7 DAYS 6NIGHTS:  WILDLIFE SAFARI & ARCHAELOGICAL SITES TOUR
7 DAYS 6NIGHTS:  WILDLIFE SAFARI & ARCHAELOGICAL SITES TOUR

DAY 01: ARRIVE IN ARUSHA
Upon arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO), a representative from Across Africa Nature will warmly welcome and pick you up with a private 4×4 safari vehicle and transfer to Arusha (approximately 50km or 31miles) a 45 to 50 minutes drive on a tarmac road for overnight at Lake Duluti Lodge or similar (Dinner included). Starting from pick up at the airport and throughout your safari, our experienced and passionate driver-guide will give you an enriching knowledge about the people of Tanzania, wild animals’ behavior, their natural environments and other intricacies. Our representative will have a short safari briefing session with you at the lodge and leave you to relax and have dinner. This will be a truly life-enriching safari experience that will be lifetime memorable. Karibu Tanzania!
DAY 0 2: ARUSHA – NGORONGORO CRATER
After breakfast with your picnic lunch, drive to Ngorongoro Crater for full day game viewing, dinner and overnight at the Ngorongoro Crater Lodge.
DAY 03: VISIT OLDUVAI GORGE, LAETOLI & ENGARUKA
After breakfast take lunch boxes and drive to Oduvai Gorge, the most famous paleoanthropological sites in East Africa. It is the site where Mary and Louis Leakey discovered the first well-dated artifacts and fossils of some of our earliest human ancestors, including Homo habilis, Paranthropus boisei, Homo erectus and finally Homo sapiens. The site is located in the Great Rift Valley.
After two hours at Olduvai Gorge, proceed to   Laetoli, west of Ngorongoro Crater. You will see the hominid footprints preserved in volcanic rock 3.6 millions years old. They represent earliest signs of mankind in the world. The location was excavated by archaeologist Mary Leakey in 1978 and others followed, finding in this area many tracks of the presence and remains of hominids.
You will then drive to Engaruka to see an abandoned system of ruins located in the Great Rift Valley. Here you will get to see irrigation and cultivation systems which are deemed as one of the most important archaeological sites in the Great Lakes region. Sometime in the 15th century, an iron age farming community, housing several thousand people, developed this complicated system.
Guide will help you to identify old graves, house walls, irrigation canals and terraces, and explain the various theories about the rise and fall of the farming community. Enjoy enroute, the colourful birds and butterflies, remnants. Of the German era, and also visit an ‘orpul’ or Maasai slaughterhouse.  Rift Valley escarpment tour from the ruined city, narrow footpaths wind up the Rift Valley escarpment. Climb the escarpment guided by a Maasai warrior, who will help you spot many colourful birds and show you trees and plants that the Maasai use for making food and medicines.
Late afternoon, drive to Serengeti National Park, dinner and overnight at Ndutu Safari Lodge, enjoy game viewing en-route.
DAY 04: Serengeti National Park (Ndutu Area )
Early morning game drive, then head back to Ndutu Safari Lodge for breakfast. Spend your mid morning at leisure enjoying usage of recreational facilities provided at the lodge. Have lunch at the lodge.
After lunch, drive to Ndutu area on the border between Ngorongoro and Serengeti. Enjoy game viewing en-route to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
DAY 05:  SERENGETI TO LAKE MANYARA NATIONAL PARK
Enjoy a morning game drive around Ndutu Area. Lunch is at the lodge.
After lunch drive to Lake Manyara National Park arriving with game viewing on the way to the Lake Manyara Serena Lodge. Check-in for dinner and overnight.
DAY 06: LAKE MANYARA NATIONAL PARK TO KONDOA ROCK ART SITES
Early morning game drive, then head back to Lake Manyara Serena Lodge for breakfast.  After taking breakfast, take lunch boxes and drive to Kondoa Rock Art Sites,  UNESCO World Heritage Site.  These are several caves carved into the side of a hill located in Kondoa area. The caves contain paintings believed to date back more than 1500 years. The actual number of rock art sites in this area is currently uncertain, however they are estimated to be between 150 and 450 of the decorated rock shelters.
You will spend almost a full day in Kondoa area getting history explanations and exploring the caves.  In the evening drive to Tarangire National Park, dinner and overnight at the Tarangire River Camp.
DAY 07:  EXPLORE TARANGIRE NATIONAL PARK- ARUSHA
Earl Morning after breakfast start full game drive in Tarangire National Park with picnic lunch box .  Home for elephants and baobab trees, different kinds of animals like warthogs, antelopes, zebras, leopard, hyenas and dikdik. Also you can see different species of bird at the park, visiting Tarangire River for more game viewing. Then at 4pm drive back to Arusha for Dinner and departure back home.
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Options: Travelers who want to continue with Beach holidays (e.g. Zanzibar or Tanga), Southern Destinations (e.g. Mikumi, Selous, Ruaha) and Mountain climb (e.g. Mt. Meru or Mt. Kilimanjaro), their extended tour can always be prearranged by our travel team.
GROUP SIZE
2–6 people and above, the bigger the group the lower the price per head.
INCLUDED
Driver guide, mineral water, lunch box, park entry fee and a 4WD safari vehicle.
NOT INCLUDED
Any other transfers, Any optional Tour,  Any Airfare and visas, Telephone calls and bar drinks while in the lodge/hotel, Any Extra service offered by lodges/hotel, Gratuities/tips.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
An African safari is an authentic adventure. For certain parts of this safari, expect driving on dirty road which may be bumpy and dusty here and there to make your safari really an African experience. However, our safari vehicles are designed to make your safari comfortable under difficult terrains. So, any person with physical fitness to sit on a safari vehicle is fit for this safari.
 
APPROPRIATE TIME FOR THIS ITINERARY
Any time of the year
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If this package suits you, please contact us for price. Likewise, if it does not suit you, please contact us so that we can tailor a package that meets your needs and expectations.

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