9-Day The Odyssey of African Adventure & Its Culture

• You'll be collected from the airport.
• Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Airport Transfer to Arusha

Upon arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport, you'll be met by your guide. After greetings and briefing, you'll be transferred to Arusha. Spend the day/night relaxing and acclimatising at your comfortable villa in Arusha.

Refreshments, dinner and overnight stay at your villa.

Main Destination:

Arusha (City)

Accommodation:

Villa Maua

• Luxury hotel located in Arusha (City)

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Meals & Drinks:

• Dinner (Breakfast & lunch not included)
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Arusha City Tour

The first morning in Tanzania. After breakfast, your tour driver/guide will be ready to take you into the heart of Arusha city.
Explore Arusha with a city tour, visiting the largest museum in Africa to learn about Africa's history and culture. This is the biggest museum in Africa for African cultures and their tribes.

Later after lunch, visit the Maasai arts and crafts market to appreciate traditional crafts and interact with local artisans where you can buy extraordinary souvenirs for your family and friends or you can try to make yours.

Later, you'll be back to your villa for refreshment, dinner and overnight stay.

Main Destination:

Arusha (City)

Accommodation:

Villa Maua

• Luxury hotel located in Arusha (City)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Transfer Game Drive to Tarangire National Park

After breakfast and morning briefing about your upcoming adventure, you'll embark to Tarangire National Park. Enjoy the thrilling transfer as it doubles the safari experiences. You'll drive in the park, after all the formalities you'll be ready to start the game drive in the plains of Tarangire. Expect to see large herds of elephants, massive baobab trees and diverse of wild animals as you drive deeper in the wilderness. Take your time and immerse yourself in this amazing nature.

In the afternoon, you'll have picnic lunch on the cliff of river Tarangire. The best place for picnic lunch as you view the Tarangire river from an eagle eye. Look around you might encounter herds of elephants and other wild animals quenching their thirsty. Enjoy the endless plains of Tarangire from above.

Later in the evening, you'll drive back to your camp for refreshments, dinner and overnight stay.

Main Destination:

Tarangire National Park

Best Time To Visit July to November (Animals come to the Tarangire River)

High Season June to October (The park is full of visitors)

Best Weather June to October (Little rainfall)

Wildlife in Tarangire NP

ElephantAbundant

GiraffeCommon

LionCommon

BuffaloAbundant

ZebraAbundant

WildebeestAbundant

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HippoCommon

HyenaOccasional

LeopardRare

CheetahRare

Wild DogVery Rare

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

Accommodation:

Maramboi Tented Lodge

• Luxury tented camp located less than 1hr drive from Tarangire NP

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Transfer Game Drive to Lake Manyara

After breakfast, with packed lunch embark to Lake Manyara National Park, known for its tree-climbing lions and stunning landscapes. Enjoy the transfer as it doubles the safari experiences. Explore the park as the lake offers a mix of ecosystems, from the lake itself to dense groundwater forests and open savannah. The scenery is stunning, providing opportunities to see the diverse habitats and the animals that live in them especially birdlife along the shore. You can expect to see herds of elephants, buffaloes, giraffes, zebras, wildebeests, and warthogs. Keep an eye out for the elusive leopard and other smaller mammals like mongoose, dik-diks, and baboons.

In the afternoon, enjoy picnic lunch before embarking on next session of the game drive. Later in the evening, you'll be back to your lodge for refreshments, dinner and overnight stay.

Optional activities at an extra cost: Boat safari, Village Tour, Night Game Drive.
Upgrading of the accommodation is available: Luxury & High End.

Main Destination:

Lake Manyara National Park

Best Time To Visit June to October (Easier to spot animals)

High Season July to March (The northern section gets crowded)

Best Weather June to October (Little rainfall)

Wildlife in Lake Manyara NP

ElephantCommon

GiraffeCommon

BuffaloCommon

ZebraCommon

WildebeestCommon

HippoCommon

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LionOccasional

HyenaOccasional

LeopardRare

Wild DogVery Rare

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

CheetahNone

Accommodation:

Farm of Dreams Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located less than 1hr drive from Lake Manyara NP

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Transfer Game Drive to Lake Eyasi

After breakfast and briefing, with packed lunch you'll embark towards Lake Eyasi, an off-the-beaten-path destination that offers unique cultural experiences and the opportunity to explore the local landscape. Enjoy your transfer game drive as it doubles your safari experience. Engage in cultural tours and interact with the Hadzabe people, learning about their traditional way of life, hunting techniques, and gathering methods. The Datoga, a pastoralist tribe known for their metalworking skills, also inhabit this area, providing an opportunity to learn about their craftsmanship and daily life. Explore the diverse landscapes around Lake Eyasi through guided bushwalks. Witness the beauty of the area's flora and fauna, including different bird species, as well as unique plants and trees. Explore the shores of Lake Eyasi, which provides picturesque views and a chance to witness the daily activities of locals who rely on the lake for fishing and other livelihood activities.

