6 days Lake Manyara- Serengeti – Ngorongoro-Tarangire

Lake Manyara- Serengeti – Ngorongoro-Tarangire

Day 1: Arusha – Lake Manyara National park
Pick up from your hotel at 0800 hrs and drive to Lake Manyara National park to arrive in good time for lunch at Lake Manyara campsite . Proceed for afternoon game drives . Dinner and overnight Lake Manyara Jambo Campsite.

Day 2: Serengeti National park
Early morning game drives then return to the camp for breakfast .Depart the camp and proceed Serengeti passing through Olduvai Gorge, the archeological site of the Leakey family. Meals and overnight at Seronera campsite.

Day 3: Serengeti National park
A full day with morning and afternoon game drives to explore the plains, Dinner and overnight at Serengeti Seronera campsite Serengeti is easily Tanzania?s most famous national park, and it?s also the largest, at 14,763 square kilometres of protected area that borders Kenya?s Masai Mara Game ParkIt is the Migration for which Serengeti is perhaps most famous. Over a million wildebeest and about 200,000 zebras flow south from the northern hills to the southern plains for the short rains every October and November, and then swirl west and north after the long rains in April, May and June. So strong is the ancient instinct to move that no drought, gorge or crocodile infested river can hold them back. The Wildebeest travel through a variety of parks, reserves and protected areas and through a variety of habitat. Join us to explore the different forms of vegetation and landscapes of the Serengeti ecosystem and meet some of their most fascinating inhabitants.

Day 4: Ngorongoro conservation area
Breakfast at leisure then view game as you drive to Ngorongoro conservation area for overnight stay at Ngorongoro Simba campsite.

Day 5: Ngorongoro crater – Tarangire National park
After early morning breakfast leave with picnic lunch for a full day crater tour. You will be taken 2000ft down the crater by a 4wheel drive vehicle, explore the crater before ascending and proceeding to a campsite for dinner and overnight stay The Ngorongoro Crater is often called ?Africa?s Eden? and the ?8th Natural Wonder of the World,? a visit to the crater is a main drawcard for tourists coming to Tanzania and a definite world-class attraction. The Ngorongoro Conservation Area (NCA) is home of Ngorongoro Crater. It was formed some 2.5 million years ago from a volcanic mountain sinking due to inactivity, and was initially thought to be higher than Tanzania?s famous Kilimanjaro. The crater has evolved into a unique and integral part of Tanzania?s eco-system. The crater is actually a caldera, measures 22.5 km?s across and the rim walls stand 600m high. Views from within and from the rim are breathtaking (as can be seen from the picture). The crater houses 30,000 animals and a large variety of birds, which rarely move from the area due to the availability of water through wet and dry seasons.

Day 6: Tarangire National park – Arusha
Early breakfast then proceed for morning game drives at Tarangire National park – packed lunches enroute to arrive Arusha by 1600 hrs where the safari ends.