4-Day Wilderness Luxury Safari

After a short briefing in the morning, you set off to the Lake Manyara National Park. The small park stretches along the 600 m high Rift Valley Escarpment and is dominated by the alkaline Lake Manyara. It is here where thousands of flamingos seem to colour the shallow waters pink. Many water birds gather at the lake and more than 400 bird species are found in the park.

The diverse vegetation provides a habitat for many animals such as monkeys in the forest, giraffes and antelopes on the grasslands and elephants around the acacia trees. If you are very lucky you might also see the Manyara lions, lounging in the trees. In the late afternoon you will leave the Lake Manyara National Park and head to the Neptune Ngorongoro Luxury Lodge, where you will spend the night.

After breakfast, drive through the fertile crater highlands, where the Iraqw people cultivate wheat, corn, and coffee. Passing the Ngorongoro Crater, continue toward the vast Serengeti plains, arriving around midday.

Serengeti National Park is one of Africa’s most iconic wildlife destinations, renowned for its endless plains and rich diversity of animals. Large herds of wildebeest, buffalo, elephants, giraffes, eland, impalas, and gazelles roam the landscape, while predators such as lions and leopards are frequently spotted. The park features varied habitats, including open plains, savannah, bush, swamps, kopjes, and seasonal lakes. Depending on the time of year, you may witness the great wildebeest migration.

Enjoy a game drive through this remarkable ecosystem, stopping for a scenic picnic lunch before continuing your exploration.

As the day ends, return to your lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.

Dawn is a good time to watch wildlife and so you will be up early to join an early morning game drive. You will return to the camp for breakfast before heading out for another game drive in the park. Here in the Seronera region you will often see wildebeests and zebras in close proximity of lions and other predators such as leopards and cheetahs. After a picnic lunch you will continue your journey towards the Ngorongoro Crater. Once you have reached the crater rim you will enjoy fantastic views of this 600 m deep collapsed volcano. You will stay at the Ngorongoro Lion’s Paw Camp, situated on the crater rim.

After an early breakfast you will drive down the steep and narrow road that takes you into the crater. The slopes are forested but soon the landscape changes to savannah. Here the wildlife is just breath-taking and with a little luck you can observe the Big Five – lion, elephant, buffalo, rhino and leopard – in just a few hours. You should also see warthogs, wildebeests, zebras, hippos and some of the more than 500 bird species of the area. After a morning dedicated to game viewing and a picnic lunch, you will leave the crater in the early afternoon to drive back to Arusha, where you will arrive in the early evening.