Main Destination:

Lake Eyasi

Accommodation:

Farm of Dreams Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located less than 1hr drive from Lake Eyasi

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Transfer Game Drive to the Serengeti National Park

After breakfast and briefing, with packed lunch you'll slowly start embarking towards the Serengeti. Transferring via a game drive from Lake Eyasi to the Serengeti is an excellent opportunity to experience wildlife and landscapes before reaching the renowned Serengeti National Park. Keep an eye out for wildlife along the way, as the transfer drive can offer opportunities to spot animals such as giraffes, zebras, elephants, and possibly predators like lions or cheetahs.
You'll arrive in the Serengeti on time. If you are fit enough you may make a quick game drive or you may stay at your camp for much needed rest, refreshments and overnight stay.

Upgrading of the accommodation is available: Luxury and High End.

Main Destination:

Serengeti National Park

Best Time To Visit January to February and June to October (Different areas are best at different times)

High Season July to March (The Seronera area is crowded)

Best Weather June to October (Little to no rainfall)

Wildlife in Serengeti NP

ElephantCommon

LionCommon

CheetahCommon

BuffaloAbundant

ZebraAbundant

WildebeestAbundant

Show more

GiraffeCommon

HippoCommon

HyenaCommon

LeopardOccasional

Black RhinoVery Rare

Wild DogVery Rare

White RhinoNone

Accommodation:

Acacia Central Camp

• Mid-range tented camp located inside Central Serengeti

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Guided Game Drive - Serengeti National Park

After breakfast, with packed lunch, enjoy a day full of game drive. Take your time to explore the plains of the Serengeti. We recommend on this day, to have morning game and evening game drive, you pause the afternoon. Early in the morning game drive is the best time as animals are active along the water holes while lions and other predators are nearby for actions, the African sun rise also is magnificent to view. In this plan, you'll embark on early morning game drive return to your camp for breakfast, you relax and resume the game drive later in the afternoon. Expect to see all African wild animals during game drive.

Later in the evening, you'll be back to your camp for refreshments, dinner and overnight.

Optional activities at an extra cost: Hot air balloon safari, Night game drive, Walking safari, Sundowner moment.
Upgrading of the accommodation is available. Luxury and High End.

Main Destination:

Serengeti National Park

Accommodation:

Acacia Central Camp

• Mid-range tented camp located inside Central Serengeti

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Transfer Game Drive to Ngorongoro Crater

After breakfast, you'll start embarking towards Ngorongoro crater. As you depart from the Serengeti, you'll likely encounter a continuation of the stunning wildlife the park is known for. This includes elephants, lions, leopards, cheetahs, giraffes, wildebeests, zebras, and various antelope species. Enjoy your transfer as it doubles the experience. Depending on the season of the year, you might pass the Grumeti River, where the Great Migration occurs. Witnessing wildebeests and zebras crossing the river can be a remarkable sight if your transfer coincides with this migration. In the afternoon, you'll have picnic lunch near the hippos pool on the crater floor. The only area where you are allowed to get out of the safari jeep and touch the wilderness soil. Enjoy the landscapes, keep an eye of the massive elephants grazing from a distance.
Later you'll continue with the search of Big cats, Big 5's and many more animals.

Refreshments, dinner and overnight stay at your camp.

Main Destination:

Ngorongoro Crater

Best Time To Visit June to October (Wildlife viewing is best)

High Season Most of the year – July to March (Expect crowds)

Best Weather June to October (Rainfall is little to none)

Wildlife in Ngorongoro Crater

Black RhinoCommon

LionCommon

BuffaloAbundant

ZebraAbundant

WildebeestAbundant

HyenaAbundant

Show more

ElephantCommon

HippoCommon

LeopardOccasional

GiraffeNone

White RhinoNone

CheetahNone

Wild DogNone

Accommodation:

Ngorongoro Coffee Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located 1-2hr drive from Ngorongoro Crater

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Ngorongoro Crater-Arusha- Kilimanjaro Airport

After breakfast, you'll slowly start to leave the Ngorongoro crater and hopefully you'll be embracing the memories which will be with you in your lifetime. The transfer game drive from Ngorongoro Crater to Kilimanjaro Airport via Arusha City provides an opportunity to witness different landscapes, cultural experiences, and potential wildlife sightings. On the drive towards Arusha, there might be a stop at a viewpoint overlooking the Great Rift Valley, providing a stunning panoramic view of this geological marvel. As you pass through Arusha, the safari hub of Tanzania, you'll encounter a bustling city. If time allows, consider visiting the Maasai women arts and crafts market where you can buy some soveniur for your family and friends or stopping at Afri café for a taste of Tanzanian coffee. You'll arrive at the airport on time ready to fly back home.

Main Destination:

Kilimanjaro Airport

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
• Non-alcoholic drinks

• Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
• You'll be dropped off at the airport.