5
days program
Day 1: Arusha - Kilimanjaro
We will pick you up from your hotel and drive to a private game
reserve at the foot of Mt Kilimanjaro, the highest peak in Africa
and one of the continent’s magnificent sights. You will have
the opportunity for a nature walk or horse ride. If you decide on
the horse ride, you will be assigned to a horse that matches your
size and skill. Anyone is welcome, from complete beginners to experienced
riders of any age. You will go on a ride following the boundary
of the farm through grass and bush land which is used for grazing
horses and cattle. Plenty of wild animals inhabit the area. These
include Sykes monkeys, yellow baboons, duikers, bushbucks, reedbucks
and bush pigs as well as nocturnal animals like aardvarks, porcupines
and jackals.
Dinner and overnight in campsite or lodge.
Day 2: Kilimanjaro – Manyara
In the morning we will drive to Manyara National Park. This beautiful
park with its lush vegetation and tropical forests of giant fig
and mahogany trees takes its name from the Maasai word for "euphorbia
tirucalli", a bush which is used to make a thorny hedge to
protect their cattle. Elephant, giraffe, buffalo, zebra and a
variety of antelope inhabit the park, together with a variety
of monkeys and a large population of hippos. If you are lucky
you may see the Manyara lions, well known for their tree climbing
habits, lazily resting on the branches of an "Acacia tortilis"
tree. The birdlife is also abundant, with flamingos, pelicans,
hornbills and plenty of forest species.
Afternoon game drive.
Dinner and night in camping or lodge.
Day 3: Manyara - Ngorongoro
Spend another morning game driving in the park.
In the afternoon we will drive to Ngorongoro conservation area,
the "eighth wonder of the world", the largest unbroken
volcanic crater on earth. We will check in at the campsite or
lodge, from where you will have a stunning view of the crater.
Dinner and overnight in campsite or lodge.
Day 4: Ngorongoro
At sunrise you will start descending the crater's unbroken caldera
which shelters one of the largest concentrations of wildlife in
the world. The floor of this collapsed volcano spreads for 102
square miles and the walls are 600 metres high - a truly awesome
sight. The crater floor is a virtual "Noah's Ark", inhabited
by almost every species of wildlife indigenous to East Africa,
including the endangered black rhino. The crater contains a river,
several swamps, a soda lake complete with flamingos, a forest
and open plains.
Around 9am you will have a stop at the crater picnic site near the
hippo pool for breakfast. Then you will continue with game viewing
till around 1pm when you will start to ascend the crater. Lunch, dinner
and overnight at the lodge or campsite.
Day 5: Ngorongoro – Arusha
After breakfast we will drive to Oldovai Gorge museum to look for
prehistoric traces of humans. Oldovai is the famous archaeological
site where the Leakeys discovered the remains of Australopithecus,
Homo Habilis and Homo Erectus, bringing crucial understanding to the
study of the evolution of the human species. At lunch time you will
have the opportunity to visit a local market and interact with the
locals, visit the Masai museum or snake centre, or go to a Masai village
to learn about their way of life.
In the afternoon drive back to Arusha
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7
days program
Day 1: Arusha - Kilimanjaro
We will pick you up from your hotel and drive to a private game
reserve at the foot of Mt Kilimanjaro, the highest peak in Africa
and one of the continent’s magnificent sights. You will have
the opportunity for a nature walk or horse ride. If you decide on
the horse ride, you will be assigned to a horse that matches your
size and skill. Anyone is welcome, from complete beginners to experienced
riders of any age. You will go on a ride following the boundary
of the farm through grass and bush land which is used for grazing
horses and cattle. Plenty of wild animals inhabit the area. These
include Sykes monkeys, yellow baboons, duikers, bushbucks, reedbucks
and bush pigs as well as nocturnal animals like aardvarks, porcupines
and jackals.
Dinner and overnight in campsite or lodge.
Day 2: Kilimanjaro – Tarangire
In the morning will will drive to Tarangire. Tarangire is Tanzania’s
third largest national park, and is known for the majestic baobab
trees that dot the landscape, dwarfing the animals that feed beneath
them. The park supports a great diversity of wildlife, especially
during in the dry season of July to November, when the Tarangire
River provides the only permanent water supply in the area. During
this season wildlife, including up as many as 6,000 elephants,
concentrate along the river.
Afternoon game drive.
Dinner and overnight in campsite or lodge.
Day 3: Tarangire - Ngorongoro
Spend another morning game driving in the park.
In the afternoon we will drive to Ngorongoro conservation area,
the "eighth wonder of the world", the largest unbroken
volcanic crater on earth. We will check in at the campsite or
lodge, from where you will have a stunning view of the crater.
Dinner and overnight in campsite or lodge.
Day 4: Ngorongoro
At sunrise you will start descending the crater's unbroken caldera
which shelters one of the largest concentrations of wildlife in
the world. The floor of this collapsed volcano spreads for 102
square miles and the walls are 600 metres high - a truly awesome
sight. The crater floor is a virtual "Noah's Ark", inhabited
by almost every species of wildlife indigenous to East Africa,
including the endangered black rhino. The crater contains a river,
several swamps, a soda lake complete with flamingos, a forest
and open plains.
Around 9am you will have a stop at the crater picnic site near the
hippo pool for breakfast. Then you will continue with game viewing
till around 1pm when you will start to ascend the crater. Lunch, dinner
and overnight at the lodge or campsite.
Day 5: Ngorongoro – Manyara
You can spend all morning relaxing, after which we will drive
to Oldovai Gorge museum to look for prehistoric traces of humans.
Oldovai is the famous archaeological site where the Leakeys discovered
the remains of Australopithecus, Homo Habilis and Homo Erectus,
bringing crucial understanding to the study of the evolution of
the human species.
Later in the afternoon we will drive to Manyara.
Dinner and night in camping or lodge.
Day 6: Manyara
All day in the park. Manyara is stunning, with its lush vegetation
and tropical forests of giant fig and mahogany trees takes its name
from the Maasai word for "euphorbia tirucalli", a bush which
is used to make a thorny hedge to protect their cattle. Elephant,
giraffe, buffalo, zebra and a variety of antelope inhabit the park,
together with a variety of monkeys and a large population of hippos.
If you are lucky you may see the Manyara lions, well known for their
tree climbing habits, lazily resting on the branches of an "Acacia
tortilis" tree. The birdlife is also abundant, with flamingos,
pelicans, hornbills and plenty of forest species.
Day 7: Manyara – Arusha
You will also have the opportunity to take a final game drive
or to visit the village, interact with the locals at the markets,
visit the Masai museum or snake centre, or go to a Masai village
to learn about their way of life.
In the afternoon drive back to Arusha
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