4 DAYS NGORONGORO CRATER and LAKE MANYARA.
Day 1: Arrival in Arusha.
You will be met by our representative on arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport, checked into your hotel and briefed on your tour itinerary. Dinner and overnight at Hotel Jacaranda.
Day 2: Arusha - Ngorongoro Crater (190 km 4 hrs).
You will have an early breakfast, followed by a drive to Ngorongoro crater, arriving in time for lunch at Ngorongoro Serena Lodge.
After lunch you will visit the Olduvai Gorge, also known as "the cradle of mankind'' to see the first footprints of mankind. The Gorge lies on the site of an ancient lake, covered by thick layers of volcanic ash, which carefully preserved the world's earliest records of mankind.
The museum displays some of these fascinating discoveries and remarkable finds. Dinner and overnight at Ngorongoro Serena Lodge.
Day 3: Ngorongoro Crater and Lake Manyara.
You will have an early morning game drive in conservation area along the crater floor where you can expect to see a variety of wild life such as elephants and leopards. Ngorongoro conservation area is home to over 30,000 animals. The Park is a paradise of woodlands and lakes that provide for abundant wildlife including the gazelle, buffalo, elephants, wildebeest as well as big cats, particularly the black manned lion, leopards and hyena.
You will return to the lodge for late breakfast after which you can relax and enjoy the lodge's facilities until lunch time.
After lunch you will depart for Lake Manyara, one and a half hours away. This is one of Tanzania's most prized parks, consisting of a shallow soda lake, covering two-thirds of the park. The park's varied habitat attracts a wide variety of animals, including one of Africa's largest concentrations of elephants, tree-climbing lions, as well as large flocks of flamingos, attracted by the algae in the lake.
A drive through this game park presents rare opportunity to see a wide variety of game such as buffalo, elephant, giraffe, leopard, civet, black rhino, hippo, zebra, impala, antelope, the shy pangolin, bushbuck, waterbuck, and many others.
Dinner and overnight at Lake Manyara Serena Lodge.
Day 4: Lake Manyara - Arusha 130 km (2 hrs. 30 min.).
You will have a relaxed breakfast at the lodge followed by a drive back to Arusha.
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