Program name: Twende Safari
Daily departure: 5 days 4 nights Safari to
Tarangire,Manyara,Ngorongoro & Serengeti.
Day 1: Arusha-Tarangire.
You will depart in Arusha
town after buying your own picnic lunch to drive ahead to Tarangire National
park for game drive. In this day will depart around 08:00 AM viewing Masai steppe
on the way which takes 2 hours driving for 120km tarmac road up to Tarangire
gate. You will have game drive until late noon then proceed to Manyara for
dinner and overnight at Panorama Public campsite.
This delightful park,
covering an area of 2,600 sq km was established in 1970, and it is the numerous
baobab trees that will initially catch your eye. The Tarangire National Park
derives its name from the Tarangire River that rises in the highlands of
central Tanzania and winds its way through the game sanctuary. The river
irresistibly lures the herds of plains migrants from the parched surrounding
area to its shrunken – but permanent – brackish waters during the dry season.
The animals come by
thousands from as far north as the shores of Lake Natron, dramatically swelling
the resident population with wildebeest, zebra, eland, elephant, hartebeest,
buffalo and fringe-eared Oryx. Tarangire is said to have the highest recorded
number of breeding bird species for any habitat in the world. As the rainless
days continue the Tarangire pools are clotted with thirsty migrants, and
elephants begin to dig for underground streams in the dry riverbed.
Day 2: Manyara-Serengeti via Ngorongoro.
You will be awaken at dawn
for breakfast and after that drive to Manyara national for half day game with
your picnic lunch and there after proceed to Serengeti national park via
Ngorongoro game viewing en route to the camp. The road is dusty but adventures
to takes you 5 hours driving. Dinner and overnight will be Serengeti public
campsite.
Lake Manyara National Park lies about 120 kilometers
southwest of Arusha. Lake Manyara National Park is an ideal size for a day
trip. It is possible to leave the camp or lodge early in the morning, picnic at
one of the many picturesque sites and return by early evening. Entering the
park the tall trees surrounds the ground forest. In many ways it resembles a
tropical rainforest - with its verdant foliage and variety of bird life - the
difference being these trees are supported by a water supply from underneath
rather than by abundant rainfall.
Following the formation of the Rift Valley, streams cascaded
down the rocky walls and, because there was no outlet, a lake was formed. It
was at its largest about a quarter of a million years ago. The average area of
the lake is around 390 square kilometers varying from year to year.
Day 3: Serengeti-Serengeti game drive.
In this day after
breakfast you will extend another day in Serengeti National park for full game
drive in the park with packed lunch. Dinner and overnight will be at Serengeti
Public campsite.
Established in 1951, and covering
an area of almost 15,000 sq km, Serengeti is one of the most spectacular game
parks in East Africa. From its short and long grass plains in the south, which
give way to Acacia savannah in the central area, to the hilly more densely
wooded areas of the north, and the extensive woodland in the western corridor,
Serengeti offers great variations both geographically as well as with the
millions of animals, birds and plants that go to make up this complex
ecosystem. The name comes from the Maasai siringet, “endless plains”.
Twice a year, triggered by the
rains, 1.3 million wildebeest, 200,000 zebra and 300,000 Thomson’s gazelle
gather to undertake the long trek to new grazing lands. The migration of the
herbivores roughly defines the boundaries of Serengeti National Park which is
the central zone of the Serengeti ecosystem, an area that also takes in Kenya’s
Maasai Mara National Reserve, the Ngorongoro Conservation Area and the Maswa
Game Reserve in the west. Within these 25,900 square kms of varied landscape
live thirty-five species of plains game and 500 bird species.
Day 4: Serengeti-Ngorongoro Crater.
Another day of being
awakens at dawn for breakfast then departs to Ngorongoro with picnic lunch. You
drive to descend crater floor for tour until late noon whereby you will proceed
to Panorama camp for dinner and overnight.
The
Ngorongoro Conservation Area covers 2286 sq km and encompasses the volcanic
area around the Ngorongoro Crater - including the still active volcano of
Oldonyo Lengai and the famous Olduvai Gorge. Its centerpiece, the Ngorongoro
Crater, is the largest unbroken caldera in the world and the first sight of it
is breathtaking. The floor of the crater is only 100 sq miles but is home to
around 30,000 animals with a high concentration of predators.
The crater supports up to 25,000
large mammals. Grazers dominate: zebra, wildebeest - accounting for almost half
the animals - gazelle, buffalo, eland, hartebeest and wart hog. Giraffe, for
example, stay away because there is insufficient food at tree level; topi
because they compete directly with wildebeest. An odd feature of the crater
elephants is that they are almost exclusively bulls. Breeding herds -
comprising large numbers of females and young with a few attendant older males
- are probably unable to find sufficient quality food in the crater.
Ngorongoro
has carnivores in quantity, drawn by the large herds of prey animals. It has
the densest population of large predators, mainly lion - about 100 - and more
than 400 spotted hyena, living in eight clans of up to eighty individuals. Both
lions and hyenas will scavenge from each other, depending on weight of numbers
and of course, hunger.
Most of the bird wildlife in Ngorongoro is seasonal. Also
influencing the variety of bird species on display is the ratio of soda to
fresh water is the largest expanse of water on the crater floor, Lake Magadi.
The lake is alkaline due to deposits of volcanic ash thrown out by surrounding
volcanoes
Day 5: Manyara-Arusha.
Today will be the day to
have breakfast at your leisure time and with optional activity to visit local
people and there after proceed to Arusha for your onwards plan.
End of Bush-Buzz Tours
& Safaris Ltd.
Price
per person sharing twin/double tent USD 980
Single
tent supplements USD 58
Above costs include
Full board accommodation on
safari expect lunch on the first day of safari
All park entrance fees.
All transfers and game viewing
drives as shown above
Exclusive use of 6-seater land
cruiser truck with pop up window
Tea/coffee with meals + 1 litre
mineral water per day during game drive
Accommodation in public
campsite
Camping gears.
Porterage of 2 pieces of
luggage per person
Government taxes and levies
Above costs exclude
International airfare
International airport departure
taxes
All expenses of a personal
nature such as, telephone calls, etc
Tips and gratuities for the
guide, driver/guide, hotel staff etc
Entry visa fees
Travel and
medical insurance.