Arrival
Arrival
Day 1
Transfer from Kilimanjaro/Arusha Airport to the Family Run Boutique Outpost Lodge in Arusha
Transfer from Kilimanjaro/Arusha Airport to the Family Run Boutique Outpost Lodge in Arusha
The Outpost Lodge is an incredibly cosy, family run boutique hotel located in a leafy residential area of Arusha, a peaceful and lush oasis of calm in Tanzania’s largest tourism hub, complete with a swimming pool and a restaurant boasting culinary creations made with only the freshest and finest ingredients, served with a side of warm hospitality.
Just a stone's throw away from the vibrant Arusha city centre, and only an hour’s drive away from Kilimanjaro Airport, the Outpost Lodge is the perfect place to rejuvenate your mind, body, and spirit amidst the harmonious blend of nature and city life after a long international flight before starting your safari in earnest the next day.
While in Arusha, you can either kick back and relax by the swimming pool or explore the bustling city full of friendly local people and vibrant sights and sounds.
- Main Destination:
- Arusha (City)
- Accommodation:
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Outpost Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Descend into the Ngorongoro Crater for an Action Packed Safari
Descend into the Ngorongoro Crater for an Action Packed Safari
The Ngorongoro Crater is a veritable fishbowl filled to the brim with a diverse array of wildlife, the hollowed out remains of a shield volcano which one stood higher than Mount Kilimanjaro, the Roof of Africa, which erupted two million years ago to create the twenty one kilometre wide national park we know and love today.
Supported by a year round water supply and fodder, herds of wildebeest, zebra, buffalo, eland, warthog, hippo, and giant African elephants abound, along with one of the densest population of predators in the world, including 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 south western 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.
After leaving the Ngorongoro Conservancy, we will drive you to Manyara Safari Lodge.
- Main Destination:
- Ngorongoro Crater
- Accommodation:
- Manyara Safari Lodge
Wildlife in Ngorongoro Crater
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Lake Manyara National Park; Tree Climbing Lions, Hippo, Buffalo, Monkeys, and Birds
Lake Manyara National Park; Tree Climbing Lions, Hippo, Buffalo, Monkeys, and Birds
Lake Manyara National park is a serenely beautiful vibrantly verdant forest teeming with wildlife, including tree-climbing lions, and an abundance of elephants which Ian Douglas Hamilton, the famous Scottish explorer and naturalist, studied extensively to provide the world with a great deal of elephant behavioural research.
Lake Manyara is an alkaline lake and often hosts thousands of flamingos, along with a diverse array of other bird life, along with a great number of hippos that love bathing in the shallow salty water of the lake where they spend their day quietly snoozing in a great big pod near the boardwalk, a long wooden walk way that lets visitors climb out of the safari car to stretch their legs and walk out across the lake without getting wet to get close as possible to the sleeping animals from a position of perfect safety.
Lake Manyara National Park is gorgeous and should not be missed!
- Main Destination:
- Lake Manyara National Park
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
Wildlife in Lake Manyara NP
- Meals & Drinks:
