After breakfast drive west on good tarmac road, across the gently rolling Maasai plains with scattered acacia trees, en route you pass many Maasai bomas and Maasai in their colorfully traditional dress walking on the roadside, riding bicycles, herding their cattle and driving overloaded donkeys carts. After two hours of drive you will arrive at Manyara gate, before proceed with a game drive, the first habitat will be the underground forest with water seeping from the rift valley escarpment. There is a great sightings of Hippos, Elephants, Buffaloes, Giraffes, Zebras, Blue monkeys, Baboons. Dinner and overnight at camp or lodge.
Overview:
Lake Manyara National Park lies 130 kilometers outside of Arusha town and encompasses Lake Manyara and its surroundings. There are five different vegetation zones including groundwater forest, acacia woodland, open areas of short grass, swamps and the lake’s alkaline flats. The park’s wildlife includes more than 350 species of birds, baboon, warthog, giraffe, hippopotamus, elephant and buffalo. If lucky, catch a glimpse of Manyara’s famous tree-climbing lions. Night game drives are permitted in Lake Manyara. Located beneath the cliffs of the Manyara Escarpment, on the edge of the Rift Valley, Lake Manyara National Park offers varied ecosystems, incredible bird life, and breathtaking views.
The Serengeti National Park 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. There’s a wide variety of accommodation available, from luxury lodges to mobile camps. The park covers 5,700 sq miles, (14,763 sq km), it’s larger than Connecticut, with at most a couple hundred vehicles driving around. It’s classic savannah, dotted with acacias and filled with wildlife. The western corridor is marked by the Grumeti River, and has more forests and dense bush. The north, Lobo area, meets up with Kenya’s Masai Mara Reserve, is the least visited section.
Itinerary Detail
After breakfast, we will take picnic lunch with us and drive west across the gentle rolling Ngorongoro highlands en route you pass Zebra and wildebeest grazing with the Maasai cattle’s and young boys tending them, and Maasai villages[Bomas].After proceeding to Serengeti and stop at the Nabi gate for lunch. In the afternoon we will be doing our game drive in the central Serengeti with a great sighting of Lions, Hippos, Giraffes, Leopards, Reedbucks, and Elephants Dinner and overnight at camp or Lodge.
An early morning game drive, it’s always good to start game drive early in the morning, as many animals are active during this time. You will return to the camp for breakfast before heading out for another game drive in the park. Here in the Seronera region, you will often see wildebeests and zebras in close proximity to lions and other predators such as leopards and cheetahs. After a picnic lunch, you will continue your journey towards the Ngorongoro Crater. Once you have reached the crater rim you will enjoy fantastic views of this 600 m deep collapsed volcano. You will stay at the camp or Lodge
After a very early breakfast leave the Lodge and descend down to the eighth wonder with possibly the largest permanent concentration of wildlife in Africa, with an estimated average of 30,000 large mammals. In addition, this is one of the best reserves in Africa to see Black Rhino. Other sightings include Lions, Hyenas, Jackals, Hippos, Buffaloes, Elephants, Zebras, and Wildebeest. After lunch drives back to Arusha to be dropped at your hotel end of the safari.
Cost of Safari
The cost of this safari will vary depending on date of travel, type of accommodation, transport mode and number of people on the safari.
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