2 Days Lake Manyara | Ngorongoro Crater Tanzania Safaris

Our 2 Days Lake Manyara | Ngorongoro Crater Tanzania Safaris takes you to the most famous game parks in Tanzania. Lake Manyara National Park lies 130 kilometers outside of Arusha town and encompasses Lake Manyara and its surroundings. There are five different vegetation zones including groundwater forest, acacia woodland, open areas of short grass, swamps and the lake’s alkaline flats. The park’s wildlife includes more than 350 species of birds, baboon, warthog, giraffe, hippopotamus, elephant and buffalo. If lucky, catch a glimpse of Manyara’s famous tree-climbing lions. Night game drives are permitted in Lake Manyara. Located beneath the cliffs of the Manyara Escarpment, on the edge of the Rift Valley, Lake Manyara National Park offers varied ecosystems, incredible bird life, and breathtaking views. Known for its elephants and tree-climbing lions, Lake Manyara is also excellent for flamingos and other fascinating birds in and around the soda lake.

The Ngorongoro Crater is the world’s largest intact volcanic caldera. Forming a spectacular bowl of about 265 square kilometres, with sides up to 600 metres deep; it is home to approximately 30,000 animals at any one time. The Crater rim is over 2,200 metres high and experiences its own climate. From this high vantage point it is possible to make out the tiny shapes of animals making their way around the crater floor far below.  The crater floor consists of a number of different habitats that include grassland, swamps, forests and Lake Makat (Maasai for ‘salt’) – a central soda lake filled by the Munge River. All these various environments attract wildlife to drink, wallow, graze, hide or climb.

Day 2: Ngorongoro Conservation Area – Arusha

We depart from the accommodation early in the morning at 7:00 a.m., once we have had our breakfast; it takes about 40 minutes from the accommodation to the Ngorongoro conservation area gate. The Ngorongoro Crater in Africa is one of the most densest wildlife areas in the world, and is home to some of the remaining Black Rhinos of Tanzania. We have a half day game drive in the Crater, where there is a very high possibility of spotting the big five in one day. The Crater is home to hippos, zebras, gazelles, warthogs, elands, lions, herds of wildebeests, elephants, hyenas, cheetahs, leopards and others. Lunch is had at the picnic site at the crater floor, near the hippos’ pool. We then start our drive back to Arusha town getting dropped back at your hotel.