• Day 1

  Arusha – Lake Manyara National Park

  Non game-viewing travel time: 2½ hours Distance: 130 km Pick up from Arusha and transfer to Lake Manyara national park. We arrive in time for lunch at the lodge and after lunch do we 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’s unique tree-climbing lions, as well as large flocks of flamingos attracted by the algae in the lake. Dinner and overnight as per the standard and type of accommodation option requested. Meal Plan: Lunch and Dinner.

• Day 2

  Lake Manyara – Serengeti National Park

  Non game-viewing travel time: 6 hours Distance: 205 km After breakfast we head towards the Serengeti, via the beautiful high lying farmland of Karatu and the Ngorongoro. We 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, eland and the whole range of African wildlife present themselves in awe-inspiring numbers. Dinner and overnight in the Seronera area, as per the standard and type of accommodation option requested. Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.

• Day 3

  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, 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 the animals and natural beauty of Tanzania on the way to Ngorongoro Crater, describing the en-route animal. The night will be spent on the crater rim while dinner and overnight will be at Ngorongoro Crater. Dinner and overnight in the Ngorongoro area, as per the standard and type of accommodation option requested. Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.

• Day 4

  Ngorongoro crater – Arusha

  Non game-viewing travel time: 4 hours Distance: 190 km Our last day we Start very early in the morning equipped with a picnic lunch we descend 2000 ft. down to the Crater floor. LetÂ’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, it’s dense population of predators, which include lions, hyenas, jackals, cheetahs and the ever-elusive leopard, which 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 afternoon we drive back to Arusha and you will be dropped at your Lodge/Hotel/Airport. No accommodation on this day. Meal Plan: Breakfast and Lunch.

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