The Safari start in the morning with pick up from Arusha town
You will proceed to Tarangire National Park, enjoy midmorning game drive
Tarangire is well known for its large elephant herds. From the open roof of the vehicle one can experience the seasonal swamps, savanna and Tarangire River in search of many animals including zebra, wildebeest, buffalo, elephant and giraffe. It's possible that you will catch a glimpse of a lion stalking its prey or leopards watching and relaxing in the trees above.
Around mid day, you will have your picnic lunches. Enjoy further game viewing Late afternoon drive to Manyara area.
Dinner & Overnight at Escarpment Luxury Lodge
Perched high on the rim of the Great Rift Valley, Escarpment Luxury Lodge is a serene haven overlooking the wonder of Lake Manyara below. Offering 16 private, tastefully decorated chalets, this luxury en-¬‐suite accommodation provides visitors with breathtaking views of the picturesque biosphere around Lake Manyara National Park.
The main lodge area features a tastefully designed lounge bar just off the restaurant, serving exquisitely crafted dishes. A selection of soothing massages, along with an array of activities such as walking safaris, cultural tours, game drives, bush dinners and breakfasts, make this a truly idyllic destination to escape the stresses of daily life!
Breakfast at the Lodge
With packed lunch drive to Ngorongoro Conservation area
Ngorongoro Crater inhabited by almost every species of wildlife indigenous to East Africa including the rare black rhino. In fact, the crater has the greatest concentration of wild life in the planet. It contains a river, several swamps, a soda lake that, from the top, looks like steam, full of flamingos, a forest and open plains. The large bull elephants that reside here have extremely large tusks, due to the rich mineral content of the volcanic soil and its grasses.
The bottom of the crater dotted with watering-¬‐holes, shelters almost 30 000 animals in an area naturally enclosed by the slopes of the volcano. Ngorongoro is the largest unbroken caldera in the world and surrounded by very steep walls rising 610m from the floor. Covering an area of 259 sq. kms, it is considered to be one of the Wonders of the Natural World and is a veritable heaven for wildlife.
Late afternoon drive back to Manyara area Dinner & Overnight at Luxury Lodge.
After breakfast at the Lodge, enjoy morning leisurely nature guided walk around the Lodge Compound, experience the breath taking walk in the green forest, learning about the nature, culture and economic activities of the local people around the area
After lunch service you will have another opportunity to explore the game viewing in Lake Manyara National Park one of the most beautiful places in Africa. The Park is dramatically marked off by lush green vegetation consisting of tall trees of the ground water forest, which provide home to troops of baboons and blue monkeys. Further down, the forest opens up into woodland, grassland, swamps and beyond, the soda lake itself where over 350 species of birds, including the lively flamingo, pelican, sacred ibis, grebe and stork can be viewed. At the southern end of the Park are hot sulphur springs called MajiMoto. Manyara is noted for its numerous buffalo, elephant, giraffe, impala, hippo, as well as a great variety of smaller animals, and of course the very elusive tree-climbing lions. Drive back to your Lodge for dinner & Overnight at Escarpment Luxury Lodge
After breakfast at the Lodge, you will be driven to Mto wa Mbu area for a cultural visit with the local women. Learn about their farming and financing groups, you will have local lunch with them and taste the local African food. After lunch, drive back to Arusha and transfer to Kilimanjaro International Airport for your outbound flight
