Tour Serengeti
Tour Serengeti, You will visit Lake Manyara or Tarangire National Park, travel into the Serengeti and end the safari tour by visiting Ngorongoro Crater. If the time is right you will also encounter the wildebeest migration. This is a mid-range tour.
4 Days Lake Manyara Ngorongoro Tarangire
Day 1
Arusha – Lake Manyara
In the morning you’ll drive across the floor of the Great Rift Valley to Lake Manyara National Park. This beautiful park with its lush vegetation and tropical forests of giant fig and mahogany trees, takes its name from the Maasai word for “euphorbia tirucalli”, a bush which is used to make a thorny hedge to protect their cattle. Elephant, giraffe, buffalo, zebra and a variety of antelope inhabit the park as well as a variety of monkeys and a large population of hippos. If you are lucky you may see the Manyara lions, well known for their tree climbing habits, lazily resting on the branches of an “Acacia tortilis” tree.
The birdlife is also abundant with flamingos, pelicans, hornbills and plenty of forest species.
Overnight at Serena Lodge or Escarpment Lodge at Lake Manyara
Lunchbox and dinner included
Day 2
Ngorongoro
After breakfast you proceed for Ngorongoro Conservation Area. After arrival you decent into the crater for a wonderful game drive (with a picnic lunch) inside the Ngorongoro Crater. As very few animals migrate in and out of the crater with its 2000 ft. high walls, you can expect to see lions, elephants, zebras, hippos, flamingos, jackals, rhinos, antelopes, many birds and other species. Your Driver/Guide will be in contact with other safari drivers and will amaze you with his skill at locating the hidden animals. Late afternoon proceed on your way to Serengeti National Park with game viewing en route.
Overnight at Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge or Ngorongoro Farmhouse
Lunchbox and dinner included
Day 3
Ngorongoro – Tarangire
Your tour proceeds with the drive to Tarangire, Tanzania’s third largest national park and sanctuary for an unusually large elephant population. Majestic baobab trees are an interesting feature of the park, dwarfing the animals that feed beneath them. Animals concentrate along the Tarangire River, which provides the only permanent water supply in the area. There is a great diversity of wildlife including lions, leopards, cheetahs, and up to six thousand elephants, A cultural visit with the semi-nomadic tribes are also included.
Overnight at Maramboi Tented Lodge or Kikoti Tented Camp or Tarangire Safari Lodge at Tarangire.
Lunchbox and dinner included.
Day 4
Tarangire-Arusha.
Early morning game drives at Tarangire. Afterwards you return to Arusha. Reach to Arusha in the afternoon.
Includes:
-Transport with qualified driver/guide in fwd vehicles with viewing roof.
-Camping fees or lodge accommodation.
-All meals (including cook on camping safari)
-Camping equipment, if necessary.
-National Park gate fees.
-Park commission.
-Government tax.
Exclude:
-Tips for guides and cook.
-Bottled water and drinks.
-Lodging before and after the safari.
-Optional visit to Oldupai Gorge and a Maasai village.
-Transfers to and from your hotel in Arusha.
-Lunches, dinners, drinks at your hotel in Arusha.