12 days Tanzania Safari Package.

 Parks Visited: Arusha National Park, Tarangire National Park, Lake Eyasi, Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Lake Manyara National Park

Itinerary

Your guide will meet you at Kilimanjaro International Airport via KLM or ET and escort you to accommodations in Arusha. As local Tanzanians, our guides know the country with unrivaled familiarity , so you’ll be in good hands from the moment you land to the moment you leave. You will be assisted to check-in at your hotel, and if possible followed with a short safari briefing or it can be done tomorrow early morning.                           

Overnight stay at:            

Drive to Arusha National park, walk with a ranger and later on Drives to Momella lakes, Ngurdoto crater etc .The topography of this small park is amazingly varied and includes grassy plains, mountain forest, volcanic craters, swamps, and saline lakes. There are mead-ows with plains game and forest where you may see beautiful black and white colobus mon-keys as well as Syke's monkeys. On clear days Kilimanjaro shimmers in the distance and Mt Meru presides over the park. There is a series of small lakes which are home to myriad spe-cies of birds. It's usual to see lots of giraffes and buffalo here and it's possible to take an exploratory hike on the mountain. This often overlooked park is a great place to spend a day and acclimatize to east Africa. 

Dinner and Overnight stay at:

The day will be spent visiting Tarangire National Park. Tarangire is famous for its elephants and in the dry season is home to huge herds of buffalo and significant numbers of zebra and wildebeest. There are long vistas and a baobab studded landscape which makes for a very different environment to the other parks. Red dust, palms and baobabs set the scene for glo-rious sunrise and sunset photos. At the dry time of year, the Tarangire River is the only source of water for miles around attracting herds of elephant, wildebeest and zebra. This park is a good place to sight the elusive leopard and there are over 550 species of birds that breed here, the most in any habitat in the world. Late evening return to your lodge for dinner and overnight stay at

After breakfast you will proceed with Game drive in another part of Tarangire National Park. Two days in Tarangire will give you  enough time to discover this magnificent Park. Dinner and overnight stay.

After a last morning game drive in Tarangire we set out for Lake Eyasi. Tourists hardly know this still nearly unexplored and wild landscape. Lake Eyasi is a mildly alkaline lake stretching for about 50 km to the southwest. To the northeast, as far as your eyes can see, the horizon is dominated by the impressive Crater Highlands, and to the north the plains of the Serengeti. Lake Eyasi is inhabited by small groups of bushmen, the Hadzabe Tribe, who live in groups hunting with bow and arrows and gathering roots, tubers and wild fruits much as humankind lived in the Stone Age. In the afternoon a guide will take us to visit a small Hadzabe tribe and get an in depth look at how they continue to survive and how they adapt to their harsh environment.

Dinner and Overnight Stay at:

Another day of learning and understanding the fascinating world and culture of the Hadzabe as well as the Datoga Tribes. The Datoga are nomadic cattle herders who also live around the lake. You will discover how they organize their groups, gather their food, look for water and take care of their cattle. This is a day that promises to be unique and very rewarding.

Dinner and Overnight Stay at: 

We leave Lake Eyasi for a drive to the Serengeti where breathtaking landscapes, endless plains and abundant wildlife await you. The Serengeti is a UNESCO World Heritage Site that is the best-known wildlife sanctuary in the world. The part of the Serengeti where we take our guests is the ideal location for marveling at the annual migration of large herds of animals at this time of the year. Often spotted in the Serengeti are elephants, hippos, lions, zebras, wildebeests, cheetahs, leopards and more.

Dinner and Overnight stay at: 

We continue to explore the vast plains of the Center area of the Serengeti and we look for prides of lions and large herds of wildebeests pounding the plains, while hungry predators such as lions, leopards and cheetahs try to prey upon the youngest and weakest members of the herds.

Dinner and Overnight stay at:

Today we leave the Serengeti and drive to Ngorongoro Crater passing some very scenic landscapes. En route to the Ngorongoro crater (option) we stop by Olduvai Gorge, a world-renowned archeological site that has been called the “Cradle of Mankind”. Today’s highlight is a visit to a Maasai village for a look at a fascinating culture. You will be given a tour of a small settlement of bomas (name of Masaai houses) arranged in circular pattern, you will learn how these once great warriors and cattle herders have adapted to some aspects of the modern world and how they fit in today’s Tanzania. You will be treated to a traditional dance and will get a chance to purchase some handmade bead jewelry.

Dinner and Overnight stay at: 

 

Today is a full day of exploring the Crater floor for a very rewarding day of wildlife viewing. The Ngorongoro Crater is the largest unbroken volcanic caldera in the world covering approximately 260 sq km with walls rising 600 meters from the crater floor. Before the Ngorongoro Volcano exploded and collapsed 2 million years ago, it was one of the world’s tallest mountains. Now, it is home to more than 30,000 large mammals – mainly gazelle, buffalo, eland, hartebeest and warthog – and has the highest predator density in the world.

Dinner and Overnight stay at: 

After breakfast we drive to Lake Manyara National Park and enjoy a game drive in this picturesque park that is the perfect place to end your safari. Manyara is a shallow, alkaline lake that is part of the Rift Valley wall; the lake is at the base of this dramatic western escarpment giving it a beautiful and serene setting. In addition to this peaceful setting, Lake Manyara’s main attractions are its rich birdlife, tree climbing lions and its hippos  .

Dinner and Overnight stay at:

This Morning you will have breakfast at Leisure there after you will drive to Arusha then to airport for a flight back home or to Zanzibar if there is another extended  excursion chosen