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3 Days Lake Manyara & Ngorongoro Camping Safari

3 Days

Safari Overview

The Ngorongoro Conservation Area was officially declared a UNESCO world heritage site in 1979. The area consists of dense mountain forests, woodlands, grasslands, lakes and swamps. Some of the most important archeological sites in the world, such as Oldupai Gorge and Laetoli, can be found in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Archeologists found evidence showing that the area was occupied by hominids over 3 million years ago and thus claiming that it could be the birthplace of mankind.

Lake Manyara National Park is one of the smaller national parks in Tanzania. Still, the park is home to an interesting collection of wildlife. Manyara park also features a variety of beautiful landscapes. The lake itself is a soda lake/alkaline lake and reaches a maximum depth of 3.7 m. The vegetation changes from ground water forests to flood plains and finally to acacia wood plains.

Our 3-day African safari, which specifically includes the Lake Manyara National Park and Ngorongoro Crater has been designed to offer you a short but intense Tanzanian Northern Circuit safari experience, for a shorter and time constrained period of 3 days / 2 nights. You will experience the excitement of game viewing in two of the most spectacular national game parks in Tanzania.

Trip Highlights

  • An interesting collection of wildlife
  • Important archeological sites in Ngorongoro
  • Amazing landscapes including the largest volcanic caldera

Itinerary

Early morning pick up from Airport or your Hotel in Arusha and depart for Lake Manyara National Park with packed lunch arriving in good time. Later on we have afternoon game drive. Lake Manyara National Park takes pride in diversified habitat. It is mirrored by its varied fauna with some of the more common and visible large mammal species being the buffalo, elephant, giraffe, zebra, lion and wildebeest. Prominently renowned for its tree-climbing lions, Lake Manyara is also home to troops of baboon and blue monkey. The park is rich with fantastic bird life. More than 400 species of birds can be seen here. Dinner and Overnight at a Tented Campsite

Early morning breakfast we check out of the camp and drive with packed lunch and drive to Ngorongoro Crater Rim. OPTIONAL ACTIVITY: You can visit Olduvai Gorge at an extra fee payable direct to the museum. Ngorongoro Crater is the world biggest whole volcanic caldera at 8300 sq km and is arguably the most stunning arena. It is frequently described as one of the wonders of the world, not only because of its geological magnificence but also because it serves as an extraordinary natural sanctuary for some of Africa largest population of large mammals. The annual wildebeest and zebras migration passes through the Ngorongoro conservation moving south into the area in December and moving north in June. This movement changes seasonally with the rains but the migration will traverse almost the entire plains in search of food. This has a healthy resident population of most species of wildlife in particular the Ndutu Lake area to the west has strong cheetah and lion populations. Dinner and Overnight at a Tented Campsite.

Early morning game drive in Serengeti National Park later on we return back to the campsite for breakfast. We check out of the camp and drive with packed lunch game viewing en route to Ngorongoro Crater Rim. OPTIONAL ACTIVITY: You can visit Olduvai Gorge at an extra fee payable direct to the museum. Ngorongoro Crater is the world biggest whole volcanic caldera at 8300 sq km and is arguably the most stunning arena. It is frequently described as one of the wonders of the world not only because of its geological magnificence but also because it serves as an extraordinary natural sanctuary for some of Africa largest population of large mammals. The annual wildebeest and zebras migration passes through the Ngorongoro conservation moving south into the area in December and moving north in June. This movement changes seasonally with the rains but the migration will traverse almost the entire plains in search of food. This has a healthy resident population of most species of wildlife, in particular the Ndutu Lake area to the west has strong cheetah and lion population. Dinner and Overnight at a Tented Campsite.

Early morning breakfast then descend to the Crater Floor with picnic lunch for game drive. We explore the Crater and have lunch at the picnic site. Thereafter we continue with game viewing while ascending the Crater and drive back to Arusha arriving in the evening. You will be dropped either at your hotel or Kilimanjaro International Airport to catch your home bound flight depending on the arrangements where the safari ends.

What's Included

  • Arusha airport/hotel pick up/drop off transfers
  • Ground transport while on safari in 4×4 land cruiser with a roof hatch that pops up to enable easy viewing and photography with guaranteed window seats
  • Services of knowledgeable English speaking professional tour driver-guide
  • Game drives as detailed in the itinerary
  • Full board accommodation in Self Contained Tented Camps in single/Double/Twin/Tripple rooms
  • All Park entrance fees to include government taxes
  • Ngorongoro Crater service fees
  • Flying doctor tourist air ambulance evacuation cover in case of emergency while on safari.
  • Government taxes and local levies
  • 1.5Litres mineral water per day whilst on safari
  • Starts in Arusha and ends in Arusha

What's Not Included

  • All personal travel and baggage insurances
  • International and Domestic flights
  • All Airport Taxes and Visas
  • Items and services of a personal nature
  • Olduvai Gorge entrance fees
  • Canoeing safari
  • Any Optional activities such as village visit, balloon safaris, night game viewing, guided nature walks, e.t.c
  • Extras at the lodges or camps; tips and gratuities, portage, telephone, laundry etc
  • Drinks and beverages not in the Itinerary.
  • Tour driver-guide gratuities
  • Hotel accommodation in Arusha before and after the safari – can be arranged on request
  • Any other extras not detailed in the above itinerary

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3 Days Lake Manyara & Ngorongoro Camping Safari