Overview
We’re off to do something we’ve wanted to do for a long time. A delightful tour includes a visit to the magnificent Lake Manyara National Park, a cultural hike at Mto wa Mbu village, and two nights in central Serengeti for migration searching, where herds are expected to congregate at this time of year. Ngorongoro Crater ended up being a sanctuary for many animals, most notably the Black Rhino.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Type of Tour: Private tour
- Level of the Tour: Comfort Level
- Destinations Visited: Lake Manyara, Serengeti and Ngorongoro
- The best month to Travel: March, April, May early June, and late November to early December
- Nature of the Tour: Driving throughout
Driving distance: 55km/1hr
Arrive at Kilimanjaro International Airport, meet and greet by our smiling driver
with your name on our sign board. Our driver will pick you up and transfer you
to your chosen accommodation in Arusha city for leisure overnight.
Overnight: Kibo Palace Hotel on Bed and Breakfast
Distance: 160km/2hr40minutes
Breakfast at the Lodge.
After a leisurely breakfast, our driver-guide will pick you up and drive you to Mto wa Mbu for a cultural experience than to Lake Manyara National Park for a game drive.
Activity 1: Mto wa Mbu village walk: Mto wa Mbu is a well-known village in the Manyara region is home to over 120 ethnic groups from Africa. The local guide leads the short village tour for about 1 hour and 30 minutes. The guide will assist you in exploring the village and the men of its tribes. Local farms (banana, coffee, and rice farms), local houses, socio-cultural and economic Dos of locals, local market, local products, local schools, and daily movement of locals within the village are among the many things to learn about during the walk. After the tour, we enjoy a local lunch prepared by village mamas, which concludes our local excursion, and then we drive about 5 kilometres to Lake Manyara National Park for a game drive.
Activity 2: Game Drive: Lake Manyara national park is a small forest park along the edge of rift valley famously wide variety of bird species including flamingoes and rare tree-climbing lions. The beautifully alkaline lake attracts flocks of pink flamingos and many water birds that feed along the lakeshore although, in dry season flamingos and other water, birds are usually found in small numbers. Many animals can be seen during game drives such as Elephants, Wildebeests, Zebras, Hippos, Dik-diks, Buffalos, Giraffes, monkeys, and many more animals
which provide a breathtaking view. Then evening we drive to our chosen accommodation for leisure and overnight.
Overnight stay: Marera Valley Lodge on Full Board Basis
Driving distance 170kms/ 4hrs
After a delicious breakfast, we depart from our lodge and travel through the vast Ngorongoro Conservation Area before arriving at our main destination, the magnificent Serengeti National Park, for migration viewing. We arrive in the Serengeti for some afternoon game viewing. Our main focus is the Wildebeest migration, but game viewing here combines the known with the unknown, with the certainty that you will be amazed by the uncertainty of what you will see and when. There is a new experience around every corner.
Overnight stay: Narudi Tented camp Full Board Basis
Today is a full day of intensive game drives at this highly-rated park. We continue to look for migration and many animals such as big cats in pride, bird species, and an uncountable number of grazer animals. Several game drives can be taken here, which may reveal animal behaviours such as killing, meeting, and so on. Sunrise and sunset are also fantastic experiences to have while in the Serengeti.
Overnight stay: Narudi Tented Camp on Full Board Basis
Driving distance: 145kms/3hrs 30minutes
Breakfast will be followed by a final morning game viewing to marvel at the natural beauty of Serengeti. The concentration the wildlife here surely gives a clear picture of why it is a must destination to be on your bucket list. We enjoy our lunch at the picnic site and thereafter proceed with our game en route to our chosen accommodation in Ngorongoro for leisure and overnight
Overnight stay: Ngorongoro Rhino Lodge on Full Board
Driving distance: 248km/5hrs
We use into our early breakfast and thereafter embark on to the crater floor for our Crater tour.
The crater has a population of estimated 120 lions, with well-defined territories:15,000 wildebeest, 9,000 zebra, 400 hyenas, and around 50 black rhinos. Many wildebeest and other herd animals are residents benefiting from the many sources of years-round waters and are boosted by some migrators in season. Buffalo, Thomson’s gazelles, and eland are also present in numbers. Hippos can be spotted in the pool and flamingos on the shores of Magadi lake, especially in the wet and semi-dry seasons.
After the game drive, we ascend from the crater floor and drive to Kilimanjaro International Airport for check-in to your onward flight
End of our Services
- 1- Arrival and 1- departure airport transfer
- All accommodation and Meals as per itinerary
- Professional English-speaking driver guide
- 4×4 Toyota land cruiser throughout
- All Park fees and game drives as per itinerary
- Picnic lunch boxes
- All Government taxes and 18% VAT (Value added tax)
- 2-ltrs drinking water per person per day during safari
- Mto wa Mbu village visit with local lunch
- Any changes which attract an extra charge
- Travel insurance
- Visa ($100 for USA citizens and $50 for other nationalities)
- Tip for driver guide and in the accommodations
- Things of personal nature
- Laundry services
- Drinks in the accommodations
- Balloon ride