ERS 043: Safari Duma
(5 nights 6 days - lodge safari)

Day 1 Nairobi - Arusha - Tarangire
Arrive Arusha ex morning shuttle bus from Nairobi and transferred for lunch and safari briefing at The Arusha Hotel before driving to Tarangire area for an afternoon game drive. Tarangire lies to the south of the large, open grass plains of southern Maasailand, and derives its name from the Tarangire River, which provides permanent water for wildlife in the area And then there are famous black-maned lions of Tarangire; a pride of up to twenty can often be seen in a tawny heap. At night the soaring cough of the leopard and the whooping laugh of the hyena interrupt the incessant ticking of the cicadas. Just before dusk, we drive back to our lodge for dinner and overnight at Tarangire Sopa / Safari Lodge

Day 2 Tarangire
Today we depart for a full day game drive in this magnificent park. Tarangire national park never disappoints you as there are plenty of native elephants, lions, rarely seen lesser kudu, bushbuck, baboons and the incredible tree climbing pythons. This National Park covers approximately 2600 square kilometers and, in the dry season, is second only to Ngorongoro Crater Conservation Area in concentrations of wildlife. The park is spectacular in the dry season when many of the migratory wildlife species come back to the permanent waters of Tarangire River. Huge herds of wildebeest, zebras, elephants, eland and oryx gather to stay in Tarangire until the onset of the rains when they migrate. All meals and overnight at Tarangire Sopa / Safari Logde

Day 3 Tarangire - Ngorongoro
After breakfast, we drive ascending the karatu plains onto Gibbs Farm for lunch and a possible visit to the water falls before embarking onto our lodge on the Ngorongoro crater rim. Ngorongoro is found in the "Land of the Giant Craters." This caldera is 14 miles (22.5 km) across at its widest point. It is 2000 ft (610 m) deep. It grew to be this large by sinking of the caldera floor. The caldera floor is very level and holds a lake. Streams run down the caldera walls into the lake. Ngorongoro is full of pastureland of red and white clover. Over 75,000 wild animals live in this caldera. Ngorongoro is now extinct. Scientists have found early human fossils here. Dinner and overnight at Ngorongoro Sopa / Serena / Wildlife Lodge.

Day 4 Ngorongoro
Just after breakfast, we descend into the crater floor for a half day crater tour. Ngorongoro Crater is a complete ecosystem and considered as the eight wonder of the world. Our drive will include searching for the rhino, elephants, hippos, cheetah, wildbeest, lions and plentiful of other predators and their prey. The dramatic landscape of the Ngorongoro Highlands is the perfect complement to the flatness of the Serengeti. Populated by Maasai tribes, this area of grasslands, volcanoes and forests makes utterly superb hiking terrain We return to our lodge for a delicious lunch before driving to a nearby maasai village where we will happily enjoy the maasai culture and livelihood. We return to the lodge just before dusk. Dinner and overnight at Ngorongoro Sopa / Serena / Wildlife Lodge.

Day 5 Ngorongoro - Manyara
After breakfast we drive to our lodge situated at the escarpement of the Great Rift Valley arriving for lunch. We descend the walls of the Great Rift Valley for an afternoon game drive. This pretty little park, tucked into the base of the Rift Valley escarpment, is often used simply as a gentle introduction or end for safaris heading North, but Manyara can become a real live safari experience if you stop to camp here for overnight. This is the classic area for safari, with spectacular volcanic scenery, the Rift valley escarpment, immense featureless plains and the great migration. We return to our lodge just before dusk for dinner and overnight at Lake Manyara Serena / Hotel

Day 6 Arusha - Nairobi
After breakfast, we drive back to Arusha arriving in time for lunch and Safari debriefing at the Arusha Hotel. You will there after be transferred to the shuttle bus terminal and assisted in connecting onto your afternoon shuttle bus to Nairobi

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