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Safari and Cultural Activities

Arrival to Arusha

As local Tanzanians, our guides know the country with unrivaled familiarity, will meet you at Kilimanjaro International /Arusha Airport and escort you to tonight’s accommodations in Maasai village. so, you’ll be in good hands from the moment you land to the moment you leave.

The Maasai welcome you in their very special, impressive way. Let us introduce you to the life of the Maasai at this ancient, mystical cultural site. Nothing is as you are used to it. You will live in clay houses with some additional amenities such as an English toilet, a shower and a sink. The large pool and the sauna also a portrayal of what you would expect from a luxury lodge. Already our Mirror Cave takes you into the African dream world. While trying to shoot a target with your own spear, your senses will be taken into old adventures and fantasies of killing a lion.

After your arrival there will be enough time to acclimatize and feel what it is like to be at 1600 meters altitude between Mount Meru and Kilimanjaro. Depending on your condition, you can make your first explorations of the village and its surroundings. Your guide will accompany you wherever you feel like going. A cozy dinner will round off your day. At the campfire you learn everything about the Maasai culture and are invited to ask many questions. In the evening a dinner will be served that normally only Maasai eat.

Safari to Arusha National Park

In the morning, we will collect you from Maasai village and take you to the Arusha National Park. The park has an incredible variety of fauna and flora, which cannot fail to impress. Your day trip will include a visit to the Ngurdoto Crater. Buffaloes, waterbucks, giraffes, warthogs, zebras and baboons can be seen all year round as well as many different bird species. At the Momella Gate, an armed ranger will be waiting for you to accompany you on your walking safari that will give you the chance to experience the wildlife up-close. Only a few other national parks in Tanzania give you such an opportunity and it is something that should not be missed. Lunch will be taken at a picnic place and in the afternoon, you will continue your tour in the safari vehicle through the Arusha National Park. After plenty of time allocated for you to observe the wildlife, we will take you back to the lodge to Arusha.

Canoe at Lake Duluti – Visit Arusha City – Tarangire

Upon arrival to the Lake, we board to the canoe for starting. Glide across the smooth surface of this small Crater Lake and view birdlife seldom seen; Giant kingfisher, Fish eagle, Darters and many more. Surrounded by forested crater walls this is a very special and quiet 2,5-hour canoeing experience. View hundreds of cattle egrets returning to an island in the lake to roost for the night.

After Canoe, you will drive to the city center for hot lunch at the restaurant with fresh drinks which followed by short walking though the city by visiting local markets, historical sites and here you will experience the normal life of local people, after this you will board again to your private safari vehicle and we will take you to Tarangire to the lodge and here you will enjoy the rest of the day warming welcome before dinner and overnight.

Full day game drives in Tarangire National Park

A day will start with breakfast and drive to Tarangire National Park, where ancient baobab trees tower over some of the largest herds of elephants in all of Africa. Keep a lookout for the hundreds of bird species Tarangire is known for—and dramatic interactions between predator and prey at the park’s watering holes. This park is often referred to as the "home of elephants", you have a great chance to spot elephants in large groups gathering around the Tarangire River. Other animals to be spotted include leopards, lions, giraffes and even tree-climbing pythons. This is a full day game drive then late afternoon will drive to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

Morning Safari in Tarangire National Park

Another day with game drives at Tarangire National Park, today will be half day in Tarangire then after you will drive to Karatu town, this is the last town before Ngorongoro conservation area. You be at the lodge late afternoon, enjoying the lodge with swimming pool, environment especially land scape befoe dinner and overnight.

