|
 Itinerary Type - Road Safari
Destination - Tanzania
Itinerary Summary
Tanzania six day road safari to lake Manyara,Ngorongoro and Serengeti
Itinerary Description
Day 1: Lake Manyara National Park
Depart Arusha for Lake Manyara for lunch at lodge, Afternoon game drive. Dinner and overnight at Lake Manyara serena hotel/ Eunoto lodge.
Lions in lake Manyara
Day 2: Serengeti
After breakfast, leave Lake Manyara for Serengeti via Olduvai Gorge, with Game drive and Picnic Lunch enroute. The park covers 12,944km2 of open plains making it one of the largest in the world. The rocky outcrops commonly known as ‘kopjes’ in the eastern part of the park are of scenic beauty and occasionally cats can be seen lazing on them. The park contains vast herds of wildebeest, zebra, gazelle and other antelopes. Dinner and overnight at the Serengeti Sopa Lodge/similar.
Day 3 : Serengeti National Park
After breakfast take a packed lunch with you and continue with game viewing on Serengeti Park. The migration can be seen on a long chain approximately 40 Km heading to the south western direction. Around 1230 and 1300 break for your lunch. After lunch have a rest for one hr, then proceed with your game viewing following the move of the migrants on the southwest of the park. Aprox 1.3 million wildebeest, 250,000 gazelles and 200,000 Zebras have been recorded sharing the short grass/ water which is the source of food for the millions of Animals in this South Area. Dinner and overnight at the Serengeti Sopa Lodge/similar.
Day 4:Ngorongoro
Morning Game drives in the vast Serengeti plain. Breakfast at around 0900am.The term Serengeti means endless plains in Maasai language. In the central plains there are carnivores like leopard, lion, hyena and cheetah. This park is normally the scene of the annual migration of wildebeest and zebra that occurs between the Kenyan Mara and the Serengeti. Varied bird species can be seen here including eagles, ducks,geese, egrets, vultures, secretary birds, ibis, stork,herons, kites, pelicans, cranes and guinea fowl.Afternoon Game drive and Picnic Lunch en route to Ngorongoro Sopa/similar. Game drive and Picnic Lunch en route to Ngorongoro Sopa lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 5: Ngorongoro/Lake Manyara
After breakfast take a Picnic lunch with you descend 670m into the crater floor for game viewing, breaking for lunch at the Lerai picnic site. The crater is 14.5km. wide and is home to all the big five and hence the same may be seen. Hippos, cheetah, antelopes and the spotted hyena are other species commonly seen as well as flamingoes on the crater lakes. Depart to Lake Manyara Serena/Eunoto Maasai Lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 6: Arusha/Nairobi
After breakfast, depart for Lake Manyara National Park, famous for its tree climbing lions and large flocks of flamingoes. This beautiful park is at the base of the Great Rift Valley escarpment and comprises of forest, woodland, grasslands, and swamps. Gazelles, impala, buffalo, wildebeest, the famous tree climbing lion, hyena, baboon, giraffe, hippopotamus, and a great number of smaller mammals, birds, storks and flamingoes. The park contains five distinct vegetation zones and is of scenic beauty. Picnic Lunch. Around 1130am drive to Arusha for the 0200pm shuttle back to Nairobi. Arriving Nairobi at around 1830hrs.
Click here to Book this Safari
|
Tours & Travel