Viamigo

Meserani Reptile Park & Masai Cultural Museum Serengeti National Park Ngorongoro Crater Lake Manyara National Park

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DAY 1 - NairobiToday is an arrival day and the day is spent at leisure to settle in from your flight or to enjoy one of the optional attractions and activities available in the city. Optional activities include trips to Karen Blixen Museum, Daphne Sheldrick Animal Orphanage, and Nairobi National Park, the Giraffe Centre, local craft markets and the Bomas of Kenya. (N /M) Twin share HOTEL.DAY 2 Arusha (274 km)We leave the hustle and bustle of Nairobi, travelling south and crossing the border into Tanzania at Namanga. On our journey south we may catch glimpses of Africas highest mountain, Mt Kilimanjaro, with its distinctive snow-capped peak standing 5895m above the plain. We will also pass by Mt Meru, Tanzanias second highest mountain at 4566m, which stands on the outskirts of Arusha like a sentinel. The town of Arusha, which forms the hub of the safari industry that services the northern parks of Tanzania, is alive with the excitement of safaris beginning and safaris ending. (B /L /D) Twin share, HOTELDAY 3 - Karatu (142 km)This morning we depart Arusha and travel 30kms west to the village of Meserani. Here we stop to visit the exceptional Meserani Reptile Park and Masai Cultural Museum. Leaving here we drive west and then head north, passing through the town of Mto Wa Mbu that lies adjacent to Lake Manyara National Park. As we climb up the western edge of the Rift Valley escarpment we pause for views over the alkaline Lake Manyara and surrounding Masai lands before reaching the town of Karatu. Karatu offers magnificent views over the surrounding hills and has many well established wheat farms that add to the picturesquepanoramas. (B /L/ D) Twin share, HOTELDAY 4 - Serengeti National Park (179 km)This morning we depart early as we travel through the Ngorongoro Conservation area, gaining a tantalising glimpse into the Ngorongoro Crater, as we head into the adjoining Serengeti National Park. We pass the Cradle of Mankind, where Mary & Louis Leakey made astonishing discoveries into early human life in the late 1950s, on our way to the Serengeti National Park. The Serengeti national Park is undoubtedly the best-known wildlife sanctuary in the world. With more than two million wildebeest, half a million Thomsons gazelles and one quarter of a million zebra, the Serengeti has the greatest concentration of plains game in Africa. Moreover the wildebeest and zebra form the star cast of a very unique spectacular the annual Serengeti migration. Lying between the shores of Lake Victoria to the west, Lake Eyasi to the south, and the Great Rift Valley to the east, the Serengetioffers the most complex and least disturbed ecosystem on earth. We game drive cross the vast plains as we head through the southern and central areas in the park. Tonight we experience the spectacle of camping in the midst of the bushveld surrounded by thesounds of the African wilderness. (B /L /D)Twin share, TENTED CAMPDAY 5 - Serengeti National Park and Ngorongoro Crater (179 km)A unique combination of diverse habitats enables the Serengeti to support more than 30 species of large herbivores and nearly 500 species of birds. This morning, we head off for another game drive and explore the landscape in search of the resident game. With some luck, we may see some of Africas Big 5! Following our morning drive, we retrace our journey back across the plains to reach the lush Crater rim. Here we transfer into locally operated 4WD vehicles for our game drive into the Ngorongoro Crater. Due to the steep gradient of the descent road into the Ngorongoro Crater only small vehicles are allowed toenter the wildlife rich Ngorongoro Crater. The Ngorongoro Crater is the largest unbroken, unflooded volcanic caldera in the world, measuring 610ms deep with the crater floor covering just 260 km2. Comprising of open savannahs, acacia forests and both soda and fresh water lakes, the Ngorongoro Crater is truly a miniature Garden of Eden. ThisWorld Heritage Site boasts some of the best game viewing in Africa including the elusive Black Rhino. The Crater also contains a population of about 25,000 large animals and the highest density of mammalian predators in Africa! After an afternoon of game driving in the Ngorongoro Crater we return to Karatu. (B /L/ D) Twin share, HOTELDAY 6 - Lake Manyara National Park and Arusha (142 km)Today we travel back down the Great Rift Valley Escarpment to Lake Manyara National Park for one final morning game drive before returning to Arusha. Lake Manyara National Park is a serene and beautiful park, bordered to the west by the dramatic Rift Valley escarpment and to the east by the alkaline Lake Manyara. At certain times of the year the lake attracts thousands of flamingos as well as a diversity of other birds as well. The lions of Manyara have become adept at tree climbing a fantastic photo opportunity if you manage to locate them - and for excellent hippo sightings. After a morning game drive we will return to Arusha where we spend the evening musing over our thrilling wildlife experiences.(B /L/ D) Twin share, HOTELDAY 7 - Nairobi (274 km)This morning we embark on the drive back into Kenya, and onto Nairobi, where our trip comes to an end on arrival at the Hotel Boulevard.

• Things to bring
  

  Please try to keep your luggage to a minimum, bearing in mind that most airlines impose a 20kg limit. It should be brought in a soft holdall or rucksack along with a smaller day bag. You will need to bring a mixture of lightweight clothing and warm clothi

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  Included in the tour price:Itinerary as specified, fully equipped safari vehicle, services of trip leader and driver, all accommodation as specified above, all catering equipment and scheduled National Park entrance fees. Breakfast (B) Lunch (L) Dinner (D

• Cancellation Policity
  

  Excluded in the tour price:International airfares, arrival and departure transfers, travel and medical insurance, personal spending money, visas, passports, vaccinations, personal taxes (including departure and border taxes) all optional activities, unsch

• Departs
  

  Sunday

• Pickup/Departure
  

  Nairobi

• Drop-off
  

  Nairobi