3 Day Safari Tarangire, Ngorongoro, Manyara

Early morning pick up from your hotel. Drive to Tarangire National Park (approx. 2-3 hours). Enter the park and begin your game drive. Tarangire is famous for its massive elephant herds and ancient baobab trees — some over 1000 years old. Enjoy a picnic lunch at a scenic spot along the Tarangire River. Continue game viewing in the afternoon, looking for lions, leopards, giraffes, zebras, wildebeest and over 550 bird species. The park is home to one of the largest elephant populations in Africa with up to 3,000 elephants. Drive to your lodge in Karatu for dinner and overnight.

After an early breakfast, drive to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area gate. Descend 600 meters into the Ngorongoro Crater — a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the Natural Wonders of the World. The crater floor covers 260 sq km and is home to nearly 40,000 animals. Enjoy a full day game drive tracking the Big Five: lions, elephants, buffalo, leopards and the rare black rhino — the most dense population in Africa. See flamingos at the soda lake, hippos in the pools and hyenas on the plains. Picnic lunch at the crater floor with stunning views. Late afternoon ascend the crater rim and drive to Karatu for dinner and overnight.

After a leisurely breakfast, drive to Lake Manyara National Park (approx. 1.5 hours). Lake Manyara stretches along the Great Rift Valley escarpment and covers 330 sq km, with 200 sq km being the lake itself. Enter the park and begin your game drive. Famous for tree-climbing lions, large flocks of flamingos and hippos in the hot springs. See elephants in the groundwater forest, giraffes, zebras and baboons. Enjoy a picnic lunch at a scenic viewpoint. Afternoon game drive before departing to Kilimanjaro Airport for your departure flight.