Itinerary:
DAY 1: ARRIVE IN ARUSHA &
DRIVE TO NGORONGORO
The tour starts with lunch in Arusha town at 1230hrs.
At 1400hrs, depart for Ngorongoro Conservation Area -an
important facet of Tanzania’s eco-system. Here you will be
met with spectacular vistas, virgin forests, and Africa'
celebrated wildlife in great variety and abundance.
Ngorongoro is one of the best places to pitch camp as a base
for wildlife viewing.
Enjoy some game
viewing as you make your way to the lodge for check-in and
to freshen up.
Dinner &
Overnight at the Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge
DAY 2: NGORONGORO – NORTHERN
SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK (Lobo Area)
On this day you descend 2000 feet (over 600 meters) to the
floor of the Ngorongoro Crater for a half day crater tour.
Explore the forest areas that are inhabited by monkeys and
elephants; the lake area where you may see the flamingos
and; the open Savannah where the lions hunt for food. You
will definitely agree! The beauty of the Ngorongoro Crater
and the profusion of its gifts justify those who refer to it
as Africa's Garden of Eden…
Enjoy a sumptuous
lunch at the lodge. After lunch, take a drive to Serengeti
National Park and proceed to Lobo on the Northern part of
the park. Serengeti is Tanzania’s oldest, largest and most
famous wildlife sanctuary.
Dinner &
Overnight at the Lobo Wildlife Lodge
DAY 3: CENTRAL SERENGETI NATIONAL
PARK
Enjoy a morning game drive in the endless plains of the
Serengeti for a chance to see the great herds of wildebeest,
zebras and gazelles or a pride of lions lounging in the
shade.
Return to your lodge for lunch before departing to central
part of Serengeti National Park for overnight.
Serengeti
national park briefs
The name Serengeti comes from a Maasai language word meaning
endless plains. The park is as big as Northern Ireland, its
ecosystem, which includes the Ngorongoro Conservation Area,
the Maswa Game Reserve and Kenya’s Masai Mara Game Reserve.
It lies between the shores of Lake Victoria in the west,
Lake Eyasi in the South, and the Great Rift Vally to the
East. As such, it offers the most complex and least
disturbed ecosystem on earth. A unique combination of
diverse habitats enables it to support more than 30 species
of the large herbivores and nearly 500 species of birds.
Dinner &
Overnight at the Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge
DAY 4: SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK (
Ndutu Area )
Early morning game, then head back to the lodge for
breakfast. Spend your mid morning at leisure enjoying usage
of recreational facilities provided at the lodge. Have lunch
at the lodge.
After lunch, drive
to Ndutu area on the border between Ngorongoro and
Serengeti. Enjoy game viewing en–route to the lodge for
dinner and overnight.
Dinner &
Overnight at the Ndutu Safari Lodge or at a camp in Ndutu
DAY 5: NDUTU - LAKE MANYARA
NATIONAL PARK
Enjoy a morning game drive around Ndutu Area. Lunch is at
Ndutu camp or the lodge.
After lunch drive to Olduvai Gorge, site of Louis and Mary
Leakey’s renowned archaeological discoveries. Their findings
include some of the man’s earliest known ancestral remains.
From here, continue on to Lake Manyara arriving with game
viewing on the way to the lodge. Check–in for dinner and
overnight.
Lake
Manyara National Park briefs
The cleavage, known as the Great Rift Valley, can be
identified from the space as the most distinctive feature of
the continent. The seam of this cleavage has developed a
series of fascinating and beautiful lakes. Manyara is a
fantastic big game park. The variety of habitats parallels
its exceptional scenery. Every imaginable East African
animal is found here in abundance. Some of the most
amazingly large pods of hippos congregate at the rivers
emerging into the lake, and the bird life is plentiful.
Dinner &
Overnight at the Lake Manyara Serena Safari Lodge
DAY 6: LAKE MANYARA - ARUSHA
After an early breakfast, you will depart for a morning game
drive in Lake Manyara National Park whose inhabitants
include hippos, monkeys, tree climbing lions, flamingos and
other varieties of bird life. Mid morning, drive back to
Arusha.
Lunch at a
restaurant in Arusha town and a drop off at the airport for
your flight back home.
END TOUR
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