Zanki Tours and Safaris wishes to give an experience like never before! Grab your seat on our vehicle and get ready to witness the nature's ornaments, "Chui" being one of them. Explore remote regions while enjoying amazing encounters with wildlife and discover cultures and history as you embark on the trip of a lifetime!
Day 01: Arusha - Manyara.
Upon your arrival at the Arusha airport from Zanzibar at 9:00 am, your safari guide/ driver will meet you there ready to start your safari journey and by 11:00 am you will have arrived at Lake Manyara National Park with packed lunch for a game drive.
This park offers breathtaking views and a large variety of habitats, including acacia woodlands, water forests, baobab strewn cliffs, algae-streaked hot springs, swamps, and the lake itself. Thanks to this the small park can support a large number of animal species and incredible bird life. Manyara has the largest concentration of baboons anywhere in the world and the lions here are also renowned for their tree climbing but big cats aren't that easily seen. Elephants are prolific and are the main attraction.
During lunchtime, you will be provided a lunch box, after which the safari will continue.
In the early evening, you will drive to your lodge at mto wa mbu for dinner and overnight.
Overnight: Marera Valley Lodge or similar.
Meals Plan: Full Board.
After breakfast your driver/guide will pick you up and proceed with game viewing in Ngorongoro Crater, we advise you to leave the hotel as early as possible so you can see the variety of animals that are only active during the morning hours.
Ngorongoro Crater is the world's largest inactive, intact and unfilled volcanic caldera and is often described as one of the wonders of the world. it is a famous national park because here you can find the greatest number of different animal species per square kilometer. You will have the chance to see buffalo, elephants, lions, wildebeests, zebras, hippopotamus, and, feline species such as caracals and servals. The luckiest travelers might even see a rhinoceros, an animal whose numbers are rapidly declining.
You will also have a chance to meet Maasai people and learn more about their complex and interesting culture before you head back home.
During lunchtime, you will arrive at the lake side where you will be provided a lunch box, after which the safari will continue.
By early evening you will be on your way to Kilimanjaro airport for a flight back to Zanzibar.
NOTE:
# You should be aware that this is wild nature, so the guide cannot make any guarantees on the presence of specific wild animals, but you can be sure he will do his best to find everything you're looking for! The Zanki team has its radio channel that the drivers use to communicate with other guides and collaborate on searches for rare species.
#Take into consideration that to see certain animals you will have to start your day early in the morning, and it may be cold outside, so you should not forget to pack some warm clothes. For example, in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area before and after sunset the temperature can fall to 0°C.