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Day 1
Depart for Lake Manyara National Park with picnic lunch, game drive
till late afternoon. Lake Manyara is tucked beneath the Rift Valley
wall. A thin green band of forest flanked by the 600 metres sheer
high red and brown cliffs of the escarpment and the shores of the
soda lake which gives name to the park. Famous for its tree-climbing
lions, Manyara features nearly 400 different species of bird, red-billed
quelea, pelicans, comorants and thousands of flamingos. Drive to
Lake Manyara Hotel or Lake Manyara campsite for dinner and overnight.
Day 2
After breakfast drive to Serengeti, game drive en route with picnic
lunch. The legendary Serengeti is the archetypal safari destination
and is renowned for its wealth of leopard and lion. Dinner and overnight
at Seronera Wildlife Lodge or Campsite.
Day 3
After breakfast discover the Serengeti plain with a full day tour.
Serengeti, meaning ‘endless plains’, is home to the
annual migration of more than a million wildebeest, 200,000 zebra
and 300,000 Thomson’s gazelle undertaking their long trek
to new grazing grounds. The Serengeti ecosystem is one of the oldest
on earth. The essential features have changed little in a million
years; Serengeti’s famous plains are interspersed with wooded
hills, towering termite mounds, rocky kopjes and rivers lined with
acacia trees. Dinner and overnight at Lobo Lodge/Lobo campsite.
Day 4
Early morning game drive, come back for breakfast, we then proceed
with game drive until lunch. After lunch, we drive to Ngorongoro
via Oldupai Gorge. The Oldupai Gorge provides evidence of the earliest
signs of mankind, where hominid footprints are preserved in volcanic
rock 3,600,000 years old. Ngorongoro Crater is the world largest
caldera measuring 600 metres in depth and covering 250 square kilometres
in area. Dinner and overnight at Ngorongoro Wildlife Lodge or Simba
campsite.
Day 5
After breakfast descend down the crater for full day tour. Ngorongoro
Crater is a spectacular setting and contains an abundance of wildlife
with over 20,000 large animals including Tanzania’s remaining
black rhino. The Ngorongoro Conservation Area is unique in that
it allows over 40,000 Masaai pastoralists with their cattle goats
and sheep to live alongside the abundant wildlife in a natural setting.
Late after noon drive to Lake Manyara Hotel or Jambo campsite.
Day 6
Drive to Tarangire for game drive. Tarangire is famous for its huge
herds of elephant and baobab trees. Throughout the dry season, thirsty
antelope and elephant trek hundreds of kilometres to drink at the
Tarangire River. After Tarangire we head back to Moshi after a memorable
trip.
Includes:
Park entry fees
All campsite fees
All food including cook
Transportation in 4-wheel drive including driver/guide (Maximum
4 people per vehicle unless group stipulates more per vehicle)
Provision of camping equipment
Does not include:
Items of personal nature
Alcohol
Tips for driver and cook
Based on a minimum of 4 travelling people
Lodge safari
Includes:
Park entry fees
5 nights full board lodge accommodation based on 2 sharing twin/double
rooms
Transportation in 4-wheel drive including driver/guide (Maximum
4 people per vehicle unless group stipulates more per vehicle)
Does not include:
Items of personal nature
Alcohol
Tips for driver
Based on a minimum of 4 travelling people |
