7 DAYS: BUDGET CAMPING MANYARA, NGORONGORO,SERENGETI AND LAKE NATRON

Itinerary

Day 1: ARUSHA – MANYARA

Stop At: Lake Manyara National Park Tanzania
This morning you will depart for Lake Manyara National Park. Spend the afternoon on a game drive in the park, described as one of the hidden gems of Tanzania. This park is famous for its tree climbing lions but don’t set your life for these and if you see, it take it as a bonus. Other sightings might be elephants, giraffe, buffalo and amazing bird life. Dinner and Flamingo campsite. Activities: Game Viewing
Duration: 9 hours

Meals included:
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Sun bright campsite/Similar

Day 2: KARATU – CRATER – KARATU

Stop At: Ngorongoro Crater, Ngorongoro, Ngorongoro Conservation Area Tanzania
This morning you depart early from Karatu and onwards to the Ngorongoro Crater – a wonderful haven for wildlife. Ngorongoro is unique in that almost all the wildlife live within the crater walls hence you have the opportunity to see the abundant wildlife of the crater, amazing host of predators like lion, hyena, jackals and elusive leopard. Enjoy a full day in this park including lunch by the hippo poll.
Activities: Game viewing.
Duration: 8 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Sun bright campsite/Similar.

Day 3: ARATU – SERENGETI

Stop At: Serengeti National Park Tanzania
This morning you will head to the Serengeti. Serengeti is home to millions of wildebeest during the migration and over the huge flat plains you are likely to find lion, cheetah, leopard, hyena and man y other small predators. All afternoon will be spent on game drive before enjoying sumptuous dinner under the stars.
Activities: Game viewing, Maasai village visit
Duration: 10 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Seronera campsite

Day 4: FULL DAY SERENGETI

Stop At: Serengeti National Park Tanzania
Today you have the full day to experience in the Serengeti. Break your day into morning and afternoon game drives or take a picnic lunch for a full day game viewing looking for big prides of lion which lord the plains, cheetah and leopard other sightings may include elephant, warthog, impala, giraffe and kirks dikdik.
Activities: Game viewing.
Duration: 8 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Seronera campsite.

Day 5: SERENGETI- NATRON

Stop At: Lake Natron Halisi Camp, Waterfall Road, Lake Natron, Tanzania
This morning you will commence your journey to Lake Natron with an on route game drive. Arrive late afternoon and then after a couple of hours sleep you have the option to climb the active volcano of Oldoinyo-Lengai. Your climb will begin shortly before midnight to allow you to reach the top for sunrise. You need to be prepared for a challenging climb as it is very steep and covered in volcanic ash. From the top the effort is rewarding with incredible views. The drive from the central part takes you through Lobo area with incredible elephants and buffaloes sighting, on good days the big cats sighting is also great.
Activities: Game viewing, Climb Oldonyo Lengai
Note: Optional Climb Oldonyo lengai
Duration: 10 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Ngare Sero campsite

Day 6: NATRON FULL DAY

Stop At: Lake Natron Halisi Camp, Waterfall Road, Lake Natron, Tanzania
Lake Natron is the biggest breeding sight of lesser flamingos in East Africa, the area offers amazing sunrise and sunset over the rift valley walls. Today you can spend time recovering from your climb or enjoy some of the many activities in the area. These include visiting Lake Natron sparkling shores to see the millions of flamingos and visiting the local waterfalls.
Activities: Visit waterfall, the Lake, inland cliff and breeding sight for ruppell's vulture
Duration: 10 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Ngare Sero campsite.

Day 7: NATRON-ARUSHA

Stop At: Arusha Tanzania, Arusha, Tanzania
This morning you will commence your drive back to Arusha for lunch over passing some ragged villages and Maasai boys looking after their animals and around Longido area you might have great sightings of giraffes and gerenuk, On clear days you might get great views of both Kilimanjaro and Mount Meru. In late evening drive to the airport.
Duration: 8 minutes

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
No accommodation included on this day.