4 Days Mid-Range Rift Valley Safari




4 Days Mid-Range Rift Valley Safari
Best time to travel: All year around.
Duration: 3 Nights 4 Days
National Parks:Lake manyara National Park & Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Type of accommodation: Standard Lodge Safari
Itinerary Overview
Witness the stunning Rift Valley landscapes of Lake Manyara, where tree-climbing lions and flamingos thrive. Experience the breathtaking sunrise over Ngorongoro Crater, home to diverse wildlife and dramatic scenery. This safari blends culture, nature, and adventure, offering an unforgettable journey through Tanzania’s most iconic and scenic destinations.
Highlights:
Day 1: Arrival activity
Upon your arrival, meet and greet with our reprensetative and transfer to Pazuri Inn Arusha (Hb/ half board) or similer where you will overnight.
Distance: 65 km from Kilimanjaro Airport.
Time: 2 hour
Day 2: Arusha - Lake Manyara National Park - Karatu
After breakfast, during your trip to the Lake Manyara National park, you will receive a cultural gain insight into villages and towns such as ‚Mto wa mbu. The Park is a unique and beautiful place with a lake, an inspiring view with a very rich flora and fauna life. Manyara is a shallow, alkaline lake that is part of the Rift Valley and thus forms a beautiful and peaceful surroundings. Remarkable its diversified bird life, its tree climbing lions, hippos and giraffes which you can observe here. Further more you will always see groups of monkeys and baboons delouse and groom each other along the street mostly after the morning feeding. Even masses of flamingos and other water birds around the lake are famous for this park. After your visit to Manyara National Park you will drive to Karatu for an overnight stay at ‚Eiliens tree Inn Lodge (full board/ fb).
Distance: 172 km Day distance Time: 9 hours
Day 3: Karatu - Ngorongoro Conversation Area-Karatu.
Early in the morning, after breakfast, you will continue your trip to Ngorongoro Crater. Also called the eight wonder of the world, you will enjoy a fantastic view over the crater landscape with its own vegetation which will take your breath away. The Ngorongoro Crater, with its 304 square kilometers and its up to 610 meters high crater walls, counts to the most intact, not flooded volcanic craters in the world. Before Ngorongoro Volcano exploded and collapsed about 2 to 3 million years ago, it was one of the world´s tallest mountains. Now it`s a home of more than 25,000 large mammals - such as the rhinoceros, lions, elephants, cheetahs, leopards, hyenas, gazelles, buffalo and more - with one of the highest predator density in the world. Towards evening you will drive back to Karatu for a night stay at: Eiliens Tree Inn Lodge (fb/full board)'.
Distance: 180km Time: 4houors
Day 4: Karatu - Arusha
After breakfast you will start your journey back to Arsuha. During the descend, down from the highlands to the valley., you will have the opportunity to enjoy the beautiful views across the great rift valley. You will reach Arusha early to continue your vacation to your next choice destination for example with an afternoon flight to Zanzibar or to another location of your choice.
Distance: 149 km Time: 3.5 hours
What’s Included:
- Medical Evacuation (Flying doctor).
- Accommodation at your arrival of the Safari in (Hb/half board) basis
- Accommodation while on safari in full board basis
- Professional safari guide (in languages: English, Germany, French, Spanish, Italian, Chinese e t c)
- Transfers from and back to airport
- Private 4X4 Safari Vehicle with opened roofed, AC power invertor
- All park fees, crater Service fees
- Unlimited pure bottled drinking water for entire safari
- All excursions as mentioned in the itinerary
What’s Excluded:
- All items of personal Nature
- Travel insurance
- Tips & Gratuity,
- Local and International flight
- Increasing of Park fees & Government Taxes when applicable.
- Visiting Maasai village
Price:
SEASON’S | PAX 2 | PAX 3 | PAX 4 | PAX 6 |
HIGH SEASON 1 January – 31 March & 1 June – 31 December | $ 1550 | $ 1269 | $ 1198 | $ 1028 |
LOW SEASON 1 April – 31 May | $ 1440
| $ 1147 | $ 1123 | $ 972 |