Tuesday, 10 June 2008

Sample Tanzania Safari Itinerary: 1

Day 1: Arusha – Lake Manyara
After lunch at the hotel in Arusha, depart for Lake Manyara. Enjoy an evening game drive in the Lake National Park whose inhabitants include hippos, monkeys, tree climbing lions, flamingos and other variety of birdlife. Dinner and overnight at the lodge.

Day 2: Lake Manyara - Serengeti
After an early breakfast, drive to Serengeti National Park. Lunch at the lodge. Spend the afternoon game viewing in the endless plains of the Serengeti for a chance to see the great herds of wildebeest, zebras and gazelles or a pride of lions lounging in the shade. Return to your lodge for dinner and overnight.

Day 3: Serengeti
All day game viewing in the Serengeti National park. All meals at your lodge.

Day 4: Serengeti - Ngorongoro
Depart for an early morning game drive around your lodge, return to the lodge for breakfast. Mid morning, depart for Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Lunch at the lodge. This afternoon, you will descend 2000 feet (over 600 metres) to the floor of the crater for a half 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. Dinner and overnight at the lodge

Day 5: Ngorongoro
After breakfast, descend again into the Crater for further game viewing till lunch. Return to your lodge for lunch. Afternoon free at the lodge. Dinner and overnight at your lodge.

Day 6: Ngorongoro - Tarangire
After breakfast, depart for Tarangire National Park arriving in time for lunch and an afternoon of game viewing. Lesser kudu, eland, lion and gerenuk can be found in this beautiful park, noted for its multitude of baobab trees and its tree-climbing lions. Dinner and overnight at the lodge


Day 7: Tarangire – Arusha - Depart

Enjoy an early morning game drive in the Tarangire National Park. Breakfast at the lodge, followed by the drive back to Arusha with a game viewing en route. Lunch in Arusha town.

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