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TANZANIA LODGE SAFARIS
RTST-033: 7 DAYS MANYARA / NGORORNGORO / SERENGETI.
Day 1. Lake Manyara.
Depart Arusha for lake Manyara arriving in time for lunch.
Stretching for 50km along the base of the rusty gold 600-metre high
Rift valley escarpments, Lake Manyara is a scenic gem, with a
setting extolled by Ernest Hemingway as “the loveliest I had seen in
Africa”. The compact game viewing circuit through Manyara offers a
virtual microcosm of the Tanzanian safari experience. Afternoon game
drive to explore the park. Meals and overnight at lodge.
Day 2. Ngorongoro.
Morning game drives in Lake Manyara, After breakfast depart for
Ngorongoro, one of the natural wonders of the world. The Crater is
one of the world's greatest natural spectacles; its magical setting
and abundant wildlife never fail to enthral visitors. It borders the
Serengeti National Park to the north and west. A few hours drive to
the east takes you to the town of Arusha, which nestles at the foot
of Mount Meru, within view of Mount Kilimanjaro. Arusha is known as
the gateway to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area and the Northern
Parks. Dinner and overnight at a lodge.
Day 3. Ngorongoro Crater.
After breakfast you will be taken 2000ft down the crater by a 4wheel
drive vehicle for a full day crater tour, picnic lunch at crater,
Also referred to as “the eighth wonder of the world” and stretching
across some 8,300 sq km, the Ngorongoro Conservation Area in
northern Tanzania boasts a blend of landscapes, wildlife, people and
archaeology that is unsurpassed in Africa. The volcanoes,
grasslands, waterfalls and mountain forests are home to an abundance
of animals and to the Maasai. In the evening ascend to the lodge for
dinner and overnight
Day 4. Serengeti.
After breakfast depart for Serengeti passing through Olduvai Gorge
the site of Leakey’s family discovery of fossils of human and animal
ancestors dating back to almost two million years. The Serengeti
ecosystem is one of the oldest on earth. The essential features of
climate, vegetation and fauna have barely changed in the past
million years. Early man himself made an appearance in Olduvai Gorge
about two million years ago. Some patterns of life, death,
adaptation and migration are as old as the hills themselves. Meals
and overnight at lodge.
Day 5. Serengeti.
Full day in Serengeti plains with morning and afternoon game viewing
and drive. Search for wild game you might have missed the previous
game drive. It 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. Meals and overnight at lodge.
Day 6. Serengeti.
Another day in Serengeti with morning and afternoon game drives,
Search for any wild game you might have missed in the previous game
drives. The wildebeest are one of the most important pieces in the
Serengeti ecosystem puzzle. Their migration is as old as the history
of mankind. For many millenniums the wildebeest followed the rains
and used the Serengeti ecosystem with its mosaic of grasslands and
savannas to their advantage. Every one who has a chance to see
nearly two million animals on the move has been touched by the magic
of this place. Even so the wildebeest looks a bit like a clown and,
according to an African legend, has been put together by God using
left over spare parts, the animal is superbly fit for its migratory
lifestyle. Dinner and overnight at lodge.
Day 7. Arusha.
After breakfast drive to Arusha- Safari Destination, it is a
starting point for safaris in the northern circuit arriving in time
for lunch.
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