After breakfast the tour departs. First stop is Arusha town for any last minute purchases before we head off on safari. Afterwards we head towards the Lake Manyara National Park for a game drive with picnic lunch at the park. Manyara is a very good birding area with more than 450 species of birds recorded and big flocks of pink flamingoes. There is also a great sighting of Elephants, Giraffes basking on the shore of the lake, Buffaloes, Baboons, Wildebeest and tree climbing lions (don’t throw your heart on these since its rear and just see it as a bonus). After an extensive game drive you will leave the park in the afternoon and drive to the selected Lodge/Tented camp near Ngorongoro for overnight.
After an early breakfast, you will descend over 600 meters into the crater to view wildlife. Supported by a year-round water supply and fodder, the Ngorongoro conservation Area supports Avast 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 its dense population of predators, which include lions, hyenas, jackals, cheetahs and the ever-elusive leopard, which sometimes requires a trained eye to spot. We will visit Lake Magadi, a large but shallow alkaline lake in the southwestern corner, which is one of the main features of the crater.