5 day birding Tanzania safari
Safari Overview
Arrival & departure: Kilimanjaro
Day 1- arrive, Kilimanjaro NP
Day 2-3- Ngorongoro NP
Day 4- l. Manyara
Day 5- departure
Detailed itinerary
Day 1
Destination: Kilimanjaro NP
You will head to Kilimanjaro national park on arrival anchored by Africa’s highest peak and the highest stand-alone mountain in the world; You will have the best sceneries of Africa’s highest snow-capped mountain and its biodiversity that harbors numerous bird species such as; cinnamon-chested bee-eater, white-necked raven, trumpeter hornbill, malachite sunbird, Schawlow’s turaco, eastern double-collared sunbird, red-winged starling, moorland chat, speckled mouse bird, hornbill, silvery-cheeked hornbill, augur buzzard, cardinal woodpecker, bronze sunbird among others and the largest herds of the African elephants along with lions, leopards, buffaloes, giraffes, hippos, hyenas, gazelles, kobs, waterbucks among others. This safari will get you viewing some of the world’s highland endemic bird species.
Accommodation: Kilima safari lodge (or a similar one)
Meals: Breakfast | Dinner
Day 2-3
Destination: Ngorongoro
Also referred to as the “garden of Eden”, Ngorongoro crater will leave you amazed with the large number of wildebeests, zebras, buffaloes, elephants, lions, leopards, cheetahs, hyenas, hippos, elands, kobs, bush bucks, waterbucks, rhinos among others and numerous bird species such as turaco, great kingfisher, abdim’s stork, white-backed vulture, white-winged tern, yellow-billed stork, long tailed cormorant, great white pelican, western cattle egret, great egret, gray crowned crane, mottled swift, pied avocet, common green shank, common sandpiper, blacksmith lapwing among others; along with various features such as Ndutu plains, Gol mountain, Endoro waterfalls, Olduvai gorge, shifting sands among others. This part of the planet also holds evidence of human existence millions of years ago.
Accommodation: Marera valley lodge (or similar one)
Meals: Breakfast | Dinner
Day 4-5
Destination: Lake Manyara
Today you will be at lake Manyara national park known for its tree climbing lions a behavior not common for lions and huge elephant herds. Lake Manyara that anchors the park’s ecosystem is a soda ash lake and attracts thousands of flamingos for food and residence making it a perfect biding haven; crowned hornbill, little bee-eater, palm-nut vulture, pink backed pelican, silvery-cheecked hornbill, crowned eagle, crested guinea fowl, pied kingfisher, spur-winged goose, grey crowned crane, great white pelican, comb duck, African grey hornbill, African fish eagle among others. Other wild life in the park include leopards, cheetahs, hippos, buffaloes, giraffes, oribis, hyenas, gazelles, kobs, waterbucks, zebras, and many more numerous bird species. On the second day, you will leave the park at the timing of your departure flight.
Accommodation: Lake Manyara wildlife lodge (or a similar one)
Meals: Breakfast | Dinner