Arrive today by own arrangements in Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. After clearing immigration and customs formalities you will be met and transferred by private vehicle to the Arusha Serena Hotel.
After breakfast you will be transferred by private vehicle to Arusha Airport for a scheduled flight to Tarangire National Park. Upon arrival you will be met and transferred to Lemala Mpingo Ridge Camp.
Spend these days enjoying morning and afternoon game drives in search of the numerous species of animals found in the area.
After breakfast depart by private vehicle (closed vehicle with pop up roof) to Lake Manyara National Park. The park is most famous for its tree climbing lions which spend most of the day spread out along the branches of Acacia trees twenty to twenty five feet above the ground.
Nestling at the base of the Great Rift Valley escarpment the park is noted for its incredible beauty. The terrain varies from lush forests to woodlands, grassland, swamps and beyond, the soda lake itself offering sanctuary to over 350 bird species including flamingo, pelican, storks, sacred ibis and Egyptian geese. The park is also noted for its numerous buffalo, elephant, giraffe, impala, hippo and a great variety of smaller animals.
Spend the morning enjoying a game drive along the edge of the lake before departing to Plantation Lodge located in the Ngorongoro Highlands.
This morning you will be transferred in your private vehicle (closed vehicle with pop up roof) to the mystical and mighty Ngorongoro Crater. Three million years ago the mountain peak of Ngorongoro towered alongside Kilimanjaro as one of Africa's tallest peaks. Formed during the tumultuous birth of the Great Rift Valley, its volcanic top erupted violently and the entire mountain collapsed upon itself, forming the present day caldera.
Spend a full day with your vehicle in the vehicle for a stupendous and exciting safari. The journey down onto the Crater floor takes about 45 minutes and as you descend you will become aware of huge volumes of game sheltered within this caldera. Here you will have the opportunity to marvel at some of Africa's last remaining black rhino and black maned lions stalking the grasslands. Huge flocks of pink flamingos crowd the soda lakes and giant tusked elephants wander through the fever and fig tree forests. The array of wildlife is quite awe inspiring as is the amazing ancient interaction between the local Masai and their cattle, alongside that of the wildlife.
After breakfast depart by private vehicle (closed vehicle with pop up roof) to Lake Eyasi to spend time experiencing the culture of Tanzania. The Hadzabe people are hunter-gatherers still using “click” to communicate when hunting with their poison arrows and spears. They live under bushes and move about following the game. The Datoga are settled and not as varying in their lifestyle. The men leave the women and children behind in dry times to take their cattle and goats/sheep to greener areas while the family stays in their permanent homes.
The women often decorate themselves with raised tattoos around their eyes or blackened marks on their faces- and their dress is also unusual with brass ornaments around their arms and legs. Some of the women wear skins that are decorated with beads. You will have the opportunity to accompany the Hadzabe people as they go hunting, or on whatever activities they have planned for the day.
After breakfast you will be transferred by private vehicle (closed vehicle with pop up roof) to Manyara Airstrip where you will bid farewell to your guide before departing on a flight to Seronera in the central Serengeti. Upon arrival you will be met and transferred by private vehicle ((closed vehicle with pop up roof) to Nanyukie Camp.
Spend these days enjoying private morning and afternoon game drives in search of the numerous species of animals found in the area.
After a final early morning game drive you will be transferred to the airstrip for a flight to Arusha. Upon arrival you will be met and transferred by private vehicle to the Arusha Serena Hotel where a day room has been reserved for your convenience. This evening you will be transferred by private vehicle to Kilimanjaro Airport your outbound (own arrangements) international flight.
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