The Tanzanian Splendor
| 11 Days | |
|---|---|
| Nairobi- Arusha | Lake Manyara Wildlife Lodge (FB) |
| Day 1: After morning drop off at Namanga border town you drive to Arusha for lunch at Maivaro coffee plantations. Later head south, passing through the Masai Steppe with its many African villages. You continue up the Great Rift Valley where you have fantastic views over the distant Lake Manyara. You arrive in the late afternoon at the Lake Manyara Wildlife Lodge located high on a escarpment with views across the volcano-studded floor of the Great Rift Valley. | |
| Lake Manyara N/P | Lake Manyara Wildlife Lodge (FB) |
| Day 2: After breakfast you enter your safari vehicle and spend the morning exploring Lake Manyara National Park. About midday, you continue to Mto Wa Mbu Village for lunch provided by Serena Active. You have the afternoon to explore the local market, including interaction with the local tribes. You have the opportunity to explore the local area with visits to homes, farmland, church and a kindergarten. Following this cultural experience, you return to your lodge for dinner and overnight. | |
| Serengeti N/P | Serengeti Seronera Lodge (FB) |
| Day 3: After breakfast you will enter your safari vehicle and depart for Ngorongoro Conservation Area. You will stop at Olduvai Gorge em route with a short visit to the museum. You then continue into Serengeti National Park with a game drive en route to the Serengeti Seronera Lodge, located in (central Serengeti). You arrive at your lodge in time for lunch, followed by an afternoon game drive in the Serengeti National Park. Return to the Lodge for dinner and overnight. | |
| Serengeti N/P | Lobo Wildlife Lodge (FB) |
| Day 4: Embark on morning and afternoon game drives in the Serengeti National Park, exploring this famous park with teaming wildlife. | |
| Ngorongoro Crater N/P | Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge (FB) |
| Day 5: An early breakfast, you will be met and transferred to the Ngorongoro Crater Conservancy with a picnic lunch. On arrival, you will immediately embark on a tour of the Ngorongoro Crater, descending into the crater for game viewing. Ascend the crater wall in the late afternoon and continue to your lodge which is perched on the rim of this world renowned caldera. | |
| Arusha | Matamwe Beach Resort |
| Day 6: Drive to Kilimanjaro airport to connect a flight to Zanzibar. | |
| Zanzibar | Matamwe Beach Resort |
| Day 7-10: After the breathtaking sites and sound of Ngorongoro, Matamwe Beach Resort is the perfect place to be, located out on its own on a long stretch of classical palm-lined, white sand beach on the North East of Zanzibar Island. Just off-shore is the world famous Mnemba Atoll, whose circling reef has some of the best diving spots in East Africa. Also excursions along the beach to the palm-thatched villages where friendly people live a traditional life dominated by fishing. | |
| Nairobi | Departure |
| Day 11: Early transfer to the airport for a flight to | |