manyara,serengeti&ngorongoro

Lake Manyara

Day 2: Moshi to Lake Manyara Pick up from your lodge/hotel, you will drive across the floor of the Great Rift Valley to Lake Manyara national park. This small beautiful gem of the park with its lush vegetation and tropical forest of giant fig trees and mahogany trees take its name from the Masai word for ‘euphorbia tirucalli’ a wild bush which known as Boma. This small gem of national p[ark host herds of elephants, buffalo, giraffes, zebra and variety of antelopes that inhabitant the park not forgetting a variety of monkeys species and occupy the lake itself. On a luck day you may see also spot the legendary tree climbing lions of lake Manyara national park which are well known for their tree climbing habitat, lazily resting on the branches of an ‘acacia tortillas’’ trees. The bird life is also abundant with flamingos, pelicans, horn bills and plenty of forest species. In the late afternoon your driver will take you to your accommodation. Dinner and overnight as per standard and type of accommodation option requested.

Serengeti

Day 4: Serengeti national park Non game-viewing travel time: 5 hours Distance: 145km Be one of only a few fortunate people to glide in a Hot Air Balloon over the Serengeti Plains (available at supplementary cost by pre-arrangement). Floating silently above the awakening bush, while spotting wildlife and enjoying the amazing scenery of Africa, across rivers and over numerous small villages. We do an after breakfast game viewing drive along the Sogore River Circuit, which loops into the plains south of the Seronera River, and which is good for possible Lion, Thomson gazelle, topi, ostrich and cheetah sightings. The Visitor Centre close to the Serengeti Seronera Lodge and public campsites, is well worth a visit after the morning's game drive. This nicely designed centre offers some interesting wildlife displays as well as a gift shop selling information leaflets and maps of the area. The centre also has a shop where cold drinks and snacks can be purchased, as well as a picnic area and information trail up and around a nearby kopje. We will enjoy a relaxed picnic lunch at the centre in the shade of the giant acacia trees. In the afternoon we will follow the Kopjes Circuit, which goes anti-clockwise around the Maasai Kopjes, which usually attract a number of lion and some formidably large cobras. Kopjes are weathered granite outcrops, scattered around the plains, most of which are miniature ecosystems, providing shade and drinking water in pools left in the rock after the rains. This makes the kopjes particularly good for spotting wildlife in the dry seasons - including lions, which like to lie in wait for animals coming to drink! Dinner and overnight in the Seronera area, as per the standard and type of accommodation option requested.

Day 6: Ngorongoro crater - Moshi Non game-viewing travel time: 5 hours Distance: 273 km After early breakfast, we will descend over 600 meters into the crater to view wildlife for a half day's safari tour. Supported by a year round water supply and fodder, the Ngorongoro National Park supports a vast variety of animals, which include herds of wildebeest, zebra, buffalo, eland, warthog, hippo, and giant African elephants. Another big draw card to this picturesque national park, is it's dense population of predators, which include lions, hyenas, jackals, cheetahs and the ever-elusive leopard, which sometimes requires a trained eye to spot. We will visit Lake Magadi, a large but shallow alkaline lake in the southwestern corner, which is one of the main features of the crater. A large number of flamingos, hippos and other water birds can usually been seen here. In afternoon get lunch at your lodge after which we will transfer back to Moshi. Upon arrival in Moshi then we will end our African safari adventure. You will be taken to your hotel, which ends our safari services.