicle and professional guide throughout the tour.

All park fees and permits included.

Detailed Itinerary - Day by Day:

Day 1: Drive to Lake Manyara, afternoon game drive (LD)

Drive 2.5 – 3 hours from Arusha to Lake Manyara, lunch enroute, afternoon game drive in Lake Manyara.

Lake Manyara is a highly scenic park, rimmed on one side by the tall cliffs of the Rift escarpment, and ringed with a variety of habitats including the namesake for the park, Lake Manyara. Game we see in Manyara include hippos, elephants, giraffes, buffalo, impala, dwarf mongooses, hyraxes, hippos, wildebeest, zebra, and on rare occasions, tree-climbing lions and leopards.

Meals included: Lunch, Dinner
Budget Accommodations: Africa Safari Lake Manyara
Budget/Mid-Range Accommodations: Tloma Mountain Lodge
Mid-Range Accommodations: Ngorongoro Farm House

Day 2: Ngorongoro Crater, half-day game drive (BLD)

Drive 30-60 minutes to Ngorongoro Crater, half-day game drive in the crater.

The Ngorongoro Crater is the world’s largest caldera measuring nearly 2,000 feet in depth while covering 250-square kilometers in area. The Crater is a spectacular setting and contains an abundance of wildlife with over 20,000 large animals including Tanzania’s remaining black rhino. The Ngorongoro Conservation Area is unique in that it allows over 40,000 Masaai pastoralists with their cattle goats and sheep to live alongside the abundant wildlife in a natural setting.

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Budget Accommodations: Africa Safari Lake Manyara
Budget/Mid-Range Accommodations: Tloma Mountain Lodge
Mid-Range Accommodations: Ngorongoro Farm House

Day 3: Tarangire, morning game drive, return to Arusha or Kilimanjaro Airport (BL)

Drive 30-60 minutes to Tarangire for morning game drive in the park, afternoon return to Arusha or Moshi.

Tarangire is famous for its huge herds of elephant, healthy and large lion prides, and towering baobab trees. Throughout the dry season, thirsty antelope and elephant trek from many miles away to drink along the Tarangire River. Rare mammals here include the long-necked gerenuk, oryx and wild dog.

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch

Package Inclusions:

INCLUDES

=> All accommodations per itinerary

=> All meals per itinerary (B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner)

=> All tours and entrance fees per itinerary (unless listed as excluded)

=> All transportation and transfers per itinerary

=> Professional English-speaking naturalist driver/guide

=> Transportation in a custom safari 4×4 with viewing roof and guaranteed window seating

=> Safari vehicles have an inverter for charging batteries, communications radio, electric cooler, and filtered water

=> National Park gate fees, Park commission, and Government taxes (based on current rates)

EXCLUDES

=> International and domestic flights

=>  Meals not listed

=>  Tips for guides, drivers, hotel staff

=>  Optional tours

=>  Single room supplement

=> Personal expenses (visas, airport taxes, Internet, etc.

=>  Flight out of the Serengeti

=>  Holiday supplement December 20 – January 5

=>  Discount for kids under 15 years old

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