Camping Safari: Manyara – Serengati – Ngorongoro and Tarangire
Camping Safari:
Manyara – Serengati – Ngorongoro and Tarangire
Day 1 Arusha / Mto Wa Mbu
The tour starts with lunch in Arusha town at 1230hrs. 1330hrs, drive to Lake Manyara. Enjoy an evening game drive in Lake Manyara National Park whose inhabitants include hippos, monkeys, tree climbing lions, flamingos and other varieties of birdlife. Dinner and overnight at a campsite in Mto wa Mbu
Day 2 Depart to Serengeti National Park
Enjoy an afternoon game drive in the endless plains of the Serengeti for a chance to see the great herds of wildebeest, zebras and gazelles or a pride of lions lounging in the shade. Dinner and overnight under tents in the Serengeti.
Day 3 Serengeti
Spend a full day of game viewing in the Serengeti National Park. Meals and overnight under tents in the Serengeti
Day 4 Nrorongoro
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. Picnic lunches will be served at the Gorge. Proceed driving to Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Dinner and overnight at Simba campsite
Day 5 Karatu
Today you will descend 2000 feet (0ver 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. Afternoon return to the camp for lunch. After lunch, drive to Karatu for dinner and overnight under tents.
Day 6 After Tarangire
After breakfast, depart for Tarangire National Park for an afternoon of game viewing with picnic lunches. Lesser kudu, eland, lion and gerenuk can be found in this beautiful park, noted for its multitude of baobab trees and its treeclimbing lions. Dinner and overnight at the camp
Day 7 Arusha
After breakfast return to Arusha. Lunch at a restaurant.