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| Elephants on the Serengeti |
This is the itinerary supplied to us by Robert F. Chekwaze of Everlasting Tanzania Travels:
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A day before safari, we will meet up and I will give you a detailed briefing of your safari, discuss safari safety and let you know the
following day’s schedule.
Armed with picnics head off into the Serengeti(6-7 hours drive). The main focus here being the Wildebeest migration and the predators that follow it. Massive herds of Wildebeest, Zebra, Eland, Thomson & Grant’s gazelles,Interspersed with fat cats and even fatter hyenas make this a truly awesome wildlife, and wilderness experience. I predict things will hot up around Southern plain(an
important breeding ground for the migrant wildebeest who gathers here between December-Feb).
En route games drive to your lodge/camp for dinner and overnight.
-Overnight Days 1 and 2 -
Angata Serengeti http://www.angatacamps.com/serengeti.php?lang=
or
Serengeti Katikati wildlife lodge http://www.
DAY 2.
After an early breakfast, a full day of game viewing on the vast plains, kopjes and wooded grassland. Spend today game driving southwards towards the Central Serengeti and explore the beautiful Seronera River Valley. The Seronera Valley is a transitional zone, an area where the Serengeti plains end and the woodlands begin, giving rise to a multitude of species that co-exist from both
habitats and, because the rivers that run through the Seronera Valley are perennial, many of the predator and prey found here are residents, making it one of the best areas for game viewing year round.Time allows we can drive further down to the Southern plain
tracking the great migration. Some of the species you’ll likely see exploring the Seronera Valley include lion, leopard, cheetah, hyena, jackal, bat -eared fox, mongoose, elephant, giraffe, impala, waterbuck, hippo, Nile crocodile, topi, hartebeest, reedbuck, bushbuck, buffalo, baboon and
vervet monkey. The acacia and sausage trees lining the rivers are some of the best places for spotting leopards in the Central Serengeti.
Day 3-
If you’re feeling up to it, depart at 6:00 am with a breakfast box for an early morning game drive to see the wildlife when they are most active and enjoy a glorious African sunrise.
Back to the camp/lodge for brunch before we drive to Ngorongoro via world famed olduvai gorge.Take a break and stretch out your legs at Naabi Gate and take a short walk up to the view point while your guide does the paperwork at the park gate. After your brief stop, drive to Olduvai Gorge to visit the Olduvai Gorge Museum and Visitor Centre and learn about the fossils and footprints of early hominids and animals that inhabited the area. After your museum tour, head to the famous Ngorongoro Crater where you will overnight at Ngorongoro wildlife lodge (http://www.hotelsandlodges-tanzania.com/properties/en/ngorongoro_index.php) Be sure to dress warmly because the temperature will drop quickly as the sun sets at this elevation.
DAY 4
Your guide will arrange an early breakfast and picnic lunch today. Again dress warmly against the morning chill and try to depart the camp at 6:00am and head into the Crater for an early morning game drive. The Ngorongoro Crater is often described as Africa’s “Garden of Eden”. Classified as a world heritage site by UNESCO, it is the world’s largest intact caldera and home to nearly 25,000
large animals including the endangered black rhino and is said to have the densest population of predators in Africa within its 265 square kilometres. The dense concentration of wildlife in a confined area allows for incredible game viewing year round. Pic nic lunch over the spring watching hippos jostling for positions in the water. The variety of large species found within the Crater
are similar to those found in the Serengeti with the exception of impalas, topis, oribis, giraffe and crocodiles. In the mid afternoon, start ascending out of the Crater and it is time to head back to Arusha to continue with your onward travel plans.
Unfortunately all good things must come to an end, sadly you must say goodbye to all the staffs in your trip.
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