4 Days, 3 Nights
This exhilarating, 4-day safari takes visitors to three magnificent destinations, full of wildlife and packed with some of the best adventures Tanzania can provide. It begins with the stunningly diverse landscapes of Lake Manyara then continues to Lake Eyasi where we meet some of our fascinating tribespeople, part of our rich Tanzanian culture.
We finish at the beautiful natural wonder of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area with its incomparable crater. In each location, wildlife abounds…but the incredible settings are also awe-inspiring in themselves.

4 Days, 3 Nights
Welcome to Tanzania
Whatever your arrival time at Kilimanjaro International Airport, your Easy Travel driver-guide will be waiting for you with a warm welcoming smile. Kick back and relax in your comfortable vehicle as he takes you to your hotel in Arusha, Tanzania’s self-styled ‘safari capital.’ On your one-hour journey to the hotel, you will get a brief impression of this large, bustling, commercial city. Depending on your arrival time, you may have your pre-safari briefing today; if not, it will take place early tomorrow morning.
A compact hotel choice in central Arusha, the Kibo Palace Hotel oozes comfort and draws inspiration from its artistic décor from Tanzania and its captivating natural environment.
Here is the perfect place to relax, either before or after your safari, with comfortable and spacious rooms and suites, a popular bar, and an inviting swimming pool to cool you down after a hot day. Moreover, the excellent Kilimanjaro restaurant offers truly international cuisine, with influences from Tanzania and the wider world – there’s something tasty to please everyone.
Best of all, you are assured of a warm, Tanzanian welcome from the Kibo Palace hotel team, dedicated to making your stay here as comfortable as possible.
Meal Plan
Dinner at your hotel.
Tour Briefing
Unless your arrival time yesterday allowed time for your safari briefing, then this will take place after breakfast. We will provide you with all the essential information, before we set off to our first safari destination, the spectacular Lake Manyara National Park. After our time there, we continue onwards to Lake Eyasi, where we will spend the night.
Journey: (morning) Arusha to Lake Manyara National Park; (afternoon) to Lake Eyasi
Our two-hour (120km) journey takes us westwards from Arusha. Along the route, your eyes will be opened to all the colours and character of Tanzania: perhaps some Maasai herdsmen driving their flocks of goats to new pastures. You’ll get to know your driver-guide, amazed at his depth of knowledge as he effortlessly answers all your questions. From Lake Manyara, our afternoon journey continues westwards to Lake Eyasi, taking us around 2 hours (110km).
Day’s Highlight
Your game drive in wonderful Lake Manyara, with the Rift Valley escarpment and the lake itself as the wonderful, natural backdrops.
Safari (Game Drive) in Lake Manyara National Park
We travel in our vehicle to cover the highlights of this park. Set against the rugged Rift Valley escarpment, and characterised by its shimmering lake, Manyara is rich in vegetation and the wildlife that thrives here. Enjoy the tranquillity as majestic pink flamingos wade elegantly, picking out a meal of algae from the shallow, alkaline waters. On land, Manyara’s terrain is compact, yet boasts differing environments such as diverse forests fed by waters seeping from the nearby escarpment. Monkeys are abundant, but look out too for the lions, giraffe, warthog and grumpy Cape buffalo who all call this park ‘home’. Hold your nose when we reach the hippo pool, because these big lumps smell!After our game drive, we journey on to Lake Eyasi.
With views towards the seasonal soda lake of Eyasi, and to the Ngorongoro Conservation area in the distance, the Lake Eyasi Safari Lodge combines elegance and simplicity to provide the perfect home-from-home to discover this fascinating region.
The main building of the lodge houses the reception and lounge, as well as both indoor and outdoor dining areas. A welcoming swimming-pool provides a focal point for relaxation and tempts guests to take the plunge and cool down. Accommodation is provided by way of separate ‘cottages,’ each spacious and with ensuite facilities, each simply furnished and with either double or twin beds. Cottages have their own verandas, allowing guests to enjoy the spectacular views of the surroundings.
Meal Plan
Breakfast is enjoyed at Kibo Palace Hotel. Lunch will be a nutritious and balanced meal, also provided by the hotel for you to take out on safari. Your dinner will be a full, cooked meal provided by the Lake Eyasi Safari Lodge.
Journey: (morning) Lake Eyasi to Ngorongoro (afternoon)
Our three-hour (136km) journey to Ngorongoro will be our final destination today, but first we have time to explore Lake Eyasi, the stunning lake being the backdrop for the fascinating tribes who live here. Tanzania’s people can be as interesting as its wildlife – today, you will certainly find that out!
Day’s Highlight
Everyone will have their own, favorite cultural experience today. But perhaps your lasting memory will be of the Hadzabe hunter-gatherers. Their lifestyle will make you ponder how uncomplicated – though not easy – life can be.
