Northern Tanzania 5-Day Safari
LAKE MANYARA - NGORONGORO CRATER - SERENGETI
Day 1:
The drive from Moshi to Lake Manyara National Park takes about 4 hours. After having a picnic lunch in Manyara, you start a late afternoon game drive, which is the best time to view animals in this park. When you approach it from the east, the Rift Valley escarpment looms on the horizon forming an impressive backdrop to the lake. In the tall trees of the ground water forest, monkeys leap from branch to branch, and on the escarpment, elephants stand in the shade. Other animals frequently seen are zebras, impalas, monkeys, giraffes, buffalos, and hippos. Overnight at the TWIGA Campsite - full board.
Day 2:
The drive to Serengeti National Park via Olduvai Gorge takes 3 to 4 hours. Olduvai Gorge is an archaeological site located in the eastern Serengeti plains, in which early human fossils were first discovered. It has an amazing landscape that resulted from the same tectonic forces that created the Great Rift Valley millions of years ago. Then in the late evening, drive to an overnight at the Serengeti Seronera Wildlife Camp - full board.
Day 3:
After breakfast, venture into the Serengeti’s wilderness corners for a full-day game viewing in the park. With a picnic lunch beside you, leisurely explore this world heritage site, where earth’s largest concentration of plain game still roams free! In the late evening, go to the Serengeti Seronera Wildlife Camp for rest, dinner, and overnight.
Day 4:
After breakfast, drive to Ngorongoro Crater for a game drive inside the crater. This is the best place in Tanzania to see black rhino as well as prides of lion that include the magnificent black-maned males. There are lots of colorful flamingos and a variety of water birds. Other game that you can see include leopards, cheetahs, hyenas, other members of the antelope family, and small mammals. In the late afternoon, drive to SIMBA Campsite or campsite near Karatu for Dinner and overnight.
Day 5:
The drive to Tarangire National Park takes two hours. This park is spectacular in the dry season when many of the migratory wildlife species come back to the permanent waters of the Tarangire River. Huge herds of wildebeest, zebras, elephants, elands and Oryx gather to stay in Tarangire until the onset of the rain when they migrate again to good grazing areas. In the late afternoon, drive to Kilimanjaro or Arusha airport in time for your return flight.
Day 1:
The drive from Moshi to Lake Manyara National Park takes about 4 hours. After having a picnic lunch in Manyara, you start a late afternoon game drive, which is the best time to view animals in this park. When you approach it from the east, the Rift Valley escarpment looms on the horizon forming an impressive backdrop to the lake. In the tall trees of the ground water forest, monkeys leap from branch to branch, and on the escarpment, elephants stand in the shade. Other animals frequently seen are zebras, impalas, monkeys, giraffes, buffalos, and hippos. Overnight at the TWIGA Campsite - full board.
Day 2:
The drive to Serengeti National Park via Olduvai Gorge takes 3 to 4 hours. Olduvai Gorge is an archaeological site located in the eastern Serengeti plains, in which early human fossils were first discovered. It has an amazing landscape that resulted from the same tectonic forces that created the Great Rift Valley millions of years ago. Then in the late evening, drive to an overnight at the Serengeti Seronera Wildlife Camp - full board.
Day 3:
After breakfast, venture into the Serengeti’s wilderness corners for a full-day game viewing in the park. With a picnic lunch beside you, leisurely explore this world heritage site, where earth’s largest concentration of plain game still roams free! In the late evening, go to the Serengeti Seronera Wildlife Camp for rest, dinner, and overnight.
Day 4:
After breakfast, drive to Ngorongoro Crater for a game drive inside the crater. This is the best place in Tanzania to see black rhino as well as prides of lion that include the magnificent black-maned males. There are lots of colorful flamingos and a variety of water birds. Other game that you can see include leopards, cheetahs, hyenas, other members of the antelope family, and small mammals. In the late afternoon, drive to SIMBA Campsite or campsite near Karatu for Dinner and overnight.
Day 5:
The drive to Tarangire National Park takes two hours. This park is spectacular in the dry season when many of the migratory wildlife species come back to the permanent waters of the Tarangire River. Huge herds of wildebeest, zebras, elephants, elands and Oryx gather to stay in Tarangire until the onset of the rain when they migrate again to good grazing areas. In the late afternoon, drive to Kilimanjaro or Arusha airport in time for your return flight.