Big 5 African Safaris, accommodated, camping and fully escorted
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Hotel pickup
Professional driver/guide in 4WD
5 Nights Twin Share Tented Accommodation
All camping equipment (large dome style walk in tents)
Mattress and all bedding incl sleeping bag and inner sheet
Camp cook & camp assistant
Most meals
Park entry fees
Drinks (including water)
Tips and gratuities
Items of a personal nature
Visas
Go camping in some of Tanzania’s best National Parks. This trip visits Ngorongoro Crater, the Serengeti and Lake Manyara National Parks, all renowned for their excellent game viewing. You have the option of visiting a Maasai Village and doing a hot air balloon flight over the Serengeti.
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Departure from Arusha (9.00am) to Ngorongoro Crater. Overnight camping within conservation area. In the afternoon you will have the opportunity to do a cultural Masai visit (Own Expense).
Meals Included: LD
Spend the day in the Ngorongoro Crater enjoying game drives. Ngorongoro Crater is the World’s largest intact volcanic caldera and is also one of the World’s seven natural wonders. Due to its size and diversity, the crater floor is comprised of several distinct areas, ranging from forest, swamps, lakes and springs, to open grassland and some sandy dunes. It’s an awesome wildlife experience. The drive out is just as exhilarating as the road is steep.
Meals Included: BLD
Enjoy game drives en route as you depart the crater area and head to the Serengeti National Park. In the local vernacular, Serengeti means ‘the endless plains that go up to the sky’. And they do just that. It is therefore easy to understand why this is the most popular and spectacular of all game parks in East Africa. Covering 14,765 sq km, one of the striking features of this park is the series of large granite outcrops that dominate the vast plains, making it very different to the Masai Mara. Return to your camp with remainder of day at leisure.
Meals Included: BLD
Experience a day of game drives in the Serengeti. Life in the park centres on the triangular trek of several million hooves. This movement never stops, as the animals constantly seek out new grazing pastures. Every year, after the south’s short November rains, wildebeest, zebra, gazelle, eland, topi and hartebeest gather in their thousands on the Serengeti’s southern plains and the Ngorongoro Highlands. Then, around April, they head towards the western corridor of the Serengeti, where many overflow into the Masai Mara around July/August. They remain here until late October/November, when Tanzania’s new rains prompt the move south again, towards Lake Ndutu and Lagaja. This yearly phenomenon also affects the lives of hundreds of thousands of other species, who rely on the migratory herds for their survival. These include predators, gazelles, birds and lowly insects, not to mention the grasses and trees that are fertilised by droppings. Another of the highlights here, is the early morning balloon safari, which operates weather permitting and an optional fee - Balloon flight MUST be pre booked.
Meals Included: BLD
Game drive en route through the Serengeti/Ngorongoro region to the Lake Manyara area.
From whichever direction you approach Manyara, the first view is spectacular. From the east, the Rift Valley wall rises several hundred metres to form an impressive backdrop to the lake. From the west, if one is perched at the top of the escarpment, the park lies far below, with a long green strip of water that glistens in the sunlight. The vegetation around the lake’s shores is surprisingly varied and comprises mostly forest, acacia woodland and open grassland. The park covers an area of 330 sq km of which about 230 sq km is the lake itself. You can always find hippo in the Simba River, elephant in the forests and a resident herd of Cape buffalo on the open plains at Mahali Pa Nyati, which means, ‘the place of the buffalo’ in Swahili. In addition, there are approximately 400 species of birds and with some luck you might see tree-climbing lions. You will have the option to visit markets as well as partake in octher activities in the area.
Meals Included: BLD
Enjoy one last morning game drive in Lake Manyara National Park. Returning to Arusha arriving late in the afternoon.
Meals Included: BL