Lake Eyasi and its Tribes people
Lake Eyasi is located in the Great Rift Valley, southwest of the Ngorongoro Crater. Its salt-water levels experience dramatic changes with the seasons: in years with little rainfall, the lake can almost disappear.
We will first experience a hunting trip with the Hadzabe, the last hunter-gatherers in Tanzania, before receiving a welcome from a different tribe, the colourful Datoga people. You will also see a local blacksmith practising his craft, fashioning pots and weapons from scrap metal. After an action-packed morning, we will enjoy our lunch thereafter drive to Ngorongoro, where we will spend the night.
Our Ngorongoro Tortilis Camp is only a 20km drive from the crater itself (around 40 minutes), set beneath an atmospheric acacia ‘umbrella,’ located in dense, sloping woodland and adjacent to a traditional Maasai community. Some will call the set-up here ‘glamping’, and it certainly offers a great level of comfort, considering the wilderness location. The nearby Ol Mote and Makarot mountains give it an added dimension, but it is the warm welcome of the staff which is the highlight for many of the visitors here. You’ll enjoy the team’s singing and dancing, perhaps you will even be tempted to join in. You can relax, have a drink, sit in front of the camp fire, and listen to the sounds of the noisy tree hyrax who live nearby. Then, enjoy dinner – and fall asleep, dreaming of the day’s highlights.
Meal Plan
Breakfast will be provided by Lake Eyasi Safari Lodge. Lunch will be a cooked lunch, to be enjoyed at Lake Eyasi Safari Lodge. Your evening meal will be a full, cooked dinner created by the chef and his team at the Ngorongoro Tortilis Camp.
Journey: (morning) Ngorongoro Crater to Kilimanjaro International Airport (afternoon)
After our morning visit to the incomparable crater – see below – and then lunch, we will have a 5-hour journey, covering the 250km back to Kilimanjaro International Airport.
Day’s Highlight
Like nothing else on Earth, the stunning crater of Ngorongoro is a unique home for many, many species of Tanzania’s wildlife. With some luck, you may even see a black rhino here.
Safari in Ngorongoro Crater
From our accommodation, we set off after breakfast, a 6am departure to reach the rim and then descend into the vast crater itself. At one side there’s the Lerai Forest, classic mountain forest landscape with almost tropical characteristics.
This is good elephant country, so keep your eyes peeled. By the side of the nearby swampland is what is sometimes called the ‘elephant graveyard’ as the mighty male tuskers at the end of their lives come to chew on the soft, swampland grasses once their teeth have failed them.
The crater has a population of around 120 lions, with well-defined territories; 15,000 wildebeest, 9,000 zebra, 400 hyenas, and around 50 black rhino. Many wildebeest and other herd animals are resident, benefiting from the many sources of year-round waters and are boosted by some migrators in season. Buffalo, Thomson’s gazelle and eland are also present in numbers. Hippos can be found in pools and swampland and highland birdlife is colourful and plentiful around the waters. Flamingos can often be seen in Lake Magadi, which occupies part of the crater floor.
Meal plan
Breakfast is served at Ngorongoro Tortilis Camp. Lunch will be a nutritious and balanced meal, also provided by the camp for you to take out on safari and enjoyed after your morning game-drive, before we return you to the airport for your flight home. As today is your departure day, please note that dinner tonight is not included in the tour.
Departure Instructions
Please note that the Tanzania Safari and Culture Tour – 4 Days tour ends at Kilimanjaro International Airport at 17.30 hours. Your departure can only take place today if you have pre-booked a domestic flight which leaves from Kilimanjaro International Airport at 19.40 hours or after, or an international flight which leaves at 21.00 hours or after. Otherwise, you will need to book an extra night’s accommodation (not included in the tour price) and take a flight the following day.
Post Tour Extension
After your exhilarating time on safari, you may want to extend your Tanzanian holiday with time on Zanzibar’s wonderful beaches. Please contact us for details.
Easy Travel Trip Safety: AMREF Flying Doctor Insurance. A Flying doctor Insurance to Air transfer you before dark from nearest airstrip to hospital during Emergency
Easy Travel Transport: 4X4 Custom built – Toyota Landcruiser – Pop-up Roof, Opening Sliding windows, Seat Belts, Heavy duty wheels and Extra Fuel tanks.Refrigerator for cooling drinks, one pair of binoculars per couple, Eco friendly Trash Bag. Wi- Fi on board during safari, Charging Outlets type Plug G for charging Cameras and smart phones
Easy Travel Trip Crew: Professional English-Speaking Driver guide – A Friendly, Experienced and Passionate Driver Guide expert at a wide variety of skills: Flora and Fauna, Tanzania’s cultural and natural history.
