$1,700 to $1,902 pp (USD)
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Arrival
Day 1
Lake Manyara National Park
Lake Manyara National Park
In the morning (based on the agreed departure time), your safari guide will collect you from your hotel in Arusha for 2hrs drive to Lake Manyara National Park nested on the edge of the Rift Valley Escarpment. This park is green throughout the year because of its underground water sources. Its verdant color attracts hundreds of spectacular varieties of migratory and wetland birds including a huge population of flamingos. Manyara's natural habitat also includes large troops of baboons, velvet monkeys, blue monkeys, tree-climbing lions, hippos, giraffes, zebras, buffalos, elephants, warthogs, kudus, elands, bushbucks, waterbucks, and impalas. Later on, you will proceed to your lodge in Karatu for dinner and an overnight stay.
Optional Activity – activity supplement applies
• Mto Wa Mbu community visit.
• Lake Manyara nature walk.
• Mto Mbu village biking.
• Maasai cultural visit.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Manyara National Park
- Accommodation:
- Ngorongoro Farm House
Wildlife in Lake Manyara NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Ngorongoro Crater Tour
Ngorongoro Crater Tour
After breakfast, you will depart with your packed lunch to Ngorongoro Crater for wildlife viewing on the crater floor. Ngorongoro Crater is the world’s largest volcano caldera formed three million years ago and is considered one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World and one of Africa's most remarkable geological sites.
The crater has a unique ecosystem that is inhabited by more than 25,000 resident animals. In the grass steppes and acacia forest you can encounter almost every animal species of the East African savannah, including the Big Five (rhino, elephant, Cape buffalo, lion, leopard). In the evening, you will ascend the crater and proceed to your lodging inside Tarangire National Park for a leisurely evening and dinner.
Nature walk on complimentary: Feel and touch the African bush! At Maramboi Camp, you may choose to do a nature walk to Manyara and back. This would be a great opportunity to get out of your vehicle, stretch your muscles a bit, and do something different!
- Main Destination:
- Ngorongoro Crater
- Accommodation:
- Ngorongoro Farm House
Wildlife in Ngorongoro Crater
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Meet Hadzabe the Bushmen and Datoga People
Meet Hadzabe the Bushmen and Datoga People
At 5:00 am, you will leave the lodge with a packed breakfast to meet the Hadzabe Bushmen. They are the last hunters and gatherers in Africa. You will participate in their early morning activities, such as hunting, honey gathering, fruit collecting, and other cultural activities.
Later on, you will depart to meet the Datoga people, traditional pastoralists who rely on cattle and milk products similar to the Maasai. They have also adapted to an agrarian way of life and farm plots of maize, beans, and millet. You will visit Datoga Blacksmith, who has separated, lived, and married independently for decades. Their main activities are forging knives, arrowheads, and jewelry for the more excellent Datoga tribe and the Bushmen.
In the afternoon, you will return to your lodge for a hot lunch and leisure day, dinner, and an overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Eyasi
- Accommodation:
- Maramboi Tented Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Tarangire National Park
Tarangire National Park
Today, you will enjoy a hearty breakfast at your beautiful lodging before departing for the final exciting game drive in Tarangire. This park is full of a spectacular diversity of awe-inspiring landscapes that include open savannah, thick acacia bush, and baobab trees. As you enjoy a private game drive, you will witness an unforgettable natural wonder as you can observe stunning wildlife while appreciating the Tarangire landscape.
Later on, you will proceed to your respective airport in time for your flight back home or your next destination. It’s an emotional day for both of us as we bid goodbye but only with hope to see you return!
- Main Destination:
- Ngorongoro Crater
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
