Northern Tanzania 7-Day Safari
LAKE MANYARA - NGORONGORO CRATER -
SERENGETI SAFARI
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, hippos, and others. Overnight at the TWIGA Campsite - full board.
Day 2:
Drive from the Highview Hotel to Lake Eyasi. You will see great birdlife along the shore, and location alone makes it a great place to spend a couple of nights. Also the meadows along the lake shores and forest are home to a wide variety of wildlife including leopard, hippos, a variety of monkeys, various birds, greater and lesser flamingoes, storks, and pelicans. Several pleasant, private campsites are located in forest clearings by the lake, and these provide grassy tent spaces and shower facilities made mostly from local materials. Dinner at EYASI Campsite and overnight - full board
Day 3:
After breakfast, drive to Ngorongoro Crater for a half-day 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 flamingoes 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. Late Afternoon drive to Serengeti, dinner and overnight at Serengeti Seronera Wildlife Camp – full board.
Day 4:
Full day tour in Serengeti National Park, 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 and overnight at the Serengeti Seronera Wildlife Camp - full board.
Day 5:
After breakfast, continue game drive into the Serengeti's wilderness corners for a full-day game viewing in the park. With a picnic lunch beside you, you can also drive to IKOMA and do a nature walking tour along the Grumeti River. In the late evening, go to the Serengeti Seronera Wildlife Camp for rest, dinner, and overnight.
Day 6:
After breakfast, you will have another full day in the Serengeti, along with an optional drive to IKOMA, for a cultural walking tour. In the late evening, you will return to the Seronera Wildlife Camp for rest, dinner, and overnight.
Day 7:
After breakfast, morning game drives en-route in Serengeti National Park, then drive through Ngorongoro area via Olduvai Gorge. In the late afternoon drive to Kilimanjaro or Arusha airport in time for your return flight. Alternatively, continue to your hotel in Moshi.
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, hippos, and others. Overnight at the TWIGA Campsite - full board.
Day 2:
Drive from the Highview Hotel to Lake Eyasi. You will see great birdlife along the shore, and location alone makes it a great place to spend a couple of nights. Also the meadows along the lake shores and forest are home to a wide variety of wildlife including leopard, hippos, a variety of monkeys, various birds, greater and lesser flamingoes, storks, and pelicans. Several pleasant, private campsites are located in forest clearings by the lake, and these provide grassy tent spaces and shower facilities made mostly from local materials. Dinner at EYASI Campsite and overnight - full board
Day 3:
After breakfast, drive to Ngorongoro Crater for a half-day 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 flamingoes 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. Late Afternoon drive to Serengeti, dinner and overnight at Serengeti Seronera Wildlife Camp – full board.
Day 4:
Full day tour in Serengeti National Park, 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 and overnight at the Serengeti Seronera Wildlife Camp - full board.
Day 5:
After breakfast, continue game drive into the Serengeti's wilderness corners for a full-day game viewing in the park. With a picnic lunch beside you, you can also drive to IKOMA and do a nature walking tour along the Grumeti River. In the late evening, go to the Serengeti Seronera Wildlife Camp for rest, dinner, and overnight.
Day 6:
After breakfast, you will have another full day in the Serengeti, along with an optional drive to IKOMA, for a cultural walking tour. In the late evening, you will return to the Seronera Wildlife Camp for rest, dinner, and overnight.
Day 7:
After breakfast, morning game drives en-route in Serengeti National Park, then drive through Ngorongoro area via Olduvai Gorge. In the late afternoon drive to Kilimanjaro or Arusha airport in time for your return flight. Alternatively, continue to your hotel in Moshi.