Easy Travel Treat: A Special Safari Hamper –Soft drinks, Coffee/tea and Water during game drives A bottle of Wine
Arrival and Departure Transfer: TO/FROM Kilimanjaro International or Arusha Airport – One arrival Transfer and One departure Transfer
Accommodation:
1 night at Kibo Palace Hotel on Half Board
1 night at Lake Eyasi Safari Lodge on Full Board
1 night at Ngorongoro Tortilis Camp on Full Board
Photographic Safari: Experience Wildlife with Easy Travel 4X4 Safari Vehicle – Game drive in Lake Manyara National Park and Ngorongoro Crater
Cultural and History Experience: Experience Tribe Visit – Visit Hadzabe camp, Hear Hadzabe men and women speak Hadza Language one of the most unique language in the world, learn how to use Hadzabe Bushmen’s Bow and Arrows and take a Walk with Hadzabe Bushmen and learn how Hadzabe Bushmen hunt
Park Entrance Fee: Park fee for Lake Manyara National Park, Lake Eyasi and Ngorongoro Crater
Taxes: 18 % VAT (Value Added Tax)
Tipping: Tipping is of course discretionary, but is an expected part of the way in which business is done in Tanzania. It counts as an expression of gratitude to those who – hopefully – have made your experience an unforgettable one and enables you to directly reward those people. Our passengers come from all around the world, with different cultural attitudes to tipping, but a tip is of great significance here in Tanzania and will be hugely appreciated by the recipient.
We know that the act of giving of a tip can be a bit awkward and we would suggest that the best way to remove this ‘awkwardness’ is for each couple to put their tip anonymously into an envelope and for the envelopes to be presented by the couple to the staff member. As a guideline, you should consider tipping at the following levels:
Driver guide: $25 US per day, per couple.
For hotels/lodges/tented camps, please do not tip individual staff members, but instead use the ‘Tip Box’, which you should find at the reception of your accommodation. For guidance, you should consider tipping between $5-7 US per day, per guest, at each accommodation.
Balloon Safari: Experience 60 – 90 minute (depending on wind condition) aerial adventure, followed by bush breakfast and champagne.
Any Changes done by you: The trip excludes changes done by you during safari or before safari which deviates from the original program
Post Night Accommodation in Arusha: This Tour ends at Kilimanjaro International Airport at 17:30hrs, you can only depart on this day if you have booked a Domestic flight which departs from Kilimanjaro International Airport at 19:40hrs and onwards or an International Flight which departs at 21:00hrs and onwards. Otherwise, you will need to book a post night Accommodation if you are departing with any earlier flight. Please contact us for details.
Flights: The trip costs Excludes International and Domestic Flights
Visa: The trip costs Excludes all visa costs including arrival visas and transit visas
Medical Insurance: The trip cost Excludes Medical Insurance which is mandatory
Travel Insurance: The trip cost Excludes Travel Insurance which is mandatory
Laundry Service: If you require to launder your clothes while on your safari, then you will need to pay an amount that the accommodation charges as per their rate sheet.
Drinks at the lodges/camps: All kinds of soft drinks and hard drinks at the lodges/camps are not included
Drones: The government of Tanzania does not allow anyone to bring drones into the country.
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The Tanzania Safari and Culture Tour offers amazing experiences year-round. The dry season, from June to October, is ideal for wildlife viewing as animals gather around water sources, making sightings frequent and predictable. The green season, from November to May, is equally wonderful, as the landscape transforms into a lush paradise. This season is ideal for bird enthusiasts, with many migratory species arriving, and you’ll also have the chance to see young animals in their first months. The green season offers a quieter, more peaceful safari experience with fewer visitors, allowing for a truly immersive adventure.
Yes, the duration of the Tanzania Safari and Culture Tour can be customized to fit your preferences. Whether you’d like to extend or shorten your stay, simply let us know, and we’ll adjust the itinerary to make it just right for you.
Yes, most travellers will need a visa to join the Tanzania Safari and Culture Tour, Visa requirements vary depending on your nationality. Many visitors can obtain a visa on arrival or apply for an e-visa before their trip. For detailed information on the Tanzania visa application process, please refer to our comprehensive guide here.
If you choose a visa on arrival, be prepared for potentially longer wait times at the immigration checkpoint. Please note that the visa fee must be paid in USD, as other currencies are not accepted.
If you need to cancel your booking for the Tanzania Safari and Culture Tour, please notify us in writing. The cancellation will take effect from the date we receive your written notice. Please be aware that the deposit and any amendment charges are non-refundable. Cancellation fees are calculated as a percentage of the total tour price, as outlined in Section 6 of our terms and conditions, which you can view here.
Yes, we offer group discounts for the Tanzania Safari and Culture Tour. As the number of participants increases, the per-person cost typically decreases due to shared expenses. To inquire about group pricing and available discounts, please fill out the form below and let us know how many people will be part of your tour.
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