3 Day – Lake manyara, Tarangire and Ngorongoro Crater Tour
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A 3-day Tanzania safari combining Lake Manyara National Park, Tarangire National Park, and the Ngorongoro Crater offers the perfect short adventure through Tanzania’s Northern Circuit. This compact itinerary is ideal for travelers with limited time who still want to experience the country’s most iconic wildlife destinations.
Your journey begins and ends in Arusha, making it a convenient option for those arriving at Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO). Highlights include spotting the famous tree-climbing lions and pink flamingos in Lake Manyara, encountering massive elephant herds and ancient baobab trees in Tarangire, and descending into the world-renowned Ngorongoro Crater, home to the Big Five and one of the densest concentrations of wildlife in Africa.
This Northern Tanzania safari delivers a fast-paced yet unforgettable experience, showcasing diverse landscapes, abundant wildlife, and some of the most breathtaking scenery in East Africa. Perfect for couples, honeymooners, families, school groups, or anyone seeking a short but luxurious safari, this itinerary blends comfort, dramatic scenery, and unforgettable wildlife moments.
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Pick up at 8:30Am from your hotel in Arusha and depart to Lake Manyara National Park with a picnic lunch for a full day game drive. As you enter the national park, lush forests of Acacia and Mahogany trees begin to set the mood for what is waiting ahead. The game drive will go on till evening with a small break for picnic lunch. During the game drive watch out for buffaloes, giraffes, impalas, baboons and the blue monkeys. Another spectacle of Lake Manyara National park is the tree climbing lions, however spotting them is a game of luck. In the right season, you can see the shoreline turning pink with millions of flamingos flocking there. Post the game drive, you will head back to your camp/lodge where a delicious dinner awaits you.
After an early breakfast, descend to the crater floor for game drive(5 hours). Expect to see lions, elephants, Zebras, Hippos, Flamingos, Jackals, Rhinos Antelopes and many birds. The birds seen here include eagle, vulture, and flamingos in the Crater Lake, stork, bats, giant vulture, sacred ibis, kori bustard, blacksmith plover, long necked heron and the cattle eagle. Post the picnic lunch at the beautiful Hippo pool, you will begin a steep ascend to the top exit of the crater. With a 2hr drive left to your accommodation in Karatu, the day will come to a close. Freshly made delicious dinner is kept ready for you at your chosen accommodation. All these days of the safari, will have you quite tired and a good rest is essential. The next day you will begin the last leg of your safari.
The final day of your safari will begin as usual at 8:00 Am, after a luscious breakfast. The destination of this day will be karatu were you slept to Tarangire National Park were you will have a half day game drive. Tanzania’s third largest National park is known for its majestic baobab trees that dot the landscape, dwarfing the animals that feed beneath them. The Tarangire River is the centrepiece of this park which is famous for some of the largest herds of elephants in Africa. Here you may see lion, leopard, cheetah, lesser kudu, buffalo, Oryx, eland, giraffe and zebra. By mid afternoon, you will branch out and head towards Arusha where you will be dropped off to your preferred location, this will be around 6pm in the evening.
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