STANDARD
Price per person
1 PAX
$ 7,680
2 PAX
$ 5,320
3 PAX
$ 4,500
4 PAX
$ 4,260
5 PAX
$ 3,980
6 PAX
$ 3,900
COMFORT
Price per person
1 PAX
$ 8,580
2 PAX
$ 5,890
3 PAX
$ 5,020
4 PAX
$ 4,840
5 PAX
$ 4,520
6 PAX
$ 4,480
LUXURY
Price per person
1 PAX
$ 10,820
2 PAX
$ 7,540
3 PAX
$ 6,720
4 PAX
$ 6,440
5 PAX
$ 6,160
6 PAX
$ 6,070
1 LAKE MANYARA NATIONAL PARK
2 LAKE NATRON
3 EMPAKAAI CRATER
4 NGORONGORO CRATER
5 SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK
6 LAKE EYASI
7 TARANGIRE NATIONAL PARK
On this tour you will have the opportunity to visit the most emblematic parks in Tanzania and discover the rich and authentic culture of the Hadzabe, Datoga and Maasai tribes.
Upon your arrival at Kilimanjaro (or Arusha) airport, just outside the main exit, you will be received by the guide of our Tanzania safari tour operator who will take you to your Lodge in Arusha. If you have time, you can take a tour of the city, accompanied by the guide. Alternatively, relax in the hotel with dinner and overnight stay according to the chosen category.
Depart early in the morning to drive through the Great Rift Valley to Lake Manyara National Park, where you will go on a daytime safari. (Approximate transfer time Arusha•Manyara: 2 h 30 min) Lake Manyara is one of the smallest parks in Tanzania (330 km²), but it has a lot to offer. The lake and the surrounding area constitute an ecosystem renowned for its richness in plant and animal species. The vegetation is very varied, with areas of evergreen forests, stretches of savannah, swamps and hot springs (Maji Moto). The fauna includes numerous elephants, baboons, wildebeests, zebras, giraffes, hippos, large flocks of pink flamingos and other species. The park is also home to leopards, hyenas and the famous Manyara lions that have the habit of climbing trees in this area. At the end of the game drive, transfer to the Lodge/Tented Camp for dinner and overnight stay according to the chosen category.
EXTRA ACTIVITY: NIGHT GAME DRIVE • TREETOP WALKWAY
In the morning you will visit the town of Mto Wa Mbu, where, accompanied by a local guide, you will stroll through the colorful artists’ shops and you will have the opportunity to taste excellent dishes in the many typical restaurants. After lunch, you will depart to reach Lake Natron. (Approximate transfer time Mto Wa Mbu•Natron: 3 h) Lake Natron, located at the base of Africa’s only active volcano (Ol Doinyo Lengai), “God’s Mountain” in the Maasai language, and between the Ngorongoro highlands and the Serengeti plains, is considered among the most spectacular volcanic landscapes in northern Tanzania. Desolate, mysterious and with a particular scarlet color, given by the extreme alkalinity, it is the most important site for the reproduction of lesser pink flamingos, there are up to three million of them in the months from June to November. The Safari will end in the late afternoon with the transfer to the Lodge/Tented Camp for dinner and overnight stay in the Lake Natron area according to the chosen category.
On this day we recommend that you get up very early to admire the sunrise that creates spectacular plays of light and colors with the waters of the lake. After breakfast, you can walk along the lake to admire the flamingos and participate in an easy trek on foot (non-slip shoes recommended) along the Engaresero stream that flows through a narrow rocky gorge and leads to a beautiful waterfall, where you can swim. At the end of the activities, transfer to the Lodge/Tented Camp for dinner and overnight stay in Karatu according to the chosen category. (Approximate transfer time Natron•Karatu: 3 h)
In the morning, immediately after breakfast, you will depart for Empakkai Crater located within the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, declared a WORLD HERITAGE OF HUMANITY (UNESCO 1978) AND INTERNATIONAL BIOSPHERE RESERVE (1981). (Approximate transfer time Karatu•Empakkai Crater: 2 h 30 min) The area has become a true ecosystem, thanks to its good rainfall, ponds, small inland lakes and streams, and the night mist that surrounds and feeds the forests on the slopes of its famous crater. On this day, you will trek, accompanied by a local ranger, from the top of the rim of Empakkai Crater to the alkaline lake in the caldera below, which is home to flamingos and other bird species (about 1 hour for the descent, and about 2 hours for the ascent). At the end of the activity transfer to Lodge/Tented Camp for dinner and overnight near the rim of the Ngorongoro Crater according to the chosen category.
