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Day 1
Materuni Waterfalls and Coffee Tour
Materuni Waterfalls and Coffee Tour
Start your mini-adventure with the short but fascinating drive from Arusha up the lush slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro to the village of Materuni, approximately 1,800 m above sea level.
On this day you'll also visit a coffee farm and learn about how coffee is grown, harvested and processed, and you’ll try with your hands at roasting and preparing a fresh cup of coffee the Chagga way. After a delightful coffee break (so much better than the ones at work!) you’ll take a beautiful 45-minute hike through the hills and valleys en route to the Materuni waterfalls. You’ll pass through banana and coffee plantations, up and down mini-valleys, across ridges and through narrow splashing rivulets. Along the way your guide will teach you about local plants and how they are used for food and traditional medicine, as well as giving you more insight into the local Chagga culture. Later you will be transferred to Arusha for dinner and overnight.
- Main Destination:
- Materuni Waterfalls (Highlight)
- Accommodation:
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Green Mountain Hotel
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Arusha National Park
Arusha National Park
After being welcomed to Arusha, in the morning you will begin your safari to Arusha National Park. The entrance gate of Arusha National Park leads into the forest of inhabited blue monkeys and colourful turacos and trogons – the only place on the northern safari circuit where the acrobatic black-and-white colobus monkey are easily seen. In the midst of the forest stands the spectacular Ngurdoto Crater, whose steep rocky cliffs enclose a wide marshy floor dotted with herds of buffalo and warthog. While in Arusha National Park you will be able to enjoy the view of Mount Meru by walking close to it for about 2 to 3 hours with armed ranger who will be accompanying you throughout. Although elephants are uncommon in Arusha National Park, and lions are absent altogether, leopards, spotted hyenas, giraffe, buffalo and many other animals may be seen. In the evening you will be transferred back to Arusha in your lodge for dinner and overnight at Karibu Heritage House.
- Main Destination:
- Arusha National Park
- Accommodation:
- Green Mountain Hotel
Wildlife in Arusha NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Tarangire
Tarangire
After breakfast in the morning, you'll board a 4x4 Land Cruiser safari vehicle and set off for a safari to Tarangire National Park. This park boasts the highest population density of elephants in Tanzania, with herds of up to 300 elephants digging into the dry riverbed for underground streams. You'll also encounter migratory wildebeests, zebras, buffalos, impalas, gazelles, hartebeests, and elands. Tarangire offers the greatest concentration of wildlife outside the Serengeti ecosystem, making it a prime hunting ground for predators. It's one of the few places in Tanzania where you can regularly spot dry-country antelope, such as the stately fringe-eared oryx and the unique long-necked gerenuk. After a full day of game drives, you will be transferred to your booked lodge in the evening for dinner, a warm shower, and your overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Tarangire National Park
- Accommodation:
- Kankari Lodge
Wildlife in Tarangire NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Lake Manyara
Lake Manyara
After breakfast in the morning, your driver-guide will pack picnic lunch in a 4x4 safari jeep. You'll then have a short drive to your destination for the day: Lake Manyara National Park. Although one of Tanzania’s smaller wildlife reserves, Lake Manyara boasts an incredible diversity of landscapes and wildlife. Bird lovers will especially enjoy the sight of hundreds of pink flamingos and yellow-billed storks flying around the lake. The park is also famous for its unique tree-climbing lions, large groups of baboons, blue monkeys, buffaloes, wildebeests, zebras, and giraffes. After a full day of game viewing, you'll be transferred to the lodge for dinner and your overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Manyara National Park
- Accommodation:
- Kankari Lodge
Wildlife in Lake Manyara NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Lake Natron
Lake Natron
Today you will be heading to Lake Natron. After breakfast you will start a 3 hours’ drive to the destination of the day Lake Natron
This takes you to the road trip through northern Tanzania, it’s the ideal way to see different sides of Tanzania’s ever-changing landscapes. While going the Rift Valley and drive within the destination, you will start seeing the lush green vegetation exchanging for dry, arid and dusty landscapes. The occasional Maasai villages passed en route become dots in the distant scenery.
Lake Natron has more than 2.5 million lesser flamingos, representing three-quarters of the world population and most of them are hatched at Lake Natron. The activities include walks around the lake and to the streams and waterfalls along the nearby escarpment making for a fantastic adventure off the beaten track.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Natron
- Accommodation:
- Africa Safari Lake Natron Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 6
Natron to Serengeti
Natron to Serengeti
In the morning after breakfast, at around 9am you will be escorted to a safari jeep that will be outside the lodge, we will pack your luggage and you will get in a safari jeep ready for a safari to the destination of the day Serengeti National Park.
On your way to Serengeti, you will pass through several attractive points where you can stop for a photo or two.
Then while heading to your destination you will have lunch right there in the bush then continue with your fascinating and tireless trip to Serengeti. Your guide now takes you to Serengeti undoubtedly one of the best-known wildlife sanctuaries in the world.
Very known for its endless plain named by the Masai as ‘’serengit,’’ Serengeti National Park is most likely the best ever wildlife sanctuary in the world, it is the home to hundreds of lions, Cheetahs, leopards, giraffe, elephants, buffalo, millions of wildebeest, thousands of zebras, gazelle, thousand birds to mention a few.
- Main Destination:
- Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Heritage Mara Camp
Wildlife in Serengeti NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 7
Serengeti
Serengeti
After breakfast, you will continue with the game drive in this rare place on this planet. You will have a half-day game drive to spot some animals which you may not have seen for the last two days. After viewing several animals and saying bye to this one of the most wonderful places on this planet, you will be transferred to Ngorongoro for dinner and overnight at your booked lodge.
- Main Destination:
- Northern Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
- Heritage Mara Camp
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 8
Serengeti
Serengeti
After early breakfast, you'll proceed on a half day game viewing at Mara River. You'll have the game drive till afternoon when we expect that the wildebeests will have crossed the river the last time for that day if they will be doing to do so. Later you will start a safari heading to Central Serengeti for dinner and overnight.
- Main Destination:
- Northern Serengeti National Park
- Accommodation:
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Shuhudia Adventure Camp
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 9
Serengeti to Ngorongoro
Serengeti to Ngorongoro
After early breakfast, you'll proceed on a half day game viewing in Serengeti. You'll have the game drive till afternoon when you will start going to Ngorongoro, while heading to Ngorongoro, an optional activity on the way is visiting Maasai village in Ngorongoro. Dinner and overnight at the lodge.
- Main Destination:
- Ngorongoro Highlands
- Accommodation:
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Embalakai Ngorongoro Camp
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 10
Lake Eyasi
Lake Eyasi
After breakfast, you will start a journey to Lake Natron. The scenery here is beautiful, especially the Ngarasero Escarpment, the waterfalls, the gorge, Oldonyo Lengai (a still active volcano) and the flamingos across the lake. Today we will go on a walk to the waterfalls. During the walk, you will cross the water at different times, at which point you can swim and refresh under the waterfalls.
Also, you be able to see many flamingos at Lake Natron. Later, you will be transferred to Arusha where you will have options to overnight in Arusha or be transferred to airport.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Eyasi
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
