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Areas of Interest: Arusha, Lake Manyara National Park, Lake Manyara, Serengeti, Olduvai Gorge Museum, Ngorongoro Crater, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Crater Highlands, Wildebeest Migration, Arusha.

Activity: Game Drive, Game and Bird Watching, Camping, Scenery, Historical Site Exploration, Culture, Ethnic, Photography, Exploring on Foot.

Country: Tanzania

Tanzania is Africa’s prime game viewing country.  Its national parks and game reserves cover almost 25% of the country and protect an estimated 20% of Africa’s large mammals.  Ngorongoro Crater is said to have the world’s densest population of lion. In Lake Manyara, lions have developed a liking for residing in the branches of trees, where they can both sleep and watch for prey. The Serengeti national park is notable for its large migratory herds of wildebeest and zebras with strings of predators in trail. Olduvai Gorge offers you the chance to view amazing evidence of early man.

Day 1 - Lake Manyara

After breakfast, we continue to Lake Manyara National Park for a game drive and picnic lunch along the way.  Dinner and overnight stay at the campsite.   

Lake Manyara is a shallow, alkaline lake that is part of the Rift Valley wall; the lake is at the base of this dramatic western escarpment giving it a beautiful and serene setting.  In addition to this peaceful setting, Lake Manyara’s main attractions are its rich bird life, tree climbing lions and its hippos, which you can see at a closer range than many other places. The Lake also hosts thousands of flamingos at certain times of the year and has diverse vegetation ranging from savannah, to marshes and acacia woodland, enabling a variety of wildlife habitats including butterflies. 

Day 2 – Serengeti      

After breakfast, drive to Serengeti National Park, enroute game drive with picnic lunch.  Dinner and overnight at the Seronera Campsite.

You can visit the park all year round but there is less game in the park during the dry season – July /October, where they migrate to the Masai Mara in Kenya.  During March to May the herds move in search of grazing to the southern section and in May to June, they move towards the western corridor of the park.  Serengeti in the low season will still offer game viewing to match that of any park in Africa, and for some, the fewer tourist numbers may be an added bonus.

Day 3 – Serengeti

Spend the whole day game viewing in the Serengeti with a break for lunch at the campsite.  Dinner and overnight at the Seronera Campsite.  

The Serengeti, with a wildebeest population of about 2 million and several other hoofed species (which include: zebra, Thomson’s gazelle, impala, topi, Grants gazelle, Kongoni, Eland, Kirk’s dik dik, klipspringer, roan, Oryx, oribi, waterbuck, buffalo, giraffe and warthog) attracts a variety of predators such as lion, leopard, cheetah, hyena, golden jackals and bat eared foxes.  Elephants are relatively scarce and the few remaining black rhinoceros are restricted to the Moru Koppies area.

A safari in Serengeti also offers rewarding bird viewing with ostrich and kori bustard being common, a variety of larks, finches and raptors can be seen but the most distinctive small bird is the lilac breasted roller.

Day 4 - Olduvai Gorge

Wake up early for a morning game drive in the African sunrise.  Return to the camp for breakfast, followed by another game drive before proceeding to Olduvai Gorge with picnic lunch en route.  Arrive at Simba campsite for the night.   

The Olduvai Gorge cuts through rock beds layered in time sequence from 2 million years ago to the present and it is here where humanoid bones have been found dating back to over 1.75 million years including a direct ancestor of modern man.  Fossil foot prints (over three million years old) have also been found here and are the most ancient footprints yet discovered.  There is an excellent site museum where you can explore the diggings with a guide and it is also a great place to view birds such as the purple grenadier, red and yellow barbet, speckle fronted weaver and slaty coloured boubou.

Day 5 – Ngorongoro to Arusha

After breakfast, descend into the Ngorongoro Crater for a tour with picnic lunches.  Afternoon drive back to Arusha for dinner and overnight in a campsite.   

The Ngorongoro crater is the world’s biggest whole volcanic caldera at 8300 sq km and is frequently described as one of the wonders of the world, not only because of its geological magnificence, but also because it serves as an extraordinary natural sanctuary for some of Africa’s largest populations of large mammals.  Ngorongoro and other freestanding mountains are volcanic in origin, formed during the fracturing process that created the Rift valley 15 to 20 million years ago.  When it peaked in size 3 million years ago it was a similar height to Mt. Kilimanjaro today!

Day 6 - Arusha

Depart for Arusha National Park after breakfast for a game drive with packed lunches.  Drop off at a hotel of your choice in Arusha at extra cost. END OF SAFARI.