12 Days Explore Wildlife And Culture Tours

Day 1 : Explore And Culuture

Meet at Kilimanjaro Airport with our Professional Driver Guide holding a sign board with your booking name. After checking that you have all your luggage and belongings, drive to Arusha. Overnight: The Arusha Hotel Four Point By Sheraton on (BB)

Day 2 : Arusha - Tarangire National Park

After Breakfast, depart to Tarangire National park with picnic lunch for full day game viewing. Tarangire is the classic Africa of lore with shimmering acacia stands, old baobab trees, Masai herds and herds of elephant. Herds of up to 300 elephants scratch the dry river bed for underground streams, while migratory wildebeest, zebra, buffalo, impala, gazelle, hartebeest and eland crowd the shrinking lagoons. It's the greatest concentration of wildlife outside the Serengeti ecosystem - a smorgasbord for predators – and the one place in Tanzania where dry-country antelope such as the stately fringe-eared Oryx and peculiar long-necked gerenuk are regularly observed. Just before dusk, drive back to the Camp. Overnight:Tarangire River Lodgeon FB basis

Day 3 : Full Day Tarangire National Park

After the Serengeti,Tarangire has the greatest concentration of wildlife in Tanzania and in the dry season the Tarangire River is a magnet for thirsty wildlife.Large herds of elephants and migratory wildebeest,zebra, buffalo, impala, gazelle,hartebeest and eland gather and not surprisingly the predators follow.This is also the one place in Tanzania where dry-country antelopes uchasoryx and gerenukare regularly spotted.Tarangire is also known for its spectacular baobab trees and its breath-taking views of the Masaai Steppe and the mountains to the south. Located just a few hours’drive from the town of Arusha, Tarangire is a popular stop for safaris travelling through the northern circuit on their way to Ngorongoro and the Serengeti.The park extends into two game controlled areas and the wildlife is allowed to move freely through out. Overnight: Tarangire River Lodge on FB basis

Day 4 : Tarangire – Lake Eyasi Village.

Early morning walk at Tarangire before departing for Karatu on the outer slopes of the Ngorongoro Crater.Cross the floor of the Great Rift Valley close to Lake Manyara.Then, meet with villagers at local markets such as MtoWaMbu or Karatu. You may do some shopping and bargaining for both of clothes and, crafts and local produce immerse you in a daily ritual of African life.At MtowaMbu you will have opportunity to perform Farm Tour. This is a special tour of 1 to 2 hours that offers the chance to see the irrigated farms of MtowaMbu and meet peasants and craftsmen. The tour includes a visit to a Makonde home where the family specializes in wood-carving, and also a visit to a Chagga family that makes banana beer. Farm tour also provides the opportunity to join a local family for traditional food. Afternoon visit to a school then drive up the escarpment to Lake Eyasi to arrive at your camp and relax in the evening.

Overnight: Lake Eyasi Safari Lodge or Kisima Ngeda Tented Camp on FB

Day 5 : Hunting with Bushmen and afternoon Datoga visit.

Early morning walking and hunting-gathering with Bushmen (Wahadzabe)hunters or spend time participating in the morning routine of the settlement. Your local guide will interpret for you and discuss hunting techniques still used by the tribes.This dry and rugged landscape is in habited by Bushmen who live in nomadic groups hunting with bows and arrows and gathering roots,tubers and wildfruits. Be prepared for an extraordinary cross-cultural experienceas you join the senomadic Bushmen in their daily life.In the afternoon you can also visit the Datoga, atribe of semi-nomadicpastora lists whomigrated into this area looking for good grazingland many decades ago.They haves of arresisted neighboring tribes' cultural in filtrations. Thewomen, still wearing locally fattreated goat skingowns,cut patterns on their faces and bodies tolookprettier. Learning about their history is truly fascinating. Overnight: Lake Eyasi Safari Lodge or Kisima Ngeda Tented Camp on FB

Day 6 : Lake Eyasi – Karatu

In the morning after breakfast before heading to Karatu for your hot lunch at the lodge, you will have opportunity again to explore the large irrigation plantation farms. Lake Eyasi basin is remote;a dry areaof desolate beauty,which offers a great natural experience.Across the shallow lake and the dry salt beds the dramatic Alipiescarpment wall rises 650meters up in to the Endulen areaof the Ngorongoro conservation area.
To the northof the Alkaline lake, springs surrounded by ground water forest and woodland abound,supportinga new in flux of Tanzanian farmers growing on ions and beans, while the hill ridges surrounding the Lake valley to the east and north supporta wild and sceni careadominated by ancient Baobabs, Gnarled Commiphora Sandhuge rock kopjes. After this activity you will start driving to Karatu and arrives to the lodge for hot lunch. The rest of the afternoon is spent at leisure for relaxation at the lodge or explore crater rim nature walk or visit Elephant Cave escorted by armed ranger.
Overnight:Plantation Lodge or Gibb’s Farm Lodge on FB basis.

Day 7 : Full day Game drives in Ngorongoro Crater

Morning depart to Ngorongoro Crater with picnic lunch.Descend into the100-square-mile Ngorongoro Crater to view game on the vast grasslands of the crater floor. Spectacular animal life can be found through out the year due to the permanent availability of grass and water. Ngorongoro is one of the most impressive game haunts in Africa and has been designated a World Heritage Site. Local wildlife includes blackmanned lion, the highly end angered black rhino, wildebeest, zebra,elephant,hippo, jackal,andhyena, the most important predator with in the crater.The bird lifeis also prolific with flocks off lamingos on the sodalakeas well as other species of water and plains birds. The Ngorongoro Crater is game viewing gone crazy and it is not surprising that with is one of Tanzania’smajor tourist drawcards.Within the crater rimadaily wildlife drama is played out a slarge herds of zebra and wildebeest graze near by lions, leopards,elephants and black rhinos.Outside of the cratera similar dramacontinues in amorespreadout manner with Masai herdsmen thrown intothemix. Overnight:Plantation Lodge or Gibb’s Farm Lodge on FB basis.

Day 8 : Ngorongoro – Serengeti National Park.

After breakfast, depart to Serengeti via Olduvai Gorge which originally named as “The Cradle of Mankind”an archaeological excavation site and museum where fossils of an early African Man were discovered by Dk. Leakey family. This enormous park supports every variety of animals imaginable; from large predators such as lion, leopard and cheetah to the smaller herbivores they prey on. This afternoon, youhave a game en route as you drive arrive at the lodge/camp in central part of the Serengeti for dinner and overnight stay. Overnight: Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge or Melia Serengeti Lodgeon FB basis.

Day 09 & 10 : Game drives in Serengeti National Park

Breakfast at the camp followed by game drives in the park. You may return to your lodge for a sumptuous lunch to gather strength for the afternoon game drive or you leave with picnic lunch for a full day of game drives. Overnight:Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge or Melia Serengeti Lodge on FB basis.

Day 11 : Serengeti – Arusha.

Early morning breakfast and driveback to Arusha by road.Lunch to be served on the way.Arrive Arusha in the afternoon (approximately 14PM)in time for your evening flight departure.End of the services.

Daily Departures: Explore Wildlife and Culture.

Minimum: 2 clients