LAKE MANYARA, SERENGETI &
NGORONGORO CRATER TOUR

DAY 1 (SUNDAY)
Depart Johannesburg on Air Tanzania flight at 13h40 to Kilimanjaro via Dar es Salaam, arriving Kilimanjaro 20h35.  You will be met on arrival and transferred to the Arusha Hotel (or similar) for overnight on a bed and breakfast basis. (Dinner own account).

First built in 1927 by Kenyon Painter, an American coffee farmer,  'The Arusha' hotel has been home to many travellers on their journey from Cape to Cairo.  Having recently undergone an extensive renovation and refurbishment program it is now considered to be the only 5 star hotel in town.  Set in landscaped gardens in the central shopping and business area of Arusha town, it is just 45 minutes from Kilimanjaro International Airport. 

DAY 2 (MONDAY)
Morning at leisure - time to look around the safari town of Arusha, change your travellers cheques etc.  At 14h00 you will be collected by your driver/guide and drive to Lake Manyara, famous for its tree-climbing lions. 
Overnight - Manyara Serena Lodge

DAY 3 (TUESDAY)
After breakfast depart on a morning tour of Lake Manyara National Park.  Return to the lodge for lunch.  After lunch drive to Ngorongoro for dinner and overnight. 
Overnight - Ngorongoro Serena / Sopa Lodge.

Ngorongoro Crater is one of the natural wonders of the world.  A large volcanic caldera, with an area of 259 square kilometres, it contains a huge variety of game and birds and is often referred to as a microcosm of Africa with its dramatic weather changes and varied terrains consisting of forest, grasslands and both freshwater and soda lakes.

DAY 4 (WEDNESDAY)
After breakfast we descend steadily down the steep 610 metre sides of the crater from our lodge on the crater rim.  A morning’s game viewing in the crater is almost guaranteed to turn up four of the Big Five, as well as zebra, gazelle, warthog and a rich variety of birds, all viewed against the backdrop of the thickly forested crater walls.   Return to the lodge for a late lunch.  Afternoon at leisure.  Dinner and overnight at Ngorongoro.

DAY 5 (THURSDAY)
Depart after breakfast with a picnic lunch and drive via Olduvai Gorge, viewing game en route to the Serengeti.  It is at Olduvai Gorge where, in 1959, Mary Leakey made her groundbreaking discovery of a hominid (human-like) skull dating back 1.8 million years.  Since then other hominid species, possibly our early ancestors, have been found in the area dating as far back as 3.7 million years.  The whole area is often referred to as the ‘cradle of mankind.’
Dinner and overnight - Serengeti Serena / Sopa Lodge.

DAY 6 (FRIDAY)
In the morning a game drive followed by lunch.  In the afternoon another game drive.  Dinner and overnight at your Serengeti lodge.

The Serengeti is unequalled for its beauty and contains more than three million large mammals spread over the vast endless plains.  It is here, at certain times of the year, that we may encounter the breathtaking spectacle of the annual wildebeest migration, where one and a quarter million wildebeest trek in columns of up to forty kilometres long in search of grazing, drawing with them their predators and numerous other species of game.  From January to March the herds can largely be found in the southern area, proceeding north through the Western Corridor during June and July before entering Kenya’s Masai Mara.  They return south in November to repeat this amazing instinctive procession all over again.

Even if your trip does not coincide with the migration period, you will still observe a veritable feast of fascinating wildlife in this central Serengeti zone.

DAY 7 (SATURDAY)
Breakfast at leisure and proceed to Seronera airstrip for your flight to Arusha.  Arrive Arusha and transfer to your hotel.  Lunch and dinner in Arusha for own account. Overnight at the Arusha Hotel (or similar) on a bed and breakfast basis.

DAY 8 (SUNDAY)
Early morning transfer to Kilimanjaro airport for your return flight on Air Tanzania departing at 08h00 via Dar es Salaam.  Arrival time in Johannesburg is at 13h00. 

Price

Per person sharing (based on a minimum of 2 persons travelling together):

PLEASE NOTE THIS TRIP IS BASED ON SCHEDULED DEPARTURES DEPARTING EVERY SUNDAY.  PRIVATE TOUR PRICES (FOR TRAVEL ANY DAY OF THE WEEK) ARE AVAILABLE ON REQUEST

Health requirements - Yellow Fever inoculations are necessary (this must be done no later than 10 days prior to departure).  Anti-malaria tablets are also necessary.  Please enquire for details of travel clinics operating in your area.

Visas - Should you be travelling on a South African passport you will need a visa for Tanzania.  This takes approximately 3 working days and can be done at the Tanzania High Commission, 822 George Avenue, Arcadia, Pretoria, Tel: (012) 342-4393.  We can arrange these for you or they can be done direct.  You will need a valid Passport (your passport must have at least 3 blank pages), 1 passport photograph and 1 completed form.  Other nationalities please check with our office or the Tanzania High Commission.  It is also possible to obtain a visa on arrival.

Travel Insurance - We strongly recommend that you take out travel insurance for the duration of your holiday.  Please contact us for further details.

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