Crater Trail:  Arusha/ Ngorongoro / Serengeti / Manyara / Zanzibar : 12 days Enquire

Day 1: Depart London heathrow wiith an evenning flight to Kilimanjaro Via Nairobi. You will be transfered to The Arusha hotel where you will spend a day at leisure.

Day 2: Depart  from Arusha and drive to Ngorongoro conservation area. Home of the crater that has the largest unbroken caldera in the world. A fantastic place to view the willdlife and birds. Dinner and overnight at Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge.    

Day 3: Breakfast at the Lodge followed by a half-day crater tour where you can see a spectacular concentration of wildlife, including the big five. Drive across the dense forest; near the soda lake, enjoy viewing a variety of bird-life. Ascend to the lodge from the 2000ft-deep crater. After lunch, depart for Serengeti. Dinner and overnight at the lodge.

Day 4: After breakfast, game drive of Serengeti National Park; here can be found the largest concentration of plains animals: 4 million, and 500 species of birds. Next is a chance to see predators chasing their prey and maybe even enjoying the spoils of a kill. Lunch at the Lodge (or a picnic lunch on the way). After lunch depart for Lake Manyara. Dinner and overnight at Lake Manyara Sopa Lodge.

Day 5:  After breakfast, game drive in Lake Manyara National Park which is famous for its tree-climbing lions. Here you can see a variety of habitats and diverse animals and birds. Witness the large flock of flamingos descending on Lake Manyara then depart for Arusha arriving in time for lunch then transfer to the airport for your flight to Zanzibar where you will spend the next 7 nights at the Ocean Paradise enjoying the tranquillity and the hospitallity of Zanzibar.

Day 12: Transfer to the airport for your connecting flight back to the UK

Tour Cost £2079 PPS   Aug- Oct 2008

Included:

• International flights
• All Park fees
• All Domestic flights
• All transfers
• Full board accommodation on Safari and BB in Arusha
• Half board accommodation at the Ocean Paradise In Zanzibar