REGULAR DEPARTURE SEAT – IN – A – CAR (Wednesday) Departures will only be based on the scheduled dates shown on the last page (2 nights Ngorongoro, 2 nights Serengeti & 1 night Lake Manyara) – (Minimum 2 pax per departure) PROGRAM 1

DAY 1: ARUSHA – NGORONGORO
Meet in Arusha. After lunch, drive through the Ngorongoro Highlands to your lodge situated on the rim of the
crater. 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. Dinner and overnight at a lodge in
Ngorongoro
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 meters below the crater rim, has an area of
about 300 square kilometers, with a diameter of 19 kilometers. 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 meters above sea level,
and temperatures can get quite chilly in the evening, especially between
May to September.

DAY 2: NGORONGORO
Today you will 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. Dinner and overnight at a lodge in Ngorongoro.

DAY 3: NGORONGORO – SERENGETI
After breakfast drive to Oldupai Gorge, site of Louis and Mary Leakey’s renowned archaeological discoveries. Their
findings include some of the man’s earliest known ancestral remains. Optional: Maasai Village Visit
Continue to Serengeti National Park in time for lunch. 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.
Afternoon game drive. Dinner and overnight at a lodge in Serengeti
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 4: 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 full day in the Serengeti
National Park.
Dinner and overnight at a lodge in Serengeti

DAY 5: SERENGETI – MANYARA
Breakfast at your lodge. Drive to Lake Manyara, a soda lake lying in the Great Rift Valley. Lunch at Lake Manyara.
In the afternoon 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 a lodge around Lake Manyara
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 6: MANYARA – ARUSHA
After breakfast drive to Arusha
Lunch in a restaurant
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