6 Days The Rift Valley Escarpment
Trip Overview
When you approach Lake Manyara National Park from the east, the Rift Valley escarpment looms on the horizon forming an impressive backdrop to the lake. In the tall trees of the ground water forest, monkeys leap from branch to branch, and on the escarpment, elephants stand in the shade. The meadows along Lake Eyasi’s shores and forest are home to a wide variety of wildlife including leopard, hippos, a variety of monkeys, various birds, greater and lesser flamingoes, storks, and pelicans. Further highlights of this 6-day safari include the world-famous Serengeti National Park, archaeological site Olduvai Gorge and the natural wonder Ngorongoro Crater.
- Place to Visit Day by Day
- Day 1: Arusha - Lake Manyara National Park
- Day 2: Lake Manyara National Park - Lake Eyasi
- Day 3: Lake Eyasi - Serengeti National Park
- Day 4: Serengeti National Park
- Day 5: Serengeti National Park - Ngorongoro Conservation Area
- Day 6: Tarangire National Park
- Big Five
- Cultural Excursion
- Game Drive
- Big Cat
- Perfect Accommodation
- Big Five
- Cultural Excursion
- Game Drive
- Big Cat
- Perfect Accommodation
Trip Inclusion
- All excursions, transfers,
- Entrance fees,
- Camping fees
- Meals as indicated in the itinerary
- Experienced English-speaking professional guides
- Good quality accommodation
Trip Exclusion
- All meals not specified in the itineraries Items of a personal nature
- Tips and gratuities
- Optional activities not previously reserved with prior payment.
- All meals not specified in the itineraries Items of a personal nature
- Tips and gratuities
- Optional activities not previously reserved with prior payment.
- Booking Information & Conditions
- For a reservation to be held on any itinerary, a deposit of 30% per person per itinerary is required.
- The balances of payments are due 60 days prior to arrival in Tanzania.
- All travelers receive pre-trip information, complete itinerary and on- demand pre-travel advice, via email directly with our offices for any last minute or personal queries.
- In the event of a particular accommodation being unavailable upon booking, accommodation of a similar or higher standard will be substituted
Other Related Safari Itineraries
Day 1: Arusha - Lake Manyara National Park
The drive from Arusha to Lake Manyara National Park takes about 4 hours. After having a picnic lunch in Manyara, you start a late afternoon game drive, which is the best time to view animals in this park. When you approach it from the east, the Rift Valley escarpment looms on the horizon forming an impressive backdrop to the lake.
In the tall trees of the ground water forest, monkeys leap from branch to branch, and on the escarpment, elephants stand in the shade. Other animals frequently seen are zebras, impalas, monkeys, giraffes, buffalos, hippos, and others.
Day 2: Lake Manyara National Park - Lake Eyasi
Drive from the Highview Hotel to Lake Eyasi. You will see great birdlife along the shore, and location alone makes it a great place to spend a couple of nights. Also, the meadows along the lake shores and forest are home to a wide variety of wildlife including leopard, hippos, a variety of monkeys, various birds, greater and lesser flamingoes, storks, and pelicans. Several pleasant, private campsites are located in forest clearings by the lake, and these provide grassy tent spaces and shower facilities made mostly from local materials.
Day 3: Lake Eyasi - Serengeti National Park
The drive to Serengeti via Olduvai Gorge takes 3 to 4 hours. Oldupai Gorge is an archaeological site located in the eastern Serengeti plains, in which early human fossils were first discovered. It has an amazing landscape that resulted from the same tectonic forces that created the Great Rift Valley millions of years ago.
Day 4: Serengeti National Park
After breakfast, venture into the Serengeti’s wilderness corners for a full day of game viewing in the park. With a picnic lunch beside you, take your leisure while exploring this world heritage site, where earth’s largest concentration of plain game still roams free
Day 5: Serengeti National Park - Ngorongoro Crater
After breakfast, drive to Ngorongoro Crater for a game drive inside the crater. This is the best place in Tanzania to see black rhino as well as the pride of lions that include the magnificent black-maned males. There are lots of colorful flamingoes and a variety of water birds. Other game that you can see includes leopard, cheetah, hyena, other members of the antelope family, and small mammals.
Day 6: Tarangire National Park
The drive from Karatu to Tarangire National Park takes two hours. This park is spectacular in the dry season when many of the migratory wildlife species come back to the permanent waters of the Tarangire River. Huge herds of wildebeest, zebras, elephants, elands, and Oryx gather to stay in Tarangire until the onset of the rain when they migrate again to good grazing areas.In the late afternoon, drive back to Arusha.
Accommodations: According to the seasons.
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