Karatu to Serengeti National Park

After breakfast your tour guide will drive you to Serengeti through Ngorongoro area where you will stop to the view point of Crater before you continue to the Central of the Park. You will reach the main gate of Serengeti at Lunch time where you will have lunch there, then your tour guide will check in to and continue with game drives on route until you reach at Central where the afternoon game drives will start. The game drives will continue to sun set where you will be driven to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

Dinner and overnight at the lodge located at Kogatende

Big Cat Game drives at Serengeti National Park

From early in the morning you will do a full day game drive in Serengeti searching for big game animals with different actions like fighting, playing, killings and matting. Head for the iconic Serengeti, where acacia trees and granite kopjes dot the seas of waving grass. The Serengeti offers everyday opportunities to spot Tanzania’s most impressive wildlife—including big cats, Crocodiles can be found in the Grumeti River, as well as hippos, giraffes, antelopes, and gazelles. Dinner and overnight in the heart of Serengeti. Big prides of lions and other predators like hyenas, cheetahs and leopards expected to see, you will continue with a game drive until sunset when you will drive back to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

Full day Game drives at Serengeti National Park (Balloon Ride by option)

This day you will have a chance to ride a hot air balloon over Serengeti. A full day spent out on safari is the best way to see the range of what the magnificent Serengeti national park has to offer. The day is spent exploring, spotting, taking photos and exclaiming at the natural world around you. Many delights are immediately apparent, but it’s the tracking abilities and incredible eyesight of your tour guide, this you can do from earlier in the morning and we will drive you back to the lodge for lunch and rest when the sun is hot during a day and late afternoon, we will continue with a game watching until sun set, your tour guide will arrange the sun downer champagne at the middle of no where then after we will take you back to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

Serengeti to Ngorongoro Crater

Wake up and having Breakfast and drive to Ngorongoro crater. Here you can do a game drive inside the crater and is the only place you can spot black rhino and all big game animals like buffalo, elephant, lions and so many animals. Just 10 miles wide, Ngorongoro Crater was formed from a collapsed volcano. It’s now a self-sustaining ecosystem with the densest predator population in all of Africa Just 10 miles wide, Ngorongoro Crater was formed from a collapsed volcano. It’s now a self-sustaining ecosystem with the densest predator population in all of Africa Lunch will take place at the picnic site at the crater floor. In the afternoon, drive to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

Lake Eyasi (Hadzabe and Datoga)

Lake Eyasi is a soda lake surrounded by volcanic mountains. The Hadzabe, bushmen who still hunt for food, live around Lake Eyasi. Earlier ine the Morning you will visit Bushmen (Hadzabe) and there is a chance to participate in hunting with them, beside the Bushmen there is also Iraqw (Mbulu) in the area around lake Eyasi, the people of Cushite descent who arrived about 2,000 years ago and the Datoga well- known as metal-workers whose clothing and culture quite similar to that of the Maasai. After visiting all them, you will drive to Karatu to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

Mto wa mbu Cultural tour

A day will start will visiting a small town of mto wa mbu. The little town of Mto Wa Mbu lies at the entrance to Lake Manyara National Park. A local agricultural hub, the town is famous for its crops of rice and the distinctive red bananas that Tanzania is known for. A half-day tour of the town in the company of a local guide gives travelers the opportunity to interact with local farmers, as well as artisans, craftsmen and painters. A sampling of the local banana beer adds a unique taste of local flavor.

Also, you can visit this village by walking or cycling through the farms and all around the village before your tour guide drive you to Moshi for overnight.

Materuni Waterfalls and Coffee excursion - Departure

A tour to Materuni Village and Waterfalls is a great way to spend a day away from the bustle of town life. The walk to Materuni Waterfall offers a glimpse into the nature of Tanzania allowing an opportunity to see how local fruit like avocados, mangos, lemons, and bananas grow, as well as learn some of the local history, traditions, village economy, agricultural and cultural life. When you get to the waterfall, you can refresh yourself in the natural pool, so swimsuits will come in handy!

The tour will continue with a visit to the local village lying in the coffee plantations. The villagers will demonstrate the process of coffee farming and guide you through the preparation of coffee from a bean to a cup. Sing and dance along with the Chaga people as they are grinding, roasting and boiling the beans. When the coffee is ready, villagers will serve lunch - a national Chagga meal.

After this half day activities, you will drive to Kilimanjaro airport to catch a flight back home or to the next destination.