Itinerary
DAY 1: GAME DRIVE TO TARANGIRE NATIONAL PARK.
Today we drive to Tarangire National Park, for excellent game viewing. Tarangire is a small park which offers some excellent sights. Generally, in the dry seasons, Tarangire comes alive as wildlife and birdlife congregate on the Tarangire River, which is a permanent source of water. We spend the night in our lodge beautifully set outside the park with stunning views and a unique atmosphere.
Dinner and overnight at Oldeani Mountain Lodge.
ACCOMMODATION: Oldeani Mountain Lodge
MEALS PLAN: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
DAY 2: GAME DRIVE TO LAKE MANYARA NATIONAL PARK.
Today we drive to Lake Manyara National Park for a full day of game drives. This is one of Tanzania’s smaller parks but still offers a rewarding and diverse safari experience. The lakeshore at Manyara teems with birdlife, and while you are looking for the birds, you might spot one of the elusive tree-climbing lions. There are a surprising number of other large mammals and the striking cliffs on the Rift escarpment form a dramatic backdrop. In the late afternoon, we make a short journey from the park to our Lodge.
ACCOMMODATION: Oldeani Mountain Lodge
MEALS PLAN: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
DAY 3: LAKE EYASI VISIT LOCAL TRIBES TINDIGA/HADZABE AND BUSHMAN.
Breakfast in the lodge departs for Lake Eyasi safari to meet up the elusive Hadzabe tribe, whom you learn more about their fascinating culture. Picnic lunch then goes for Datoga village tour then back in the evening for the overnight.
Dinner and overnight at Ziwani Lodge: Full board.
ACCOMMODATION: Ziwani Lodge
MEALS PLAN: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
DAY 4: HADZABE TOUR AND PROCEED TO SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK.
Start off early with your bushman guide to meet a group of resident Hadzabe people. Enjoy the Hadzabe Tour walking into the bush with the only hunter-gatherers remaining in the East African region. The Hadzabe speak a click-based language and move their encampments with the seasonal movements of the wildlife. Your guide is a member of the group and teaches you more about how they hunt, track wildlife, make fire and even take honey from bee’s nests before introducing you to his people and explaining a little more about the customs and the way of life.
Then proceed to Serengeti National Park with an en-route game drive.
Dinner and overnight at Melia Serengeti Lodge: Full board.
ACCOMMODATION: Melia Serengeti Lodge
MEALS PLAN: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
DAY 5: ANOTHER FULL DAY GAME DRIVE TO SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK.
We have another full day in this wonderful park, rising early to make the most of our time. Our guides will choose the best spotting locations for the time of year; we can spend time at the Hippo pool watching these majestic animals laze about in the cool water happily living alongside the crocodiles, watch a big pride of lions, be in the middle of the migration, sometimes surrounded by wildebeest, sometimes by zebras, which travel with the wildebeest. We journey from the wide open plains to the kopjes: these volcanic rocky outcrops provide protection and shelter for a wide variety of animals and from the top, we can look out across the vast grasslands of the Serengeti. This diverse and interesting landscape will provide us with the ultimate in game viewing, we will hopefully see all of the plain games; elephants, giraffe, zebra, wildebeest, lions and if you are lucky the elusive leopard and cheetah, as well as huge amounts of interesting birdlife, from the elegant secretary birds to the flightless ostrich. We return to our special tented camp for the night.
Dinner and overnight at Serengeti Kubu Kubu Tented Camp: Full board.
ACCOMMODATION: Melia Serengeti Lodge
MEALS PLAN: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
DAY 6: Seronera to South Ndutu Area
Proceed to another game drive after breakfast and in the afternoon, proceed to South Ndutu Area for the wildebeest migration viewing. By twilight, we’ll head to your accommodation for your overnight stay.
Lake Ndutu is alkaline, like most of the other Rift lakes, however, the water is still drinkable and used by a wide array of local wildlife. Late afternoon game drive in the Ndutu area. The majority of the wildebeest migration can normally be found on the short-grass plains from December to April. The area is usually heavily populated with elephant, birds and resident game.
ACCOMMODATION: Lake Masek Tented Camp
MEALS PLAN: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
DAY 7: South Ndutu Area
We will resume wildebeest migration viewing after breakfast and back to the lodge in the evening.
Explore the range of different habitats that include swamps, woodland, soda lakes and the world famous Serengeti short grass plains. See great herds of wildebeest and zebra. During a short time frame around February, normally lasting for about 3 weeks, the majority of the wildebeest calves. The sea of grass provides little cover and the young are easy pickings for a variety of predators. Wildebeest calves can run minutes after they are born and within 3 days they are normally strong enough to keep up with the herd.
ACCOMMODATION: Lake Masek Tented Camp
MEALS PLAN: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
DAY 8: Ndutu – Arusha
We’ll continue the game drive in the morning after you had your breakfast and in the afternoon, we’ll proceed to Arusha directly to your hotel accommodation.
Ndutu area exploring a great range of various habitats such as swamps, woodland, soda lakes and the world famous Serengeti short grass plains. You will witness herds of wildebeest and zebras especially during a short time-frame from around February and lasting for about 3 weeks where majority of the wildebeest calve. The sea of grass provides little cover and the young makes an easy prey for a variety of predators. Wildebeest calves can run minutes after they were born and within 3 days, they are normally strong enough to keep up with the herd.
ACCOMMODATION: Mount Meru Hotel
MEALS PLAN: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
DAY 9: Airport Transfer (Departure)
You’ll have your free time to roam the city for the entire day and in the evening, we’ll proceed to the airport to catch your flight back home or to your next destination.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: End of Tou
