CTT16-4 Nights Nairobi / Tarangire/L.Manyara/Ngorongoro

Meet on arrival and transfer to hotel. Overnight stay at The Stanley Hotel  on Bed and Breakfast basis. Note: Clients can arrive at Kilimanjaro Airport and spend the night in Arusha.

Breakfast at the hotel then check out and take the morning Shuttle bus and drive down to Namanga boarder where you go through immigration formalities and proceed to Arusha arriving in time for lunch at Arusha Coffee Lodge. After lunch you join your safari driver and depart for Tarangire National Park. This park lies approximately one and a half hour’s drive south of Arusha. The Tarangire river after which the park is named is the only permanent sauce of water especially during the dry season. Tarangire is host to animals as lion, zebra, wildebeest, leopard, giraffe,Gazelle, impala, gerenuk, fringe-eared oryx among other species not forgetting the numerous species of birds. Afternoon game drive in Tarangire National park. Dinner and overnight at Tarangire Sopa Lodge or silimar.

Depart after breakfast and drive to Lake Manyara National Park. Lunch at Lake Manyara Serena Lodge followed by time to relax before embarking on the afternoon game drive. This is one of the oldest national parks in East Africa with diverse habitats making it possible to host a wealth of wildlife in its small area. Apart from the lake, the other habitats include ground water forest, open grassland, acacia woodland and the rift wall. The tree-climbing lion is the most famous spectacle. Besides we have the buffalo, elephants, baboons, leopards, impala, zebra, giraffe, hippos and wildebeests. This park contains over 400 species of birds. Dinner and overnight at Lake Manyara Serena Lodge or similar

Depart with picnic lunch boxes and drive to Ngorongoro Conservation area for a full day crater tour. Ngorongoro conservation area covers approximately 8,288 sqkm. The crater which is at 610 metres below the crater rim has an area of 265 sqkm and a diameter of 19 km. This is the central attraction in the area and is the largest caldera in the world that has its walls intact. Animals expected to be seen here include: gazelles, zebra, rhino, eland, wildebeest and predators like lion, leopard, cheetah hyena and jackal. Dinner and overnight at Ngorongoro Serena Lodge / Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge or similar.

Breakfast at the lodge then check out and depart for Arusha arriving in time for lunch at Arusha Coffee Lodge. After lunch catch an afternoon shuttle bus (or private transfer) to Nairobi arriving later in the afternoon. You are dropped off at the airport for your onward flight. (Optional extension to Zanzibar or Mombasa)