6-Day Tarangire, Natron, Serengeti & Ngorongoro Tour

Depart Arusha at 7:00 a.m. and drive to Ngaresero village (Lake Natron) with a packed lunch. This is about an 8-hour drive. Early in the morning at 7:00 a.m., drive to the base of Ol'doinyo Lengai mountain to begin the climb. Reach the summit at sunrise and spend some time there before descending to the base of the mountain. From there, clients will be transferred by jeep to the lodge or camp for a shower and rest.

Today, you're heading to the renowned Serengeti National Park, home to the Great Migration. Your journey today is breathtaking as you ascend the crater highlands, pausing at the rim for a bird's-eye view of the stunning Ngorongoro Crater. As you continue, cresting the hillside, the vast Serengeti unfolds before you, stretching as far as the eye can see. Serengeti means "endless plains" in Kiswahili, and this 6,900 sq. mile (18,000 sq. km) park is home to over 2 million large animals, including more than a million wildebeest, hundreds of thousands of plains zebras, and Thomson's gazelles. Large predators such as lions, cheetahs, and hyenas are attracted to the area by this abundance of prey, which migrates throughout the park. Many smaller animals like rock hyrax, bat-eared foxes, mongoose, honey badgers, jackals, monkeys, baboons, and African hares also inhabit the area, along with nearly 500 species of birds.

Today, you'll wake up very early to embark on an early morning safari before breakfast, aiming to spot animals when they are more active and to witness a fantastic sunrise in front of you. The sunrise in the African savannah is one of the most beautiful experiences one can have. After the game drive, return to the camp for brunch. In the afternoon, transfer to Ngorongoro, the 8th natural wonder of the world. With walls 2,000 ft high and a crater floor that spans 102 sq. miles, the crater is a virtual Noah’s Ark, inhabited by nearly every species of wildlife native to East Africa, including the rare black rhino. In fact, the crater has the greatest concentration of wildlife on the planet. It contains a river, several swamps, a soda lake that, from the top, looks like steam, full of flamingos, a forest, and open plains.

After breakfast, you will drive to the Ngorongoro Crater for a once-in-a-lifetime safari tour. The jewel in Ngorongoro’s crown, this dense volcanic crater is the largest unflooded and unbroken caldera in the world. Upon descending to the crater floor, you will visit Lake Magadi, a large yet shallow alkaline lake in the southwestern corner of the crater, which is one of the
crater’s main attractions.

Breakfast is at 7:00 AM. Pick up from the Lodge is at 8:00 AM, followed by a drive on a tarmac road for 60 km with a lunch box to Lake Manyara National Park, which covers 330 sq km or 127 sq miles at the base of the Great Rift Valley, for afternoon game drives. The park is home to lions, hippos, elephants, zebras, buffaloes, giraffes, baboons, blue and vervet monkeys, warthogs, and more. Approximately 350 bird species have been recorded. This small park also contains five distinct vegetation zones, supporting a large variety of birds and animals. Manyara National Park is also famous for its large flocks of flamingos. Canoeing has recently been added to the tourist activities in this park at an extra cost, offering a great way to see the park from a new perspective. Drop-off is in Arusha or at the airport.