• Day 1

  Arusha Town - Tarangire National Park

  You will arrive at the Arusha Airport and depart with your naturalist guide for the Tarangire National Park. Upon arrival you will enjoy your first game drive in Tanzanias third largest national park and sanctuary for the impressive population of large elephant. Majestic baobab trees are an interesting feature of the park, dwarfing the animals that feed beneath them. Animals can be seen gathering along the Tarangire River, the only permanent water source in the area.

  Besides the elephant, you will also see lion, leopard, and cheetah. You will take a bush walk and have a cultural visit with the semi-nomadic tribes of the "Wambungwe Boma" and interact with the local villagers. You will learn how the tribes take care of the cattle and learn of the general knowledge of taking care of and providing for the family. Late in the afternoon you will drive to the Escarpment Luxury Lodge for dinner and your overnight stay.

• Day 2

  Ngorongoro Crater

  After breakfast you will leave the lodge, with a packed lunch, and drive to Ngorongoro Conservation Area, You will descend to the crater floor where almost every species of wildlife indigenous to East Africa including the rare black rhino can be seen. The crater contains a river, several swamps, a soda lake full of flamingo, a forest and open plains. The large bull elephants that reside here have extremely large tusks; a result of the rich mineral content of the volcanic soil and its grasses.

  The bottom of the crater is dotted with watering-holes and shelters almost 30,000 animals in an area naturally enclosed by the slopes of the volcano. Ngorongoro is the largest unbroken caldera in the world and is considered to be one of the Wonders of the Natural World and is a true “Garden of Eden” and heaven for wildlife. Later in the evening you will ascend back up the crater rim and return to the lodge for dinner and your overnight stay.

• Day 3

  Lake Manyara National Park

  After breakfast you will enjoy a nature guided walk around the lodge compound where you will experience the breathtaking green forest, learning about the surrounding nature, culture and economic activities of the local people. After lunch you will depart for a game drive in Lake Manyara National Park. The Park is dramatically marked off by lush green vegetation consisting of tall trees of the groundwater forest, which provide home to troops of baboons and blue monkeys.

  The forest opens up into woodland, grassland, swamps and the soda lake itself where over 350 species of birds, including the flamingo, pelican, sacred ibis, grebe and stork can be viewed. At the southern end of the park you will see the hot sulphur springs called MajiMoto. Manyara is noted for its numerous buffalo, elephant, giraffe, impala, hippo, and a large variety of smaller animals. You may also spot the elusive tree-climbing lion. Later in the evening you will return to the lodge for dinner and your overnight stay.

• Day 4

  Lake Manyara National Park - Arusha

  You will rise early for a farewell private bush breakfast at the lodge where you can take in the great view of Lake Manyara National Park. After breakfast you will check-out and begin your drive back to Arusha. Upon arrival you will have lunch at Arusha Coffee Lodge and then be dropped off at Kilimanjaro or Arusha Airport for your flight back home. This is where your safari will end.

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