Immediately after breakfast, you will descend to the bottom of the crater for a game drive dedicated to the discovery of one of the most beautiful places on Earth, where nature is sovereign and “unchanged over time”. The 265 km² caldera has the highest concentration of wildlife on the continent. It is one of the very rare places where you can meet the black rhino. After lunch near the enchanting hippo lake, you will head up the crater to exit the Ngorongoro Conservation Area and reach the Lodge/Tented Camp for dinner and overnight in the Serengeti National Park according to the chosen category. (Approximate transfer time Ngorongoro Crater•Serengeti: 2 h 30 min)
EXTRA ACTIVITIES: MAASAI BOMA • OLDUVAI GORGE MUSEUM
The Serengeti it is considered the most famous national park in the world, the cradle of the Great Migration, where every year one of the most impressive natural cycles on the planet is renewed: tens of thousands of ungulates move, guided by the primordial instinct for survival, in constant search of new pastures. The landscape, dotted with large acacias and Kopjes (mounds of ancient rocks), is the ideal habitat for big cats. During your safari in Tanzania, as you go deeper into the heart of the Serengeti, you will understand why the name means, in the Maasai language, “boundless plain”. Your safari will continue to discover the park where there will be opportunities to spot families of giraffes and elephants, large prides of lions, leopards, cheetahs, hyenas and smaller ones such as foxes, mongooses, honey badgers, jackals, along with more than 500 species of birds. The Safari will end in the afternoon with the return to the Lodge/Tented Camp for dinner and overnight stay according to the chosen category.
The next morning, immediately after breakfast, you will continue the exploration of the Seronera Valley. After lunch, the Safari will continue out of the Serengeti to reach the Lodge/Tented Camp for dinner and overnight in the Lake Eyasi area according to the chosen category. (Approximate transfer time Serengeti•Eyasi: 4 h)
EXTRA ACTIVITIES: BALLOON SAFARI • WALKING SAFARI • SPECIAL RHINO VIEWING
Early in the morning, after breakfast, you will interact with the local Hadzabe and Datoga tribes. The Hadzabe are one of the most primitive peoples on the African continent. They live exclusively by hunting and are gatherers of the spontaneous fruits of nature such as berries, tubers and honey. They do not know agriculture, writing and forms of political organization. The Datoga are a population of semi-nomadic shepherds, easily recognizable by the elongated lobes and the showy tattoos on the face and back that make breeding their main source of livelihood, even if over the centuries they have introduced the practice of cultivating corn and millet. During the visit, you can participate with the Hadzabe men in bush hunting, learn with the women the use of medicinal plants collected in the savannah, admire the art of working the metals used to create jewelry, knives, arrows and participate in the lively ritual of grinding corn on stone to obtain flour. At the end of the activities, transfer to the Lodge/Tented Camp for dinner and overnight stay in Karatu according to the chosen category. (Approximate transfer time Eyasi•Karatu: 1 h)
Early in the morning, after a good breakfast, you will depart to reach Tarangire National Park, during the transfer you will have the opportunity to stop for shopping and gifts in the local bazaars. (Approximate transfer time Karatu•Tarangire: 2 h 30 min) The Tarangire park, dotted with huge baobabs, covers an area of 2850 km² and includes the Tarangire River, where immense herds of zebras, wildebeests, oryx, waterbucks, lesser kudus, giraffes, buffaloes and their natural predators such as lions, leopards and wild dogs gather, especially during the dry season. Tarangire is also known for having the highest concentration of elephants in the world and is considered by many to be Tanzania’s best destination for birdwatchers, with over 450 species of birds spotted there. The safari will continue in the afternoon with the transfer to the Lodge/Tented camp for dinner and overnight according to the chosen category.
EXTRA ACTIVITY: NIGHT GAME DRIVE
However, we are flexible and available in case of special needs, such as early flight or other.
IT IS POSSIBLE TO COMBINE THIS SAFARI WITH AN EXTENSION OF A BEACH STAY IN ZANZIBAR.
We also point out that you can find many other itineraries in our section of the website dedicated to safaris in Tanzania of 11 or 12 days.
