Your safari starts in Arusha, driving to Lake Manyara national park which is located between the Great Rift Valley's cliff escarpment and the shallow alkaline lake, Lake Manyara. Famous for its tree-climbing lions, Manyara features nearly 400 different species of bird, red-billed quelea, pelicans, cormorants and thousands of flamingos.
Your next destination will be the stunning Ngorongoro Crater, 12.4 miles (20 km) wide, 1968ft (600m) deep, makes it the largest intact volcanic caldera in the world. It is home to a permanent population of more than 30,000 animals including The Big 5. Maasai tribesman have grazing rights in Ngorongoro Conservation Area, so it is not unusual to see Maasai cattle and buffalo grazing together, with a lion kill just a few hundred meters away.
You will continue your travel to Lake Eyasi, the home of east African bushman. Accompanied by an experienced guide from the area, you can visit the bushmen-Hadzabes Tribe (also known as the Tindiga Tribe). The bushmen of Lake Eyasi are the only hunter-gatherers who remain in East Africa. Their ancient lifestyles remain the same as it was 10,000 years ago, as we humans all were those days. Their numbers are dwindling and are estimated to be less than 2000 remaining.
This safari ends in Arusha, but you can easily extend it to the sandy beaches of Zanzibar Island.
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