ITINERARY
AT A GLANCE
Day
01: Ngorongoro
Day 02: Ngorongoro
Day 03: Serengeti
Day 04: Serengeti
Day 05: Lake Manyara
Day 06: Arusha
FULL
ITINERARY
Day
01:
Pick up from your hotel and proceed towards to the one wonders
of the world, Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
The conservation Area consists of grasslands, swamps, forests,
rivers, and even an arid area of shifting dunes. The Crater supports
a year round resident population of varied wildlife, and as the
game is concentrated into a relatively small area you are likely
to see lion, elephant, hyena, jackal, cheetah, the very rare Black
rhino, primates and many more. After lunch, afternoon relax
and enjoy the panoramic views and comfort of your lodge. Dinner
and overnight at your lodge
Meals: F/B
Accommodation Options:
- Ngorongoro
Serena Lodge
- Ngorongoro
Sopa Lodge
- Ngorongoro
Farm House
- Ngorongoro
Plantation
- Gibb’s
Farm
Day
02:
After an early breakfast you descend into the Crater in a 4 x
4 vehicle for a full day of game viewing with a picnic lunch taken
on the Crater floor. The area is also home to the proud, colourful
and unique Maasai tribe, This is where you will see unusual feature
of Maasai cattle and buffalo grazing together, with a lion kill
just a few hundred metres away.
Later in the evening return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day
03
Leave after breakfast to Serengeti Plains via Ol Duvai Gorge,
which is about 50 kilometres long and in some places 90 meters
deep. Commonly heralded as the "Cradle of Mankind" it
was made famous by the discovery in 1959 of the remains of early
man. Your stop includes a visit to the small museum overlooking
the Gorge, later proceed to Serengeti arriving in time for lunch
at the lodge.
Afterwards depart for an afternoon game drive at Serengeti plains
in search of big five.
Dinner and overnight at the lodge
Meals:
F/B
Accommodation Options:
- Serengeti
Serena Lodge
- Serengeti
Sopa Lodge
- Mbalageti
(Standard Room)
- Mbuzi Mawe
Day
04
Full day at the park with morning and afternoon game drives. This
is one of the most popular and spectacular game areas in East
Africa, covering an area of 14,765 square kilometres, teaming
with game. A particular feature of the Serengeti is the
annual migration of the wildebeest and zebra herds
Each year, after the traditional "short" rains
in November the migration starts when the herds amass in their
thousands on the plains below the Ngorongoro highlands.During
February they move north and west following the rains and the
new grasslands, and they start to move into the Masai Mara in
July. In October they move back to Tanzania .This annual phenomenon
involves more than 1.5 million animals, including the lion and
other predators who follow the herds for easy pickings. The whole
process affects the lives of thousands of other species who rely
on the passage of the migration for their survival, even
the insects, not to mention the trees and plants which rely on
the droppings for their fertilization. Dinner and overnight at
lodge.
Day
05
After morning breakfast depart to Lake Manyara, you get a spectacular
view, approaching from the east the Great Rift Valley wall forms
an impressive backdrop to the Lake. From the west, with a pause
at the top of the escarpment, the park lies below, a green strip
beside a glistening lake.
Lake Manyara National Park covers an area of 330 square kilometers,
of which about two thirds is the lake itself, and the rest is
forest, acacia woodland and some grasslands by the lake shore.
The wildlife can be migratory between Lake Manyara and Tarangire
National Park across the lake, but you should see elephant, hippo,
Cape buffalo, giraffe , several species of primate and antelope,
and prolific birdlife. Dinner and overnight at the lodge
Accommodation Options:
- Lake Manyara
Serena
- E Unoto
Retreat lodge
- Kirurumu
Tented Camp
Day
06:
Have breakfast and we depart for our drive back to Arusha and
drop off at Arusha Centre/hotel
Meals:
End
of Safari
