13-Day Materuni, Serengeti, Ngorongoro & Tarangire

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

Arrival in Arusha

You'll arrive at Kilimanjaro International Airport on your international flight.
After customs procedures and luggage collection, you will be met by a meet-and-greet representative from Licaon Tours & Safaris who will introduce you to your driver-guide for the road transfer to your hotel in Arusha.
Your dinner and overnight stay will be at Kahawa House.

Main Destination:

Arusha (City)

Accommodation:

Kahawa House

• Luxury lodge located in Arusha (City)

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Meals & Drinks:

• Dinner (Breakfast & lunch not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Arusha National Park

You'll have breakfast.
With picnic lunches, you'll drive to Arusha National Park for a morning walk in the company of an armed park ranger.
Game drives in the afternoon with an opportunity to see the black and white colobus monkeys, buffaloes, giraffes, and beautiful species of birds at Momella Lakes.
Later, you will drive out of the park and return to your lodge.
Your dinner and overnight stay will be at Kahawa House.

Main Destination:

Arusha National Park

Best Time To Visit June to October (Animals are easier to spot)

High Season July to March (The park can get busy)

Best Weather June to October (Little rainfall)

Wildlife in Arusha NP

GiraffeCommon

BuffaloCommon

ZebraCommon

HippoCommon

ElephantOccasional

WildebeestOccasional

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LeopardRare

HyenaRare

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

LionNone

CheetahNone

Wild DogNone

Accommodation:

Kahawa House

• Luxury lodge located in Arusha (City)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Materuni Village

Breakfast at your lodge.
Soon after, you will be picked up by your private driver-guide and drive to Materuni Village.
In the company of a local guide, you will take a hike to the waterfalls and if interested you can partake the swimming. This will be followed by a coffee tour after which you will participate in the preparation of a coffee drink. The aroma itself will leave you with the best memories of this visit.
At midday, you will be treated to Tanzanian traditional food prepared in traditional utensils. This is an opportunity to taste truly organic food. Among other foodstuffs, you will taste boiled banana mixed with beef stew, green vegetables, beans, rice with spices, polenta locally known as “ugali” and seasonal fruits.
Later, you will transfer back to your hotel in Arusha.
Your dinner and overnight stay will be at Kahawa House.

Main Destination:

Materuni Waterfalls (Highlight)

Accommodation:

Kahawa House

• Luxury lodge located in Arusha (City)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Arusha to Lake Manyara National Park

You'll have breakfast.
Soon after, you'll collect picnics and head to Lake Manyara National Park.
You'll enjoy game drives in this small but beautiful park.
This park features an underground water rainforest, which harbors different species of animals such as monkeys, buffaloes, giraffes, and impalas. The lake has wonderful waterbirds such as saddle-billed stock, African darters, shoe bill stocks, and colorful pink flamingoes. All these including other species of birds make this park a bird’s paradise. The hot-water springs and views of the great East African Rift Valley wall make this park a worthwhile place to visit!
Later, you'll drive out of the park and head to your lodge.
Your dinner and overnight stay will be at Kirurumu Tented Lodge.

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:

Kirurumu Manyara Lodge

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

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Mto wa Mbu

After breakfast, you will drive to Mto wa Mbu village where you will have an informative cultural tour in the company of a local guide. Among other areas, you'll visit rice farms, banana plantations, the Makonde wood carvers workshop, and the Tinga Tinga open-air studio.
At midday, you will have an opportunity to taste Tanzanian local delicacies.
Thereafter, you will also visit the local market where you'll learn a lot regarding local farm products and handcrafts.
Later in the afternoon, you will proceed to your lodge.
Your dinner and overnight stay will be at Ngorongoro Farm House.

Main Destination:

Mto Wa Mbu (Town)

Accommodation:

Ngorongoro Farm House

• Luxury lodge located near Karatu (Town)

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Drive to Serengeti National Park

You'll enjoy breakfast at the camp.
Thereafter, you'll collect packed lunches and drive to Serengeti National Park via Kleins Gate.
You will enjoy a game drive en route as you proceed to your camp, situated at Central Serengeti. Expect to encounter different animal species like wildebeest, zebras, elephants, cheetahs, and lions.
Your dinner and accommodation will be at Kubukubu Tented Lodge.

