5 DAYS LUXURY LAKE MANYARA & SERENGETI SAFARI

Itinerary

Day 01: Start of your luxury Safari from Arusha

Your Driver-Guide reports to your hotel for Start of the safari, with a 8am departure for Lake Manyara National Park. ( Drive time 2.5 hours). You will be in your own private and exclusive 4x4 Landcruiser Safari vehicle. Arrive at your lodge in Lake Manyara for a leisurely lunch. Your afternoon game drive starts at 3.30pm, allowing spotting of the amazing wildlife in the reserve ranging from the Big Cats such as Lion, Leopard & Cheetah to Rhino, Elephant and Wildebeest. Our Driver-Guide will try his best to show you not just the ''Big Five'' animals but the ''Big Nine'' as well. Return to your tented lodge by 6.30pm.
Dinner and overnight at your Lake Manyara Serena Lodge.

Day 02: Start the day with an early morning game drive in Serengeti

You will be taken on two gamedrives today, one in the morning from 6.15am to 9am, before breakfast and the other in the late afternoon after lunch from 3.30pm to 6.30pm. Early mornings and late afternoons are considered the best time to spot animals at their most active. As your safari is private, your gamedrive timings are flexible, convenient if travelling with children or if on a honeymoon when you perhaps want to lie in longer on some of the days. You may also choose to have a full day game drive [ one for the whole day] with a packed picnic lunch. Return in the evening for dinner and overnight at the lodge.
Dinner and overnight at Lake Manyara Serena Lodge.

Day 03: Enjoy Full day in Serengeti

Today you have an early rise for your estimated 6.15am Safari game drive during which you will see more of the Lake Mayara’s great wildlife. After a relaxed breakfast, proceed for a transfer to Serengeti National Park. Arrive at the camp late morning, for check in after which you enjoy a sumptuous lunch. Your afternoon game drive starts at 3.30pm, allowing you to explore the park. You then return back to your Camp by 5pm in time for Tea or Coffee.
Dinner and overnight at Kubu Kubu Tented Lodge [ Option of Four Seasons Safari Lodge or Singita Sasakwa Lodge, in case of unavailability ].

Day 04: Enjoy a Maasai Village Visit and Nature Walk

You may choose to have a morning and afternoon game drive or even head out to the park for a long day game excursion with a packed picnic lunch.
Optional activities such as the Maasai Village Visit and Nature Walk below are at additional cost.
During the day you may also choose to be taken to a traditional Maasai tribe village on the outskirts of the reserve. The village visit which lasts an hour will give you a glimpse into the fascinating way of life of the Maasai, a nomadic warrior tribe of Tanzania. During the course of the day, if you choose to book a nature walk, subject to availability, you would enjoy an hour long walk with the resident guide based at the camp. The walk allows you to closely observe and learn about the local flora and fauna within the vicinity of the property. { this walk will not be conducted into the main park so as to ensure your protection from wild animals}. Enjoy your afternoon safari gamedrive in the reserve during which you hopefully get to spot any of your favourite animals which you may have missed seeing so far during the trip. Return in the evening for dinner and overnight at the camp.
Dinner and overnight at Kubu Kubu Tented Lodge [ Option of Four Seasons Safari Lodge or Singita Sasakwa Lodge, in case of unavailability ].

Day 05: Return to Arusha

At the break of dawn you embark on your concluding gamedrive in Serengeti followed by a leisurely breakfast. Check out by 10am for a return road transfer for Arusha. ( Optional one way flight back to Arusha, available at additional cost). Arrive Arusha by early afternoon [ typically by 3pm]. Drop off at your hotel, or free onward transfer to the airport for your flight back home.