5-Day Fly in Safari to Serengeti, Ngorongoro & Manyara

Upon arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport you will be met and greeted by our representative and then transferred to Arusha. It is an hour drive from the airport to your lodge. Your experienced safari guide is an expert on all things Tanzania – from the culture to the national parks to Tanzania’s wonderful wildlife. Feel free to ask any question any time. If you will arrive early you may opt to add one of the following activities: Lake Duluti canoeing, a coffee tour, a village visit/town tour, or any other activity of your preference (extra charge applies).

After breakfast, your driver will take you to the Arusha airport (ARK) for your flight to Serengeti National park. The word Serengeti comes from the Maasai word “Siringet,” which means “the endless plain.” The Central Serengeti is a year-round game viewing site that features a greater diversity of wildlife than anywhere in else in the park, including elephant, giraffe, impala, waterbuck, hippo, reedbuck, buffalo and baboon (all of which remain even after the spectacular hordes of blue wildebeest and zebras have gone). After a full-day game drive, you will head back to your lodge for dinner and your overnight stay.

Wake up before the sun rises, The Bush never sleeps. The early morning drive is a particularly good time to bring you close to the wildlife, just when the action is at its most exciting. Few predators hunt in the heat, so the cool of a new morning is when we are most likely to witness the thrill of the chase. Spend your time in Seronera a year-round game viewing site with greater diversity of resident’s wildlife than anywhere in Serengeti including elephant, giraffe, impala, waterbuck, hippo, reedbuck, buffalo and baboon, which remain even after the spectacular hordes of blue wildebeest and zebras have gone. Lion, leopard and cheetah can be spotted in one-day game drives. After a truly unique wildlife experience, return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

After breakfast you will continue with the game heading to Ngorongoro Crater for game viewing on its floor. Ngorongoro crater is a UNESCO world heritage site formed million years ago that inhabits more than 25,000 resident animals. Almost every East African Savannah animal species can be spotted in the grass grasslands and acacia forests including the “Big Five” (rhino, elephant, buffalo, lion, and leopard). Other animals around this crater floor includes wildebeest, zebras, gazelles, and more than 500 bird species are recorded in this area. If luck you might catch a glimpse of the endangered black rhino through the grass. Overnight in comfortable accommodation.

Depart after breakfast to Lake Manyara National Park, the famous for its tree climbing lions and the flamingos on the lakeshore. It is only 205sq miles in size, this park is noted for its beauty and incredibly lush acacia forest of giant fig and mahogany trees which are a home to troops of baboons and blue monkey. The shallow alkaline lake covers a large area of the park, flooding and drying with the seasons and is a home to thousands of flamingos during the rain seasons. Other animals can be seen here including giraffes, elephants, impalas and the hippos. If your time allows you will have a complimentary visit to Maasai village.

Depending on your flight departure you will head back to Arusha then to Kilimanjaro international airport for your flight back.