5
nights / 6 Days
This
safari takes you
to the best parks
and lodges of Tanzania.
Starting with the
Ngorongoro Crater
, a volcanic basin
of more than 259
square kilometers
with walls rising
609 metres. A natural
sanctuary for over
25,000 animals, and
a conservation area
inhabited by the
Masai tribes. Continue
to Serengeti, one
of the world’s
last great wildlife
refuges. Finally
drive to Lake Manyara
renowned among ornithologists
for its bird of prey
and the famous tree
climbing lions that
inhabit the woodland
that nestles between
the lake and the
Rift Valley. |
ITINERARY
AT GLANCE
Day |
Location |
Accommodation |
Meals |
Activity |
1 |
Ngorongoro |
Serena
Lodge |
L,D |
|
2 |
Ngorongoro |
Serena
Lodge |
B,L,D |
Crater
Tour |
3 |
Serengeti |
Serena
Lodge |
B,L,D |
Olduvai,
P |
4 |
Serengeti |
Serena
Lodge |
B,L,D |
A,
P |
5 |
Lake
Manyara |
Serena
Lodge |
B,L,D |
P |
6 |
Depart |
|
B,L |
|
|
|
Day
1 – Arusha/Ngorongoro
Lunch at Impala Hotel.
Drive through the
Ngorongoro Highlands
to your lodge situated
on the rim of the
crater. The crater
covers over 102
square miles (250
square kilometres)
of land and is
the home of the
rare black rhino,
prides of lion,
elephant, cheetah
and great herds
of buffalo, antelope
and wildebeest.
Overnight at Ngorongoro
Serena Lodge (L,D)
Day
2 – Ngorongoro
Today you will
descend 2000
feet (0ver
600 metres)
to the floor
of the crater
for a full
day crater
tour with picnic
lunch. Explore
the forest
areas that
are inhabited
by monkey and
elephant, the
lake area,
where you may
see the flamingos
and the open
savannah where
the lions hunt
for food. Overnight
at Ngorongoro
Serena Lodge.
(B,L,D)
Day
3 – Serengeti
After breakfast
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.
Continue to
Serengeti National
Park in time
for lunch.
This enormous
park supports
every variety
of animal imaginable
- from large
predators such
as lion, leopard
and cheetah
to the smaller
herbivores
they prey on.
Afternoon game
drive. Overnight
at Serengeti
Serena Lodge(B,L,D)
Day
4 – Serengeti
Breakfast at
your lodge.
Morning and
afternoon game
drives. More
than two million
wildebeest,
Thompson’s
gazelle and
zebra gather
during the
migration,
attracting
a great deal
of attention
from their
predators such
as lion, hyena,
cheetah and
leopard. Overnight
at Serengeti
Serena Lodge
(B,L,D)
Day
5 – Lake
Manyara
Breakfast at
your lodge. Depart
for Lake Manyara
to arrive in
time for lunch.
Afternoon game
drive in Lake
Manyara National
Park whose inhabitants
include hippos,
monkeys, tree
climbing lions,
flamingos and
other variety
of birdlife.
Overnight at
Lake Manyara
Serena Lodge.
(B, L, D)
Day
6 – Depart
Return to Arusha
for lunch at
Impala Hotel.
End of services. |