Tanzania affordable safari, 4 days

Day 1: ARRIVE – KILIMANJARO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

On arrival at Kilimanjaro, you'll be personally met and escorted by our driver / representative from Enroute Viaggi Co to the fashionable Maasai land at the slope of Mount Meru where you’ll spend the night. Activities, including swimming, shopping, or visiting the Tanzanite Experience Museum are available for those who arrive early

Day 2: ARUSHA – NGORONGRO CRATER TOUR

Game drive enroute to the spectacular Ngorongoro Crater, a collapsed volcano, once as high as present day Mount Meru for an afternoon of exciting game-viewing and a picnic lunch. Descend 2,000 feet to the floor of these 10 mile-wide ‘unbroken calderas’ that teems with a variety of wildlife including the highest density of lions per square kilometer in Africa open savannah grasslands, the Lerai groundwater forest and a soda lake-tinged pink by thousands of flamingos. Drive back up to the Crater rim in late afternoon for dinner and overnight at the Africa Safari Lake Manyara Tented Camp, or similar. (FB)

Day 3: NGORONGRO – SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK

Leave camp after breakfast for the drive to the Serengeti National Park, passing through rich farmland until reaching the lush montane forests of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area Crater Highlands. After ascending and descending the rift escarpment, stop first at Olduvai Gorge, one of the world’s most famous fossil and archaeological sites dating back to two million years where many finds of early humans were discovered. Visit the Olduvai Museum / gorge before a picnic lunch. In the afternoon, continue game viewing in the Serengeti. Undoubtedly the best-known wildlife sanctuary in the world, the Serengeti is home to the highest density of animals in the world as well as being unrivalled for its natural beauty, diversity and scientific value. During your daily game-drives you’ll witness the annual ancient drama of life, death and rebirth in this primeval wilderness. Two nights in Mawe Tented Camp or similar Camp. (FB)

Day 4: Serengeti National Park to Lake Manyara National Park

After breakfast depart for Lake Manyara National Park for a full day game drive. As you enter the national park, lush forests of Acacia and Mahogany trees begin to set the mood for what is waiting ahead. Continue with game drive till evening with a small break for picnic lunch. Game drive viewing for buffaloes, giraffes, impalas, baboons and the blue monkeys. Another spectacle of Lake Manyara National Park is the tree climbing lions, however spotting them is a game of luck. In the right season,

you can see the shoreline turning pink with millions of flamingos flocking there. Post the game drive, you will head back to your camp/lodge where a delicious dinner awaits you.