Day 1 – Arusha / Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Our representative will meet your at your hotel or pick up point in Arusha at 0730 hrs. Pre safari briefing, then board your customized 4 x 4 safari land cruiser and depart with packed lunch for the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Arrival and immediately descend the down walls of the world’s largest caldera for a half day of game and sightseeing on the crater floor.
A UNESCO World Heritage Site, the crater has global importance for biodiversity conservation due to the presence of globally threatened species, the density of wildlife inhabiting the area, and the annual migration of wildebeest, zebra, gazelles and other animals into the northern plains. Extensive archaeological research has also yielded a long sequence of evidence of human evolution and human-environment dynamics, including early hominid footprints dating back 3.6 million years. Here you have a chance to spot Lions, Elephants, Buffalos, Hippos, Cheetahs, Hyenas and several antelope and birds species. Ascend to your lodge in the early evening for check in, dinner and overnight stay.
Day 2 – Ngorongoro / Serengeti National Park
After breakfast, depart for Serengeti National Park arriving at your lodge for lunch. You will enjoy an afternoon game drive as your search for the BIG 5 begins. Dinner and overnight stay at your lodge/ tented camp.
Day 3 – Serengeti National Park
Early morning and late afternoon game drives in the vast park. Serengeti, derived from the name “Siringet” which means endless plains in Masai Language hosts the great plains where are endless streams of wildebeest and zebra pour south towards Ngorongoro or north towards the Masai Mara during their annual migration. The park is home to the BIG 5 and other species including Hyenas, Cheetahs, Caracals, Serval Cats and several bovine species. It is also home to hundreds of bird species including vultures. Our game drives will cover the varied habitats and eco-systems of Serengeti. All meals and overnight stay at your lodge/ tented camp.
Day 4 – Serengeti /Lake Manyara National Park
Breakfast at your lodge. At 0730 hrs, depart for Lake Manyara National Park via the Ngorongoro highlands. Check in, and then lunch at your lodge. You will enjoy an afternoon game drive at the nearby Lake Manyara National Park until 1800 hrs. Lake Manyara National Park is situated spectacularly between the Great Rift Valley Escarpment and Lake Manyara. The most famous spectacle is the tree-climbing lions, which are occasionally seen along branches of Acacia trees. Lake Manyara National Park is also known for the flamingos that inhabit the lake. During the wet season they inhabit the edges of the lake in flocks of thousands but they are not so present during the dry season. More than 400 species of birds inhabit the park and many remain throughout the year. Dinner and overnight stay at your lodge/tented camp.
Day 5 – Lake Manyara / Arusha / Depart
After breakfast, Check out and drive back to Arusha where lunch will be served at a restaurant followed by optional transfer to either the Kilimanjaro International Airport or Namanga border. (Pre and post safari accommodation in Arusha can be organized based on requirement)