LAKE
MANYARA NATIONAL PARK
Two famous spectacles in lake Manyara National Park are the tree
climbing lions, which spend most of the day spread out along the
branches of Acacia trees six to seven meters above the ground, and
tree climbing pythons.
Nestling at the base of the Great Rift Valley escarpment the park is
noted for its incredible beauty. As visitors enter the gate they
pass into the lush forest, home to troops of baboons and blue
monkeys.
Further along the forest opens up into woodlands, grasslands, swamps
and beyond, the soda lake itself, covering 390 sq km and sanctuary
to over 400 species of bird including flamingo, pelican, storks,
sacred ibis, cormorants and Egyptian geese. The park is particularly
noted for its huge herds of buffalo and elephant. Also giraffe,
impala, hippo and a great variety of smaller animals.
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Safari In
ternary
One day
excursion
Distance: 260km.
After break fast you are
met by our professional tour guide/driver, who will deliver a short
safari info briefing, after which we travel west to the Great Rift
Valley and the Lake Manyara National Park. We will travel through
the agricultural and fresh produce market town of Mto wa Mbu, which
is situated next to the entrance of the Lake Manyara National Park.
The town is souvenir hunters paradise, harboring thousands souvenir
salesmen-ready to pounce at your slightest invitation. The Lake
Manyara National Park is one of Tanzania’s most dramatically located
African wildlife areas, consisting of a massive but shallow soda
lake (covering two-thirds of the park) at the foot of the Great
Valley’s western escarpment. The park’s varied habitat attracts a
wide variety a wide variety of animals, including one of Africa’s
densely populated African elephant’s herds, Lake Manyara’s famous
tree-climbing lions, as well as large flocks of flamingos, attracted
by the algae in the lake. We will enjoy a picnic lunch inside the
park and do two exciting moming and afternoon game drives, in search
of the tree-climbing lions. Late afternoon we depart for Arusha from
Lake Manyara where we will end our safari. You will be taken to your
hotel for dinner and over night stay.
4 Days / 3 Nights
Manyara, Serengeti, Oldvai Gorge and Ngorongoro
DAY 1:
Drive from Moshi to Manyara National Park, takes approx.4 hours
drive. In Manyara after having a picnic lunch you start the late
afternoon game drive which is also the best time to view animals in
this park. In the tall trees of the ground water forest, monkeys
leap from one branch to branch, on the escarpment elephants stand in
the shade acacia. Dinner and over night at the Hotel or Campsite.
DAY 2:
Drive to Serengeti National Park via Olduvai Gorge takes about 3 to
4 hours. Olduvai George is an archaeological site located in the
eastern Serengeti plains, in which early human fossils were first
discovered. It has the amazing landscape that resulted from the
tectonic forces which created the Great Rift Valley million of years
ago. Then in the late evening the game drives to Serengeti and
overnight at Serengeti Wild Camp full board.
DAY 3:
After breakfast, morning game drives at Serengeti
National Park, and then later afternoon drive to Ngorongoro via
Olduvai Gorge. Olduvai Gorge is an archaeological site located in
the eastern Serengeti plains, in which early human fossils were
first discovered. It has the amazing landscape that resulted from
the tectonic forces which created the Great Rift Valley million of
years ago. And then drive to the Campsite or Hotel for overnight.
DAY 4:
After breakfast, drive to Ngorongoro Crater, then
half day game drives inside the crater. This is undoubtedly the best
place to see black rhino in Tanzania as well as the prides of lion
that includes the magnificent black mined males. Other game-leopard,
cheetah, hyena and lots of other members of the antelope family and
small mammals of sorts can also be seen here. In the late afternoon
drive back to Moshi at the Hotel for bed and breakfast
Price Includes,
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Accommodation
full board during safari.
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All park
fees.
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Transportation with driver-guide during safari (All vehicles are
4x4 with viewing roofs).
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Ngorongoro
crater car supplement fee.
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Lake Manyara
supplement fee
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