$1,375 pp (USD)
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Arrival
Day 1
Arusha – Lake Manyara National Park
Arusha – Lake Manyara National Park
Non-game-viewing travel time: 2½ hours
Distance: 130 km
You'll be picked up from Arusha and drive to Lake Manyara National Park.
We will arrive in time for lunch at the lodge and after lunch, we'll head into the Lake Manyara National Park for an afternoon game drive. This national park is one of Tanzania’s most dramatically located wildlife areas, consisting of a massive but shallow soda lake (covering two-thirds of the park), located at the foot of the Great Rift Valley’s western escarpment. The park’s varied habitat attracts a wide variety of animals, including one of Africa’s largest concentrations of elephants. Lake Manyara has unique tree-climbing lions, as well as large flocks of flamingos attracted by the algae in the lake.
Dinner and your overnight stay will be as per the standard and type of accommodation option requested.
Meal Plan: Lunch and dinner.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Manyara National Park
- Accommodation:
- Marera Valley Lodge
Wildlife in Lake Manyara NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Lake Manyara National Park – Serengeti National Park
Lake Manyara National Park – Serengeti National Park
Non-game-viewing travel time: 6 hours
Distance: 205 km
After breakfast, we will head towards the Serengeti, via the beautiful high lying farmland of Karatu and the Ngorongoro. We'll arrive in time for lunch and enjoy an afternoon game drive in the Serengeti National Park, deep in the heart of this famous migration corridor.
With its wide-open spaces, bright blue skies and creature-filled landscape in the afternoon, we will discover why the fabled Serengeti typifies the dream of “Old Africa.” Large prides of lions laze in the long grasses, plentiful families of elephants feed on acacia bark and trumpet to each other across the plains, while giraffes, gazelles, monkeys, elands and the whole range of African wildlife present themselves in awe-inspiring numbers.
Dinner and your overnight stay will be in the Seronera Area, as per the standard and type of accommodation option requested.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, lunch and dinner.
- Main Destination:
- Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Central Serengeti Luxury Camp
Wildlife in Serengeti NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Serengeti Plains – Ngorongoro Crater
Serengeti Plains – Ngorongoro Crater
Non-game-viewing travel time: 4 hours
Distance: 145 km
Be one of only a few fortunate people to glide in a Hot Air Balloon over the Serengeti Plains (available at supplementary cost by pre-arrangement). Floating silently above the awakening bush, while spotting wildlife and enjoying the amazing scenery of Africa, you'll go across rivers and over numerous small villages.
After a relaxing morning and an early lunch, you will proceed with a game drive to Ngorongoro. There, the driver guide will continue elaborating on the animals and natural beauty of Tanzania on the way to Ngorongoro Crater, describing the en-route animals. The night will be spent on the crater rim while dinner and your overnight stay will be at Ngorongoro Crater, as per the standard and type of accommodation option requested.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, lunch and dinner.
- Main Destination:
- Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Marera Valley Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Ngorongoro Crater – Arusha
Ngorongoro Crater – Arusha
Non-game-viewing travel time: 4 hours
Distance: 190 km
On our last day, we will start very early in the morning equipped with a picnic lunch we descend 2000 ft down to the Crater floor. Let’s explore this Garden of Eden. Ngorongoro is a huge and deep volcanic crater. Supported by a year-round water supply and fodder, the Ngorongoro supports a vast variety of animals, which include herds of wildebeest, zebra, buffalo, eland, warthog, hippo, and giant African elephants. Its dense population of predators, which include lions, hyenas, jackals, cheetahs and the ever-elusive leopards, sometimes requires a trained eye to spot. We will visit Lake Magadi, a large but shallow alkaline lake in the southwestern corner, which is one of the main features of the crater. Late in the afternoon, we will drive back to Arusha and you will be dropped at your lodge/hotel/airport.
No accommodation on this day.
Meal Plan: Breakfast and lunch.
- Main Destination:
- Ngorongoro Crater
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
Wildlife in Ngorongoro Crater
- Meals & Drinks:
