2 Days Small Group Budget Safari
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If you’re pressed for time, two beautiful days in Lake Manyara National Park and the world-famous Ngorongoro Conservation Area should do the trick!
Between Manyara’s tree-climbing lions, an astonishing variety of birds, and wallowing hippos, and Ngorongoro’s high population of predators as well as cape buffalo and black rhinoceros this safari offers you the chance to see the entire Big Five in just 48 hours if you’re lucky.
Detailed Itinerary
You’ll depart from Arusha after breakfast for the drive to Lake Manyara National Park. The journey takes approximately two hours, passing through the market town of Mto Wa Mbu along the way.
This agricultural and fresh produce market is a melting pot of local cultures and a souvenir hunter’s paradise. After a brief stop at the village market, you’ll enter Lake Manyara National Park.
The park is truly a photographer’s playground and offers some of the best game viewing in the world. You can expect to see many of Africa’s most well-known animals, with the tree-climbing lions a particular treat.
These proud predators lounge in acacia trees practically begging to be photographed. Bird watchers will find Lake Manyara to be an absolute delight, with a huge variety of birds on display in the park.
Even the novice can expect to be amazed by large flamingo flocks, circling birds of prey, and the brightly colored lilac-breasted roller. You’ll then retire to your chosen accommodation for dinner and a good night’s rest.
After breakfast, you’ll depart for Ngorongoro Crater; sometimes considered as the ‘8th Natural Wonder of the World’. Home to over 120 species of mammal including the fabled Big Five, the Ngorongoro Conservation Area is one of the most sought after safari destinations in the world.
It’s a particularly good place to see the endangered black rhinoceros enjoying a lonely meal out on the grass plains, as well as a place to see large numbers of hippopotamus enjoying the cool water.
From the comfort of your open-top vehicle, you’ll be able to observe and photograph some of Africa’s most recognisable faces. The crater is home to a large number of predators including lions, leopards, cheetahs, jackals, and hyenas, as well as a large population of wildebeest, zebras, antelope, cape buffalo, and more.
It is truly one of Africa’s premier safari destinations. After the thrills and excitement of the day, you will have a picnic lunch by the park’s famous hippo pool. Thereafter, you will drive back to Arusha city.
Included / Exclude
- All accommodations per itinerary
- All meals per itinerary
- All tours and entrance fees per itinerary
- All transportation and transfers per itinerary
- Professional English-speaking naturalist driver/guide
- Transportation in a custom safari 4x4 with a popup roof
- Safari vehicles have an inverter for charging batteries
- Communications radio,
- Electric cooler and filtered water
- Electric cooler and filtered water
- National Park gate fees
- International and domestic flights
- Meals not listed
- Beverages and alcohol
- Tips for guides, drivers, hotel staff
- Optional tours
- Single room supplement
- Personal expenses
- Drinks and extra bottled water
- Optional tours (Olduvai Gorge and Maasai Village)
- Discount for kids under 15 years old
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Christian Anderson
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