REGULAR DEPARTURE SEAT – IN – A – CAR (Wednesday) Departures will only be based on the scheduled dates shown on the last page (1 night Kirurumu Manyara Lodge, 2 nights Serengeti Kuhama Camp/Serengeti Kati Kati Tented Camp/Thorn Tree Camp & 2 nights Bougainvillea Safari Lodge (Minimum 2 pax per departure) PROGRAM 2

DAY 1: ARUSHA – MANYARA
Meet in Arusha. After lunch drive to Lake Manyara, a soda lake lying in the Rift Valley. Game drive in Lake
Manyara National Park, home of the tree-climbing lions. Apart from the varied types of landscape including jungle,
swamp and savanna, there are also a large variety of animals including Giraffe, Zebra, Elephant, Gazelle, hippos,
monkeys and about 400 different species of birds. Dinner and overnight in Kirurumu Manyara Lodge
LAKE MANYARA NATIONAL PARK
Located 125 km west of Arusha town, on the foot of the wall of the Great
Rift Valley, Lake Manyara National Park is one of the oldest and most
popular sanctuaries in East Africa. The park has a large variety of
habitats, making it possible to support a wealth of wildlife in its small
area. The main habitats include the shallow soda lake itself which
occupies 77% of the National Park total area of 330 square kilometres,
the ground water forest, open grassland, acacia woodland and the rift
wall. The most famous spectacle in the park is the tree-climbing lions,
which are occasionally seen along branches of acacia trees. Other animals
found in the park include buffalo, elephants, leopards, baboons, impala,
giraffes, zebra, wildebeest, ostrich and hippos. Popularly referred to as an
ornithologist’s paradise, Lake Manyara National Park contains over 400
bird species found in most savanna and river habitats in East Africa.
Common water birds to be seen here are pelicans, spoonbills, Egyptian
geese and the migratory flamingoes, which arrive in hundreds of
thousands creating one of Africa’s great natural sights over the soda lake

DAY 2: MANYARA – SERENGETI
After breakfast depart with lunch box to Serengeti with en-route game drives. This enormous park supports every
variety of animal imaginable – from large predators such as lion, leopard and cheetah to the smaller herbivores
they prey on.
Dinner and overnight at Serengeti Kuhama Camp/Serengeti Kati Kati Tented Camp / Serengeti Thorn Tree Camp
SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK
A World Heritage Site and recently proclaimed a World Wide Wonder, Serengeti National Park is undoubtedly one of the most famous wildlife
sanctuaries in the world. The park is located some 320 km to the northwest of Arusha, lying in a high plateau between the Ngorongoro
highlands and the Kenya/ Tanzania border, and extending almost to Lake Victoria to the west, covering a total area of 14,763 square
kilometres. Aptly named “endless plains” by the Maasai people, you immediately experience this vastness as you enter the southeastern plains
of the park from Ngorongoro.
Declared a protected area in 1921 and gazetted as National Park in 1951 Serengeti is the oldest National Park in Tanzania. The principal
features of the Serengeti are the short and long grass plains in the south and east, the acacia Savannah in the central areas, the hilly and
densely wooded areas in the north and the extensive woodland in the west. There is a variety of scenery, which include the plains, lakes, hills
and the rock outcrops called kopjes. The main game drive areas in the Serengeti are the Seronera Valley, the Western Corridor, and northern
Serengeti. The Seronera valley in central Serengeti, endowed with permanent surface water, attract a large concentration of wildlife throughout
the year. Common animals that can be seen here are lions, buffaloes, impalas, hippos, waterbucks, elephants, cheetahs, the leopard, and over
400 species of birds. Serengeti provides sanctuary to the highest concentration of plains animals in the world.

DAY 3: SERENGETI
Today you spend the whole day on game drive in this National Park, which is rich with all different species of
animals. To maximize game viewing you will carry a picnic lunch with you and spend the full day in the Serengeti
National Park.
Dinner and overnight at Serengeti Kuhama Camp/Serengeti Kati Kati Tented Camp / Serengeti Thorn Tree Camp

DAY 4: SERENGETI – KARATU
Breakfast drive to your lodge situated in Karatu just outside the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
The crater covers over 300 square kilometers of land and is the home of the rare black rhino, prides of lion,
elephant, cheetah and great herds of buffalo, antelope and wildebeest. On the way visit Oldupai Gorge site of
Louis and Mary Leakey’s renowned archaeological discoveries. Their findings include some of the man’s earliest
known ancestral remains. Arrive for lunch at the lodge. Afternoon at leisure
Dinner and overnight at Bougainvillea Safari Lodge
NGORONGORO CRATER
A UNESCO protected World Heritage Site and an International Biosphere
Reserve, the Ngorongoro Conservation Area is a pioneering experiment
in multi-purpose land use where people (the Maasai), their livestock and
wildlife coexist and share the same protected habitat. The craters of
Ngorongoro and Empakai are reserved exclusively for wildlife, while the
rest of the Conservation Area is shared by wildlife, people and livestock.
The Maasai, the main residents of Ngorongoro, are pastoralists who
move widely with their herds of cattle, sheep, goat and donkeys in
search of pasture and water. In recent years the Maasai have been
encouraged to work on the land and supplement their traditional diet of
milk and meat.
The Ngorongoro Crater, which is the central attraction in the area, is the
largest Caldera in the world that has its walls intact. The Ngorongoro
Crater floor, a sheer drop of 610 metres below the crater rim, has an
area of about 300 square kilometres, with a diameter of 19 kilometres.
The sight of the Ngorongoro Crater is simply stunning. “There is nothing
with which to compare. It is one of the wonders of the world….” once
wrote Professor Bernard Grzimek. The crater floor is home to tens of
thousands of plains animals, including wildebeest, zebra, gazelles,
elands, and a large predator population of lions, hyena and jackal which
can all be viewed at close quarters. The rare black rhino can be viewed
here, and if you are lucky you can see cheetah and leopard. The rain
season is between November and May. The altitude at the crater rim is
about 2286 metres above sea level, and temperatures can get quite
chilly in the evening, especially between May to September.

DAY 5: KARATU – NGORONGORO CRATER – KARATU
Today you will drive to Ngorongoro Conservation Area and descend over 600 meters to the floor of the crater for a
day crater tour. Explore the forest areas that are inhabited by monkey and elephant, the lake area, where you may
see the flamingos and the open savannah where the lions hunt for food. Picnic lunches will be served in the crater.
Late afternoon drive back to Bougainvillea Safari Lodge for dinner and overnight

DAY 6: KARATU – ARUSHA
After breakfast drive to Arusha
Lunch in a restaurant
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