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Arrival
Day 1
Arrival in Arusha
Arrival in Arusha
Your guide will meet you at Kilimanjaro International Airport and escort you to tonight’s accommodations in Arusha. As local Tanzanians, our guides know the country with unrivaled familiarity, so you’ll be in good hands from the moment you land to the moment you leave.
- Main Destination:
- Arusha (City)
- Accommodation:
- Summit Safari Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Arusha to Lake Manyara
Arusha to Lake Manyara
After breakfast, you will be met at your accommodation by your safari guide. You will then set out for Lake Manyara National Park. This relatively small but diverse park is so named for a shallow salt lake that covers a large area of the park's surface area. Flooding and drying with the seasons, this soda lake is home to thousands of flamingos with another 500 bird species represented in the park. On your exploration of the park, you will see monkeys, giraffes, zebras, wildebeest, buffalos, elephants, and, with some luck, lions lounging in the trees. The park is known for its diverse landscapes —not only open grassy plains but also primate-filled woodlands and baobab-dotted cliffs.
- Main Destination:
- Tarangire National Park
- Accommodation:
- Suricata Boma Lodge
Wildlife in Tarangire NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Tarangire National Park
Tarangire National Park
This morning, you will drive to Tarangire National Park, about two and a half hours away on good roads. The park, named after the Tarangire River, is a vital water source for wildlife during the dry season and is known for its large elephant herds. You may also see giraffes, bushbuck, and hartebeest, along with predators like lions and leopards nearby.
Tarangire boasts the highest diversity of bird species in the world and features ancient baobab trees, some over a thousand years old. A picnic lunch will be provided at a designated spot in the park. After your game drive, you will head to your accommodation.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Manyara National Park
- Accommodation:
- Suricata Boma Lodge
Wildlife in Lake Manyara NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Lake Eyas
Lake Eyas
Breakfast in the morning, depart from your accommodation to Lake Eyasi safari to meet up the elusive Hadzabe tribe, whom you learn more about their fascinating culture.
Start off early with your bushman guide to meet a group of resident Hadzabe people. Enjoy the Hadzabe Tour walking into the bush with the only hunter-gatherers remaining in the East African region.
The Hadzabe speak a click-based language and move their encampments with the seasonal movements of the wildlife.
Your guide is a member of the group so he will explain to you about their customs and their way of life. You will get a chance to hunt, track wildlife, make fire and even take honey from bee’s nests with the Hadzabe people.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Eyasi
- Accommodation:
- Suricata Boma Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Serengeti national park
Serengeti national park
After an early breakfast, depart towards the most famous National Park in the World, the Serengeti. The driving itself, although long, is spectacular. This will be an unforgettable moment for anyone seeing it for the first time. As you progress well into the Serengeti, you will see why the name means, in local language, "endless plains".
The park has 6,900 sq. mile (18,000 sq. km) and for most of it, the plains will stretch to the horizon defying your senses and perception of distances. It is the home of the Great Migration and to 2 million wildebeests, hundreds of thousands of zebras and all kinds of antelopes. As for Big Cats and large predators, it's the place of choice to look out for lions, cheetahs, leopards, hyenas, with many television scenes like the famous river crossings having been filmed in this park.
- Main Destination:
- Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Safari Haven Serengeti Camp
Wildlife in Serengeti NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 6
Serengeti National Park
Serengeti National Park
You'll head out for a game drive in the Serengeti's central region after breakfast. This area is well-known for its profusion of lions and leopards, which are typically easy to spot. This central area offers year-round, spectacular game viewing. You'll savour the sights of unending plains and breathtaking fauna, including pangolins, ostriches, hippos, giraffes, elephants, and cheetahs.
After having lunch at Serengeti, you will be heading to the hotel to spend another night in Serengeti.
- Main Destination:
- Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Ang'ata Ngorongoro Camp
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 7
Ngorongoro Crater
Ngorongoro Crater
On this day, you'll head toward the Ngorongoro Crater. Nearly 30.000 animals, including the Big Five, are housed there. Zebras, buffaloes, lions, wildebeest, baboons, elephants, flamingos, ostriches, hippos, cheetahs, and the endangered black rhinos are all abundant in the crater. The crater appears almost surreal due to the stunning colours and moving clouds. The Ngorongoro Crater was selected as one of Africa's Seven Natural Wonders due to its breathtaking natural beauty.
You will make your way to Summit Safari Lodge for an overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Ngorongoro Crater
- Accommodation:
- Summit Safari Lodge
Wildlife in Ngorongoro Crater
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 8
Materuni waterfalls & Chemka Hot Springs
Materuni waterfalls & Chemka Hot Springs
Materuni Village, home to the Chagga tribe, is a charming place just 15km from Moshi Town and the last stop before Kilimanjaro National Park. You will be picked up by an English-speaking guide and driven to the village. After registering, embark on a 40-minute walk to stunning waterfalls over 80 meters high, where you can take a refreshing swim if you bring your swimwear.
After enjoying the scenery, return to the village for a traditional Chagga lunch and try local banana beer. Next, participate in a coffee experience, learning about the cultivation and roasting process, and even help grind the coffee while enjoying Chagga songs and dances. Before returning to Moshi or Arusha, savor the coffee you made and the beautiful views of the surrounding rainforest.
- Main Destination:
- Foothills of Mt Kilimanjaro
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
