Northern Tanzania Safari 1

Tanzania Safari Lake Manyara/Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater- 5Days/4Nights

Trip Summary:

5 Days Tanzania Big Five Safari departs every day of the year and can be tailor made to suit your requirements. On this safari you will visit Lake Manyara National Park, the Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Crater Conservation area. Let us assist you to plan the dream safari into the wonderfully wilderness areas of Tanzania.

Trip Info:

You will enjoy and experience nature, wildlife, habit and habitat of the fauna and flora in the natural areas, also peoples and culture.

Best Time for  Tanzania Safari : All the year round

Itinerary:

Day 1: Arusha/Lake Manyara National Park

After breakfast you will meet your safari guide at your hotel and be driven to Lake Manyara National Park, where you will enter in the majestic Lake Manyara Game Park and embark on the first of the six Tanzanian safaris. This small park is sandwiched between the Rift Valley escarpment and the large sodiforous Lake Manyara. It is an awesome location, with a good range of game, including giraffe, elephant, baboon and the rarely seen tree-climbing lion. Dinner and overnight will be at Lake Manyara Hotel. Meals Plans; Lunch & Dinner

Day 2: Manyara to Serengeti National park,

After very delicious breakfast depart at 07:30 we depart for the Serengeti, passing through Olduvai Gorge, the site where the Leakey family discovered fossils of human ancestors and animal ancestors. It is believed to date back to almost two million years ago. The Gorge is 50 km long and in some places 90 meters deep. It drains the slopes of the nearby mountains. Olduvai Gorge is a canyon carved by water through the southern part of the Serengeti Plain. The gorge is about the Serengeti Plain. Its chief claim to fame is the rich treasure-trove of human and animal fossils that it has yielded. It is also known as the cradle of humankind. Dinner and overnight will be at Seronera Wildlife Lodge. Meals Plans; Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 3: Game Drive in Serengeti National Park

After very delicious breakfast, enjoy full day of game viewing in the vast Serengeti plains where you may encounter the migration consisting of over 2 million animals. They also attract the attention of predators like cheetah and hyena and you may be able to see a band of lion’s gang up for a hunt. Dinner and overnight will be at Serengeti Sopa Lodge. Meals Plans; Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 4: Serengeti to Ngorongoro Crater

After very delicious breakfast we have yet another game drive before proceeding to the next highlight of our Tanzanian safari – the incredible Ngorongoro Crater which has an abundance of Zebra and other antelope. We will use the Malanja depression route, which is a sheer dirt road that we will follow down onto the crater floor and along the way allowing us to see many Masai villages en route. The prominent feature of the crater floor is Lake Magadi with large flocks of flamingos that frolic in the shallow soda enriched waters of the lake. Be prepared to view Zebra’s lion wildebeest the very rare and nearly extinct black rhino hyena and gazelle’s, this night we will overnight at the Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge. Meals Plans; Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner.

Day 5: Full day, Ngorongoro Crater

Early in the morning after breakfast at 07:00 descends into the crater floor for the game drive (with a picnic lunch) inside the Ngorongoro Crater. As very few animals move out of the crater with its 2000 ft. high walls, you can expect to see lions, elephants, zebras, hippos, flamingos, jackals, rhinos, antelopes, and many birds and other species. After thorough exploration of the crater we head back to camp for a well deserved and needed rest and overnight and dinner at your Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge.

Day 6: Ngorongoro to Arusha then to Kilimanjaro air port.

Very early in the morning, after breakfast you will check out of the camp... You will be transported to Kilimanjaro International Airport for your flight to your destination. Your departure time will depend on what the time your flight is. And you will have sufficient time to visit different souvenir shops before arrival at the airport.

What included:

Pick /drop ex hotel before and after the trip, Park entrance fees into the game reserve, The services of our knowledgeable English speaking driver/guide, Accommodation and Meals as per itinerary, Game drive and Activities as per itinerary, Crater service fee, Safari transport with 4 by 4 (6 seat) with a roof hatch that ‘pops up’ to enable easy viewing and photography.  Group size is 4 participants on private.

Not included in the cost:

Drinking water, Sleeping bag, Soft drinks, juices, alcoholic and other beverages taken with lunch and dinner, The optional visit to tribal villages e.g. visit to a Masai village, Optional activities not outlined on the itinerary, Items of a personal nature e.g. laundry and tips (Highly recommended)