The perfect balance of attractions and time, the four-day Tanzania Express is the best itinerary for seeing as much as humanly possible when you're on a tight time budget. You'll hit three of the northern circuit's major parks: Serengeti National Park, the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, and your choice of either Tarangire or Lake Manyara National Park for four days of incomparable game driving that will show you the best that Africa has to offer.

Please Note:

A transfer from the airport (or hotel) can be arranged for an extra cost.

Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Day 1: Lake Manyara National Park or Tarangire National Park

On this day, you can choose to go to Tarangire National Park or Lake Manyara National Park. Depending on the time of year, each of these parks offers a different safari experience. Your guide can advise you as to which is best to visit during your safari.
You'll depart from Arusha after breakfast for the approximately two hour drive to Tarangire National Park or Lake Manyara National Park.
Along the way you'll pass bustling Maasai villages and the vast, open plains that have become synonymous with images of Africa.
Driving through the parks you'll also have the opportunity to see lions, leopards, cape buffalo, and a huge variety of antelopes. If you're particularly lucky, you might even see endangered animals such as the Greater Kudu or the Fringe-Eared Oryx.

Accommodation: Ol Mesera Tented Camp ( A budget tented camp located outside lake manyara NP)

Meals: all meals included

Day 2: Serengeti National Park

We'll take an early breakfast, as we've got a big day of exploration and adventure ahead of us!
We'll begin the day with the scenic drive towards the Serengeti. Along the way we'll pass through the mist-shrouded rainforests of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area where you might be lucky enough to glimpse cape buffalo, baboons, or even elephants and leopards in the dense undergrowth.
It's a nearly four hour drive to the Serengeti park gates, but you can choose to break up the drive with one or both of the below optional activities:
After a delicious lunch at the Serengeti National Park picnic area, it’s time to explore the Serengeti itself. Witness Africa’s iconic savannah landscape and be amazed by the sheer number of animals that roam these grassy plains.
Dinner and overnight in the heart of the Serengeti National Park according to the standard and the type of accommodation requested from our options.

Accommodation: Thorn Tree Camp (a mid-range tented bush camp located inside central Serengeti NP)

Meals: all meals included

Day 3: Serengeti National Park to Ngorongoro Conservation Area

After breakfast, we get right on the road back towards the Ngorongoro Crater National Park.
Our drive takes us back through the Serengeti via a different route, offering plenty of opportunities to spot the animals that eluded you on day two. As far as the eye can see, you’ll spot thousands upon thousands of animals in herds; wildebeests and zebras migrating together, tall and graceful giraffes, jumping antelopes and gazelles, the powerful African elephant and the most respected group of animals: the predators.
You will have the chance to spot lean cheetahs and shy leopards, foraging hyenas, and last but not least, the king himself; the lion.
Dinner and overnight on the rim of the Ngorongoro Crater or in nearby Karatu Town according to the standard and the type of accommodation requested from our options.

Accommodation: Eileen’s Tree Inn

Meals: all meals included

Day 4: Ngorongoro Crater to Arusha

After breakfast, you'll depart for Ngorongoro Crater; considered by some to be the Eighth Wonder of the World. When you get your first glimpse of this vast, verdant caldera from the panoramic viewpoint, you'll soon understand why it has earned such a lofty reputation.
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 recognizable faces. 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

Accommodation: No accommodation ( End of accommodation)

Meals: breakfast (Lunch & Dinner Not included)

NOTE - Accommodation mentioned in this itinerary are suggestions only, and this itinerary can easily be tailor-made to suit your specific requirements, standard of accommodation and budget.

Please Note:

Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.

A transfer back to the airport (or hotel) can be arranged for an extra cost.

PROPOSED RATES (per person)

The Above Package Includes:

Park fees(For non-residents)

All activities(Unless labeled as optional)

All accommodation(Unless listed as upgrade)

A professional driver/guide

All transportation(Unless labeled as optional)

All Taxes/VAT

Meals(As specified in the day-by-day section)

Drinking water(On all days)

The Above Package Excludes:

International flights(From/to home)

Roundtrip airport transfer

Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour

Tips(Tipping guideline US$10.00 pp per day)

Personal items (Souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)

Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees

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