also in our 4 day Tanzania trips
TS 002: Ngorongoro-Serengeti-L.
Manyara
TS 001: Ngorongoro Crater- L. Manyara- Tarangire
Day 1: After breakfast, depart for Namanga. Our Tanzanian representative
will take over from here and
drive you to Arusha for lunch. After lunch drive towards the Ngorongoro
Conservation Area. The drive is quite a spectacular journey involving
getting across the bottom of the Rift Valley and continuing up the
Mbulu Plateau, through the forest to the crater rim. Arrive at a
strategically located lodge, on the rim of the crater with magnificent
views for dinner and overnight stay.
Day 2: After breakfast, descend 610m into the crater floor,
from a height of 2,286m for game viewing. Ngorongoro was declared
a World Heritage site in 1978 in recognition of its beauty and importance.
The crater has an area of 265 sq. km. All of the big game: lions,
rhino, elephants can be seen here. After enjoying a picnic lunch,
drive towards Lake Manyara to arrive in time for dinner and overnight
stay at the lodge.
Day 3: After breakfast depart on a game drive within the
Lake Manyara National Park. This scenic park is located between
Lake Manyara and the Great Rift Valley Escarpment. Tree climbing
lions form the major attraction of the park. Other animals that
can be sighted include elephants, hippo, plain animals as well as
a huge variety of bird lives. Lunch will be served at the lodge
thereafter depart for Tarangire National Park. Arrive in time for
dinner and overnight stay at a lodge within the Park.
Day 4: Breakfast and depart for a game drive in the Tarangire
National Park. The park is nourished by the Tarangire River and
hence is home to lavish foliage, especially the majestic baobab
trees. The river is the key to the park's Eco-system, thus forming
the basis of the different populations of animals at different times
of the year. Animals include elephants, Thompsons gazelles,
buffalo, eland and hartebeest. After a picnic lunch, depart for
Arusha and then onwards transfer to Nairobi.
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