6 Days Tanzania Discovery Safari 5Nights/6Days - Ngorongoro - Serengeti - Lake Manyara

AJS Tz 05 Tanzania Discovery Safari
5Nights/6Days - Ngorongoro - Serengeti - Lake Manyara

Day 01: NAIROBI - NGORONGORO
On arrival, at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport you will be met by our customer service (early morning flight) and later transferred to Namanga border town, where you will go under migration formalities and exchange the vehicle and proceed to Arusha or ( assisted to board a Shuttle for Arusha). On arrival at Arusha, you will be met and transferred to IMPALA HOTEL for your lunch. Soon after lunch, you will depart for Ngorongoro.
You will check in at NGORONGORO SOPA LODGE or SIMILAR in the late afternoon. Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge opened in 1992, is an all-suite lodge having 96 suites most enjoying magnificent views into the Crater. Each suite is fully carpeted and heated by oil-fired central heating radiators in the winter months. The spacious bedrooms contain two queen-sized beds with deep-sprung mattresses to ensure a comfortable night's rest. The fully tiled bathrooms are equipped to a high standard with a bath, shower, WC, bidet, wash hand basin, hair dryer, and shaver socket. Each suite has a solarium with comfortable rocking chairs, the perfect place to relax. A small private lounge with a writing desk provides extra privacy to each suite and minibars are available on request. Dinner and overnight at NGORONGORO SOPA LODGE or SIMILAR (LD).

Day 02: NGORONGORO CRATER
After an early morning breakfast, you will descend into the crater for a full-day game viewing with lunch boxes en route. Ngorongoro crater is referred by many people as the "eighth wonder of the world". The crater walls are 2000ft high and the floor spreads for 102sq miles, a truly awesome sight. It contains a river, several swamps, a soda lake complete with flamingoes, a forest, and open plains. A virtual "Noah's Ark", the crater is home to almost every species of wildlife indigenous to East Africa which include, gazelle, elephant, lion, leopard, cheetah, rhino, buffalo, wildebeest, zebra, and numerous hippos. Eagles, cranes, storks, and hundreds of other birds also inhabit this spectacular area.

At the end of the day, you will ascend the crater wall NGORONGORO SOPA LODGE or SIMILAR situated at the rim of the crater for dinner and overnight.

Day 03 : NGORONGORO - SERENGETI
Soon after breakfast, proceed with your safari to Serengeti National Park via the famous "Olduvia Gorge" where Dr. Louis and Mary Leakey made their discovery of the early man. After visiting the small museum and attending a short lecture describing the archeological digs and geology of the gorge, continue with your safari to the vast Serengeti plain with a game drive en route which covers an area of over 14,763 sq km. The park is inhabited by more than 3 million mammals, including lions, cheetahs, leopards, elephants, buffalo, gazelles, antelope, giraffes, hyenas, and all of the little animals e.g rock hyrax, bat-eared foxes, etc. You will have two extensive game drives today in this fabulous park and you gonna need many films.
You will check in at SERENGETI SOPA LODGE looking over the seemingly endless Serengeti Plains, the Serengeti Sopa Lodge is a tranquil oasis set in over 14,000 square kilometers. The Serengeti Sopa Lodge was opened in 1992; the lodge can accommodate 170 guests in 79 suites, each room having wall-to-wall carpeting, a private lounge with a mini bar, a bedroom with two queen size beds and ample room for a third, an en-suite bathroom with shaver sockets and a hair dryer, and a private verandah which offers stunning views over the plains of Serengeti. Dinner and overnight SERENGETI SOPA LODGE or SIMILAR (BLD).

Day 04: SERENGETI
A full day is spent at the vast Serengeti plains with two extensive game drives today in this fabulous park and you gona need many films. All meals and overnight at SERENGETI SOPA LODGE or SIMILAR (BLD).

NOTE:
An optional balloon ride can be done this morning at an extra cost.

Day 05 : SERENGETI - LAKE MANYARA
Soon after lunch, you will depart to Lake Manyara National Park. Lake Manyara National Park is a beautiful small park known for its lush vegetation and tropical forests of giant fig and mahogany trees, elephants, giraffes, buffalo, zebra, and a variety of antelope inhabit the park as well as a variety of monkeys and a large population of hippos. The park is also home to many species of birds and one of the few places you will be able to see the comical ground hornbill.

With game drive en-route you will check in at LAKE MANYARA SERENA LODGE or SIMILAR. Standing high on the bluff of a dramatic ochre and terracotta-streaked cliff above the flamingo-frosted expanse of Lake Manyara's gleaming alkaline waters, the lodge commands panoramic views across the volcano-studded floor of the Great Rift Valley. Designed to reflect the brilliance of Lake Manyara's unique birdlife, the lodge draws on an inspirational architectural motif that melds swooping avian curves with the gentle concentric patterns of traditional Maasai Bomas (encampments) whilst the vibrantly colored frescoes lining walls are designed to depict the colorful intricacy of bird migratory patterns. The ambiance of the lodge is a fusion of lakeside tranquility, towering volcanic splendor, and adventure-packed sporting activity. Dinner and overnight at LAKE MANYARA SERENA LODGE or SIMILAR (BLD).

Day 06 : LAKE MANYARA - ARUSHA - NAIROBI
Enjoy the early morning games drive and later you will depart for Arusha, arriving in time for lunch at Arusha. Soon after lunch you will be transferred to Namanga, exchange vehicles, and proceed to Nairobi or (assisted to board the afternoon Shuttle to Nairobi) arriving at 6:30 pm. (You can be dropped off at the Airport or your hotel (BL).