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9 days from $3,195 Unbeatable Value!  Visiting
 Depart the USA on your overnight flight to London. (Note: Due to flight connections, passengers flying from the West Coast may have to depart one day earlier.) Day 2 Arrive Nairobi Arrive in London this morning where you connect to the Nairobi-bound flight, arriving late this evening. Upon arrival in Nairobi, you will be met and transferred to the Nairobi Safari Club. Day 3 Nairobi-Arusha-Lake Manyara (BLD) An early departure takes you south across the border into Arusha for lunch before continuing on to the Lake Manyara Serena Lodge. As you approach Lake Manyara, you are sure to be struck by the dramatic views. The lake lies in a depressed valley with the brown and red cliffs of the escarpment rising strikingly on one side. Day 4 Lake Manyara-Serengeti (BLD) This morning, enjoy game viewing in the nearby park. Watch for hippo in the Simba River, elephants in the forest and Cape buffalo on the open plains at Mahali pa Nyati, which means "the place of the buffalo" in Swahili. Birdwatchers, you have more than 400 species of birds to delight you. Return to the lodge for lunch and then continue to the Serengeti and the Serengeti Serena Lodge. Day 5 Serengeti (BLD) The name Serengeti is derived from the Maasai word “siringet”, which means endless plains. Game-viewing is exciting year-round, as the Serengeti supports large prides of lions as well as a healthy amount of leopards. A full day in the Serengeti allows time for both morning and afternoon game drives. Day 6 Serengeti-Ngorongoro (BLD) After breakfast, you drive takes you to Ngorongoro Conservation area. Your first stop this morning is at Olduvai Gorge. Resembling a long, dry trench, the Gorge is a veritable archaeological treasure-trove. Louis and Mary Leakey spent more than 28 years sifting through hundreds of fossils before uncovering the “homo habilis” (Handy Man), datiang back more than 1.6 million years. Then continue on to your lodge where the afternoon is at leisure. Day 7 Ngorongoro (BLD) Supporting more than 25,000 mammals, the Ngorongoro Crater is home to a wide variety of both herbivores and carnivores. Zebra, wildebeest, buffalo and eland are abundant. With such a rich food supply, carnivores like lion, hyenas and leopard are also at home in the crater. Watch for the kori bustard (the world's largest flying bird) to see if you can spot its elaborate territorial display during breeding season. Enjoy a morning on the crater floor, returning to your lodge for lunch. Day 8 Ngorongoro-Nairobi-Depart (BLD) Return to Arusha for lunch and then continue back to Nairobi where you will have dinner before departing on the overnight flight to London. Day 9 Arrive New York Arrive in London early this morning where you connect to the USA-bound flight, arriving home later today.
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