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An extremely relaxing safari, with ample opportunities to search for and watch the big five. Driving between the regions is especially scenic, with many fascinating sights en route. The national parks are diverse and wildlife abundant. Offers excellent opportunities to see the "Big Five" (Elephant, Lion, Leopard, Buffalo and Rhino) as well as a variety of tropical birds without traveling great distances
Day 01 Arusha - Ngorongoro Crater [4 1/2 hours approximately] DBB
Depart Arusha after lunch, and drive across the Masai Steppe to the Great Rift Valley. The road then winds up the escarpment to the rim of the Crater, where you arrive at the lodge for dinner and overnight.
"It is impossible to give a fair description of the size and beauty of the Crater, for there is nothing with which one can compare it. It is one of the Wonders of the World." This is how the Crater is described by Bernard Grzimek in his classic "Serengeti Shall Not Die". The area is given over to Wildlife Conservation and comprises 8300 square kilometers of which the Crater is 260 square kilometers , and consists of grasslands, swamps, forests, rivers, and even an arid area of shifting dunes. The Crater supports a year round resident population of varied wildlife, and as the game is concentrated into a relatively small area you are likely to see lion, elephant, hyena, jackal, cheetah , the very rare Black rhino, primates and many more. The area is also home to the proud and colorful Masai tribe. Dinner and overnight at Gibbs Farm
Day 02 Ngorongoro Crater L-DBB
After an early breakfast you descend into the Crater in a 4 x 4 vehicle for a full day of game viewing with a picnic lunch taken on the Crater floor. Late afternoon you leave the Crater drive back to the lodge for dinner and overnight. Dinner and overnight at Gibbs Farm.
Day 03 Ngorongoro Crater - Lake Manyara National Park [2 hours approximately] LDBB
Drive to Lake Manyara after breakfast. From which ever direction you approach Lake Manyara , you get a spectacular view. Approaching from the east the Great Rift Valley wall forms an impressive backdrop to the Lake. From the west, with a pause at the top of the escarpment , the park lies below, a green strip beside a glistening lake. Lake Manyara National Park covers an area of 330 square kilometers, of which about two thirds is the lake itself, and the rest is forest, acacia woodland and some grasslands by the lake shore.
The wildlife can be migratory between Lake Manyara and Tarangire National Park across the lake, but you should see elephant, hippo, Cape buffalo, giraffe, several species of primate and antelope, and prolific birdlife. After lunch you have a game drive in the park followed by dinner and overnight at the Laka Manyara Serena Lodge.
Day 04 Lake Manyara National Park - Tarangire National Park [3 1/2 hours approximately] LDBB
This morning you drive to Tarangire National Park arriving for lunch, and followed by a game drive. South from Lake Manyara this delightful park covers an area of 2,600 square kilometers. It is the numerous wide bodied Baobab trees that first attract your eye. The gently rolling countryside is dotted with these majestic trees sometimes dwarfing the wildlife that feeds beneath them.
The park is at its best during the traditional dry seasons of June to October and December to March when many of the migratory animals come to the Tarangire River for water. Wildebeest, Oryx, zebra, elephant are amongst the most prolific of the animals. Dinner and overnight at Kikoti Tented Camp
Day 05 Tarangire National Park LDBB
Morning and afternoon game drives with overnight and all meals at Kikoti Tented Camp
Day 06 Depart
In the morning transfer to Arusha for your ongoing or homeward arrangements.
Rates From: $2,400 per person sharing, depending on
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