Continue your morning and afternoon game drives in the Serengeti with a mid-afternoon lunch and leisure break at the lodge. The term Serengeti means endless plains in the Maasai language. In the central plains, there are carnivores such as leopards, lions, hyenas and cheetahs. This park is often the site of the annual wildebeest and zebra migration that occurs between the Kenyan Mara and the Serengeti. Various birds can be seen here including eagles, ducks, geese, storks, vultures, secretary birds, ibis, storks, herons, kites, pelicans, cranes and guinea fowl. Serengeti National Park is arguably the best-known wildlife sanctuary in the world with over 3 million species of large mammals. About 35 species of delta animals can be seen here, including the "big 5" - elephants, rhinos, lions, leopards and buffalo.
Other common species found here include hippos, giraffes, eland, impala and antelopes, baboons, monkeys and countless more than 500 species of birds. In May or early June, huge herds of wildebeest, antelope and zebra begin their spectacular annual northward migration. In their wake, watch for predators, lions, cheetahs, and wild dogs with vultures hovering overhead! After lunch, you'll continue the sightseeing game in the Serengeti towards the Serengeti Gate to leave the Serengeti National Park, then you'll continue the game on the road towards Ngorongoro Crater. Dinner and overnight at a campsite or lodge on the rim of Ngorongoro Crater (An option for hot air ballooning is also available in this area) Serengeti Balloon Safaris: No words can make the experience float above the justice of the Serengeti. Get a bird's-eye view of the park as you stand by the sun.
The flight lasted about an hour, after which passengers gathered around a table, surrounded by the park's lush plains, to enjoy an "Out of Africa" English breakfast.
NOTE: You can break up the trip with some or both of the following activities:
• Olduvai Gorge Museum: Sometimes called the Cradle of Mankind, the Canyon Museum Mount Olduvai commemorates some of the earliest evidence of humanity. The house was never found. Here you'll see some of the world's oldest fossil evidence of human habitation, visit the Olduvai Canyon Museum to learn about human travel and take in sweeping views of the land this austere canyon water.
Accommodation: (OPTIONAL)
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Overnight stay – (Ngorongoro – Ngorongoro {Crater Rim})
• BUDGET CAMPING –
Simba Public Campsite
• MID-RANGE LODGES –
Rhino Hotel
• LUXURY LODGES –
Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge | Ngorongoro Wildlife |
Ngorongoro SopaEntamanu Camp | Kirurumu Ngorongoro | Lemala Ngorongoro Camp |
• SUPPER LUXURY LODGES –
Ngorongoro Crater Lodge