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4 Days Touch of Wilderness – Mid-Range
About this tour
If you only have 4 days but still want to visit the most famous parks of Tanzania (Serengeti, Ngorongoro and Manyara or Tarangire), this is the perfect tour for you. It only spends one night in Serengeti, which we usually think it’s too little, but if your time frame is short and you really want to visit this amazing park, then it is the right choice for you.
Arrival (See Getting There for more details)
You’ll be collected from the airport.
Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.
Day by day itinerary
Day 1: Lake Manyara National Park
You’ll be picked up from your hotel at 8 am and start a beautiful journey across the Great Rift Valley for a full day game drive. Although small in dimension (205 sq miles), the park has breathtaking scenery and is well famous for its lush acacia forest, giant figs and mahogany trees, as well as to a growing population of baboons and blue monkeys. Permanent residents of this park include giraffes, elephants, impalas and a huge number of buffaloes. The lake is also home to a large number of hippos. The landscapes of Lake Manyara are something that can not be described with words, and the game drives along the lake provide stunning photo opportunities. You have giraffes and buffaloes in the foreground and the lake in the background. Some extra tours are possible, including a bike tour or a boat excursion. In the afternoon, return to the camp for dinner.
Possibility to upgrade your accommodation level.
NOTE: You can replace this park with Tarangire NP or add an extra day and visit both.
Main Destination
- Lake Manyara National Park
Best Time To Visit
- June to October (Easier to spot animals)
- High Season
- July to March (The northern section gets crowded)
Best Weather
- June to October (Little rainfall)
Wildlife in Lake Manyara NP
- Elephant
- Giraffe
- Buffalo
- Zebra
- Wildebeest
- Hippo
Accommodation:
- Escarpment Luxury Lodge
- Luxury lodge located on the escarpment above Lake Manyara NP
Meals & Drinks
- All meals included
- All drinks (Except for spirits/liquor)
Day 2: Serengeti National Park
After an early breakfast, depart towards the most famous national park in the world, the Serengeti. The driving itself, although long, is spectacular. This will be an unforgettable moment for anyone seeing it for the first time. As you progress well into the Serengeti, you will see why the name means, in local language, “endless plains”. The park has 6,900 sq miles (18,000 sq km) and for most of it, the plains will stretch to the horizon defying your senses and perception of distances. It is the home of the Great Migration and to 2 million wildebeests, hundreds of thousands of zebras and all kinds of antelopes. As for big cats and large predators, it’s the place of choice to look out for lions, cheetahs, leopards, hyenas, with many television scenes like the famous River Crossings having been filmed in this park.
Possibility to upgrade your accommodation level.
Main Destination
- Serengeti National Park
Best Time To Visit
- January to February and June to October (Different areas are best at different times)
High Season
- July to March (The Seronera area is crowded)
Best Weather
- June to October (Little to no rainfall)
Wildlife in Serengeti NP
- Elephant
- Lion
- Cheetah
- Buffalo
- Zebra
- Wildebeest
Accommodation
- Acacia Central Camp
- Mid-range tented camp located inside Central Serengeti
Meals & Drinks
- All meals included
- All drinks (Except for spirits/liquor)
Day 3: Serengeti National Park to Ngorongoro Crater
On this day, we will suggest a very early wake-up call in order to do an early morning game drive (when the animals are more active) and to see one of the best sunrises you’ll ever witness. After the game drive, we’ll return to the camp for a rewarding brunch, and then we’ll proceed to Ngorongoro, the 8th Wonder of the Natural World. The crater spreads for 102 sq miles and has 2,000 ft high walls, making it virtually Noah’s ark and inhabiting almost every species of wildlife that is indigenous to East Africa. It’s one of the very rare locations in the whole continent where you can witness the black rhino. The crater has a river, several swamps, a soda lake with a great concentration of flamingos, a forest and open plains. It’s also famous for its elephants which, are the largest in the world and have huge tusks. Ngorongoro Crater is truly a Wonder of the Natural World.
You will reach Ngorongoro in time for a sundowner. There is a possibility to upgrade your accommodation level.
Main Destination
- Ngorongoro Crater
Best Time To Visit
- June to October (Wildlife viewing is best)
High Season
- Most of the year – July to March (Expect crowds)
Best Weather
- June to October (Rainfall is little to none)
Wildlife in Ngorongoro Crater
- Black Rhino
- Lion
- Buffalo
- Zebra
- Abundant
Wildebeest
- Abundant
- Hyena
- Abundant
Accommodation
- Pakulala Safari Camp
- Mid-range tented camp located on the crater rim of Ngorongoro Highlands
Meals & Drinks
- All meals included
- All drinks (Except for spirits/liquor)
Day 4: Ngorongoro Crater
We will start the day very early and descend into the crater floor for an incredible morning of wildlife in one of the most stunning places on earth. After the game drive, there will be time for a picnic lunch near the beautiful Hippo Lake. After lunch, we will have time for a short game drive and then ascend the crater and exit Ngorongoro Conservation Area towards Arusha. We expect to be back in Arusha at around 5 pm although we are flexible in case there is a flight to catch or another situation.
Main Destination
- Arusha (City)
Accommodation
- No accommodation (End of tour)
Meals & Drinks
- All meals included
- Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Inclusions
Price Includes
- Park fees (non-residents)
- All activities(Unless labeled as optional)
- All accommodationUnless listed as upgrade)
- A professional driver/guide
- All transportationUnless labeled as optional)
- All Taxes/VAT
- Roundtrip airport transfer
- Meals(As specified in the day-by-day section)
- Drinks(As specified in the day-by-day section)
Price Excludes
- International flights(From/to home)
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
- Tips(Tipping guideline US$10.00 pp per day)
- Personal items(Souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
- Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees