18 days Ultimate Tanzania Safari tour to see wild animals, plants, wildlife habitat, bush, birds, rocks, Serengeti kopjes, geographical features, local people and much more. Arusha park, Tarangire, Serengeti and Ngorongoro wildlife safari itinerary designed to give you maximum wild animals exposure, wilderness camps, nature admires cultural tourism to experience local people lives. Now please read below safari itinerary and advise if you need any changes.
Day 01: Arrive Arusha.
Distance: 45kms time to drive around One hour.
On arrival you will be picked by our professional driver guide from the airport and transferred to the Lodge.
Meals: BB (Bed and Breakfast)
Accommodation:
Standard: Planet lodge
Moderate: Mount meru game lodge
Mid-range: African Tulip
Day 02: Arusha City Tour
This is the day where you will do a city tour, cooking class and dinner experience in Arusha, after the city tour you will go to the local market to buy things to cook then go to Salha’s home and spend the afternoon learning to prepare and cook an authentic Tanzanian dish then later have an evening dinner experience with local family.
Meals: BB
Accommodation:
Standard: Planet lodge
Moderate: Mount Meru game lodge
Mid luxury: African Tulip
Day 03: Arusha National Park
Distance: 40kms time to drive is around 40 minutes
Activities: Game drives and guarded walking safari.
After breakfast drive to Arusha National Park, offers a beautiful and nice game drives guarded bushwalk inside the park, breathtaking views of Mount Meru and Mount Kilimanjaro as well as a diverse array of habitats from Lush forests, grassy savannah to the Lakes that are home to a wide range of animals including the most beautiful black and white colobus monkeys, blue monkeys and velvet monkeys, olive baboons,giraffes,buffaloes,elephants,red and common duikers,dik diks,waterbucks,bushbucks,zebras,hyaenahs,Hippos,and many different species of forest,woodland,grassland and water birds.
Meals BB (Bed and Breakfast).
Accommodation: Standard: Planet lodge
Moderate: Mount Meru game lodge
Mid-range: African Tulip
Day 04-05: Tarangire National Park.
Distance: 120km time to drive is about 3hrs
Drive to Tarangire National park with your picnic lunch. One of the largest national parks in Tanzania located in Manyara region, this park is especially known for Tarangire River which flows all year round and the only source of water for wild animals during dry seasons. Once in the park you will be immersed in Tarangire’s unique landscape characterized by its massive Baobab trees and the Tarangire River which attracts a wide variety of wildlife including large herds of elephants. This park is well known for its high concentration of elephants and you are likely to spot these gentle giants during your visit, other animals frequently seen in the park includes lions, cheetahs, Leopards, Hyenas, big herds of Buffaloes, Zebras, and Wildebeests. Others are Impalas, Waterbucks, Warthogs, Ostriches, Tarangire Park is also a rich diversity of bird species. The park offers fantastic panoramic views from elevated area like the Silale Swamp view point, providing a chance to see vast stretches of the park and its wildlife.
Meals: B, L, D.
Accommodation:
Standard: Burunge Baobab
Moderate: Tarangire safari lodge
Mid luxury: Elephant springs
Day 06: Drive to Manyara national park
Distance: time to drive is about 1.5hrs
Enjoy a game drive and explore the park’s diverse ecosystem and varieties of habitats, look for the famous tree climbing Lions, groups of Elephants, Giraffes, largest troops of Baboons that can only be seen in Manyara park than anywhere else in Africa, and different species of birds.
Meals: B, L, D.
Accommodation:
Standard: Marera valley lodge
Moderate: Farmhouse
Mid-luxury: Escarpment luxury lodge
Day 07: Mto wa mbu village
Distance: time to drive is about 1.5hrs
Mto wa mbu village known for its diverse cultural heritage and rich agricultural lands. It is a fascinating destination for travelers who want to experience traditional Tanzanian village life and learn about the country’s many different ethnic groups, including the Maasai, Chaga and many others. Visitors can explore the local market, simple delicious fresh produce, and participate in cultural activities such as traditional dance performances and guided walks through the lush countryside, explore a banana plantation and have lunch with a local family.
Meals: B, L, D
Accommodation:
Standard: Marera valley lodge
Moderate: Farmhouse
Mid luxury: Escarpment luxury lodge
Day 08-09: Drive to Lake Natron for Oldoinyo Lengai hiking.
Distance: time to drive is about 2-3hrs
This day you will be driving to the Lake Natron where the only remaining active Volcano in east Africa is located, the hike begin at the base of the Oldoinyo Lengai in mid night which takes about 4 to 6 hrs to reach the crater rim near the summit, you do not need special skills, but you do need to be fit and very determined to do it, then the descent takes about 3 to 4 hours. After the hike you will spend the entire day relaxing at the lodge and prepare yourself for your next adventure on the following day.
Meals: B, L, D
Accommodation:
Moderate: Maasai Girrafe eco Lodge
Day 10-12: Northern Serengeti (Kogatende).
Distance: 70kms time to drive around 3.5 hours.
After breakfast depart and start the journey to the northern Serengeti. One of the earth’s spectacular wildlife events takes place every year in the heart of East Africa. The great Migration, culminating at a river crossing where nature coldly decides who lives to see another season. The great migration involving approximately 1.6 million of Wildebeests, 600,000 of Zebras a couple thousands of Thomson and Grant Gazelle and Eland which are killed and eaten by hundreds of predators who follow them behind when the herd pass through their territory. The northern Serengeti is also a beautiful area with its landscape, a vast pristine area of wooded rolling hills interspersed with open grassy patches and large granite outcrops. We trust by having three days in this area will provide plenty of time to explore the entire circuit and see all major yearly events happening there. The great wildebeest Migration which is seasonal for this area is a phenomenon which needs to be observed.
Meals: B, L, D
Accommodation: Standard: Mara kati kati
Moderate: Serengeti Mara river camp
Mid luxury: Mara Mara.
Day 13–15: Central Serengeti National Park
Distance: 220km time to drive around 4-5 hours.
After breakfast, we will drive to Serengeti National Park in the Central Seronera,
This park is well known for its healthy stock of resident wildlife, particularly the “Big Five”: Lion, Leopard, Elephant, Rhino, and Buffalo.
Serengeti is famous for its incredible wildlife and the Great Migration, visit various zones within the park to maximize wildlife viewing.
Seronera or central Serengeti is one of Serengeti’s best wildlife viewing area where virtually all resident animals such as Lion, Leopard, cheetah, spotted hyena, jackal, serval, caracal, fox, giraffe, buffalo, topi, hartebeest, waterbuck, elephant, grants and Thomson gazelle, impala, reedbuck, dikdik, hippo, warthog, baboon, velvet monkey hyrax and variety of reptiles and birds can always be seen.
Lions: Serengeti is believed to hold the largest population of lions in Africa due in part to the abundance of prey species. More than 3,000 lions live in this ecosystem.
African Leopard: These reclusive predators are commonly seen in the Seronera region but are present throughout the national park with a population of around 1,000.
Serengeti, a UNESCO world heritage site is home to around 200,000 zebras, and 300,000 Thomson’s gazelle joining the wildebeest’s trek for fresh grazing. Listen to the exotic sounds of over 6 million hooves pounding the open plains of Serengeti just like how you imagined African wild life to be.
Meals: B, L, D
Accommodation: Standard: Pure camp
Moderate: Into Wild Africa camp
Mid- luxury: Sametu camp
Day 16: Ngorongoro Crater.
Distance: 26kms drive time around 1.5 hour to the crater floor
This is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is the world’s largest intact volcanic caldera. As you near the crater, the road leads to a higher altitude and the air becomes cooler. The view as you reach the crater rim is breathtaking with a vast expanse of the crater floor spread out below. The Ngorongoro crater is often referred to as “Africa’s Eden” or the Eighth Wonder of the World, its unique ecosystem supports a variety of wildlife, including the densest population of lions and other predators such as Hyenas, jackals, serval cats, and Caracals, as well as a large population of flamingos in the crater’s soda lakes. In the crater is the best place to spot the few remaining Black rhinoceros.
Meals: B, L, D
Accommodation:
Standard: Marera valley lodge
Moderate: Farmhouse
Mid-Luxury: Lions paw
Day 17: Visit Hadzabe tribe in Lake Eyasi.
Distance: 60kms time to drive around 1-2 hours
After an early breakfast drive to Lake Eyasi area to visit the Hadzabe tribe,
This tribe lives in Northern Tanzania near Lake Eyasi, these people are the last remaining true hunter gatherer communities in Africa who speaks Hadzane which is one of the oldest language that employ click sounds. They live mainly around Lake Eyasi in northern Tanzania, near the Ngorongoro Highlands. Unlike many other ethnic groups in Tanzania, the Hadzabe have no formal chiefs or centralized leadership. They traditionally live in small, mobile camps, moving according to the availability of food and water. Their main activities are, Men hunting wild animals such as antelope, birds and small mammals using bows and poisoned arrows, Women do collect wild fruits, berries, tubers, and roots which provide a large portion of their daily food. Honey collection is an important food source. A visit to the Hadzabe offers a rare opportunity to experience one of the world’s oldest living cultures and understand a way of life that has remained unchanged for generations. You can also visit another tribe called Datoga who does their local blacksmith.
Meals: B, L, D
Accommodation:
Standard: Marera valley lodge
Moderate: Ngorongoro Farmhouse
Mid-luxury: Plantation lodge
Day 18: Drive to Arusha then transfer to airport fly back home.
You will be transferred to Arusha then to Kilimanjaro international Airport for your flight back home.
INCLUDED IN THE ABOVE RATES ARE:
- Private Toyota land cruiser 4WD vehicle with pop up roof, as specified in the itinerary.
- All pick up and drop off transfers.
- Park fees as specified in the itinerary.
- Crater service fee in Ngorongoro Crater as specified in the itinerary.
- Night’s Accommodation and Meals at Tented Camps/Lodges/classic camps as specified in the Itinerary.
- Domestic flight from Northern Serengeti to Arusha
- Unlimited bottled of Mineral water during safari.
- Unlimited Soft drinks, during game drives
- Unlimited tea and coffee during game drives
- Safari Guide Services
- Government tax.
- Private professional English speaking guide.
- Unlimited game mileage during safari game drives
- Hot air Balloon ride in Northern Serengeti
NOT INCLUDED IN THE ABOVE RATES ARE:
- International flights.
- Any other items of a personal nature, i.e. Telephone, beverages not included in the accommodation rates etc.
- Tips for the driver guide highly recommended $25+ per person per day.
- Any Insurance package
- Visas
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