If you are one of those few people who would like to experience the real nature, then we suggest you choose this tour. This 5 days Tanzania Lodge Safari is well arranged to offer you more adventures and memorable experience. Unlike camping Safaris, this tour is designed to offer you relaxations and comfort. The lodge and tented camps listed as accommodations are very beautiful and situated in a perfect locations to give you access to the best game drives and breathtaking landscapes. Whether you want to celebrate Christmas in the wilderness or have any other special event, we can give you the best offer.
In the morning you will be picked up at your hotel to start your safari to the Lake Manyara
National Park. Established in 1960, the small Lake Manyara National Park is home to tree
climbing lions, elephants and large troops of baboons and monkeys. The park is dominated by
the shallow, alkaline lake and boasts with diverse habitats like grassy plains, escarpment
and forest. Here hundreds of bird species gather, most notable, thousands of pink flamingos.
In addition to the striking scenery you have the chance to see giraffes, buffaloes, hippos,
wildebeests and the comical warthog. The safari vehicle has an open roof and is the ideal
viewing platform to appreciate the nature and animals of this park. In the late afternoon
you will leave the park and travel to the Kirurumu Manyara Lodge, where you will spend the
night.
Accommodation: Kirurumu Manyara Lodge
After breakfast you will drive towards the fertile crater highlands where the farmers grow
wheat, corn and coffee. At midday you will reach the plains of the Serengeti National Park,
the largest park in Tanzania. The Serengeti has a diversity of landscapes including short
grass plains, savannah, thick bush, swamps and lakes and it is famous for the yearly
migration when hundred thousands of wildebeest and zebras trek to find fresh grass and
water. On your way to your accommodation you will understand, where the word Serengeti
(plains in the language of the Masai) comes from. In the early evening you will reach the
Kati Kati Tented Camp, where you will spend the night.
Accommodation: Serengeti Kati Kati Tented Camp
The whole day will be spent on a game drive in the Serengeti National Park. During the short
rainy season in November and December the herds move from the hills in the north to the
plains in the south while during the longer rainy season from April to June they return back
up north. This circle of life is determined by the rainfalls and locations of the herds
might vary from year to year but your guide will know where to find the animals and where to
see them best. A visit to the Serengeti Visitor Centre is also possible. Here you can learn
more about the history of the park and the research that is being done by the Frankfurter
Zoological Society. You will spend another night at the Kati Kati Tented Camp.
Accommodation: Kati Kati Tented Camp
After breakfast you will continue your safari in the Serengeti National Park. In the Seronera
Valley you might be lucky to see predators hunt as animals gather at the waters during the
dry season. After lunch at a picnic spot you will slowly drive in the direction of the
Ngorongoro Crater. As soon as you have reached the crater you will have a superb view of the
caldera. This approximate 20 km wide crater is part of an UNESCO World Heritage Site and is
home to over 20,000 animals. You will stay at the Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge on the crater rim
from where you will be able to enjoy an incredible sunset.
Accommodation: Ngorongoro Rhino Lodge
Rise and shine! After an early breakfast you will drive down the steep path into the crater
just. The Ngorongoro Crater is the largest, unbroken and unflooded caldera in the world and
it has an unbelievable diversity of wildlife. In addition to zebras and wildebeests, you
might also spot the rare black rhino and other members of the Big Five lion, elephant,
buffalo, rhino and leopard. The crater is also home to other animals such as hyenas,
waterbucks, bushbucks, eland and more than 500 bird species. After an extensive game drive
and a picnic lunch you will leave the caldera in the early afternoon and drive back to
Arusha, where you will arrive in the early evening.
Accommodation: Panama Garden Resort