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5 Nights Serena Trails

 

Day 1   Arusha - Lake Manyara
Pick up from Arusha after breakfast and drive to Lake Manyara Serena Lodge which is 130km from Arusha and is standing high on the edge of the Rift Valley Escarpment with excellent views over the gleaming alkaline waters of Lake Manyara. After checking in, you will be served your lunch in their central dining room. After lunch you will head to the Lake Manyara National Park for the afternoon game drive

Evening return to the lodge, dinner and overnight at Lake Manyara Serena Lodge

Lake Manyara National Park consists of more than 400 species of birds including the flamingos depending on their migration as well as other large water birds such as pelicans and storks. The entrance to the park is through an expanse of an abundant forest where you will view the baboons and monkeys in large numbers. With very good spotting you will also see the elegant bush bucks hidden in the forests. As you drive ahead, you will come to the Acacia woodland where the legendary tree climbing lions are spotted, there are also the elephants, mongoose and the dik-dik. Further ahead you will come across the grassy floodplain where the large buffalo, giraffe, zebra and wildebeests herds wander. Across the grassy plain is the magnificent alkaline lake, the home to the thousands migratory flamingos.

Day 2   Lake Manyara - Serengeti
Enjoy early morning game drive in the Lake Manyara National Park. Return to the lodge for breakfast and after checking out drive to central Serengeti in the Serengeti National Park via Ngorongoro. Check in at Serengeti Serena Lodge, enjoy your lunch at their main restaurant. Afternoon you will enjoy the game drive in the Serengeti National Park

Serengeti National Park is the largest National Park in Tanzania. The park is located some 320 km to the northwest of Arusha, lying in a high plateau between the Ngorongoro highlands and the Kenya/Tanzania border, and extending almost to Lake Victoria to the west. Aptly named ‘’endless plains’’ by the Maasai people, you immediately experience this vastness as you enter the southeastern plains of the park from Ngorongoro. Declared a protected area in 1921 and gazetted as a National park in 1951, Serengeti is the oldest National Park in Tanzania and undoubtedly one of the most famous wildlife sanctuaries in the world. The principal features of the Serengeti are the short and long grass plains in the south and east, the acacia Savannah in the central areas, the hilly and densely wooded areas in the north and the extensive woodland in the west. Serengeti provides sanctuary to the highest concentration of plains animals in the world. Survey estimates indicate an animal population of about 4 million. The “Big 5”, lions, buffalos, leopards, elephants and the rhinos, are rarely to be missed in this park. Serengeti also boasts to hold the largest population of lions in Africa. The park also supports many further species, including cheetah, Thomson's and Grant's gazelle, topi, eland, waterbuck, hyena, baboon, impala, African wild dog and giraffe. The park also boasts about 500 bird species, including ostrich, secretary bird, Kori bustard, crowned crane and marabou stork. Dinner and overnight at the Serengeti Serena Lodge

Day 3   Serengeti

Enjoy full day of game drives in the Serengeti National Park. Meals and overnight at Serengeti Serena Lodge

Day 4   Serengeti - Ngorongoro
Drive to Ngorongoro via the Olduvai Gorge, The Olduvai Gorge, popularly referred to as "The Cradle of Humankind", is the site where in 1959 Dr Louis Leakey discovered the skull of Zinjanthropus or “Nutcracker Man” believed to have lived 1.75 million years ago.

After checking in at Ngorongoro Serena Lodge, enjoy your lunch at their dining hall. Rest of the afternoon spend at leisure especially at the rock-enclosed balcony of your room and enjoy the un-interrupted views over the crater’s unmatched splendour.

Ngorongoro Crater floor, a sheer drop of 610 metres below the crater rim, has an area of 265 sq km, with a diameter of 19 km. The sight of the Ngorongoro Crater is simply stunning. “There is nothing with which to compare. It is one of the wonders of the world…” once wrote Professor Bernard Grzimek. The crater floor is covered with plains animals, including wildebeest, zebra, gazelles, elands, rhino, and a large predator population of lions, hyena and jackal which can all be viewed at close quarters. Cheetah and leopard can also be seen here. The rain season is between November and May. The altitude at the crater rim is about 2286 metres above sea level, and temperatures can get quite chilly in the evening. Dinner and overnight at Ngorongoro Serena Lodge

Day 5   Ngorongoro
 Morning descend into the crater with lunch boxes for full day crater tour

Dinner and overnight at Ngorongoro Serena Lodge

Day 6   Ngorongoro - Arusha
 After breakfast you will check-out and drive to Arusha for lunch

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Lake Manyara Serena Lodge

Standing high on the edge of a towering terracotta escarpment with panoramic views over the glittering alkaline waters of Lake Manyara, Lake Manyara Serena Safari Lodge offers a unique blend of tranquility, wildlife discovery, and ornithological richness. The unprecedented range of high-adventure sports, meanwhile, include mountain biking, canoeing and forest walks, while cultural choices include tours of the neighboring villages and dance displays by the local Maasai of MTO WA MBU village

Facilities

  • A selection of ensuite rooms and suites
  • Central dining room and bar
  • Outside dining terrace
  • Poolside bar
  • Game drives daily
  • Swimming pool and pool deck
  • Bush dinner site within the grounds
  • Tented conference room
  • Wedding planning and honeymoon venue
  • Gift shop, business centre, WiFi
  • Satellite TV room
  • Extensive selection of sports and activities
  • Cultural dance and music

     
                  Suite room                                        Standard Double                                     Standard Twin                                               Pool

Serengeti Serena Lodge

Set high on the saddle of a tree-clad ridge, commanding panoramic views across the Serengeti, this lodge is the ultimate fusion of traditional African architecture and world-class style. Centrally located adjacent to the famous Western Corridor and Grumeti River, the lodge has been designed to blend completely into the living landscape. A series of traditional domed ‘rondavels' are widely spaced throughout the grounds, which are cooled by groves of acacia trees and watered by sparkling streams. On the very edge of the ridge is a ‘vanishing horizon' pool, which looks out over the ‘endless plains' after which the Serengeti is named

Facilities

  • Traditionally-carved, domed dining room
  • Individual ‘rondavel' rooms with private balconies
  • Vanishing horizon pool overlooking the plains
  • Scenic safari bar with timbered terrace
  • Private bush camp overlooking the migration
  • Central barbeque area and water gardens
  • Game drives daily
  • Wedding planning and honeymoon venue
  • Gift shop, business centre, WiFi
  • Conference centre
  • Extensive selection of sports and activities
  • Cultural dance and music
  • TV room with satellite TV

     
                  Exterior View                                          Suite Room                                         Standard Room                                               Pool

Ngorongoro Serena Lodge

This lodge is built on the edge of the rim of the magnificent Ngorongoro Crater. It is built from local river-stone and camouflaged with indigenous vines

Facilities

  • 75 rock-built rooms with panoramic private balconies
  • Rock built dining room and bar with central fire
  • Extensive viewing terraces
  • Game drives into the Crater daily
  • Wedding planning and honeymoon venue
  • Gift shop, business centre, WiFi
  • Tented conference centre
  • Extensive selection of sports and activities
  • Cultural dance and music
  • TV room with satellite TV

     
               Exterior View                                               Suite Room                                      Standard Room                                         Crater View