About This Package
Experience the best of Tanzania on this unforgettable safari through Tarangire, Ngorongoro Crater, Central and Northern Serengeti, and Lake Eyasi. Witness the Great Migration, explore iconic wildlife landscapes and enjoy authentic cultural encounters with the Hadzabe and Datoga tribes. Travel in a private 4 by 4 safari vehicle with expert guiding and stay in carefully selected lodges and tented camps throughout the journey.
What Is Included
Your Day-by-Day Itinerary
7 days of carefully planned experiences.
ARRIVE IN TANZANIA VIA KILIMANJARO AIRPORT and TRANSFER TO ARUSHA
Welcome to Tanzania! Arrive at Kilimanjaro Airport and Transfer to Arusha. As you land at Kilimanjaro International Airport JRO, you will be warmly
welcomed by our representative driver guide. After a short brief introduction, you will be transferred to private vehicle and drive to Arusha a drive of 1
hour and 30 minutes. If weather permits, enjoy breathtaking views of both Mount Meru and the majestic Kilimanjaro along the way. Upon arrival in
Arusha check in at Moivaro Lodge or similar for your overnight stay.
DRIVE FROM ARUSHA TO TARANGIRE NATIONAL PARK
After breakfast, check out from the hotel and meet with your guide who will be with you during the safari. Board your safari vehicle, a land cruiser with
a pop-up roof and enough space for standing during game viewing. Take about 2hrs30 minutes driving to Tarangire National Park
The park is famous and known as the Home of Elephant and giant Baobab trees. Enjoy a game drive with your guide who will provide information and
facts about wild animals and plants. During the game drives, the guide will take you to a picnic site and have a lunch. Late Evening drive to Karatu for
dinner and a night stay at Octagon Lodge or Similar.
GAME DRIVE NGORONGORO CRATER - CENTRAL SERENGETI
After breakfast, check out of the lodge and prepare for a game drive to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. The crater is more than 20 kilometres wide
and about 600 meters deep. If you are lucky and it's a clear day you will be able to see the entire crater wall from the bottom.
Today you will go on a game drive over the crater floor, through grassland and forest, to see the soda lake known as Lake Makat. Ngorongoro Crater
is well-known for its Big Five buffaloes, black rhinos, elephants, lions, and leopards. It also has many other animals, including cheetahs, zebras,
hippos, serval cats, hyenas, and wildebeest. During the game drive, the guide will take you to a picnic site and have lunch. Late evening drive to
Centra Serengeti for dinner and overnight stay at Heritage Central Camp or Similar
DRIVE FROM CENTRAL SERENGETI TO NORTHERN SERENGETI
Early breakfast at the lodge, depart at 8:00 am to Serengeti. Game drive en route to Serengeti National Park. This is the oldest park in Tanzania and
has a very complex ecosystem. It's a great place to spot large predators like lions, leopards, cheetahs, and hyenas in Seronera Valley. You can also
see elephants, zebras, giraffes, wildebeests, and many other animals. During the game drives, the guide will take you to a picnic site and have a
lunch. After your game drives in the north Serengeti National Park, your driver will take you to lodge for dinner and overnight at Heritage Mara Camp
or Similar.
FULL-DAY GAME DRIVES NORTHERN SERENGETI
Today you will do game drives at Northern Serengeti - Kogatende. You can find the herds around the Mara River. Steep river banks, hungry crocodiles
and fast flowing rivers make this river crossing extremely dangerous for the herds. Witness the epic battle of life and dead between predator and prey.
The sights are spectacular, impressive as well as dramatic but river crossing is 5050 chance to see. During the game drives, the guide will take you to
a picnic site and have a lunch. Late evening drive back to your accommodation for dinner and overnight at at Heritage Mara Camp or Similar.
HALF-DAY GAME DRIVE NORTH – BACK TO KARATU
Today proceed with a half day game drives in north Serengeti, after lunch drive back to central Serengeti. Game drive in Serengeti searching for big
game animals with different actions like fighting, playing, killings and matting. During the game drives, the guide will take you to a picnic site and have
a lunch. You will continue with tracking the animals and finish a day on a game drive until sunset when you will drive to the lodge for dinner and
ovenright at Octagon Lodge or Similar.
VISIT LAKE EYASI AND EXPERIENCE THE LIFE OF HADZABE AND DATOGA TRIBE
In the morning you have breakfast then you will pick up the packed lunch boxes ready for the game drive to Lake Eyasi. In Lake Eyasi you will visit the
cultural and natural heritage of the Hazdabe and Datoga. You will reach the remote plains where the Hadzabe hunter-gatherers live. You learn about
their hut creation and how and why they move and go for a walk learning Hadzabe bush lore and their uses of different plants in the afternoon you will
have lunch at the picnic site, and after lunch drive to the Datoga tribe.
They are skilled and are known for their blacksmithing, beadwork, brass bracelets, and necklaces, as well as for supplying the Hadzabe tribe with
arrowheads. Cattle are their most important domestic animals, though they also herd goats, donkeys, and sheep, and raise chickens. After your
once-in-a-lifetime adventure, you will drive to Arusha Airport or JRO and board a flight back home.
Inclusions and Exclusions
Where You Will Stay
Accommodation is tailored to your budget and preferences. We work with a curated selection of lodges and camps across all categories.
Comfortable tented camps and mid-range lodges. Great value with all the essentials for an unforgettable safari.
Well-appointed lodges and permanent camps with excellent food, experienced guides and genuine bush atmosphere.
Award-winning camps and lodges with private guides, gourmet dining, plunge pools and world-class service.
Tell us your budget and preferences in the enquiry form and we will match you with the best available properties along the route. All our partner lodges are personally vetted by our team.
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