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8 Days Lake Manyara Serengeti Olduvai Ngorongoro Tarangire: Africa Natural Tours (For Kilimanjaro, Serengeti and Zanzibar) Tanzania safari company in Moshi

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8 Days Lake Manyara Serengeti Olduvai Ngorongoro Tarangire

Departs Mondays twice a month

The National game parks of Northern Tanzania are amongst the best in the world and offer very exciting game viewing. Ngorongoro Crater is famous for its wild hunting dogs and a variety of other game. Lake Manyara lions are known to reside in the branches of trees where they can both relax and watch for prey while Serengeti is where the great wildebeest migration to Masai Mara commences every year around May and June.  

Day1: Arusha:

Arrive Arusha from Nairobi by D.H.L Shuttle.  Arusha is the safari capital of Tanzania and also the headquarters of the East African Common Market. Overnight in your hotel of choice at extra cost

Day2: Lake Manyara.

After breakfast, drive to Lake Manyara, lunch at the campsite followed by afternoon game drive. Lake Manyara national park has a very scenic setting bordered to the west by the western escarpment of the Great Rift Valley. Lake Manyara has an abundance of birdlife and hippos while its tree-climbing lions are rather elusive (LD)

Day3: Serengeti.

After breakfast proceed to Serengeti National Park viewing game enroute, dinner and overnight at Seronera campsite. Serengeti National Park (area 14763 sq km) boarders Masai Mara in Kenya to the north and largely shares the same eco system. Serengeti National Park is the largest and also most popular park in Tanzania. Overnight at Seronera Campsite (BLD)

Day4: Serengeti

Spend the day game viewing in the Serengeti with a break for lunch at the campsite. Serengeti is popular for its prides of lions, cheetah, zebras, giraffes, gazelles, elands, impalas, klipspringers, warthogs and a variety of birdlife. Overnight will be at Seronera campsite (BLD)

Day5: Ngorongoro via Olduvai Gorge

After early morning breakfast, we proceed to Ngorongoro Crater via Olduvai Gorge with a picnic lunch. We view game enroute. Ngorongoro Crater (area 20sq km) is a most visited destination. Ngorongoro Crater is said to be one of the largest calderas in the world and animals likely to be seen include lions, elephants, buffaloes, wildebeest, gazelles, zebras, reedbucks, black rhinos and flamingoes. Olduvai Gorge is a canyon about 50 km long renowned for its pre-historic findings. Morning Ngorongoro Crater tour and after lunch proceeds to Tarangire National Park.  Tarangire harbors large herds of zebras, wildebeest, hartebeest and elephants particularly during the dry season between August and October. Overnight in a campsite In Tarangire (BLD)

Day7: Arusha.

After breakfast early morning game drives followed by lunch at the campsite, and then proceed to Arusha for dinner and overnight in a hotel of your choice at extra cost. Arusha is the safari capital of Tanzania and also the headquarters of the East African Common Market.

Day8: Nairobi

Depart Arusha by DHL Shuttle for Nairobi. END OF SAFARI

 Included in the price:
• Transport by a 4x4 land cruiser in Tanzania with a pop up roof for best game viewing and photography
• Services of a professional English speaking driver/ tour guide
• All Game park entrance fees
• Crater fees
• Full board accommodation in camps/campsites as specified in the itinerary or similar
• 3 Meals per day either vegetarian or non-vegetarian
• Meal Plan – BB=Bed, Breakfast; LD= Lunch, dinner; BLD= breakfast, lunch, dinner; HB = Diner, bed, Breakfast
• 1.5 liter bottle of mineral water per person per day while on safari

Not included in the price:
• Personal travel insurance
• Flying doctors emergency evacuations cover [available at US$10 per person]
• Cost of visas/ yellow fever vaccinations
• Olduvai Museum visit
• Optional activities payable directly on safari e.g. Masai village visit, nature walks, biking, boat rides etc
• All personal expenses; e.g. toiletries, laundry, beverages, tips to staff, driver tour guide etc.
• Any other extras not stated as included above

What you need to bring on safari:

    Money for personal spending and tipping
    A pair of long trousers and jersey for the cool mornings and evenings in addition to plenty of light clothes for hot days (do not forget a hat), swim suit, a pillow, comfortable shoes/sandals and snacks
    Torch, sunglasses, suntan lotion, insect repellent/spray but not mosquito coils
    Mineral water and beverages
    Entry Visa &Yellow fever card
    Camera, memory cards, binoculars, maps, guide-books
    Toilet paper, towel, soap and toothbrush/paste

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