Day 1: Arusha-Lake Manyara National Park
After breakfast we will start a Safari to Lake Manyara National park which is about 2hrs from Arusha town. Lake Manyara is located at Manyara region on the edge of the Great Rift Valley and is one of the famous park in northern zone with many unique attractions that includes Lake Manyara, Hot springs, High diversity of species of birds both local and migratory species, tree climbing lions, High population of Hippopotamus, Large herd of Elephants and Buffalos also Rift Valley Escarpment forms a unique scenic beauty of the park. Lake Manyara National parks can offer tourist activities like Day game drive, night game drive, walking safaris, Canoeing, and Birding. After a full day of game viewing you will have dinner and overnight.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation options: Luxury lodges, Semi luxury lodges and tented camps
Day 2: Olduvai Gorge
After breakfast, you will take a picnic lunch with you as you continue to the Serengeti, a drive of around 4 ½ hours through the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Your journey will take you to the Olduvai Gorge the paleoanthropological site in the eastern Serengeti Plain within the boundaries of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area where the Leakey’s discovered the earliest evidence of the existence of human ancestors including hominoid remains of a 1.8 million year old skeleton of Australopithecus boisei, one of the distinct links of the human evolutionary chain, It is 30 miles from Laetoli which is another fossil-rich area. Olduvai is first place where traces of an early stone tool culture were discovered and also one of the first sites in Africa where the earliest Acheulean was first discovered. After a trip to this historical site you will then continue into the Serengeti.
Day 3: Serengeti National park
After breakfast, you will set out with a picnic lunch for a full day game viewing in the Serengeti National Park. Serengeti National park is the best-known wildlife sanctuary in the world for its natural beauty. The park covers 5,700 sq. miles, (14,763 sq. km) and is the 2nd largest park in Tanzania. It is home to the greatest wildlife spectacle on earth – the great migration of wildebeest and zebra, the resident population of lion, cheetah, elephant, giraffe, and birds is also impressive, Serengeti southern plain (endless plain), is also unique. Visitor’s activities in Serengeti includes Game drive, ballooning, bird watching, camping and Picnicking.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation options: Luxury lodges, Semi luxury lodges and tented camps
Day 4: Ngorongoro Crater
After an early breakfast, you will drive to Ngorongoro crater, The Ngorongoro crater is the largest unbroken caldera in the world at 2286m above the sea level. It is home to up to 30000 animals almost half being wildebeest and zebra. The crater is also one of the few places in East Africa where visitors can be certain of seeing black rhino. Ngorongoro conservation area was established as a multiple land use area, designated to promote the conservation of natural resources, safeguard the interests of indigenous residents and promote tourism. This is a unique protected area in the whole of Africa where conservation of natural resources is integrated with human development. This UNESCO world heritage site is also a place where you may locate elephant, buffalo, lion, leopard and many more species both grazers and carnivores. After a full day of game viewing you will have dinner and overnight.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation options: Luxury lodges, Semi luxury lodges and tented camps
Day 5: Tarangire National Park
After an early breakfast, you will drive to Tarangire National Park which is few hours from Ngorongoro. Tarangire National park has the highest population density of elephants than any park in the northern circuit. It is home to over 550 varieties of birds including the heaviest flying bird-Kori bustard. Tarangire national park is very famous for its dense wildlife population during dry season includes lions, leopards, cheetah, hyena and numbers of grazers, climbing trees python can also be spotted here, the scattered vegetation covered with baobab and acacia trees makes it a beautiful and distinctive location to visit. Tour activities in Tarangire includes game driving, ballooning, bird watching, guided walking safaris. After a morning game viewing you will drive back to Arusha town.
