NGORONGORO CRATER AND LAKE MANYARA, SERENGETI, TARANGIRE NATIONAL PARKS NINE DAYS CAMPING SAFARI

BUDGET CAMPING SAFARI IN TANZANIA

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Day 1     The tour starts with lunch in Arusha town at 1230hrs. 1400hrs, drive to Tarangire National Park. Enjoy an evening game drive in the park. Dinner and overnight at the camp

Day 2     Depart for a morning and afternoon game viewing in Tarangire National Park.  Lesser kudu, eland, lion and gerenuk can be found in this beautiful park, noted for its multitude of baobab trees and its tree-climbing lions. Meals and overnight at the camp

Day 3     After breakfast drive to Lake Manyara. Lunch at Kirurumu Tented Lodge, followed by an afternoon game drive in Lake Manyara National Park whose inhabitants include hippos, monkeys, tree climbing lions, flamingos and other varieties of birdlife. Afternoon game drive in the Lake Manyara National Park. Dinner and overnight at Kirurumu Tented Lodge

Day 4     Enjoy another game drive in the Lake Manyara National Park. Lunch at Kirurumu Tented Lodge, and then drive to Serengeti National Park. Dinner and overnight at the Camp in Serengeti.

D 5+6     Spend two full days of game viewing in the Serengeti National Park. Meals and overnight at the camp in   
            Serengeti

Day 7     Drive to Ngorongoro Conservation Area via Olduvai Gorge, the site of Louis and Mary Leakey’s renowned archaeological discoveries. Their findings include some of the man’s earliest known ancestral remains. Proceed driving to Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Lunch at Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge. Afternoon at leisure. Dinner and overnight at Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge

Day 8     Today you will descend 2000 feet (over 600 meters) to the floor of the crater for a half day crater tour. Explore the forest areas that are inhabited by monkeys and elephants, the lake area, where you may see the flamingos and the open savannah where the lions hunt for food. Picnic lunches will be served in the crater. Dinner and overnight at Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge

NGORONGORO AND LAKE MANYARA GENERAL INFORMATION:

NGORONGORO CRATER: Ngorongoro is quite unique as its physical protection from man natural beauty ranks it among the most pristine wildernesses on earth. It is regarded as a natural wonder of the world and has been declared a World Heritage Site. It is the largest intact crater in the world, being 610 meters deep, 16 kilometers across and covering an area of 540 square kilometers. On the crater floor, grassland blends into swamps, lakes, rivers, woodland and mountains – all a haven for wildlife, including the greatest predator population in Africa. The volcanic crater is jam-packed with wildlife, including all the big game. Its pride and joy, however, is that it remains the last great wild refuge for black rhino.

MANYARA: The cleavage, known as the Great Rift Valley, can be identified from space as the most distinctive feature of the continent. The seam of this cleavage has developed a series of fascinating and beautiful lakes. Manyara is a fantastic big game park.

The variety of habitats parallels its exceptional scenery. Every imaginable East African animal is found here in abundance. There are great herds of buffalo, zebra, wildebeest and several varieties of gazelle. Mahogany, sausage tree and croton are alive with blue monkeys and vervet monkeys. Some of the most amazingly large pods of hippos congregate at the rivers emerging into the lake, and the birdlife is plentiful. Lake Manyara is also known for its “tree-climbing” lions.