Arrival
Arrival
Day 1
Arusha town to Lake Manyara National Park
Arusha town to Lake Manyara National Park
After breakfast in Arusha town we'll have 2 hour drive to lake Manyara National Park gate. The Park has a variety of diverse habitats such as evergreen underground water forest, woodlands in the western shore of the lake, extensive swamps, grassland and alkaline lake where in its edge provide feeding area for a thousands of flamingo and it’s the only area in Tanzania with large number of birds’ species more than 500 species have been documented in the park. The lake is home for a number of fish families. 180 butterflies' species have been documented in the Park. Common wildlife expect to sight are thousands of wildebeest, Thomson’s & Grant’s gazelle, zebra, bushbuck, waterbuck, bush elephant, giraffe, baboons, warthogs, hippopotamus, african wild cats, african civet, spotted hyena, honey badge, black-backed, climbing tree lion, leopard. Lunch at picnic site and continue the game drive till evening whereby dinner and overnight will be at Marera Valley Lodge.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Manyara National Park
- Accommodation:
- Marera Valley Lodge
Wildlife in Lake Manyara NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Lake Manyara to Central Serengeti National Park
Lake Manyara to Central Serengeti National Park
After early breakfast in Lake Manyara we drive to Southern Serengeti. Southern/Central/Seronera Valley; Maasai called it “Serengit” meaning the land of endless plains. Southern Zone has an endless plain accumulated with savannah grassland which provide the wide area throughout the year for the wildlife such as wildebeest, zebra, coke’s hartebeest, waterbuck, Grant’s and Thomson gazelle, Impalla, to graze. In Seronera Valley there is dotted acacia vegetation which appears in a group like structure known as Kopjes which provides a good vantage for predators spot their prey and a refuge for hyrax, pythons and reptiles such as lizards. African Leopard are commonly seen. Lunch at picnic site continue game drive till evening and heading to Engiterata Adventure Camp for dinner and overnight.
- Main Destination:
- Southern Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Engiterata Adventure Camps
Wildlife in Serengeti NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Central Serengeti National Park to Karatu
Central Serengeti National Park to Karatu
Breakfast in campsite and start early game drive in central Serengeti which contains black clay pans, which support acacia trees and the giraffe that browse on them. Thick woodland is home to several varieties of primates from vervet monkeys, olive baboons to bush babies. Central grasslands teem with varied herbivores including elands, impalas, buffalos, topis, hippos, and also their predators, hyenas, lions, leopards, cheetahs and other small cats. On the plains, elephants are plentiful where matriarch herds are increasing in certain areas. Moru kopjes loom from the sweeping savannah like ships on a golden-green sea. In addition to their matchless flora, weird candelabra trees and dazzling ephemeral flowers, the fauna include rare black rhino. The central area is such large that wildlife climb and play the gong rock, and to admire Maasai cave paintings of elephants, shields and abstract patterns. The kopjes also provide a superlative vantage point for predator to spot prey.
- Main Destination:
- Central Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Marera Valley Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Ngorongoro Crater Conservational Area to Arusha Town
Ngorongoro Crater Conservational Area to Arusha Town
After early breakfast in campsite, we now have 2 hour drive to Ngorongoro National Park gate. The park has fertile volcanic land soil which supports many habitats. The park has "Lake Makat”(soda lake) Maasai word meaning "salt” home of various birds' species. Ngorongoro National Park is the only park in Tanzania that provides yearly around view the big 5 probably once in a single day of visiting. Also the park is well known for the existence of Maasai families in circular homesteads called Bomas. Ngorongoro National Park is best site to understand early human evolution pioneered by Mary and Louis Leakey. Other wildlife expected to sight wildebeest, gazelle, golden –jackal, bat-eared foxi, hippopotamus, East African wild dog, African leopard, ungulates, waterbucks, buffalo, eland, serval. Absenties wildlife are giraffe, oribi, topi, spotted hyena, African leopard, chetah, impala which are rarely seen in the park. Lunch at picnic site and continue game drive heading to Arusha town.
- Main Destination:
- Ngorongoro Crater
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
Wildlife in Ngorongoro Crater
- Meals & Drinks:
