This is considered to be a suitable time for climbing. However, people still climb the mountain during lower season (rain season) from March to May.

Lake Manyara National Park lies in a shallow depression at the base of the eastern branch of the Rift Valley, backed by the red and brown cliffs of the escarpment to the west. This park is dominated by the Lake and the beautiful cool lush of the mature groundwater forest. Primates including baboons, blue and vervet monkeys are among the most dominant mammalian species in the park. Other animal species found here are elephants, buffaloes, impalas, wildebeests, hippos, giraffes and zebras.

Also lions can be seen, sometimes stretching in the branches of the Acacias, a habit commonly seen in Manyara because most of the trees are located near the game drive roads comparable to other National parks.

The Ngorongoro Conservation Area encompasses the volcanic area around the Ngorongoro Crater, including the still active volcano of Ol'doinyo Lenkai (Lengai) and the famous Oldupai Gorge. The Ngorongoro has an area of 8600 square km. Its centerpiece, the Ngorongoro crater, is the largest intact, unfolded caldera in the world and is considered the as one of the eight wonders of the world.

A 600 meters (2,000 feet) descent brings you to the 12 mile-wide (260 square km) floor of the Crater, home of the largest permanent concentration of wildlife in Africa. It sustain over 300 birds up to 25,000 large mammals including lion and elephant. It is of the areas on the continent for viewing the endangered black rhino.

OTHER SITES TO EXPLORE WITHIN NCA

OLMOTI AND EMBAKAAI CRATERS: The rim of Olmoti Crater is at 3700 meters but the crater itself is rather shallow. Olmoti Crater is home to bushbuck, eland and occasional buffalo, Maasai and their livestock.

Water flows across the crater to the south part into a relatively small but splendid waterfall known as Munge. Both craters are reachable on foot, but visitors must be accompanied by armed guides.

SHIFTING SAND: This extraordinary black dune which is composed of volcanic ash from Ol'doinyo Lenkai is blown slowly westwards across the plains at the rate of approximately 100 meters in six years.

LAKE NATRON: Lake Natron is located out side NCA to the north-east, and is the biggest breeding ground in East Africa for flamingos. The lake is typically alkaline and it is a main source of food for flamingos.

Tarangire National Park popularly known as the park of elephants, baobab tree that can handle up to three hundred liters of water and baboons, is located only 114 km, of good tarmac road from Arusha City.

The Tarangire River, from which the park derives its name, irresistibly luring herds of plain migrants to its permanent water during the dry season passes through the area. Between July and November, the park hosts herds of thousands of wildebeests and zebras coming from all over the Maasai steppe and from as for north as the shores of Lake Natron.

Elephants, buffaloes, hartebeests, elands, lions, leopards, hyenas, cheetahs and many other species live in the park throughout the year, but are more numerous during the dry season. Tarangire is the only park where you are assured of seeing the fringed eared Oryx.

SAFARI ITINERARY


Tanzania Safari Holiday - Safari Itinerary - Day 1: The arrival day

We met you on arrival at Kilimanjaro airport or any defined entry and transfer to Moshi in a hotel for late dinner and overnight.

Tanzania Safari Holiday - Safari Itinerary - Day 2: Kilimanjaro National Park

Today, we drive to Kilimanjaro National Park with picnic lunch, to any of the official Kilimanjaro route. Normal formalities of registration and payment and then start trekking through the Kilimanjaro rain forests. Please choose the route you like among these once Marangu, Machame, Umbwe, Lemosho and Shira. Then you can just include the days for climbing the mountain and for safaris. E.g. If it is Machame route which takes us 7 Days then see when we will go to Safari.

Tanzania Safari Holiday - Safari Itinerary - Day: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, up to the roof of Africa then descend to have dinner and overnight at a hotel in Moshi town the 9 th Day to Safari.

Tanzania Safari Holiday - Safari Itinerary - Day 9: From Moshi Town /Ngorongoro Crater

After breakfast, we leave Moshi town for Ngorongoro Crater with our picnic lunch. Option visits the snake park at Meserani on the way to Ngorongoro. After arriving at Crater game drive in the whole afternoon up to the sunset. The driver guide will take you to the Lodge in Ngorongoro for dinner and overnight.

Tanzania Safari Holiday - Safari Itinerary - Day 10: Ngorongoro Conservation Area.

After breakfast, we leave start a full day game drive with our picnic lunch to Ngorongoro crater explore the different animals that this caldera has but documented as crater. It is one of the eight wonders of the WORLD. There is a wide range of viewing lions, zebras, elephants at Lerai forest and endangered Black African Rhino. Dinner and overnight at Lodge in Ngorongoro crater.

Tanzania Safari Holiday - Safari Itinerary - Day 11: Ngorongoro Highlands / Lake Natron

After breakfast today we drive to Ngorongoro Highland to see the sand shifting, Lake Natron and around the Mountain Ol'doinyoi Lengai. Lake Natron is one of the best flamingos nesting in East Africa along this Soda Lake. Dinner and overnight at the Lodge or Campsite.

Tanzania Safari Holiday - Safari Itinerary - Day 12: Ngorongoro Highlands / Maasai Bomas / Lake Manyara National Park

After breakfast drive to Ngorongoro to Maasai bomas and visit them. Learn different culture from African people and the custom and taboos. The way they get married, how they attend school and day to day activities. Afterward drive to Lake Manyara National Park for lunch and game drive. Dinner and overnight.

Tanzania Safari Holiday - Safari Itinerary - Day 13: Lake Manyara National Park / Tarangire National Park

After breakfast an early game drive as we are exiting the Lake Manyara National Park and heading to Tarangire National Park with our picnic lunch. A game drive in Tarangire National Park. The park is famous for python tree climbers, herds of elephants gather around Tarangire River and Baobabs trees. Dinner and overnight at the Lodge.

Tanzania Safari Holiday - Safari Itinerary - Day 14: Tarangire National Park / Arusha

After breakfast a game drive to Tarangire National Park and thereafter to Arusha. Assist you in doing shopping for the friends and relative back home. Transfer to the Kilimanjaro International Airport. A fare well for safe journey back home. Karibu – Tanzania.