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Areas of interest: Tarangire National Park, Lake Manyara, Lake Manyara National Park, Ngorongoro Crater, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Crater Highlands, Serengeti National Park, Great Rift Valley, Arusha, Wildebeest Migration.
Activity: Game Drive, Game and Bird Watching, Lodge Safari, Scenery, Culture, Ethnic, Photography
Country: Tanzania

Tanzania’s national parks and game reserves cover almost 25% of the country and protect an estimated 20% of Africa’s large mammals. Ngorongoro Crater is said to have the world’s densest population of lion. In Lake Manyara lions have developed a liking for residing in the branches of trees, where they can both sleep and watch for prey whilst the Serengeti is notable for its large migratory herds of wildebeest and zebras with strings of predators in trail. Tarangire is most active in the dry season and offers prime game viewing. This lodge trip thus ensures the best of the northern circuit parks and lodges within it.

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Day 1 – Tarangire
Departing Arusha Town in the early morning hours, we proceed to Tarangire National Park for a morning game drive. Lunch at the lodge followed by a full afternoon in the park viewing game. Dinner and overnight back at the lodge.
Tarangire National Park becomes most active during the dry season between July and November, when large herds of game attracted to the everlasting waters of the Tarangire River make this reserve every bit as appealing as the Serengeti. It is still a good place to view game all year round. Tarangire National Park is more densely vegetated than the Serengeti, covered primarily in acacia and mixed woodland including baobab trees and supports similar large mammals to the Serengeti. It is also home to a variety of bird species.

Day 2 –Ngorongoro
We depart for Ngorongoro after breakfast climbing the Great Rift Valley escarpment for the Crater highlands. We stop for lunch at the lodge followed by a full afternoon crater tour. After exploring the diversity of the crater we return for the night.
The Ngorongoro crater is the world’s biggest whole volcanic caldera at 8300 sq km 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.
Within its walls are a variety of animals and vegetation, including grasslands, swamps, forests, salt pans and a fresh water lake. You are likely to see lion, elephant, rhino, buffalo, and many of the plains herbivores such as wildebeest, Thomson’s gazelle, zebra, reedbuck, as well as thousands of flamingos wading in the shallows of Lake Magadi – the soda lake at the craters base.

Day 3 – Serengeti
Leaving the Ngorongoro Conservation area we drive off into the Serengeti National Park game viewing en-route as we drive northwards to the boarder of the Serengeti and the Masai Mara. We arrive for lunch at the Lobo Lodge o¬n the Wildebeest migration route. After a full afternoons game viewing we return in the evening for dinner and overnight.
Serengeti is Africa’s most famous and Tanzania’s largest park covering 14,736 sq km and is adjoining with the Masai Mara National reserve in Kenya. With a wildebeest population of about 2 million and several other hoofed species (which include: zebra, Thomson’s gazelle, impala, topi, Grants gazelle, Kongoni, Eland, Kirk’s dik dik, klipspringer, roan, Oryx, oribi, waterbuck, buffalo, giraffe and warthog is sure to attract a string of prey such as lion, leopard, cheetah, hyena, golden jackals and bat eared foxes. Elephants are relatively scarce and the few remaining black rhinoceros are restricted to the Moru Koppies area.

Day 4 –Serengeti
Departing Lobo after breakfast, we drive south to Seronera game viewing en-route. Lunch at the Seronera Lodge followed by a full afternoon game drive, returning later for dinner and an overnight stay.
Serengeti also offers rewarding bird viewing with ostrich and kori bustard being common, a variety of larks, finches, and raptors can be seen but the most distinctive small bird is the lilac breasted roller.

Day 5 – Serengeti
After a full morning’s game viewing we return to the Lodge for lunch and a full afternoon game drive afterwards with dinner and overnight stay at the lodge.

You can visit the Serengeti National 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.

Day 6- Manyara to Arusha
We leave Seronera after an early breakfast for Lake Manyara National Park arriving in time for Lunch at a lodge within the park. Afternoon game viewing in the Park before returning to Arusha town by late afternoon where we drop you off at your hotel.

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