Return from the Serengeti via Loliondo and Lake Natron
Per person, 2 adults sharing, mid-range accommodation, peak-season park fees.
Leaves the Serengeti by the quieter Loliondo road to reach Lake Natron and Ol Doinyo Lengai.
Lake Manyara, the Ngorongoro Crater and two nights in the central Serengeti, then north-east through Loliondo to Lake Natron and back to Karatu.
Baboons · Elephants · Flamingos (seasonal) · Hippos · Black rhino (rare) · Lions · Buffalo · Leopards · Cheetahs · Lesser flamingos
Wild animals move freely; sightings are never guaranteed.
Shown at the Mid-range level. Select a day to highlight it on the map.
Morning pick-up from your Arusha hotel (or Kilimanjaro Airport by arrangement). Drive through the groundwater forest of Lake Manyara National Park to the lake shore below the Rift Valley wall. Overnight at Marera Valley Lodge.
Marera Valley Lodge
Mid-range · Lodge · Karatu town
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner (Full board)
After breakfast, travel to the Ngorongoro Crater. Drive down the crater wall early to make the most of the permitted time on the Ngorongoro Crater floor. Overnight at Kontiki Serengeti Camp.
Kontiki Serengeti Camp
Mid-range · Tented camp · Central Serengeti NP
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner (Full board)
Game drives in the central Serengeti around the Seronera River, an area known for resident lions and leopards. Overnight at Kontiki Serengeti Camp.
Kontiki Serengeti Camp
Mid-range · Tented camp · Central Serengeti NP
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner (Full board)
After breakfast, travel to Lake Natron. A day at Lake Natron: an early walk to the flamingo shoreline, then the Ngare Sero waterfall trail with a local Maasai guide. Climbs of Ol Doinyo Lengai can be arranged for fit hikers. Overnight at Africa Safari Lake Natron Lodge.
Africa Safari Lake Natron Lodge
Mid-range · Lodge · Near Lake Natron
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner (Full board)
Reach Lake Natron in the Rift Valley below Ol Doinyo Lengai; walk with a local guide to the shore and the Ngare Sero gorge. Overnight at Marera Valley Lodge.
Marera Valley Lodge
Mid-range · Lodge · Karatu town
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner (Full board)
Return to Arusha in the afternoon for your onward journey, or transfer to Kilimanjaro Airport. End of services.
Breakfast, Lunch · End of services
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Mid-range: properties for this route. Availability is confirmed at quotation; an equivalent property of the same level is offered if one is full. Where a lodge has not yet supplied photos for our use, we show a photo of its area — your consultant sends the lodge’s own photos with the quotation.
Karatu town
Mid-range · Lodge · 2 nights (days 1, 5)
Central Serengeti NP
Mid-range · Tented camp · 2 nights (days 2, 3)
Near Lake Natron
Mid-range · Lodge · 1 night (day 4)
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