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7 Days Lake Manyara/Serengeti/Ngorongoro/Tarangire Camping Safari

 
Day 01: Arusha ? Lake Manyara
Leave Arusha arriving by lunch time, proceed to Lake Manyara National Park for afternoon game drive. Dinner and overnight at Lake ManyaraTwiga/Jambo/Fig Tree campsite.

The Lake Manyara National park is serene and beautiful with main attractions of a rich bird life, tree-climbing lions, its elephants, and hippos that you can see at closer range than most other places. Lake Manyara is an alkaline lake and at certain times of the year hosts thousands of flamingos and a diversity of other bird life. Although it is one of the smallest parks, its vegetation is so diverse enabling it to host a variety of wildlife habitats.

Day 02: Lake Manyara - Serengeti
After breakfast depart for Serengeti passing through Olduvai Gorge the archeological site of Leakey?s family. Meals and overnight at Seronera Public campsite.

Day 03: Serengeti Full day
A full day with morning and afternoon game drives to explore the plains. Dinner and overnight at Seronera Public campsite as the day before.

You can visit the park all year round but there is less game in the park during the dry season ? July /October, where they migrate to the Masai Mara in Kenya. During March to May the herds move in search of grazing to the southern section and in May to June, they move towards the western corridor of the park. Serengeti in the low season will still offer game viewing to match that of any park in Africa, and for some, the fact that there will be fewer tourists may be an added bonus

Day 04: Serengeti - Ngorongoro Crater
After breakfast depart for Ngorongoro, one of the natural wonders of the world. Meals and overnight at Ngorongoro Simba Public Campsite.

Day 05: Ngorongoro Crater
After early morning breakfast, leave with picnic lunch for a full day crater tour, you will be taken 2000ft down the crater by a 4wheel drive vehicle. Explore the crater before ascending back to the Ngorongoro Simba Public/Kudu campsite for dinner and overnight.

The Ngorongoro crater is the world?s 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?s largest populations of large mammals. Ngorongoro and other freestanding mountains are volcanic in origin, formed during the fracturing process that created the Rift valley 15 to 20 million years ago. When it peaked in size 3 million years ago it was a similar height to Mt. Kilimanjaro today.

Day 06: Ngorongoro - Tarangire
After breakfast in Ngorongoro drive to Tarangire. Afternoon game drive. Dinner and overnight at Tarangire/Kigongoni Campsite.

This National Park, gazetted in 1970, is 118km away from Arusha town, which covers an area off 2600sq km that's about 1600 miles and derivers its name from the Tarangire River that flows through the center of the park. The river flows from south to north/northwest and empties its water in Lake Burungi. An exceptional collection of "Acacia tortilis" and baobab trees ahs become synonymous with the name Tarangire National Park. The best time to visit Tarangire National Park to view the wildlife is in dry season, from June-October.

Day 07: Tarangire - Arusha
After breakfast go for a morning game viewing drive in Tarangire National Park. Return to the campsite for lunch before you departing for Arusha and thereafter drive to JRO/Nairobi.