7 Days Taragire – Ngorongoro – Serengeti – Lake Manyara Lodge safari
Day 1: Tarangire
Depart Arusha early morning and drive to Tarangire National Park arriving in time for lunch. Spend the afternoon at leisure and later go for the evening game drive. Tarangire lies south of the Maasai land along the Arusha – Dodoma road. Tarangire’s topography is characterized by open acacia woodland, bushes, swamps, rivers and scattered baobab trees. Tarangire is famous for its tree climbing pythons. Game to view in this park includes zebras, heartbeests, elephants, buffalos, waterbucks, gazelles, oryx and abundant birdlife. Dinner and overnight at Tarangire Sopa Lodge.
Day 2: Ngorongoro
Have an early breakfast and go for another game drive for a chance to spot any game you might have missed on your previous game drive. After lunch depart and drive to Ngorongoro crater arriving late afternoon. Check inn at Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 3: Ngorongoro
Have breakfast early and descend 2000 meters with a four wheel drive vehicle to the floor of the crater. Ngorongoro crater has plenty of game. The park has recorded over 14000 wildebeest. Bird life is also abundant. Spend the day exploring this natural habitat taking a break to have a picnic lunch. Later ascend back to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 4: Serengeti
After breakfast depart and head to Serengeti passing through Olduvai Gorge, a fossil site excavated by the leakey family where they discovered human fossil dating back 2 million years. Lunch at the oldivai gorge and later proceed to the world famous Serengeti National Park. Serengeti is one of the largest wildlife sanctuary in the world and it is also the site of the most breathtaking events in the animal kingdom. The migration of thousands if wildebeest. Dinner and overnight at Serengeti Sopa Lodge.
Day 5: Serengeti
Serengeti is characterized by a savannah type of topography with treeless vast plains, scattered acacia trees, rock outcrops, riverine bushes, scrubs, rivers and swamps. These features give Serengeti a fascinating variety of sceneries. Spend two full days exploring this amazing park with morning and evening game drive. The parks animal population is over 4 million and over 400 bird species. Meals and overnight at Serengeti Sopa Lodge.
Day 6: Lake Manyara
Depart serengeti after breakfast and drive to Lake Manyara arriving in time for lunch. After lunch spend the afternoon at leisure and later go for the evening game drive. Lake Manyara is 200 kilometers squared while the whole park is 330 kilometers squared inclusive of the lake. Lake Manyara is located under the wall of the Rift Valley and has the highest population of elephants per square kilometer in the country. This park is famous for it’s tree climbing lions. Dinner and overnight at Lake Manyara Serena Lodge.
Day 7: Arusha
After breakfast depart as you do a game drive. Drive to Arusha arriving in time for lunch.
Included in the price:
Þ Transport in a 8 seater custom made Tour van with a pop up roof – each person is guaranteed a window seat.
Þ Services of a professional English speaking guides.
Þ Accommodation in camps as mentioned in the itinerary.
Þ 3 Meals a day ( special diet vegetarian and hallal).
Þ Accommodations in camps as per the itinerary.
Þ All park entrance fees to include government taxes.
Þ Service of an English speaking professional.
Þ Start and finish Nairobi.
Þ Bottled Water
Excluded in the price:
Þ Laundry.
Þ Tips.
Þ Soft drinks.
Þ International flights.
Þ Visas to Kenya.
Þ Items of personal nature.
Þ Any other extras not detailed in the above itinerary.
