Perched on the jagged rim of the crater, camouflaged in river-stone and cloaked in indigenous creepers, the Ngorongoro Serena is a triumph of ecological and architectural fusion.
Day 1: Dar es Salaam to Ngorongoro Crater
Make your way to the airport in Dar es Salaam, for your flight to Kilimanjaro.
Upon arrival at Kilimanjaro Airport, you will be met by your driver-guide, and depart for Lake Manyara national park with a picnic lunch. Enjoy afternoon game viewing in Lake Manyara national park famed for it's tree climbing lions and abundant bird life.
Drive on to Ngorongoro for dinner and overnight.
Day 2: Day at Ngorongoro Crater
After breakfast, descend into the crater for full day game viewing with picnic lunch. Here you can see a spectacular concentration of wildlife, including the big five. Drive across the dense forest and near the soda lake and enjoy viewing a variety of bird life. Ascend to the lodge from the 2000ft. deep crater. Return to your lodge for dinner and overnight.
Dinner and overnight at your lodge.
Day 3: Ngorongoro Crater to Dar es Salaam
After breakfast, depart for Arusha with an optional stop over at the Cultural Heritage center souvenir shop and art gallery. On a clear day you will see Mt. Meru standing tall over the city of Arusha.
Arrive at the Arusha Coffee Lodge where you will enjoy a meal in the lush green gardens. After lunch you may have some time to visit Shanga, an uplifting local community social enterprise which employs people with disabilities to create unique handmade gifts.
Transfer from Arusha to Kilimanjaro Airport for your flight back to Dar es Salaam.
What is included in the tour
- Return flight Dar - Kilimanjaro - Dar
- Return airport transfers in Arusha
- Ground transportation in 4x4 vehicle on safari with pop-up roof
- Game drives & private safari experience
- Accommodation including all meals starting with lunch on arrival day and ending with lunch on departure day
- All park fees, government taxes and service charges
- Services of an experienced English-speaking driver-guide
What is NOT included in the tour
- Laundry
- Tips and gratuities
- Drinks (soft or hard)
- Any items of a personal nature
Ngorongoro Serena Lodge
Perched on the jagged rim of the crater, wreathed in morning mist, camouflaged in river-stone and cloaked in indigenous creepers, the Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge is a triumph of ecological and architectural fusion. Sensitively constructed so as to take nothing from its environment whilst affording endless vistas over the heat-shimmering reaches of the crater below, the clustered boulder-built buildings of the Lodge hug the crater rim, linked by rope-lashed timber walkways that skirt the buttressed roots of ancient, liana-hung
trees.The Lodge has a total of seventy five rooms. Each room draws on a cave-grey, indigo-blue and jasper-red colour-scheme and enjoys uninterrupted views over the Crater's unmatched splendour. Each
room has a rock-enclosed balcony
