5 Days Tented Camps Safari Lake Manyara, Serengeti & Ngorongoro Crater

DAY 1: LAKE MANYARA NATIONAL PARK-OCTAGON LODGE

Pick up from your Hotel in Arusha at 9.00am, meet your professional driver tour guide, drive you  with picnic lunch to Lake Manyara National Park (About 135Klm), home to giant fig trees, acacia woodlands, mahogany trees and grassy flood plains. The contrasts of this area are simply breathtaking, with the open plains, huge escarpment, Soda Lake, dense woodlands, and distance volcanic peaks. Animals such as Elephants, Hippos, Impalas, Giraffe, Warthog, Wildebeest, Blue monkeys and Buffaloes can be seen. This Park is also home to the famous tree climbing lions and Leopards.

Lake Manyara National Park provides the perfect introduction to Tanzania’s bird’s life with over 400 species having been recorded within the parks boundaries. Highlights include pink-hued flamingoes, herons, storks and pelicans.Dinner and overnight at Octagon Lodge.

DAY 2: SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK-SERENGETI HERITAGE LUXURY CAMP

Early at 6.00am have a cup of coffee and drive to MaasaiBoma where you will experience the rhythm of this nomadic tribe’s daily life. Subject to the season, witness the livestock movement in the early morning before meeting the Elders, Moran warriors and women and children with full explanations’ into the status and ranking within the families as well as their traditions and beliefs.

Then drive back to the camp for full breakfast. After breakfast have a game drive en-route with picnic lunch to Serengeti National Park, through Ngorongoro Conservation area.The vast Serengeti Plains, home to a huge variety of animals and birds, Search among the trees and kopjes for the elusive Leopards and cheetah as well as Wildebeest Migration. Dinner and overnight at Serengeti Heritage Luxury camp.

DAY 3: SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK-SERENGETI HERITAGE LUXURY CAMP

Early in the morning have a cup of Coffee proceed for sunrise game drive in Serengeti, return back to the camp for breakfast, After breakfast proceed for full day game viewing with picnic lunch in Serengeti Plains, home to a huge variety of animals and birds, Search among the trees and kopjes for the elusive Leopards and cheetah as well as Wildebeest Migration. After Sunset game drive back to Serengeti Heritage Luxury camp.

DAY 4: SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK - RHINO LODGE

After breakfast have a Game viewing en-route with picnic lunches and visit to the small but very interesting Dr. Leakey Museum at Olduvai Gorge. Ascend from the plains to the rim of Ngorongoro Crater for dinner and overnight at Rhino Lodge (Crater rim).

DAY 5: NGORONGORO CRATER-ARUSHA

After early breakfast drive to Ngorongoro, Descend 610 meters into Ngorongoro Crater floor for 6 hours game viewing with picnic lunch. Spot the endangered black Rhinos, Lions, Elephants, Zebras, Buffaloes and wildebeest and other wild animals.

Also in Ngorongoro Crater Soda Lake you will see many species of birds including Flamingos. All these animals in turn support large predators such as Lions and Leopards, and scavengers such as Hyenas and Jackals. Late evening drive back to Arusha.