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Arrival
Day 1
Arusha - Lake Manyara National Park
Arusha - Lake Manyara National Park
Lake Manyara National Park is a small but scenic safari park, excellent for birdwatching and a good area to find elephant, as well as the potential excitement of spotting a legendary Lake Manyara tree-climbing lion.
Lake Manyara is a good soft introduction to the safari experience. It is a magical and pretty park that winds its way around a mainly forested driving route between the banks of Soda Water Lake and the impressive rise of the Great Rift escarpment.
Elephant, giraffe, buffalo, and wildebeest can be found grazing in unexpected clearings or heading towards the water to drink or wash, and the rivers and riverbeds provide scenic vistas for possible animal spottings.
Warthogs seem to thrive here, growing notably fat and tuskered, and it is a natural playground for baboons and monkeys. The tree-climbing lion of Lake Manyara inspires extensive theorising as to the wonders of evolution, and is also notoriously rarely seen.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Manyara National Park
- Accommodation:
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Fanaka Lodge
Wildlife in Lake Manyara NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2-3
Serengeti National Park
Serengeti National Park
This land is justifiably famous for its huge concentrations of wildlife, especially the big cats, as well as being the stomping ground of the Great Migration, a massive accumulation of 1.5 million wildebeest, 200,000 zebras, and 350,000 gazelles stretching their legs over 1,200 miles in an annual race to find enough water and green grass for their survival. The National Park is broadly divided into three distinct areas: the Seronera Valley and Seronera River, the Western Corridor, and the Northern Lobo area that extends northwards through the Lamai Wedge to the Maasai Mara. Most visitors enter the Serengeti through the southern Naabi Hill Gate, which opens onto the Seronera Valley, a vibrant wildlife area at the
heart of the Serengeti.
- Main Destination:
- Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
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Shuhudia Adventure Camp
Wildlife in Serengeti NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Serengeti - Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Serengeti - Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Today, you will have a half-day game drive in Serengeti. After lunch, you will drive to Ngorongoro Crater Rim. There are several documented resident lion prides just within a one-hour game drive radius from Seronera. During the dry season, the resident prides begin to shift west and north in their territories and concentrate in the central region of the park. The dry season is a particularly good time for lion viewing in the Central Serengeti. The Central Serengeti is also one of the best areas in Africa to spot the elusive leopard. You may be lucky enough to encounter this majestic cat in the branches of the sausage trees that dot the banks of the Seronera River. Your dinner and overnight stay will be at Ngorongoro Rhino Lodge.
- Main Destination:
- Ngorongoro Crater
- Accommodation:
- Ngorongoro Wild Camp
Wildlife in Ngorongoro Crater
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Ngorongoro Crater - Arusha
Ngorongoro Crater - Arusha
You'll have breakfast, then descend into the Crater with picnic lunch boxes for a game drive. Often called the Eighth Natural Wonder of the World, the Ngorongoro Crater is the largest intact crater in the world. About 2 million years ago, the Ngorongoro volcano erupted, and its walls collapsed. The volcano floor sank to create a natural enclosure with its 600m tall walls. Now, at over 19 kilometers wide, Ngorongoro Crater is filled with great areas of acacia forest, hippo-filled swamps, and open grasslands. These different habitats contain over 30,000 animals — including elephants, warthogs, flamingos, magnificent birdlife, the rare black rhinoceros, and all the predatory cats. The Maasai can also be seen grazing their cattle alongside the buffalo and wildebeest. Later afternoon, you'll ascend from the crater and drive back to Arusha and be dropped off at your hotel.
- Main Destination:
- Arusha (City)
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
