Tanzania

Tour Summary

This Tanzania set deputure explores Tanzania and its beautiful wildlife.

Day1: Thursday: Nairobi Met on arrival at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport and transferred to the hotel. Overnight stay at Hotel Intercontinental Nairobi. Day2: Friday: Ngorongoro Conservation Area Breakfast at the hotel then depart by shuttle bus (or private transfer) for Tanzania. Arrive Arusha in time for lunch. After lunch join your safari driver and depart for Ngorongoro Conservation Area which covers approximately 8,288 sqkm. The crater which is at 610 meters below the crater rim has an area of 265 sqkm and a diameter of 19 km. This is the central attraction in the area and is the largest caldera in the world that has its walls intact. Animals expected to be viewed here include: gazelles, zebra, rhino, eland, wildebeest and predators like lion, leopard, cheetah hyena and jackal. Dinner and overnight stay at Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge.   Day 3: Saturday: Ngorongoro Conservation Area Breakfast at the lodge then descend into the crater for a Morning half-day crater tour returning to the lodge in time for lunch. The rest of the day at leisure. Dinner and overnight at Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge. Day 4: Sunday: Serengeti National Park Depart after breakfast and drive via Olduvai Gorge (popularly referred to as the cradle of mankind) to Serengeti National Park arriving at the lodge in time for lunch. Serengeti means endless plains in Maasai language. It was declared a protected area in 1921 and gazetted as a National Park in 1951. Common animals to be seen here are lion, impala, buffalo, hippo, elephant, waterbuck, cheetah and wildebeest. There are over 400 species of birds in Serengeti. Afternoon game drive. Dinner and overnight at Serengeti Sopa Lodge. Day5: Monday: Serengeti National Park Full day in Serengeti with morning and afternoon game drives. All meals and overnight stay at Serengeti Sopa Lodge. Day 6: Tuesday: Lake Manyara Breakfast at the lodge then depart for Lake Manyara National Park arriving in time for lunch at the lodge. This is one of the oldest national parks in East Africa with diverse habitats making it possible to host a wealth of wildlife in its small area. Apart from the lake the other habitats include ground water forest, open grassland, acacia woodland and the rift wall. The tree climbing lion is the most famous spectacle. Besides we have the buffalo, elephants, baboons, leopards, impala, zebra Giraffe, hippos and wildebeests. This park contains over 400 species of birds. Dinner and overnight stay at Lake Manyara Serena Lodge. Day 7: Wednesday: Return to Nairobi and depart. Drive to Arusha for lunch then proceed to Namanga border where you join your Kenyan driver and depart for Nairobi. You are dropped off at the airport for your onward international flight.