4 Days Tanzania Budget Safari: Serengeti, Ngorongoro & Lake Manyara

Overview

Experience the incredible wildlife and landscapes of Tanzania on this 4-day budget safari through three of the country’s most iconic destinations. Begin your adventure at Lake Manyara National Park, known for its beautiful scenery, diverse birdlife, elephants, and tree-climbing lions.Continue to the legendary Serengeti National Park, where endless plains offer exceptional opportunities to see lions, cheetahs, leopards, elephants, giraffes, wildebeest, and zebras in their natural habitat. Your safari then takes you to the spectacular Ngorongoro Crater, a remarkable wildlife haven surrounded by dramatic volcanic landscapes and home to an impressive concentration of animals.Combining thrilling game drives, stunning scenery, and comfortable budget accommodation, this safari is an excellent choice for travelers looking to experience Tanzania’s famous Northern Circuit without stretching their budget.Safari Highlights: Lake Manyara • Serengeti National Park • Ngorongoro Crater • Big Five wildlife • Scenic landscapes • Exciting game drives • Budget-friendly Tanzania safari

Infants are children up to 3. Children are up to 10. Children under 3 are free.

Day by Day

1. 1
   

   Day 1

   Arusha - Lake Manyara

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   You’ll have breakfast at the hotel then meet our driver for a transfer to the office from where we will leave for Lake Manyara national park. Arrive at the park by 1000am, with picnic lunches proceed for a game drive in search of the wildlife and he flamingos that inhabit in this national park. Lake Manyara is famous for the tree climbing lions and the flocks of Flamingos. Later in the evening leave Lake Manyara and drive to Panaroma Camp where dinner will be served followed by overnight.

   • Game drives

   Main destination

   Lake Manyara

   Overnight

   Twiga Lodge and Campsite

   Meals included

   Dinner, Lunch

   Drinks

   Drinking water included, other drinks not

2. 2
   

   Day 2

   Lake Manyara - Serengeti

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   Breakfast will be served, check out and leave Panaroma camp- for Serengeti area, a 4hours drive arrive at the main gate for registration and afternoon game drive. You will have at least 6 hours game drive before proceeding to Central Serengeti at Seronera camp where dinner and overnight will be served. Serengeti is really wide and we choose to stay at Central; so that we can access the area with largest animal concentration during the game drive.

   • Game drives

   Main destination

   Serengeti National Park

   Overnight

   Seronera Public Campsite

   Meals included

   Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

   Drinks

   Drinking water included, other drinks not

3. 3
   

   Day 3

   Serengeti - Ngorongoro Crater

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   Early breakfast at the camp then leave with picnic lunches for a t least 6 hour Game drive within Serengeti National park. Here you will tracker the wildebeest, Zebras, Giraffes, Lions, Lioness, black rhino, Cheetah, Leopard, Hyena, Bushbuck, lesser kudu, wild dog, Kongoni, impala, grant’s gazelle, black backed jackal, Mongoose, Olive baboons, Vervet Monkeys among other animals are found here and you will be lucky to some of them. By noon leave the park with a stopover at Olduvai Gorge at extra cost of usd $35 per person. By evening arrive at the conservancy area where you will have dinner and overnight at Simba camp.

   • Game drives

   Main destination

   Ngorongoro Crater

   Overnight

   Ngorongoro Simba Campsite

   Meals included

   Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

   Drinks

   Drinking water included, other drinks not

4. 4
   

   Day 4

   Ngorongoro - Arusha

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   Breakfast at the camp, then leave for a game drive within the ngorongoro crater where you will be able to descend with a game drive with the view of Common Lions, African Elephants, Black Rhino, blue wildebeest, Leopard, Cheetah, Hyena. Wild dog, Grant’s Zebras, African buffalo and Hippopotamus at the crater rim. Have the picnic lunch at the crater rim then start ascending to the main gate, exit the crater after the 6 hours and drive to Arusha where you will be dropped at your Arusha Hotel.

   • Game drives

   Main destination

   Arusha

   Overnight

   No Accommodation

   Meals included

   Breakfast, Lunch

   Drinks

   Drinking water included, other drinks not

What’s Included

Getting There

• Starts and ends in Arusha.
• Fly to and from Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO).
• You book your own international flights.
• A transfer from and back to the airport can be arranged for an extra cost.
• Extra nights before or after the trip can be arranged for an extra cost.

1. 1Arusha - Lake Manyara, Lake Manyara
2. 2Lake Manyara - Serengeti, Serengeti National Park
3. 3Serengeti - Ngorongoro Crater, Ngorongoro Crater
4. 4Ngorongoro - Arusha, Arusha

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