Main Destination:

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

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GiraffeCommon

HippoCommon

HyenaCommon

LeopardOccasional

Black RhinoVery Rare

Wild DogVery Rare

White RhinoNone

Accommodation:

Kubu Kubu Tented Lodge

• Luxury lodge located inside Central Serengeti NP

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Full-Day at Serengeti National Park

You'll spend an entire day with game drives at Serengeti National Camp.
This is one of the biggest parks in Tanzania. It features different species of big mammals, cats, and birds. The chances of seeing the Big Five are high. Pride of hunting lions, hyenas, grazing antelopes, and buffaloes.
All meals and overnight stay will be at Kubukubu Tented Lodge.

Main Destination:

Serengeti National Park

Accommodation:

Kubu Kubu Tented Lodge

• Luxury lodge located inside Central Serengeti NP

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Full-Day at Serengeti National Park

You will spend an entire day with game drives at Serengeti National Camp.
This is one of the biggest parks in Tanzania. It features different species of big mammals, cats, and birds. The chances of seeing the Big Five are high. Pride of hunting lions, hyenas, grazing antelopes, and buffaloes.
All meals and overnight stay will be at Kubukubu Tented Lodge.

Main Destination:

Serengeti National Park

Accommodation:

Kubu Kubu Tented Lodge

• Luxury lodge located inside Central Serengeti NP

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Serengeti to Ngorongoro Crater

You'll have an early breakfast at your camp.
With picnics, you will drive to Ngorongoro and arrive at the rim of the crater in 3 hours.
Soon after, you will descend to the floor of the crater for game drives.
It is home to black rhinos, big-tusked elephants, ostriches, black-backed jackals, and hippos.
Later, you will ascend out of the crater and proceed to your lodge.
Later, you will proceed to Ngorongoro Farm House for dinner and accommodation.

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

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ElephantCommon

HippoCommon

LeopardOccasional

GiraffeNone

White RhinoNone

CheetahNone

Wild DogNone

Accommodation:

Ngorongoro Farm House

• Luxury lodge located 1-2hr drive from Ngorongoro Crater

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Drive to Lake Eyasi

You will have breakfast at the lodge.
You'll collect packed lunches and drive to Lake Eyasi where you will be joined by a local guide for the cultural tour of this area.
You will participate in early morning hunting with the Hadzabe tribe whose food source mainly depends on hunting, collecting fruits and honey. These are also blacksmiths as the tools for hunting are also produced by themselves. You will also have an opportunity to visit the Datoga Tribe who also live harmoniously in the same region. You will receive an informative lecture on how they conduct their traditional ceremonies including their famous technique of starting fire.
Later, you'll return to Ngorongoro Farm House for dinner and accommodation.

Main Destination:

Lake Eyasi

Accommodation:

Ngorongoro Farm House

• Luxury lodge located less than 1hr drive from Lake Eyasi

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Tarangire National Park

You'll have a leisurely breakfast at your lodge.
With a packed lunch, you will leave for Tarangire National Park for afternoon game drives in the park.
The park is popular for large groups of elephants and the famous upside-down trees, the baobab.
Later, you'll proceed to your lodge.
Your dinner and overnight stay will be at Tarangire Sopa Lodge.

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

Show more

HippoCommon

HyenaOccasional

LeopardRare

CheetahRare

Wild DogVery Rare

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

Accommodation:

Tarangire Sopa Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located inside Tarangire NP

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Full-Day at Tarangire National Park

You'll spend an entire day with game drives in Tarangire National Park.
In Tarangire, you will be amazed to see huge herds of elephants, huge baobab trees, zebras, and many species of birds. The Tarangire River is also one of the attractions of this park.
All meals and overnight stay at Tarangire Sopa Lodge.

Main Destination:

Tarangire National Park

Accommodation:

Tarangire Sopa Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located inside Tarangire NP

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Departure

You'll have breakfast at the lodge.
Thereafter, you will drive back to Arusha with picnics.
Later, you will proceed to the airport for your onward flight.
(Depending on the departure time of your outbound flight, this day can be arranged in a manner you have time for last-minute shopping before being transferred to the airport).

Main Destination:

No major destination visited

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

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