15-Day Northern Safari and Cultural Tour

• You'll be collected from the airport.
• Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Dar city tour

On arrival at Julius Nyerere International Airport, you will meet your guide who will pick you up and start your trip to Dar city center. If the time allow enjoy Dar City tour, after the tour your guide will take you to a hotel for dinner and overnight.

Main Destination:

Dar Es Salaam (City)

Accommodation:

Hotel Slipway

• Mid-range hotel located in Dar es Salaam (City)

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Meals & Drinks:

• Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included)
• Drinks not included

Dar- Dodoma city tour

: Dar - Dodoma City
After breakfast, you will start your journey early in the morning heading to the capital city of Tanzania (Dodoma) and you will get a chance to get a sightseeing tour in Dodoma including Parliament buildings (called the Bunge). Tourists can visit during sessions, although they must carry passports in order to enter, to ensure national security.

Main Destination:

Dodoma (City)

Accommodation:

Morena Hotel

• Mid-range hotel located in Dodoma (City)

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Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included)
• Drinks not included

Dodoma-Kondoa irangi-Tarangire NP

After breakfast, drive to Kondoa Irangi rock paintings which are found in Kondoa District. Most of the paintings are at Kolo forests where there are several cultural and heritage paintings, which portray the ancient life style of Warangi community. The area was the residence of Chief Mtemi, one of the traditional leaders in Tanzania. There are also several secret places and trees used for ritual performances, paintings of different animals and human beings, hot and cold water springs, and the beautiful landscape. After the tour at Kondoa proceed to Tarangire. Tarangire is famous for its large elephant population. We slowly drive to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

Main Destination:

Tarangire National Park

Best Time To Visit July to November (Animals come to the Tarangire River)

High Season June to October (The park is full of visitors)

Best Weather June to October (Little rainfall)

Wildlife in Tarangire NP

ElephantAbundant

GiraffeCommon

LionCommon

BuffaloAbundant

ZebraAbundant

WildebeestAbundant

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HippoCommon

HyenaOccasional

LeopardRare

CheetahRare

Wild DogVery Rare

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

Accommodation:

Sangaiwe Tented Lodge

• Mid-range tented camp located just outside Tarangire NP

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Tarangire national park

After breakfast, drive inside Tarangire which is famous for its large elephant population. You will have a full day game drive at the park which will give you an experience to see impalas, elands, elephants, ostriches, different species of birds and later we slowly drive to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

Main Destination:

Tarangire National Park

Accommodation:

Sangaiwe Tented Lodge

• Mid-range tented camp located just outside Tarangire NP

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Lake manyara

After breakfast, your driver will drive you to Lake Manyara National Park
The park is famous for having tree climbing lions, pelicans, and flamingos as well as also consist other bird species. Therefore, during a game drive inside the park, you will be able to spot elephants, zebra, giraffes, gazelles, leopards, spotted hyenas, wildebeest, warthogs, hippos, African Cape buffalo, etc. Upon entering the entrance gate of the park, you will be welcomed by a troop of baboons. It is also possible to customize your itinerary and add some activities such as canoe safari out on the lake, treetops walkway, cycling, walking, etc. Check with your safari expert or tour consultant and see if these activities will be available at the time you visit.

Main Destination:

Lake Manyara National Park

Best Time To Visit June to October (Easier to spot animals)

High Season July to March (The northern section gets crowded)

Best Weather June to October (Little rainfall)

Wildlife in Lake Manyara NP

ElephantCommon

GiraffeCommon

BuffaloCommon

ZebraCommon

WildebeestCommon

HippoCommon

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LionOccasional

HyenaOccasional

LeopardRare

Wild DogVery Rare

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

CheetahNone

Accommodation:

Manyara Best View Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located on the escarpment above Lake Manyara NP

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Lake Manyara-lake Natron

After breakfast, drive to Lake Natron and enter the Great Rift Valley, passing via Engaruka basin and into a semi-desert Area hot wild and dusty with extinct volcanos Kitumbene and Gelai off to the right and the Mountain of God “Ol Doinyo Lengai” always in front.
Around midday we arrive at Falls Camp on the banks of the Engaresero river, a welcome place to shower or bathe in the river, or take a trek to the waterfalls hidden in the Western wall of the rift valley.
Rest and around mid night drive to and start the climb of Lengai one should be able to see Lava glowing once at the peak.

Main Destination:

Lake Natron

Accommodation:

Lake Natron Camp

• Luxury tented camp (with rustic facilities) located at Lake Natron

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Lake Natron

After breakfast, Enjoy the sunrise and the views up the Rift Valley. Around midday we arrive at Falls Camp on the banks of the Engaresero river, a welcome place to shower or bathe in the river, or take a trek to the waterfalls hidden in the Western wall of the rift valley. Descent around lunch, and drive to Lake Natron one of the major Flamingo breeding grounds in East Africa – en-route visit a Maasai “Boma” village.

Main Destination:

Lake Natron

Accommodation:

Lake Natron Camp

• Luxury tented camp (with rustic facilities) located at Lake Natron

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Lake Natron- Serengeti NP at lobo

On this day, after having morning breakfast, your driver will pick you up and start your trip to Serengeti national park. Will proceed to Serengeti national park en route game drive. On this day you will explore the beauty of Serengeti National Park as you will be able to spot several wild animals such as lion, leopard, black rhino, elephant, zebra, gazelle, wildebeest, African cape buffalo. You will proceed with the game drive till late afternoon and your safari driver will transfer you to your Camp/Lodge for relaxation, dinner and overnight.

