AVT 1.2 LAKE MANYARA, SERENGETI, NGORONGORO, TARANGIRE – 10 Days
Lake Manyara, Serengeti, Ngorongoro, and Tarangire National Parks
This Tanzanian safari itinerary visits the four spectacular and understandably popular destinations of the Lake Manyara, Serengeti, Ngorongo and Tarangire National Parks, all of which are teeming with wildlife. This trip offers an option of one or two cultural discovery days where you can find out about the way of life of the people living there firsthand. There is a modest additional cost, which goes directly to the villagers. Many tourists pass through these areas, leaving only a cloud of dust, but with the unique Africa VIP Travel connections we will experience some of the local culture. Our goal is to enrich your knowledge of this part of Africa and ensure more of the benefits of tourism reach the locals directly.
Day 1 – Arrival/Arusha
Upon your arrival at Kilimanjaro Airport you will be met by a driver/guide and transferred to the Kibo Palace Hotel in the nearby town of Arusha for the night. BLD
DAY 2 – Lake Manyara, game drive
Drive to Lake Manyara for lunch (approximately 2 1/2 hrs), and then enjoy an afternoon game drive around Lake Manyara National Park. This park is famous for the bird life around the soda lake – flamingos in particular. It is also home to primates and the unusual tree climbing lions, as well as having a large elephant population. Spend overnight at a Bougainvillea Safari Lodge. BLD
DAY 3 – Serengeti, game drive
Drive to Serengeti National Park with a picnic lunch on the way, and then enjoy a late afternoon game drive. You will find the Serengeti to be endless rolling grasslands crisscrossed with shallow forested valleys. It is a virtual playground to millions of wildebeests, zebras, gazelles and a number of larger predators, making this one of the world’s most famous wildlife vistas. We will enjoy dinner and overnight at the private wilderness mobile luxury camp. BLD
DAY 4 – Serengeti, game drive – Day 2
Enjoy a full-day game drive, viewing different elephant families walking across the landscape or stopping to browse on acacia trees with their trunks held high, or wallowing in a large mud hole. Lunch in the Serengeti National Park during the game drive, and have dinner and overnight at a private wilderness mobile luxury camp. BLD
DAY 5 – Serengeti, game drive – Day 3
On our second full day in the Serengeti National Park experience more of the beauty of the park and its restless creatures. We will again enjoy dinner and overnight at the private wilderness mobile luxury camp. BLD
DAY 6 – Serengeti/Oldupai Gorge/Ngorongoro
Drive to Ngorongoro Crater Conservation Area for lunch (approx. 4 hrs). Along the way, we view Oldupai Gorge, where what is believed to be the first human skull was discovered, and visit a historic museum. Enjoy the afternoon at leisure with dinner and overnight at a Bougainvillea Safari Lodge. BLD
Day 7 – Ngorongoro Crater, game drive
We descend into the Ngorongoro Crater for a full-day tour within it, including a picnic lunch. Ngorongoro, a collapsed volcano, has created an incredible natural amphitheater teeming with all of the African big game. You may even catch a glimpse of the nearly extinct black rhino. That evening we enjoy our dinner and overnight at a Bougainvillea Safari Lodge. BLD
Day 8 – Tarangire, game drive: Day 1
Ngorongoro to Tarangire – Distance: 150 km (2 hrs)
In the morning after breakfast, drive to Tarangire National Park. Enjoy lunch and then a late afternoon game drive in the park. You will find early morning and late afternoon are the best times to observe birds and animals. During the heat of the day much of the wildlife rest under cover. You should look under trees and bushes for the pricking ears of animals raising their heads. Also watch in the trees for the dangling tail of a leopard as it lies on a branch. One of the most striking features of this park is the majestic old baobab trees. With their massive silvery trunks, spindly branches and gourd-like fruits, they are strange and impressive trees. Tarangire is also the home of a large number of elephants and bird life. Enjoy dinner and overnight at a Tarangire Osupuko Lodge. BLD
In the morning after breakfast, drive to Tarangire National Park. Enjoy lunch and then a late afternoon game drive in the park. You will find early morning and late afternoon are the best times to observe birds and animals. During the heat of the day much of the wildlife rest under cover. You should look under trees and bushes for the pricking ears of animals raising their heads. Also watch in the trees for the dangling tail of a leopard as it lies on a branch. One of the most striking features of this park is the majestic old baobab trees. With their massive silvery trunks, spindly branches and gourd-like fruits, they are strange and impressive trees. Tarangire is also the home of a large number of elephants and bird life. Enjoy dinner and overnight at a Tarangire Osupuko Lodge. BLD
Day 9 – Tarangire, game drive: Day 2
Enjoy a full-day game drive in Tarangire where it is possible to see the rare fringe-eared Oryx. Enjoy lunch either on the safari or back at camp. Later we will have dinner and overnight at a Tarangire Osupuko Lodge. BLD
Optional extensions include: chimp tracking; walking safari; mountain trekking; Zanzibar adventure
Optional extensions include: photo safari to Serengeti National Park; mountain trekking; walking safari; chimpanzee tracking; Zanzibar adventure
Price quote includes
• All ground transportation with a driver/guide – 4WD safari vehicles; guarantee of window-seating
• Accommodations, as detailed, in comfortable and roomy lodges/hotels and luxury tented lodges
• All national park entrance fees
• All food – breakfasts, (packed) lunches, and dinners
• Flying doctor evacuation service
• Accommodations, as detailed, in comfortable and roomy lodges/hotels and luxury tented lodges
• All national park entrance fees
• All food – breakfasts, (packed) lunches, and dinners
• Flying doctor evacuation service
Price quote excludes
• International flights
• Travel and personal accident insurance
• Visa, passport, vaccinations, medicines
• Tips/gratuities
• Expenditure on alcoholic drinks or soda at lodge/hotels or luxury tented lodges, as well as souvenirs and personal items
• Optional excursions/activities not detailed in itinerary
• Any additional services requested
• Travel and personal accident insurance
• Visa, passport, vaccinations, medicines
• Tips/gratuities
• Expenditure on alcoholic drinks or soda at lodge/hotels or luxury tented lodges, as well as souvenirs and personal items
• Optional excursions/activities not detailed in itinerary
• Any additional services requested
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