Itinerary Overview
Five days filled with intense game drives. The first stop is Lake Manyara National Park, home to tree climbing lions and over 400 distinct bird species. After that, you’ll visit two of Tanzania’s seven UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The Serengeti, with its vast plains, and the Ngorongoro crater, with its unique animal habitat, are among Africa’s most well-known national parks.
Day 1: Lake Manyara National Park
Distance: 130km – 190 km
Non – game viewing time : 3 – 4 hrs
After breakfast the tour departs. First stop is Arusha Town for any last minute purchases before we head off on safari. Afterwards we head to Lake Manyara. Lake Manyara National Park offers breathtaking views and a large variety of habitats. Acacia woodlands, water forests, baobab strewn cliffs, algae-streaked hot springs, swamps and the lake itself. And thanks to this the small Park is able to support a large number of animal species and incredible bird life. Manyara has the largest concentration of baboons anywhere in the world and the lions here are also renowned for their tree climbing. Dinner and overnight at Gibb’s Farm .
MEALS: Lunch, dinner, bed and breakfast
ACCOMMODATION: Ngorongoro Gibb’s Farm
Day 2 and 3: Serengeti National park
Distance: 145km
Non – game viewing time : 3 – 4 hrs
After breakfast, depart for Serengeti National Park, via the beautiful high lying farmland of Karatu and the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Leaving the highlands behind, we descend into the heart of wild Africa – the Serengeti National Park – with its endless plains, rolling into the distance as far as the eye can see. Then heard to the central park area, known as the Seronera area, one of the richest wildlife habitats in the park, featuring the Seronera River, which provides a valuable water source to this area and therefore attracts wildlife well representative of most of the Serengeti’s species. Arrive in time for lunch and enjoy an afternoon game drive in the Serengeti national park. Dinner and overnight at Serengeti Nasikia Tented Camp for 2 nights.
MEALS: Lunch, dinner, bed and breakfast
ACCOMMODATION: Serengeti Nasikia Tented Camp
Day 4: Serengeti National Park
Full day Serengeti National park game drive
Serengeti National Park – Ngorongoro Crater
Distance: 145km
Non – game viewing time : 2 – 4 hrs
Early morning game drive and after depart to Ngorongoro Conservation area. We will stopover at Olduvai Gorge, boasting with a history dating back to the dawn of time. It was here, that the anthropologists Drs. Lois and Mary Leakey discovered the skulls of ‘Nutcracker Man’ and ‘Handy Man’, both very significant links in the chain of human evolution Late afternoon transfer to Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge where you will have dinner and overnight
MEALS: Lunch, dinner, bed and breakfast
ACCOMMODATION: Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge
Day 5: Ngorongoro Crater – Arusha – Airport
Distance: 210km
Non – game viewing time : 3 – 4 hrs
After an early breakfast, You will descend over 600 meters into the crater to view wildlife. Supported by a year round water supply and fodder, the Ngorongoro conservation Area supports avast variety of animals, which include herds of wildebeest, zebra, buffalo, eland, warthog, hippo, and giant African elephants. Another big draw card to this picturesque national park, is it’s dense population of predators, which include lions, hyenas, jackals, cheetahs and the ever-elusive leopard, which sometimes requires a trained eye to spot. We will visit Lake Magadi, a large but shallow alkaline lake in the southwestern corner, which is one of the main features of the crater. A large number of flamingos, hippos and other water birds can usually been seen here. Late afternoon transfer to Arusha For dinner and Overnight or airport drop off. ( Accommodation can be included upon request at extra cost )
