2 Days Camping Safari Extension to Lake Manyara and Ngorongoro Crater

About Lake Manyara National Park

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.

About Ngorongoro Conservation Area & the Crater

Often called the eighth wonder of the world, Ngorongoro Crater is the largest unbroken caldera in the world, and is one of the only places in Africa you can view every member of the “big five” (rhinoceros, lion, cheetah, leopard and elephant) on a single game drive. Unique to Ngorongoro, indigenous tribes are permitted to live in the conservation area and local Maasai graze their livestock on the crater floor in harmony with nearby herds of buffalo and wildebeest. Walking is permitted in Ngorongoro Conservation Area but not on the Crater floor.

Tour Itinerary

Day 1:  Moshi  – Lake Manyara

Non game-viewing travel time: 3 hours
Distance: 220 km

After breakfast, you will meet our professional driver-guide at  Kindoroko Hotel in Moshi town who will give you a brief info regarding your Safari. We shall start our Safari to Lake Manyara National Park for a full day game drive with picnic lunch.

Lake Manyara is a birdwatcher’s paradise, marvel at the variety of species, spoonbill, teal, pelican, kingfisher, hornbill and cormorant. In the tall trees, forest monkeys leap from branch to branch on the slope of the Great Rift escarpment, elephants stand in the shade of the baobab and in the acacia woodland, and lions lie draped along the branches of the umbrella trees.
Dinner and overnight at Twiga Campsite at Mtowambu.

Day 2: Lake Manyara – Ngorongoro Crater – Moshi

• Non game-viewing travel time: 2 & 4 hours
• Distance: 60km & 190 km

After breakfast we leave Mtowambu and drive 60 km to Ngorongoro Crater rim, we descend 600m into this magnificent crater for a morning, half-day game drive. The Ngorongoro Crater is one of the most densely crowded African wildlife areas in the world and is home to an estimated 30,000 animals including some of Tanzania’s last remaining black rhino. Supported by a year round water supply and fodder, the Ngorongoro Crater supports a vast variety of animals, which include herds of wildebeest, zebra, buffalo, eland, warthog, hippo, and giant African elephants. Another big draw card to this picturesque national park is the dense population of predators, which include lions, hyenas, jackals, cheetahs and the ever-elusive leopard, which sometimes requires a trained eye to spot. You will enjoy a picnic lunch in the crater then our driver-guide will drive 190 km back to Moshi town where our safari tour ends at Kindoroko hotel.

Clothing for Your Safari

Remember, it’s not a fashion show out there, so be a bit more practical when choosing your safari wardrobe. Try to stay away from bright colours – khaki and other neutral colours tend to work well. It is probably best if you dress in layers since it can get cold, but also very hot.

• Sweater or fleece pullover to keep warm
• Sturdy boots or sandals
• Sun hat
• Sun glasses
• T-shirts or polo shirts (2-5 depending on how often you want to change)
•  Long sleeve shirts (light weight)
•  Shorts
•  Long trousers
•  Underwear
•  Socks
•  Sleepwear
•  Travel towel
•  Thermal underwear, gloves and warm hat (during May – Sept)
•  Rain coat and rain trousers (During rainy season Mar – May and Oct – Dec)

Book this tour

Included in the price:

• Tents & mattresses
• Meals – lunch and dinner on the first day; then breakfast and lunch on the second day
• 3 liters of bottled drinking water per person/day
• Transport and wildlife drives in 4WD Land Cruiser with photographic roof hatch
• Services of a professional safari guide and cook
• All park entry fees

Excluded from the price:

• Sleeping bag
• International airfare & flights
• All items of a personal nature
• Gratuities for safari guide and camp staff
• Airport departure tax
• Travel insurance
• Visa and Passport fees
• Alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks and beverages in campsites and lodges