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Africa March 2013: Serengeti and the Great Migration
09 March Depart USA
10 March 2013 Arrive Arusha
Arrive Kilimanjaro Airport where you are met and transferred to your hotel located a short distance from Arusha Town Centre. Overnight Arusha Coffee Lodge on bed and breakfast basis  lion 11 March 2013 Arusha - Lake Manyara
Morning at leisure and safari briefing followed by lunch. Afternoon you depart Arusha passing through the Masai Steppe filled with many picturesque African villages as well as maize, coffee and banana plantations. At the town of Makuyuni you turn North West and continue the journey up through a scenic escarpment that brings you to your lodge, perched on the edge of the Rift Valley with stunning views over the distant Lake Manyara. Overnight at Lake Manyara Serena on full board basis 12 March 2013 Lake Manyara National Park - Serengeti National Park
After breakfast there is a game drive in Lake Manyara National Park that returns to the lodge for lunch. Leaving Lake Manyara behind, the journey continues North West across the stunning hilly countryside of the highlands which is filled with wheat and coffee plantations, and then into the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. >From here lie the vast plains of the Serengeti, where you’ll hopefully start spotting game well before you get into the park. Overnight at Serengeti Sopa Lodge on a full board basis 13 March 2013 Serengeti National Park
Morning and afternoon game drives in Serengeti National Park. Overnight at Serengeti Sopa Lodge on a full board basis 14 March 2013 Serengeti National Park
Morning and afternoon game drives in Serengeti National Park. Overnight at Serengeti Sopa Lodge on a full board basis 15 March 2013 Serengeti National Park
Morning and afternoon game drives in Serengeti National Park. Overnight at Serengeti Sopa Lodge on a full board basis 16 March 2013 Serengeti National Park - Ngorongoro Crater
After breakfast you depart for Ngorongoro viewing game across the vast Serengeti plains, stopping off at Olduvai Gorge en route. The Gorge acquired its name from the Sansevieria bush that grows profusely in the area, named Olduvai by the Maasai. The Gorge is about 50km long and in some places around 90m deep and is found between the Crater and the Serengeti. It was first discovered by a German entomologist named Professor Kattwinkel, who instigated an expedition just before the First World War. Later, the exploration was continued by Dr Louis Leakey and his wife, who in 1959 found humanoid remains of Zinjanthropus, later renamed Australapithicus Boisei, an early form of man. You will have time to walk through the simple small museum at the gorge, where you can view copy displays of some of the finds as well as pictures of what life was like for the gorge’s earliest inhabitants. After a picnic lunch you visit a Maasai village before you continue to your lodge, set high on the rim of Ngorongoro Crater. Overnight at Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge on a full board basis 17 March 2013 Ngorongoro Crater
A highlight awaits you this morning as you depart to explore what is commonly referred to as the World’s largest wildlife zoo. After breakfast, you descend with a picnic lunch through the early morning mists and 2,000 feet into the crater. Ngorongoro Crater is the World’s largest intact volcanic caldera. Due to its size and diversity, the crater floor is comprised of several distinct areas, ranging from forest, swamps, lakes and springs, to open grassland and some sandy dunes. It’s an awesome wildlife experience. Lunch is served near a small lake filled with hippos. You then continue game viewing before returning to the crater’s rim and your lodge. Overnight at Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge on a full board basis 18 March Ngorongoro Crater – Arusha
Depart after breakfast and head north east to Arusha. The journey will pass through the Masai Steppe filled with many picturesque African villages as well as maize, coffee and banana plantations. On arrival in Arusha you will be provided lunch followed by transfer to Kilimanjaro Airport to connect international departure flight (booked by agent).  wilderbeast Cost $3900pp (double occup) International flights not included in cost
Includes
· Meet and greet services · Seat in vehicle safari · EXCLUSIVE 4x4 vehicle with photo roof (4- 6 people per vehicle) · Services of an English speaking driver-guides · Guaranteed window seat · Game drives and crater tour · All accommodation and meals as specified · All park fees and government taxes · One bottle of mineral water per person per day during game drives Cost Excludes · International flights · Visas · Airport tax (usually included in the tickets) · Driver guide or local escort gratuities · Drinks and dining rooms tips, porterage, personal travel and baggage insurance · Telephone bill, laundry and any items of a personal nature · Medical, evacuation or travel insurance Additional remarks We may have to reroute the itinerary or accommodate in similar lodges in case of non-availability. Prices for park fees may be changed without prior notice. This is beyond our control and any increase levied will be passed to you. Passengers should bring only soft sided bags on safaris. All the passengers must have Identification Card/Passport with them. |