Main Destination:

Northern Serengeti National Park

Best Time To Visit January to February and June to October (Different areas are best at different times)

High Season July to March (The Seronera area is crowded)

Best Weather June to October (Little to no rainfall)

Wildlife in Serengeti NP

ElephantCommon

LionCommon

CheetahCommon

BuffaloAbundant

ZebraAbundant

WildebeestAbundant

Show more

GiraffeCommon

HippoCommon

HyenaCommon

LeopardOccasional

Black RhinoVery Rare

Wild DogVery Rare

White RhinoNone

Accommodation:

Serengeti View Camp - Togoro (North)

• Mid-range tented camp located inside Northern Serengeti NP

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Serengeti NP

After breakfast, you will depart with picnic lunches for a full-day game drive to a vast herd of wildebeests along with its partners: zebras, elands, gazelles, you can encounter leopards and hyenas and ahead by giant Nile crocodiles and the beauty of the landscape, stretching without end beneath an infinite sky on a Serengeti, changes something within the watcher, who becomes more aware of the place of humankind within the drama of the animal world. In the evening return to Camp/Lodge for dinner and overnight.

Main Destination:

Central Serengeti National Park

Accommodation:

Serengeti Kati Kati Tented Camp

• Mid-range tented camp located inside Central Serengeti NP

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Serengeti NP

On this day after breakfast, you will have an early morning game so that you can get an opportunity to spot predators while they’re in action and proceeds with the discovery of more wildlife and a chance to enjoy the varied landscapes of the Serengeti National Park, you may also have the opportunity to see the resident predators, leopards, cheetah, and lions, fulfilling their role in the circle of life. Lunch will be an unforgettable experience enjoyed in the middle of the bush. After game drive your driver will take you back to your lodge/camp for dinner and overnight.

Main Destination:

Central Serengeti National Park

Accommodation:

Serengeti Kati Kati Tented Camp

• Mid-range tented camp located inside Central Serengeti NP

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Serengeti NP-Ngorongoro conservation area

After breakfast, enjoy enroute game drive to Ngorongoro Conservation area via Olduvai Gorge which is rich archaeological site in Tanzania where evidence of the first humans Zinjanthropus boisei has been found in 1959. Olduvai is a misspelling of Oldupai, a Maasai word for a wild sisal plant that grows in the area.
One day in 1959, Mary went out to work as usual, leaving Louis behind with a headache. She discovered fossilized parts of a skull and upper teeth of a type of hominin that had not been previously identified.

Main Destination:

Ngorongoro Highlands

Accommodation:

Ngorongoro Lion's Paw Camp

• Luxury tented camp located on the crater rim of Ngorongoro Crater

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Ngorongoro conservation area

After breakfast today you’ll visit Ngorongoro Crater, one of the most beautiful natural sights in Africa, a place where you’ll experience otherworldly beauty with extraordinary wildlife. Watch as, from above, morning mist rolls up and over the crater rim, and notice how the steep walls suggest a place unlike any other. Down below on the crater floor, explore a lost world preserved in a state of pristine isolation, one that shelters lions and hyenas, elephants and black rhinos, flamingos, and golden jackals. There are also forests, hippo-filled
lakes, a salt pan, and hyena dens, and you’ll never lose the sense that you’ve stumbled into a safari theme park where everything’s wild. You will have your lunch in lunch boxes where you will eat at the picnic area inside the park while enjoying the magnificent view of the Ngorongoro landscape. Later you will drive to Karatu for Dinner and overnight stay.

Main Destination:

Ngorongoro Crater

Best Time To Visit June to October (Wildlife viewing is best)

High Season Most of the year – July to March (Expect crowds)

Best Weather June to October (Rainfall is little to none)

Wildlife in Ngorongoro Crater

Black RhinoCommon

LionCommon

BuffaloAbundant

ZebraAbundant

WildebeestAbundant

HyenaAbundant

Show more

ElephantCommon

HippoCommon

LeopardOccasional

GiraffeNone

White RhinoNone

CheetahNone

Wild DogNone

Accommodation:

Bougainvillea Safari Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located outside Ngorongoro Crater

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Lake eyasi-Visit Datoga

After breakfast you keep on exploring lake Eyasi area visit local fisherman and visit the Datoga community a semi nomadic and pastoralist community of Tanzania who live in the northern part of Tanzania around the Manyara region. Datoga are also a Nilotic group of people and they live around Lake Eyasi as well as in the semi-arid areas of Tanzania. Marking on faces of the Datoga which are around the eyes are among the unique identification of the Datoga. You will see Datoga women grind maize flour in local method using stones and Datoga men doing iron smith using local methods and the other practice of men drinks honey beer on ritual occasions such as funerals.

Main Destination:

Lake Eyasi

Accommodation:

Lake Eyasi Safari Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located at Lake Eyasi

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Lake Eyasi- visit Hadzabe

After breakfast, there will be a visit the Hadzabe people who are known as bushmen, you will learn their culture of hunting in groups with bows and arrows for survival, they survive with what the environment provides. You will learn how they treat different diseases using their own medicine. You will visit their homesteads and learn more about them and hunt with them.

Main Destination:

Lake Eyasi

Accommodation:

Lake Eyasi Safari Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located at Lake Eyasi

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Lake Eyasi-karatu-Mto wa mbu

After breakfast, your safari guide will pick you up and transfer you straight to Mto wa Mbu. During this tour, you will get a chance to meet the local inhabitants of Mto wa Mbu and see how they provide for themselves. Part of the tour is experiencing how Tanzania’s lands are farmed and how its products are being processed. You’ll learn about the uses of different bananas and get a chance to try Tanzania’s very own banana beers, a local brewery of the local community.
You will also visit waterfall, several family craftsmanship, have local lunch, made by the local mama of the town. Later transfer to Arusha or KIA for your onward trip.

Main Destination:

Mto Wa Mbu (Town)

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
• Drinks not included

• Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
• You'll be dropped off at the airport.