Itinerary
Summary
Day
1: Arusha – Lake
Manyara National Park
Day 2: Lake Manyara
National Park
Day
3: Lake Manyara – Arusha – Depart
Cost
for 2010: Per Person
Land Arrangements (per person)
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April
– May |
Rest
of the Year |
Double
Occupancy |
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Single
Supplement |
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Child
rate 2-11 years is 75% of the adult rate
Detailed
Itinerary
Lake
Manyara National Park 3 Days/ 2 Nights takes you to
the discovery path to Lake Manyara National Park in
Arusha Region, Tanzania. The majority of the land
area of the park is a narrow strip running between
the Gregory Rift wall to the west and Lake Manyara,
an alkaline or soda-lake, to the east. It is famous
for its population of flamingoes. The Park derives
its name from the Maasai word "manyara,"
which is the name for the plant Euphorbia tirucalli.
The Maasai use this plant to grow livestock stockades.
Eventually manyara will produce a stock proof hedge
that is more durable than any made of cut thorn branches.
There is a specimen of Euphorbia
tirucalli at the entrance gate. Despite the fact Lake
Manyara National Park is only 330 square kilometers
(127 square miles) in area—of which about 230
square kilometers (89 square miles) are lake—it
contains a large variety of habitats: the rift wall,
the ground water forest, acacia woodland, areas of
open grassland, the lake shore, swamp, and the lake
itself. Due to the variety of habitats the Park is
able to support a large number of species. Over 380
species of birds, some migratory, have been recorded
in the Park.
Day 1
Manyara
National Park
After
breakfast, you will take a drive into the Manyara
National Park making a brief stop for a walking tour
at Mto Wa Mbu (pronounced OOM-tow-wa-OOM-boo), a village
that's now home to people from many different tribes
from Tanzania. The area has been turned it into an
oasis through Irrigation; it used to be just grazing
land for the cattle of the nomadic Masai people. Visit
with the locals as you tour the village and also try
some of the local banana beer. After the tour continue
to the park for a gammed. After lunch at a picnic
site we proceed on another game drive before we return
to our Lodge on perched on the escarpment.
Overnight
at Lake Manyara Serena or Lake Manyara Wildlife Lodge
Meal
Plan {Packed Lunch Box & dinner}
Day 2
Lake
Manyara National Park
The
game in this petite park is plentiful and the magnificent
bird watching will make a devotee out of even the
most reluctant. It is also one of the very few places
in Africa to see tree-climbing lions, which we may
declare our day’s quest, being so thoroughly
sated with the big herds of preceding parks. Manyara’s
great shock of pink flamingoes will also delight.
Overnight
at Lake Manyara Serena or Lake Manyara Wildlife Lodge
Meal
Plan {Packed Lunch Box & dinner}
Day 3
Lake
Manyara –
Arusha
Breakfast
at your lodge, and then depart by road back to Arusha.
Meal
Plan {Breakfast}
Safari Inclusions
*
3 day game safari to Tanzania's northern circuit to
Lake Manyara National Park
* Accommodation at either Lake Manyara Serena Lodge
or Lake Manyara Wildlife Lodge
*
All game viewing activities plus optional walking
tour at Mto Wa mbu
* Animal tours according to your itinerary preferences
* Private 4 wheel drive vehicle with a roof hatch
* Professional African Spice Safaris Driver Guide
* Lake Manyara National Park Fees
* Three meals a Day while on Safari
Safari
Exclusions
* Laundry
* Entry visas
* Airport taxes
* Travel insurance
* Tips and gratuities
* International Airfare
* Items of personal nature
* Soft Drinks, Beer, Liqueur, Juices
and Mineral Water
