Day 1 ~ KIA - Arusha
We will meet you at the Airport and transfer you to a magnificent Lodge
on the outskirts of Arusha..
Overnight Mount Meru Game Lodge BB
Day 2 ~ Arusha National Park
A short drive from Arusha City, Arusha National Park offers a unique
opportunity to explore a beguiling diversity of habitats. Drive through
the forest area with its Black and White Colobus Monkeys, sit quietly
by the Momella Lakes to observe the shy duikers and smaller antelopes,
flamingoes and beautiful view of Mt Meru and Kilimanjaro. In the evening
we return to Mount Meru Game Lodge..
Meals and overnight at Mount Meru Game Lodge
Day 3 ~ Arusha – Lake Manyara National Park
After breakfast drive to Lake Manyara National Park, famous for tree
climbing lions. Arrive for lunch at Lake Manyara Serena Lodge spectacularly
located overlooking the Great Rift Valley. Afternoon game drive in Lake
Manyara National Park. With over 400 bird species recorded, Lake Manyara
is a perfect place for bird lovers, and even a first-time visitor to
Africa might reasonably expect to observe 100 of these in one day including
thousands of pink-hued flamingos, pelicans, cormorants and storks..
Meals and overnight at Lake Manyara Serena Lodge
Day 4 ~ Lake Eyasi
After breakfast drive to Lake Eyasi to visit the Hadzabe hunter/gatherers
and to learn about their lifestyle, traditions and hunting methods..
Meals and overnight at Kisima Ngeda Tented Camp
Day 5 ~ Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Morning at Lake Eyasi with the bushmen. In the afternoon we depart for
Ngorongoro Conservation Area and dinner/overnight at Ndutu Lodge..
Meals and overnight at Ndutu Safari Lodge
Day 6 ~ Ngorongoro Conservation Area
After breakfast with game viewing enroute drive to Ol Duvai gorge a
prehistoric site where the skull of “Zinjanthropus” believed
to have lived over 1.5 million years ago was found. Continue through
the Ngorongoro rainforest to arrive for dinner and overnight at Ngorongoro
Sopa Lodge located on the crater rim..
Meals and overnight at Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge
Day 7 ~ Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Ngorongoro Crater Tour. After breakfast descend though the early morning
mist into the crater for game viewing in this natural amphitheater formed
by the collapse of an extinct volcano, host to the big five; elephant,
lion, buffalo, the elusive leopard & also the best place to spot
the endangered black rhino. Countless flamingoes cover the soda lake
rising and falling like a pink mist. Return to the lodge for dinner
and overnight..
Meals and overnight at Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge
Day 8 ~ Lake Natron
After breakfast we drive to Lake Natron to visit the Maasai and their
“Mountain of God”. This still active volcano is called Oldoinyo
Lengai. Overnight at Lake Natron Camp, situated alongside a stream some
4 km from the southern lakeshore with great views across the floodplain
to the extinct volcano, Mount Gerai..
Meals Overnight at Lake Natron Camp
Day 9 ~ Lake Natron - Ol Doinyo Lengai
Full day in the Lake Natron area. Options include a climb of Lengai
with Maasai guides. Oldonyo Lengai is one of the youngest volcanoes
in East Africa and possibly the most active with almost continuous low-key
activity since 1883.
Meals and overnight at Lake Natron Camp
Day 10 ~ Departure
Today we say goodbye to the Maasai people and head back towards Arusha
and our ongoing arrangements..
Breakfast

