TONGICHE TOURS AND SAFARIS

"A TRULY AFRICAN CULTURE"

2 DAYS SAFARI

Day 1:

Pick up from Airport as per your flight arrival and transfer to hotelearly evening pre-tour then dinner and overnight stay.

Day 2:

After breakfast 8:30am leave hotel at Arusha to L/Manyara, with your picnic lunch drive to lake Manyara for game drive, Area: 330 square kilometers / 125 square Miles: Lake Manyara is a beautiful little park and is well known for its tree-climbing lions, elephants and large troops of baboons. The park is home to an amazing variety of birds and animals considering its small size.

A short visit to this serene park will greatly diversify your safari experience as the lush green jungle habitat is of stark contrast to the other parks you will visit during your safari. Lake Manyara, the shallow alkaline water mass named after the park, covers two thirds of the park’s total area. Then drive to the lodge/ campsite,for dinner and overnight.

Day 3:

Up early 7: 00am descend down to the crater with your picnic box having a game drive around crater, Area: 8,300 square kilometers / 5,175 square Miles, This area covers the world’s largest unbroken caldera namely Ngorongoro crater and the Olduvai Gorge, where Dr. Louis Leaky discovered the origin of early man by unearthing jaws of the Zinjanthropus man. This protected area also includes huge expansesof highlands plains and volcanoes, scrub bush, and forests where the indigenous pastoralists Maasai people are allowed to live within its boundaries.

The Ngorongoro Crater is a world heritage site and the world’s largest unbroken volcanic caldera which is often refered to as the 8th wonder of the world. The crater is 610 meters deep and 260km2. Breathtaking views of scenery and game can be witnessed from both the crater rim and within the crater floor.

It is estimated that over 25,000 larger mammals, mainly Zebra and Wildebeest, exist within the crater itself. Others include Elephant, Warthog, Forest pig, Impala and Buffalo. A Rhino sighting is a rare possibility but Ngorongoro is your best chance in Tanzania to see the endangered black rhino. Flamingoes and over 100 species of water birds are found at the soda lake on the crater floor. till 2: 30pm then drive to Arusha for overnight stay.